Feeling stressed? Take a deep breathe and do one activity today that makes you happy. Whether that be drinking a cup of tea, walking outside, playing an instrument, take some time to de-stress and recharge. 💙💛 #sjsulibrary #sjsu #destress

-Management controls the day-to-day operations. -Management focuses on deadlines. -Management solves immediate problems. -Leadership envisions a new future. -Leadership creates a pathway forward. -Leadership solves problems. #Leadership inspires change.

Ignoring feedback limits learning, but accepting it can compromise authenticity. Not all criticism is equally constructive. A key to growth is to separate the wheat from the chaff. The most useful feedback comes from knowledgeable sources who are trying to make our work better.

Congratulations #SJSU BFA Art alumnus #TitusKaphar. Recognized by The Wall Street Journal as 2020 Art Innovator of the Year. His nonprofit NXTHVN provides fellowships, mentorship and career advising for emerging artists and curators of color. Learn more: nxthvn.com

Viktor Frankl describes “tragic optimism” as the ability to maintain hope and find meaning in life despite its inescapable pain, loss and suffering. I’ve been finding so much strength and hope in this idea - I think we all can right now.

"The great irony of winter is that the moment darkness is greatest is also the moment light is about to return. Each year the winter solstice comes with the promise that the next day will be brighter." nytimes.com/interactive/20…

We all have a story to share and writing is the time-honored tradition that connects us through our written experiences. Creating our narratives brings perspectives to the world and in turn, understanding of one another. #amwriting #writingcommunity

Creative work needs solitude. It needs concentration, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to fly in, and no eye watching until it comes to that certainty which it aspires to, but does not necessarily have at once. MARY OLIVER #amwriting #writingcommunity

"I write to save someone’s life, probably my own." ~ Clarice Lispector

Happy Pub Day, Carol Smith! Thank you for sharing your gorgeous writing with the world! Crossing the River is a beautiful book. ABRAMS Books

The most direct way to figure out what's valued in a culture isn’t to listen to what people say is important. It's to pay attention to who gets rewarded and promoted into leadership roles. Groups elevate people who represent their principles and advance their goals.

"Your book has a birthday. You don't know what it is yet." --Cheryl Strayed #amwriting #writingcommunity #writinginspiration

On #creative teams, this is especially true. Expressing emotion is required for authentic communication and creative work. #creativity #leadership

Looking forward to attending The Nonprofit Marketing Summit in August! #philanthropy #storytelling linkedin.com/events/thenonp…

Friday! Black Creativity & Mentorship: A Conversation between San José State University Alumni, Diana Pumpelly Bates & Titus Kaphar - Explore Black creativity, artistic inspiration & the importance of mentorship. Presented by the Palo Alto Art Center & @Moadsf. Register for free: bit.ly/BlackCreativit…

Great advice for creating and an important part of the creative process: patience. #amwriting

My friend/colleague Susan is hosting this free online event on fiction and social change, Oct. 5–8. I'm a huge fan of the writers she's interviewing. Don't miss out! susandefreitas.com/story-medicine… #binders #amwriting #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #fiction @manzanitafire

Come learn about SJSU's dual-genre MFA program, offering degrees in Creative Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Scriptwriting. Prospective MFA applicants urged to attend Creative Writing Week, October 25 - 29, 2021 #creativewriting #sjsu #english #mfa

"I think a #bannedbook is a battlefield, a site of power struggle; a banned book is where society, politics, art, and literature converge."—#XiaozeXie Image: 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 #16. Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky, in honor of Hung Liu and Jeff Kelly. 2014.01.

“Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things–childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves–that go on slipping, like sand, through our fingers.”― Salman Rushdie