Accept your reality Say yes to what IS. Stop trying to change or improve or annihilate the present. It’s all you’ve got. It’s all you’ll ever have. Accept life without second guessing how it should have been. Allow it to unfold naturally. Stop protesting. Stop struggling against the moment. – Scott Ginsberg The quote above [...]
Archive > October 2011
Uncertainty
Photo by tarotastic on Flickr If we live creatively, we experience uncertainty. Jonathan Fields’s new book Uncertainty addresses this certainty. This book couldn’t have come at a better time. I feel like I’m swimming in the ocean of uncertainty. And, for one who loves control, at times the uncertainty feels overwhelming. This book gives me [...]
Saying No to Get to Yes
We often have a hard time saying no. As a result, our lives become scattered and unfocused and we live life drained. We have a hard time saying no because we want to help, we want to matter, we want to be valued. When we say yes we feel valued, we feel like we matter, [...]
Five Traits of People Who Make A Difference
Photo by Bert Kaufman on Flickr What does it take to really make a difference? Each one of us, knowingly or unknowingly, makes a difference. I have a friend who works part time in a property management office. She does admin-type tasks. The 8yr old daughter of one of the owners adores her. The little [...]
How to Invite Creativity Into Our Lives: Get Physical
photo by woodleywonderworks on Flickr We live in an intensive left-brain world. We think linearly. We plan strategically. We check off our to-do lists methodically. And, our creative right-side brain seldom gets a chance for expression. If we don’t intentionally shut down our left-brain, the gift of creativity inside of us dies.
How To Invite Creativity Into Our Lives: Awaken Our Senses
photo by Alice Popkorn on Flickr Have you noticed the sunset (or sunrise) recently? Have you heard the crunch of the fall leaves below your feet? Did you smell the recent approaching rainstorm? Did you feel the softness of your clothes this morning? When was the last time you sang a song? If not, it’s [...]
The Creative Journey
photo by Alice Popkorn on Flickr Creativity. Many years ago as I began to explore and discover my unique design, creativity played a huge role. In fact, as I began to uncover who I really was, creativity eventually became a big part of my life. Because of that experience, I am on a mission to [...]
Living In Alignment
Photo by 3n on Flickr When our lives in alignment with our priorities – life is good. There is a settledness, a peace, a strength, a knowing. However, when our lives are not in alignment with our priorities, we feel off-balance. Something feels wrong. We are on-edge, more irritable, more sensitive, more judgmental. When I [...]
