“There’s a joke
that we didn’t sell
many records,
but everyone
who bought them 
went out
and started a band.”
Lou Reed

The most important trait
to have in business, 
teaching and art of any kind
is the ability to be moved.
Not the fake excitement 
some people have 
to hustle something from others.
The good stuff.

And there are struggles along the way.
Inspiration may not at strike every moment.
That's what makes being moved
by something or someone so crucial.
Your ability to be moved 
is the conduit to move others.

If you want to be moved a lot, 
pour your heart and soul into all that you love.
When you see someone else doing the same, 
you can't help but be moved sometimes.

My favorite teachers
always led by example. 
They had such a joy in
teaching and a passion for learning.

They were sending
a message to the future:
YOU.

One day you might do the same
and start the cycle again.

Teaching and creating
are both a form of magic.
A sense of wonder
is collectively passed on.
An undying love
that evolves, dims
and brightens again.

Before the story
was the storyteller.
Before the storyteller
was a person
newly filled with wonder.
And someone helped
fill that person with wonder.
As so many teachers
who watched over me once did.

I've always stayed in touch
with my favorite teachers.
My one message:
your faith in me
was not forgotten
and will not
go to waste - thank you.

So whenever you read
something from me,
all my teachers
say hello.


Robert