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Give yourself room to move

There are opportune moments in life when you find yourself barely able to move in the midst of you own expectations. You stare at the closed door to your {windowless room of} Routines and Busyness — and the walk-in closet {harboring the opinions of others} as  it overflows into this room. A room packed full [...]

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Are you stretching yourself?

Shoot for the moon—even if you miss it, you will land among the stars. ~Les Brown Where do you see yourself regarding your goals? Are you taking aim? Do you have a target in sight? Have you been focused on the same goal(s) for so long, you are hitting bulls-eyes every time? If you’re hitting [...]

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How to develop a vision {creatively}

Lingo for strategic planning became a part of my vocabulary while I was in graduate school for my MBA. Incorporating new terms for existing habits is one of my quirky traits. Terms serve me by providing clarity and boundaries to the wavy lines of my thoughts. For example, although we don’t go around claiming to [...]

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A Creative Sabbatical

This is an intriguing practice. Particularly since I recently realized that — instead of adding three letters  to the end of my name via higher education — said practice during the past year yielded a much more {practical} learning experience. A learning experience that has equipped me to continue in the direction of dreams. Discovery [...]

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Tactile Plan of Attack

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ~ Orison Swett Marden Perhaps the change of seasons … or the weather … or mere routine replacing scenic travel and being away from home. Whatever it is, I [...]

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end of year. art. vision board.

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again? ~Winnie the Pooh The end of the year is fast approaching, and in the midst of the holiday rush (and misadventures ) … My best ideas pop (pop, pop!) into my head! Probably more about allowing myself to have scheduled time “off” … To [...]

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Life: In Freehand

Freehand drawings are something I make a policy to avoid. The act of sketching a freehand drawing — without guides or measuring— just seems too daunting! Perhaps it is because my freehand drawings tend to look odd or out of proportion. (I did successfully learn how to sketch from the techniques Betty Edwards presents in [...]

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Altered Books

What are altered books? According to The International Society of Altered Book Artists [Link] : It is any book, old or new that has been recycled by creative means into a work of art. They can be … rebound, painted, cut, burned, folded, added to, collaged in, gold-leafed, rubber stamped, drilled or otherwise adorned … [...]

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You are truly not alone …

For most of my 40+ years, I assumed I lacked some sort of skill or knowledge when it came to organizing my days or implementing order within the randomness of moments of my life. And I assumed I was the only one … The only one who faced major piles of clutter or a backlog [...]

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Opportunity

As with the opening in the beachline fence in this photograph, I have a welcoming opening — an opportunity. This opportunity is yours, as well. It is the opening to let go of the shoulds which scream at you — way too often! It is the opportunity to allow the tool of Intention to assist [...]

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