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Posts Tagged with ‘Authenticity’

  • Lessons from a One-Year Old

    28 Mar 2014

    Today is the First Birthday of “The Art of a Well Lived Life.” Time for a party! Bring in the clowns, the ponies and let us consume copious amounts of CAKE (preferably chocolate)! Setting out to simply share some thoughts and be a solid resource for creatives by using my corporate chops, a year ago […]

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  • 20/20 is Hindsight

    14 Mar 2014

    I remember, years ago, asking my mother the benefit of getting older. I was sure there must be a big payoff for relinquishing one’s dewy youthfulness, a prize like a parade or Clearing House Sweepstakes. After all, the exchange for creaky knees and wrinkles does seem somewhat inequitable. Nada. That’s what she told me. I […]

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  • The Problem with Shoulding Yourself

    31 Jan 2014

    I’ve been shoulding on myself. It’s a nasty, stinky, embarrassing business. It took me well into adulthood to break this filthy habit, and I thought I was finished with the whole, ugly mess. But, no. “Comparison is the thief of joy,” said Theodore Roosevelt. He was wise in so many ways. Life Hacker explores it […]

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  • Don’t Push, Folks!

    10 Jan 2014

    I don’t like pushy people. And, I don’t think it’s just me that feels that way. Last week someone struck me as “pushy” and it set off a chain reaction. I’m not a spineless wimp…people who know me well will attest that I have a “mind of my own.” I’ve scrimmaged in the corporate shark […]

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  • This Free Spirit

    13 Dec 2013

    This free spirit sings aloud, filled with mirth.  This free spirit sometimes partakes of dessert before dinner.  This free spirit dances with dogs, many of them, all at once. This free spirit feasts eyes upon bold and lively colour palettes.  This free spirit sports costumes which please her…sometimes to the amusement of others.  This free […]

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  • Rearranging the Room in Your Head

    06 Dec 2013

    When I call this a “Confessional Blog” I’m not fooling around. This week I’ll share a recent experience and give you a tour inside my head; some insight into how my brain works. You. Should. Brace. Yourself. Sometimes I free up space in my head and go all conceptual, philosophical ninja on my defenseless self […]

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  • Play Grounded

    08 Nov 2013

    Lately, I’ve been a bit wonky. Does that ever happen to you? I know I’m off kilter because I get stressed by things that wouldn’t typically bother me, feel rushed, overcommitted and generally out of balance. It’s about life balance. Life is like a teeter totter, it’s fun when everything is working, but if the […]

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  • Command the Brand

    01 Nov 2013

    Creatives have their plates full. I know you hear people say they wish they could hang out and (fill in the blank)________(write, draw, paint, sculpt, play music) all day, but they don’t know what you REALLY do. Unless you’re a successful, established, uber lucky artist, chances are you’re doing some of your own branding, marketing […]

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  • Make a Statement – Writing the Artist’s Statement

    25 Oct 2013

    Disclaimer: No babies were eaten by sharks in the writing of this blogpost.  Does the thought of writing an artist’s statement make you run for high ground? Sometimes, visual geniuses, like you, will not take swimmingly to the “fodder of word water.” For some, they find it cold and uninviting. Artist’s statements are short statements […]

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  • The Pebble

    13 Sep 2013

    “You can be walking on the most beautiful beach you’ve ever seen and if there’s a pebble in your shoe, that’s all you can think about.”  ~ Jim Hardy We all have our pebbles. Small, sharp sticking points that demand our attention. As a friend told me, we can have the most incredible, full lives […]

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  • Call of The Wild Hair

    16 Aug 2013

    My parents got a wild hair. At the ripe, but not rotting, age of 75 years they decided to shake it up.  Last month during a casual phone call they told me there was a “For Sale” sign in their yard.  They have always lived within a 20-mile radius from me. I was stunned. It […]

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  • It’s Not Always a Masterpiece

    09 Aug 2013

    I paint. My husband plays golf. It’s not always a masterpiece and his round is not always par. As a matter of fact, he’s yet to shoot a sub-par round. And me…that masterpiece….well, never you mind. I’d written another post for this week. I said, “This really sucks. I won’t publish it.” Then it occurred […]

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  • Hearing Voices

    02 Aug 2013

    I think of myself as fearless. But. I’m. Not. About 8 years ago I publically declared my intention to become a crazy old lady in my later years. That statement liberated me. It made it possible to be creatively fearless and do stuff that would make the faint of heart run and hide. I put […]

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  • Hangin’ With the Herd and Drinking with Baboons

    19 Jul 2013

    “I never really have fit in” – I hear people say that all the time. “I was different. I was the black sheep,” they’ll say. After listening for some time, I realize…they wouldn’t trade belonging if it meant changing who they are.  I respect that. Blessed are those who have discovered their herd (click to […]

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  • Poetry, Purpose and Pushing Up Daisies

    19 Jun 2013

                       I Will Not Die an Unlived Life                                “I will not die an unlived life.                            I will not live […]

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  • The Quicksand of Introspection

    31 May 2013

    Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”                             ~ C.G. Jung Many creative types tend to be introspective. According to Merriam Webster introspection can be understood this way: […]

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