Author Archive
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Procrastinate Much?
06 Mar 2015Last night I was driving to San Francisco with my dog and realized we were no longer in the car. Our car was rolling down the road, way ahead of us. I said, “Oops, the car is getting away from us…we’d better hurry to catch it!” The next moment we were safely in the car […]
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Noticing the Difference
27 Feb 2015If there are keys for getting from where you are now, to where you want to be, one of them surely is ‘noticing the difference.’ (click to Tweet) Noticing the difference is like peeling an onion. Differences, nuances of shades, exist on so many levels. Sometimes, for me, the awareness is fleeting. I get a glimpse […]
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Building Blocks
20 Feb 2015Today in yoga class, while I was supposed to be following my breath, I was thinking about why ideas for writing topics are not as scorching hot white as they’ve been in the past. It’s a bad time to be having revelations when the instructor is telling you to empty your mind. But then, I’ve […]
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Still Cheap and Easy
13 Feb 2015(This is a repost from August 2014 – because I’m still doing this and loving it! How about you?) I give it away. I’m more than cheap and easy…I’m free. Sorry, Mom, probably not what you wanted to hear. I volunteer… a lot. Wednesday I offered to help a friend install his first solo show. […]
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Do You Want to Be Average?
30 Jan 2015When we hear the word “statistics” we associate it with words like significance, normed, relevant and mean. The numbers can be very useful when we choose to let them inform and guide us. After all, You don’t want to wind up “average,” do you? (click to Tweet) Jason Horejs is the owner of Scottsdale’s Xanadu Gallery and an […]
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6 Steps to Staying One Step Ahead
23 Jan 2015Blessed are those who can stay one step ahead. I can see it coming like a runaway train – and I know I need to stay one step ahead of it – or get off the tracks. But, when it comes to closing year-end business, getting off the tracks isn’t really an option. This time […]
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Things That Go Bump In The Night
16 Jan 2015Sometimes things go bump in the night. Sometimes, as I’m falling asleep, I’m struck by profound thoughts or ideas that I cannot possibly grasp when I’m fully conscious. Inevitably, I’ll lie there thinking I’ll be able to retrieve the thought in the morning, like the gossamer remnants of a dream…but it never happens […]
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How to Use Your Hands
09 Jan 2015Blessed are those who find their art tribe. Artists are a solitary bunch. Usually, we spend our days in our own company, doing our own work. As Artists, studio dogs and Pandora are our co-workers (click to Tweet if your studio dogs are your best art critics). I’ve written before about finding that common watering […]
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Travel Light
02 Jan 2015It’s 2015. A brand new start. How many times can we begin again? The possibilities seem endless. But, even with the permission to begin anew, some of us feel the anguish of past mistakes, regrets for what we may have (or may have not) done, or are blistered with disappointment as we take stock of […]
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Bone Tired
25 Dec 2014This is a re-post from May. I’m not “Bone Tired,” but this time of the year, I reckon some of you are. I hope you enjoy and take a deep breath ~m I’m bone tired. It’s been a crazy couple months doing the thing I love most…and I am still bone tired. It feels like […]
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Die Trying – The Value of Grit
19 Dec 2014I used to have a sticker next to my computer. It said “Die Trying.” It was the culture of the company I worked for – where the boss hurled battle cries like, “Play hurt!” “Dig your cleats in!” “This ain’t no country club!” We were a small, yet powerful, team. What we were able to […]
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Dream Catchers
12 Dec 2014Dream catchers. They’re those lovely, circular, Native American mandalas with the woven centers. Legend has it they catch your dreams. Folklore tells us, they filter the content and only the good dreams are delivered to the dreamer. Good dreams slip through the hole in the center of the circle and slide down the feathers to […]
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Pack your Launch – Permission to Create a Powerful 2015
05 Dec 2014Where do you want to be in 10 years? Haven’t thought about it? Don’t have time? Dare not dream? [Tweet “You’re going to be SOMEWHERE in 10 years! Might as well have a plan. “] It’s December. In less than a month those pesky coaches, motivational speakers and self-help gurus’ poker-hot breath will be like […]
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8 Operating Procedures for a Well-Lived Life
28 Nov 2014I’m not an expert at accessing joy. I’ve tripped into the well-lived life, for sure. I remember a few stumbles I’ve taken along the way, that made the trip more joyful, more meaningful, more full…but I’m well aware I have a long way to go. Basically, I’m half-baked. I awoke Thanksgiving morning with a realization […]
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7 Tips for Keeping Your Eyes on the Good
21 Nov 2014Ramping down from the bustle of summer, autumn can be a time of reflection. With that comes a focus on gratitude – probably because of Thanksgiving. In this blog, “The Art of The Well Lived Life,” I searched the term and discovered I’ve written over 16 posts that mention gratitude. In prayers, I’m always grateful. […]
