TIMING: Presence, Relevance, and Trend
“All things in due time.”, ” There is a time and a place for everything.”, “Time heels all wounds.”, each of these parables has…
by Maceo Paisley
ZEAL: Drive, Potential, and Passion
As your New Year’s vigor may have already worn off, you may be wondering where all the energy and excitement went that you had…
TRUST: Expectation, Commitment and Partnership
February is often associated with love because of Valentine’s Day, but love is weak without trust. I have been talking to singers who have…
The Craft And Controversy of Macklemore’s “White Privilege II”
When we talk about what is required to shift social paradigms all too often we are overly optimistic. In particular when we talk about…
TRANSCENDENCE: Enlightenment, Abstraction, Metamorphosis
Maybe I watch too many science fiction movies, but it seems to me that whenever there is a great character in a Sci-Fi movie…
Repetition: Habit, Ritual and Pattern
Do you ever find yourself tapping your food on the floor or shaking your leg? Is the person next to you clicking their pin…
What Is A “Good Father”?
‘Father’ is a most gloriously complex word. It is subject to our remixes pop, dad, papi, each with their own connotations and inferences. We…
CHAOS: Anarchy, Randomness, Order and Safety
Have you ever noticed that your iPod isn’t actually on RANDOM? Well it is, and it isn’t at the same time. In researching this we’ve…
DECEPTION: Half-Truth, Transparency, and Wonder
We’ve all been lied to. Believe it or not, everyone has also lied. It is a part of life and humanity that we do…
When Solving A Rubik’s Cube Is Solving Yourself
My whole life I have had a plague in my brain. When I studied martial arts my sensei said I lacked focus, in the…