What it means to be an artist

To be an artist is to have a particular orientation to the world — the interior world and the exterior world — the exact composition of which is somewhat like temperature, impossible to deconstruct into individual phenomenological components without ceasing to be itself.

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Blog Essays Finding My Best Self Scorpion: My Thoughts and My Version Ye: My Thoughts On The Album 32 I deleted all of my information from Facebook An April Newsletter J.Cole - KOD (Review) Revisiting J.Cole’s Born Sinner My Cracked Apple Pencil Doing More and Not Settling A simple recipe to auto-blog any YouTube video I like My Morning Routine Introducing Headband: a basketball blog What’s In My Bag The End of Retail Minimal Productivity The Outdoors Healthy Living 3 Years At Cross Church, 20 Months With No Alcohol Bad Seasons Revisiting Jay Z’s Kingdom Come, and still, it’s not a good album. 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Journal August 1, 2018 July 24, 2018 July 23, 2018 July 20, 2018 Journal: July 13, 2018 A Season of Transition (what I’ve been up to) Gold Leaf Map Canvas Zero Gravity Happy Mothers Day Working On My Return Monthly Recap (January 2017) Cleaning Up The Header 10 Reasons Why 2016 Was My Favorite New Year’s Resolution My 2017 Toyota Corolla iM How Can I Help: an ongoing thought of never doing enough Journal: Root Canal (11-18-15) I Turned 27 Today and That Scares Me Driven Noise How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo REASON - The Soul (VISUAL) Travis Scott - STOP TRYING TO BE GOD Apple Glasses Are Coming - Here’s Why Red Dead Redemption 2: Official Gameplay Video 5 Common Grammar Mistakes Even the Best Writers Make NBA 2K19 - Take the Crown Vector: Anki’s tiny robot that wants to hang Anki Reveals Autonomous ‘Vector’ Home Robot With AI Learning to Help Around the House No Man’s Sky: Next Review Mac Miller - 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert (Feat. Thundercat) LeBron James to Produce Docu-Series ‘Shut Up and Dribble’ for Showtime Home of the Future with Grant Imahara New Musical Express: Travis Scott — ‘Astroworld’ review Disney’s Streaming Service Starts to Come Into Focus The Work Required to Have an Opinion General Magic - Official Trailer An ode to back to school shopping Redesigning Siri and adding multitasking features to iOS Drake - In My Feelings Daring Fireball: Apple Closes With Market Cap Over $1 Trillion Apple Is Worth $1 Trillion; 21 Years Ago It Was on the Brink of Bankruptcy It Is the Very Act of Doing Something that Actually Helps with Clarity. Carmelo & Paul - Secret Workout In Vegas (Video) Nintendo has sold nearly 20 million Switch consoles Netflix Acquires Andy Serkis’ Mowgli From Warner Bros With so much content, viewership is moving further and further away from release dates What it means to be an artist Let go of the belief that everything is important Carmelo finalized his buyout with Atlanta LeBron James Fights For His Family | THE SHOP Extinction | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix Rockets sign Clint Capela to five-year deal Star Wars: Episode IX Cast Announced Zoning Out in the Age of Netflix Denis Villeneuve is making a series of Dune movies I Think We’re Alone Now - Teaser Trailer Glass - Official Trailer little things that matter Peter Jackson’s new First World War film No Man’s Sky NEXT (Trailer) UNCHARTED - Fan Film (2018) Do You Even Matter? Mac Miller - Self Care (Video) Become a Better Runner - Anatomy of a Stride How MoviePass (Doesn’t) Work The Impact of Akira: The Film that Changed Everything Library Session: Scans From The Last Jedi Art Book Jay Z’s Blueprint for Mental Health American Gods: Origins 1-800-273-8255 “Minimalism: A Documentary” is now on Netflix Frank Ocean: How an Accomplished Writer Became a Reclusive Superstar James Altucher on How