I thought of two possible posts I could write about today.

One is about a piece I heard on NPR about Mother Teresa's personal journal, in it she speaks about her long struggle with God's silence. I was going to relate it to my theory that if you want to feel close to God then you have to raise chickens in your back yard.

The second relates to the book I am reading, De Kooning, An American Master. It has me thinking about what an artists goals should be. You would think happiness would be one of the top pursuits, but I am not so sure about that. I am very happy with my life, but not settled into that happiness, something inside is willing to give it up in pursuit of...