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This time of year is a common season for the following two issues of the heart: The “ghosts” {highs and lows} of Christmases Past. The hopes {or lack thereof} for a new calendar year. I have been art journaling my {reverb11} and both of those issues drop by unannounced, minglin’ with the messy and revealing [...]

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{click on image to view full-size/notations} Yesterday, I made the point that our feelings amplify reality [link]. Our feelings are like flashing red lights warning us to pause. {Usually after we ignored the gentle tones in our heart to s-l-o-w down.} ♥ Practice sprinkling pauses within your dailies. Like notes of pause {rest notes} in [...]

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Wellness Rhythms

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If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau And as we practice creAtive planning — art-fully liberating ourselves from lines and boxes, while dancing in the direction of our dreams — we must also care [...]

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Stop!

by stargardener

There are times when I realize I actually need to pause {come to a complete stop} and apply my own expertise to my life {art, work, office, art} … So here is my recommendation to you {if needed} and what I shall be doing today: Begin with The End in mind — and work backwards. [...]

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Random Inspirations

by stargardener

If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them. ~Henry David Thoreau Sometimes we must allow ourselves time to simply be … Or perhaps … To randomly nap To art journal [visuals for inspiration] To daydream about possibilities To [...]

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Because the stream of real-life can suddenly become whitewater rapids! This scenario exacerbates the {often meandering} train of thought and habits of creAtive-types. I speak from my own recent experience — despite being in the midst of working on my own editorial calendar, and … Moving in the direction of change. For the past few [...]

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Motivation is 5-steps away

by stargardener

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 [...]

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Friday reView

by stargardener

Complete. This week’s {one word} focus. My goal was to complete {to tackle once and for all!} the lingering, miscellaneous To-Do {personal and business} by today. And I am thrilled to report I crossed the finish line! There remain a few loose ends to add to next week’s To-Do, but honoring my one word focus [...]

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Journal {Plan} Every Day

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There can be no courage unless you’re scared. ~Eddie Rickenbacker Disclaimer: Being a creAtive, you realize the only two things I actually do on a daily basis is sleep and eat! It is my {intention} to journal every day — at least in some form. I have a pop-up reminder on my Google Calendar each [...]

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Photo Credit We all readily state countless reasons to be more organized, to declutter and stop piling any — and all!— available space with “stuff” … But there seem to be so many {reasons} to tidy-up our workspace. Including the fact that every lost piece of paper costs a business $120, according to a recent [...]

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