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  • The Power of the Pause

    “The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes ah, that is where the art resides.” – Artur Schnabel I’ve been captivated by “The Sacred Art of Pausing” that Tara Brach describes in her book Radical Acceptance. She posits that practicing mindful pauses throughout your day will slow down…

  • What’s with the Name?

    The inspiration for The Clumsy Interloper was derived from a quote from HBO’s Succession performed by Karl Muller directed toward Tom Wambsgans in S4E4 “Honeymoon States” when Tom “respectfully” threw his hat into the ring for interim CEO: “SORT-OF” SPOILER WARNING AHEAD. IF YOU HAVEN’T FINISHED SUCCESSION YET, THERE IS A SUCCESSION. IT’S IN THE…

  • The Blinking Line

     “The blinking line is whatever sits in front of you waiting to be brought into existence.” –Rob Bell from How to be Here The act of opening a word processing document (or blog for that matter) and staring at that blinking vertical cursor line is such a primordial human experience. If you strip us down…