Right Brain Planner — creative day planning. visual journal. living outside the lines.

You are not a victim {anymore}

Choice, not chance, determines destiny. ~E.C. Mackenzie Tough words for some of us. We have weathered storms, the shipwrecks of our dreams … clinging to driftwood into order to make it to the shore of Starting Over. When I post words like these, Braveheart … Please remember that each of us is in a different [...]

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{another voice may speak}

It doesn’t have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot, or a few small stones; just pay attention, then patch a few words together and don’t try to make them elaborate, this isn’t a contest but the doorway into thanks, and a silence in which another voice may speak. [...]

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Creating something better begins within …

The way you relate to your thoughts, that’s what you bring to every relationship you have, including the one with yourself. ~Byron Katie October of 2011 was a monumental time of declaration for me … A time of retooling {starting over and creating something better}. A time to decide. Thus, freeing up the energy being [...]

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The Dark, The Light and The Fear

The dark does not destroy the light; it defines it. It’s our fear of the dark that casts our joy into the shadows. ~Brene Brown, Gifts of Imperfection The dark for me as I sat outside tonight: tomorrow’s appointment with my oncologist; its what-if’s and follow-up to more waiting to know … thoughts about admitting [...]

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{still life} Rituals allow us to abide and accomplish our wishes

The practice of capturing a moment No big picture, all-encompassing extravaganza. Simply. One. Moment. Enjoy yourself. It’s later than you think. ~Chinese Proverb Such as, I like to set aside a moment to … take walks on the beach, via @FtLauderdaleSun tweeted pics …

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Hope is the thing with feathers

Hope is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul, And sings the tune–without the words, And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I’ve heard it in the chillest land, And on [...]

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Wishes really do come true

Are your wishes specific? I know you make ‘em. Are. They. Specific? When I was growing up I always wanted to be someone. Now I realize I should have been more specific. ~Lily Tomlin I have a wish to capture a flock of geese — flying powerfully in a perfect V-formation. I don’t remember wishing [...]

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Morning Still Life {overcomes wonkiness}

It is about this time of January when we realize the holidays {and the dreaded expectations and resolutions of a “new” year} have left us a bit wonky regarding routines. Dailies are {extremely} hit or miss and morale is w-a-y down. My children learned at home {most of their K-12 years}; and I vividly remember [...]

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Thinking for yourself; and taking back your own listening. {living red}

We cannot live in a world that is interpreted for us by others. An interpreted world is not a hope. Part of the terror is to take back our own listening. To use our own voice. To see our own light. ~Hildegard Von Bingen Doodling and collage ensures I think for myself; it reveals keywords [...]

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Limited Time {only}

I didn’t attend junior high; our school district experimented with dividing elementary and high school with something called “middle school” — grades sixth through eighth. The school district decided to allow inaugural class of students to vote on the name of our new school; we voted Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by popular choice. Today is my [...]