A Box Set Complete and some Fatherly Advice

Doing something you enjoy for a significant part of your life is really important - obviously. Quite often the process is as much fun as the final result. You know, being so engrossed in something that you're fully focused on it and hours fly by.  

A case in point is this image below - which is supposed to replicate a box set of my books in this now completed series (Yay! - and yeah, okay, shameless plug). 

It took hours of design and manipulation with Photoshop to take several flat images and get it to a point where I was happy.  But gee it was fun. Not one stupid, unhelpful or annoying thought entered my head - just the peace and calm of focused attention. Bliss for an exceedingly chatty mind.

Talent is overrated

I haven't blogged in a while. In fact, I haven't even checked the website for months. So finally, today, when I did, I was excited to see in my list of draft blog posts the title "Talent is overrated".

Wow, I thought, I can't wait to read what I've written so far ... hmmm ...  it was blank. So much for all those great insights.

But when I think about it - I do have some insights - it's just that I've been too busy to write them down. And that is one of the reasons I haven't posted for so long.  I HAVE BEEN FAR TOO BUSY.

And THAT is the point. This past year I have been working my guts out - PRIORITIZING (yes, I'm yelling) - focusing on what is really important to me from a "work" perspective. The reason I put the word work in quotes is because:

1. I want to distinguish it from other equally important elements such as family.
2. Some might not consider writing books or composing music to be "work". They are a passion, yes, self-indulgent, perhaps, but they are also hard work and sometimes they drive me nuts.

But anyway, this post is about talent - and in particular - to creativity.

Potential: Still unrealised

I often look through my old cartoons to see what I can use in my blog. Today I found a few (more) ideas surrounding what seems to be the topic of my main lament: unrealised potential.

Good News - Bill Gates 2013

I have a lot of respect for Bill Gates. So today all I'm doing is sharing a post he put out on twitter. It doesn't involve One Direction, Kanye West, Justin Beiber, or Miley Cyrus. And you know what...? That's a good thing, because those guys don't really improve our lives one bit.

Bill, on the other hand, improves the lives of millions of people, and just knowing he is doing all this stuff makes me feel better as well.

So, here's to you Bill. I hope you remain with us for a very, VERY long time.

http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Year-in-Review-2013