to Reinvent Yourself and Create the Future with Lewis Howes ‘Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story’ Official Trailer | Paramount Network The Google Assistant can help you get things done over the phone The Old Testament Told in Only 5 Minutes Sable - E3 2018 Announcement Trailer Oak: What is meditation? How do I meditate? Chase Reeves Reviews GoRuck GR1 and GR2 Backpacks NASHP - When I’m Gone The Last Conversation You’ll Ever Need to Have About Eating Right facebook internet Obvious to you. Amazing to others. - Derek Sivers Leon Bridges - River (Video) November Blackout How to Handle the Difficult Times Ulysses Is Switching To Subscription 1-800-273-8255 Is Social Media Making Me Miserable? I just subscribed to Gary Vaynerchuk Morning Coffee: a weekly newsletter Microwave Art Social Media Fasting, by Jason Kottke SCIENTISTS CLOSER TO CURE FOR BALDNESS AND GRAYING HAIR, STUDY SAYS Neuroscientists Discover a Song That Reduces Anxiety By 65 Percent iPhone Home Screen (April 2017) This tiny home was 3D-printed in 24 hours (and it cost just over $10,000) Overcast 3 Stagehand: Living Platforms John Gruber & Merlin Mann’s Blogging Panel at SxSW Linea: An Elegant Sketching App for the iPad Weather Line “Minimalism: A Documentary” is now on Netflix Introduction to Ulysses — NaNoWriMo 2016 Mini Metro by Dinosaur Polo Club How to Start Running - Well Guide to Running for Beginners Elevate - Brain Training Swoop Lego Bag Soylent Everyday Carry (what I leave the house with each day) Noon Pacific: Weekly Handpicked Music Mixtape Curiosity: A Contextual Wikipedia Reader iPhone Home Screen (November 2015) Mr. Robot: my new favorite TV Series Scarface - Mental Exorcism (Music Video) BB-8: This is the droid you’re looking for Star Wars: Aftermath YouTube Gaming Virginia TV Reporter and Photographer Shot to Death by Madman During Seemingly Innocuous Live Broadcast Fear the Walking Dead: Pilot NBA 2K16 Presents: #WINNING The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness The Seventh Draft Anthony Davis in the new NBA 2K16 Trailer 7 Cardinal Rules For Life Rewind App Can We Auto-Correct Humanity? Prisoners could serve 1,000 year sentence in eight hours Hobonichi Techo, a daily planner iPhone Home Button That Transforms Into Gaming Joystick A Review of the GORUCK GR2 — Tools & Toys 1Password Overcast Over NOMAD Micro Home NOMAD Micro Home Simple Simple Photoblogs Galveston Photoblog Indianapolis Photoblog Clear Springs Hiking Trip Cross Church Picnic (2018) 2018 Louisiana Labor Summit Tishomingo Camping Trip 100 Jacket Mission: Serving On Christmas Skiler’s leaving for the Army: a photoblog of us saying goodbye Pictures from my friend Casey’s wedding A Weekend with the Family DSLR - Bentley and Brayden Images of Conroe

People Events Consolidating Groups Summer Project: 2018 Teach Me How To Doodle - Week 3 Teach Me How To Doodle - Week 2 Teach Me How To Doodle - Week 1 I’m Co-Leading Two Small Groups (Fall 2017) Art At The Park Small Groups (Spring 2017) Creative Minds: Small Group The Writeous Ones Small Group: Week 1 What I’m Currently Working On (Bringing People And Words Together) Guest Posts Gemini Twins, by Charles Phillips III The Beauty in the Long Road, by Alisha Autin Dear Future Wife, by Rocky Angelette This is How I Fight My Battle, by Janea Robling Binary Life, by Stu Babin Your Single Season (and the Gift of Today), by Chelsea Verdin Kassie’s Canvas: a guest post from Kassie Voisin A Love Letter, or A Letter To Love, by Adrian Craft Walt Disney and the Power of Imagination, by Hayden Nicholson The Gold Coin: a short story by Devin Wright Beginner’s Guide to Creating Ideas, by Chip Autin Trying to Conceive, by Chelsea Breaux The Power of Creation, by Ashley Cox Samanie Making the Climb: a guest post by Gilbert Marcel Becoming the Boy Once Blind, by John LeBoeuf

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