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 [...]
{click on image to view full-size/notations} During the past couple of weeks, I have been eliminating the unnecessary {and the “less vital”} by unfollowing, deleting, not signing in and {re}scheduling. And working only a few hours a day. It was/is w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l! I love collaborations with my online buddies — and I am constantly inspired by [...]
{click on image to view full-size/notations} There are voices broadcasting around the world. We all hear ‘em in our handy {sometimes-not-dandy} brain speakers. In response to that stern, monotone voice that says, “You cannot begin until you know the end.” and the ever-evil, baritone one that says, “You will never finish this.” followed by monstrous, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
… Or are dreams and original ideas simply edited for content and clarity? We have all experienced the glorious moment of having a dream — an idea. Said moment is brimming with energy and motivation. Support and resources are clearly in sight as the ever-expanding balloon of details and directives fills our view. Then … [...]
If you limit your personal items, you are forced to choose. ~Zach Klein Said choices are extremely revealing with regard to why we collect all those personal items in the first place {and why we can’t let go of them}. Being {sort of} a groupie of @messycanvas — who tweeted about the 100 Thing Challenge [...]
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 [...]