Photo by Nana B Agyei on Flickr What will you be to the world today? Authentic or awesome. Actually, I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. I think you can be both, but it depends on which one you focus on. “It’s more important to work at being authentic than to work at being awesome.” [...]
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Joy: The Ability to Enjoy
Photo by bingbing on Flickr Have you been around people who have a profound ability to enjoy life? They laugh more, play more, see more, feel more. They may also cry more, express more, …basically…they live more. It makes me ponder, How does one really enjoy life? Is it something we learn…or is it something [...]
Accepting Reality
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
What Will You Stop to Start
Photo by angietorres on Flickr Goal setting is great. Creating vision is important. Dreaming is necessary. But, the rubber needs to hit the road. From my own experience this is often the most difficult step. We set goals, we create vision, we dream to help us go in the right direction. But often those steps [...]
Authenticity
Authenticity. What is it, really? It’s become one of those buzzwords that seems to mean different things to different people. I was surprised to read the variety of meanings authenticity had for different people in this post called I Am Not Authentic. In spite of all the definitions of authenticity, I am a fan of [...]
Quotables from Lifehacker
I love quotes. Quotes succinctly capture a big idea in a very short sentence — at least the quotes that have impact. Quotes make you stop and think. I was thrilled when I found the ‘Quotable’ posts on the site lifehacker.com site recently. Here are some thought-provoking quotes from their site. If you click on [...]
