by David Kundtz | Dec 21, 2020 | blog, Weekly Reminders
The Price of Art The Price of Art “Art is unthinkable without risk and spiritual self-sacrifice.” -Boris Pasternak (d. 1960) Well, it seems to me that there is a lot of what is offered as “art” that has not been born of risk and self-sacrifice. Let’s assume that...
by David Kundtz | Feb 28, 2019 | blog
Retirement: Now and Later Retirement: Now and Later “I try to treat each evening and weekend as little slices of retirement because no one is guaranteed a lengthy one at the end of their career. If we wait until retirement to enjoy ourselves, there may not be...
by David Kundtz | Feb 28, 2019 | blog
Your stories Your stories “The only thing that keeps us from floating off with the wind is our stories. They give us a name and put us in a place, allow us to keep on touching.” Tom Spanbauer (1946- ) American writer “Stories are a communal...
by David Kundtz | Feb 28, 2019 | blog
All alone All alone “Unlike achieving things worth having, to achieve things worth being usually requires long periods of solitude.” Mayer Friedman, Ray Rosenman – American writers (Type A Behavior) Make no mistake, being all alone and still are...
by David Kundtz | Feb 28, 2019 | blog
Internet as Distraction Internet as Distraction “The Internet is designed to be an interruption system, a machine geared to dividing attention…. We willingly accept the loss of concentration and focus, the division of our attention and the fragmentation of...
by David Kundtz | Feb 28, 2019 | blog
Sold Out Sold Out “Someone sold us out ‒ but only when we ceased to pay attention.” Timothy Findley (1930-2002) The Telling of Lies These words seem to be meant especially for us ‒ we who are alive right now. Being “sold out,” means we’ve...
