Below is an excerpt from Return to Love, a book written by Marianne Williamson. This was posted on the ANP Blog almost two months ago, but I wanted to post it here, hoping that a few more people would read it.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate,
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, whom am I
to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are we not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn’t serve the world.
There’s nothing enlightened about
shrinking so that other people won’t
feel insecure around you.
You were born to make manifest the glory of God.
That is within us.
It’s not just some of us; it’s in everyone.
And as we let our light shine, we unconsciously
give other people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others.

Good times in Philadelphia pushin’ wood with Jon Morken & Brian Parnagian!

Spending time with good friends in Aguadilla, PR…skateboarding, getting wet, painting, and kickin’ around…

The VBS show Hi-Shredability has posted the first of a three part segment on Thomas Campbell. Thomas has long been an inspiration. The natural beauty of his films, the poetic humor within his paintings, and vibrant colors found in his photographs. His overall approach as a contemporary renaissance man is one that I admire.

Thomas Campbell has an upcoming surf film scheduled to be released in late 2008 and appears to have a website in the works >> ThomasCampbell-Art.com

Over 4 years ago I met a kid named Kyle. He lived in a place in Allston, which I eventually ended up living in two years later. At any rate, I met Kyle because we would go to his place to PaRtY! The interesting thing was that it was usually his roommates throwing the parties, and as they raged on Kyle would usually be in his room making music. Not in an anti-social way, but in a inspiring (I need to rage it on this kiddie xylophone right now!) manner. Long story short, I lost touch with Kyle when he moved down to New York. A few months ago I got a random online request for an official friendship bid, and guess who it was!? You guessed it, Keelay. I thought, who the hell is Keelay? I don’t know this person and I haven’t dipped to accepted random friend requests without a nice message to accompany them. Turns out Kyle is Keelay! One thing led to another and before I knew it I was catching up with Keelay and all of his recent projects! Keelay is killin’ it on a number of levels! Music, Video, Poetry, Blogging…you name it! If you didn’t know, now you do >> http://keelaydogs.com/

Keelay - Puppies CD from Keelay (Kyle) on Vimeo.

It has been too long since I’ve posted little clippings from my sketchbook so before I jump on a plane to Puerto Rico tomorrow here is a little dose of doodles! Enjoy!

“Ceremony” by New Order has been my favorite song for quite some time now. So good that I get goosebumps every time I listen to it. It makes me want to create, imagine, and discover!

New Order - Ceremony

This is why events unnerve me,
They find it all, a different story,
Notice whom for wheels are turning,
Turn again and turn towards this time,
All she asks the strength to hold me,
Then again the same old story,
World will travel, oh so quickly,
Travel first and lean towards this time.

Oh, I’ll break them down, no mercy shown,
Heaven knows, its got to be this time,
Watching her, these things she said,
The times she cried,
Too frail to wake this time.

Oh I’ll break them down, no mercy shown
Heaven knows, its got to be this time,
Avenues all lined with trees,
Picture me and then you start watching,
Watching forever, forever,
Watching love grow, forever,
Letting me know, forever.