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planning as art . ..

Reading this book today … … and tweeting quotes from it. Decided I must quote this one nugget here: [That] by performing the mundane physical act of sitting down and starting to work, he set into motion a mysterious by infallible sequence of events that would produce inspiration, as surely as if the goddess had [...]

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From Dark to Light

by stargardener

{click on image to view full-size/notations} Nature is an inspirational force for me because of its cycles and patterns, seasons and the beauty within each season. Moon phases are an aspect of nature that have always interested me. We are currently in the New Moon phase … Which I refer to it as the Dark [...]

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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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Hands-On

by stargardener

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. ~Ben Franklin This is also applicable to self-taught lessons. I know because I discovered the energy and power of sensory {music, scents, colors, collage-textures} learning, planning and journaling. Most of my discoveries were in despair as I sought to creAte [...]

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Overcoming Busyness {time}

by stargardener

Time is something we all need, and cannot be replaced. There are 24 hours in each day, seven days in a week, etc. Period. Money is something we all need. But how much we have {and need!} at a particular time can vary. Sometime more. Sometimes less. As a point of reference, let’s suppose every [...]

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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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A KISS for the New Year

by stargardener

Let’s toast to Keepin’ It Simple & Sparkly for the New Year! After all, setting up all sorts of expectations and wordy goals generally proves to bog us down in the drudgery of perfection! And you know you want to be sparkly! Because we have all made lists of To-Do’s and {goals} aka “new year’s [...]

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Note: This is today’s Reverb 10 {“an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next / an end of the year opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead”} December 24 – Everything’s OK What was the best moment that could serve [...]

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Where are you going?

by stargardener

There are days when we look up at the clock and realize hours have passed, and yet we still have so much more we want to accomplish before day’s end. Aside from facing our unrealistic demands upon our time, talent and energy, we also need to map out our days according to where we want [...]

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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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