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coloring outside the lines

“You are fatigued. It makes everything “louder” … You know?” she said. Geez. What a week. It is very right brain — this post. But here goes. I started writing it by listing keywords; then adding my explanation for clarity. My clarity. I cannot be sure this post will make any sense to you, Braveheart. ♥ [...]

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You will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s [...]

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When pain {mind, body, spirit} occurs … Life becomes a moment-by-moment challenge. Making “good use” of one’s time is an entirely new adventure. If you want to make good use of your time, you’ve got to know what’s most important and then give it all you’ve got. ~Lee Iacocca What is most important? Giving one’s [...]

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Journal for Healing

by stargardener

People who know me well, often asked how it is that I remain so upbeat. They ask because, as noted on my Etsy bio: Unexpected {adventures} in motherhood, ovarian cancer and garden-variety real-life stuff threatened to send me over the proverbial edge on numerous occasions! Solitude — self-imposed and “otherwise” — joined with creAtive activity [...]

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So often times it happens that we live our lives in chains / And we never even know we have the key ~The Eagles ♪♫♪ The decision to unlock the door to change is essential for change, for overcoming busyness. Every life-change, every task or accomplishment begins with the decision to do something different. Said [...]

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[How-To] Overcome Visually

by stargardener

vercoming various obstacles {challenges, confusions, fears, etc.} in a visual {and tactile} mode is my way of processing, deciphering and, well, overcoming! Oh! And — beyond the sense of sight — it usually involves dark chocolate, solitude and ear buds blasting whatever my favorite music is at that moment. Once I am settle, this practice [...]

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It can feel overwhelming to curb the challenge of daily {weekly} busyness {randomness, various rabbit trails and shiny things}, thus preventing “daily-busy” from flooding over our priorities. We begin the day full of hope and energy {mostly? } that what is in our mind’s eye will translate into tangible reality. Then, the day {week} concludes [...]

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Deciding days …

by stargardener

Days of Decision {in the midst of so many choices} There are pivotal times in our lives when we must choose — once and for all {again} — how we see ourselves. The value we place on our time and talents as well as the unique personal characteristics woven into our one delightful persona {the [...]

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What do you contribute?

by stargardener

How do you move beyond the crowd? The most influential person who will talk to you all day, is you. So, you should be very careful what you say to you. ~Zig Ziglar Despite working as a creAtive consultant for most of my adult years, I am still delighted {and grin like a little child} [...]

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What is a CreAtive Planner?

by stargardener

CreAtive planner —noun a person who {dares to plan outside the lines} and.or {un}plans, doodles, scribbles and rips paper as part of said process. a {handmade; collaged or otherwise artistically altered} book of days, ponderings and possibly appointments, to-do’s quotations, etc. Instead of adapting yourself to an {un}creAtive mode of goal-setting and planning — why [...]

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