In our busyness, we deceive ourselves into believing that we have no time for the activities we enjoy, the goals we dream about — for creativity, for rest … for just plain fun! However, slow and steady wins the race. Especially for those of us who periodically run w-a-y too fast in various directions! Despite [...]
Our confidence in our ability to creAte change has been sabotaged by the luxuries of modern living. Your artist within is an ancient voice that will help you to create the change you desire. ~Whitney Ferre′ Do you ignore your right brain? Did your busy, logical and linear self wrapped duct tape around it and [...]
What do you blog about? Which keywords describe the foundation for your content? Are you sure? Upon reading @Mandy_Vavrinak’s blog this morning, I was inspired to accept her challenge to create a wordle based on my blog feed. Doing so would produce a word-picture of what I write about here … And reveal if I [...]
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 [...]
Ever wonder why checklists, calendars and daily schedules don’t work for you? Perhaps you have even parked yourself at the corner of Discovery and Realization in hopes of learning why daily schedules seem to be a recipe for hair-pulling frustration and emotional dead-ends. Well, I started a list! Despite 25 years of consulting, listening and [...]
Coastal beaches and rocky mountains have their natural, paradisal appeal … But my home state offers its own unique varieties of paradise. Tall grass prairies are one of the many scenic views and natural habitats of Oklahoma. When those fields are converted to farm land, they host a favorite view of mine: Wheat fields — [...]
My old buddy {Action} has been captured in the freeze-frame of Overwhelm. In my pursuit of consistency {read: daring to live my days consistent with my goals} I periodically find myself dazed and wandering in the blur of busyness: Those mundane habits forged from the “shoulds” and “musts” — as per the expectations of infamous [...]
We all have our bag of tricks when it comes to coping with tasks and To-Do’s. It becomes overwhelming some days when we feel upside down with lists and tasks demanding our attention. How do you plan? CreAtively. And.or otherwise! ★ Let’s Discuss: Although there is no one-size-fits-all method of planning, there are tips, habits [...]
There is a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want; that you have thought everything through. Then, you put it into brick and mortar. Each day, you go to the construction shed and [...]
A friend called while I was watching a movie recently; I pressed the pause button on the DVD remote control and proceeded to chat and catch up with the details of what was going on in her life. After we had covered that, I updated her regarding my own life adventures. By the time I [...]