Posts Tagged with ‘getting through life’
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Shifting Gears
02 May 2014I’m changing gears this week. This post is not about art business, it’s more about “life business.” It’s a glance in the rear view mirror where I see a road behind that’s strewn with worry and angst. I realize, like a finely woven tale, it evolves into a road of purpose, goodness and gratitude. Yesterday […]
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20/20 is Hindsight
14 Mar 2014I 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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An Appetite for Folklore
28 Feb 2014Oh, the battles we wage…inside. I once saw a meme that read: I have never dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul. Click To Tweet I’m not so sure I’d describe my soul as “difficult,” but I take conflicts that arise there seriously. I try to use all my coachy, self-help techniques to […]
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Habits
07 Feb 2014Nuns wear habits. The Monastery of the Angels, a website of Dominican Cloistered Nuns, explains it this way: “A “habit” tells who the nuns are. Nuns are women of prayer who have dedicated themselves to a life of prayer, penance and sacrifice. They do not keep to themselves the fruit of their contemplation, but share […]
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Old Friends
17 Jan 2014Last weekend my public studio space was open for our local city art event. Lots of interesting people pass through…all great admirers of art…or at least admirers of the cheese, crackers and, let’s face it, probably the wine. A quiet, young woman came through with her significant other. She silently viewed the studio. She saw […]
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Don’t Push, Folks!
10 Jan 2014I 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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Rearranging the Room in Your Head
06 Dec 2013When 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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Life and Death in the Pot
15 Nov 2013Are you superstitious? I’ve addressed this topic with executives in regards to superstitious leadership, but magical thinking applies to so many people and can be used against us, or to our benefit. Because our beliefs can hold us back or propel us forward, consider your own obstacles. Are they real or imagined? Are they helping […]
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Play Grounded
08 Nov 2013Lately, 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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My Lunacy (Luna, See?)
18 Oct 2013Tonight the moon is full. There will also be a penumbral eclipse, though it may not be visible in North America. I’ve always followed the moon closely. She is a heavenly body symbolizing light, the feminine (maiden, mother and crone) and abundance. The moon controls her own cycles. She is the embodiment of planting, growth […]
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The Chains of Change
20 Sep 2013I’m a big fan of summer. Summer offers light, and blooms, and fruit, and warmth and joy. Summer feeds my soul and I am its most avid supporter, but summer’s taking flight. Have you noticed? Mornings are a little chilly, leaves are twisting off trees and riding light autumn breezes. This is terrifying for me. (click […]
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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 2013My 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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Hearing Voices
02 Aug 2013I 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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Copeless…At the End of My Ropeless
26 Jul 2013Sometimes life gets messy. My personal mess began with a leaking ceiling during a triple digit heat wave. The restoration company demolished the wet plaster, set up an industrial fan in the living room and the adventure began. The reconstruction impeded my ability to move, actually walk, through the house. The only way to get […]
