Sometimes for an artist, gaining appreciation matters less than quality. Doing the job well can be enough. At the least, it may be enough to make the artist keep creating great works.

http://www.notzen.net/2014/03/not-zen-103-job-well-done.html

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What you find on your journey depends on what you bring with you.

http://www.notzen.net/2012/08/not-zen-18-heavy-staff.html

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Are good intentions without actions still good? Are they even intentions or should they be called something else, like good will?

Our true intents may be revealed by actions. If the action looks the same from the outside, intent might next be revealed by results.

https://www.notzen.net/2025/02/not-zen-202-mercy-release.html

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No matter how noble the goal, you can't stand in awe of it. You've got to treat it irreverently enough to know intuitively it is achieveable.

http://www.notzen.net/2013/01/not-zen-43-contempt-needed.html

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I made it. 😀

Hey everyone, I’m #newhere. I’m interested in #hiking, #photography, #travel, #washingtonstate, and #zen. Thanks for the invite, @Jay Bryant!

Oh look it's a ... Zen Diagram.

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