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Posts Tagged with ‘imperfection’

  • I’m A Work In Progress

    03 Oct 2018

    I’m a work in progress. It’s taking longer than I thought. Both the unfolding of me and our life transition. I grasp at lovely things, as if they were branches that will keep me from going under. Until this household move, I had little idea that I thrive on aesthetics, taking in beauty as if […]

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  • Garden Party

    23 Jun 2016

    “We’re all mad here.” “But, I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.”         […]

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  • The REAL Picture

    18 Mar 2016

    The REAL Picture There’s a lot of information in the webosphere and a lot of should do’s and should be’s. It’s almost like we’re being told how to live a life; like we wouldn’t otherwise know how! It’s easy to get the impression you’re not cool enough, clever enough or happy enough. Hmmm….let me tell […]

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  • Weed Farmers

    24 Jul 2015

    Some people are just weed farmers. They plant seeds of doubt in the fertile manure of your brain, and then carelessly leave them to germinate and grow weeds in your happy little garden. I don’t like that. I hope I don’t trip up and plant the occasional weed, because it’s noxious. Sometimes the evil seeds […]

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  • Fair Weather Thinking – Part I

    10 Jul 2015

    (Part 1 of a 3 part series  – “Fair Weather Thinking” is designed to help you identify more possibilities in your life by helping you clear the path of mental and physical debris that can cloud good decision-making. This series is presented in 3 distinct parts – Own Your Stuff, Set Clear Boundaries and Take Care […]

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  • You’re Cracked – The Kintsugi of You

    10 Apr 2015

    I love the look of Kintsugi. You know, the Japanese pottery with the intentionally decorated crack in it? The ceramic vessels have an incredible, gold streak adorning them, boasting their history and celebrating their imperfections. People should be more like that. There’s a theme that keeps popping up this week – the quest for perfection […]

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  • Procrastinate Much?

    06 Mar 2015

    Last 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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  • Vanity Fails

    14 Nov 2014

    My art show opened last week. A friend pulled me aside and in a hushed, shamed tone rasped, “Did you mean to have that drip there?” Well, yeah. I’m an artist, I’m not blind. What’s the problem with a little drip? VANITY FAILS It’s not just with art…it’s with everything. I howled with laughter as […]

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  • 6 Steps for Surviving the “Angsty Middle” of the Creative Process

    17 Oct 2014

    Change is like an Oreo cookie. There’s a crispness to the beginning and end…but the middle is sticky and gooey.  I suspect it’s the same with the creative process. It doesn’t matter what you create… There’s that angsty little bit in the middle. It’s sticky and gooey,  but it isn’t all that sweet. Our creative […]

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  • 12 Steps and a Trip

    25 Jul 2014

    Put me in a 12-Step program. I’ve been through one before, but that was eons ago. 12-Step programs offer fantastic structure with “rules for accountability and living.” Back in the day, it was clear whose shit was whose right from the start, and yes, ahem… I did make a small, negative contribution to the “problem.” […]

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  • Don’t Touch the Money!

    11 Apr 2014

      “Don’t touch the money!” There’s a saying I’ve heard from golfers, especially when things are looking particularly promising. “Don’t touch the money” is the warning. I’m an artist and my husband is a golfer. There are many parallels between the two endeavors. Sometimes, at our dinner table, we banter about golf and art…truth. Consider […]

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • My Dog’s Life

    28 Mar 2013

    If you’re a regular reader, you know – nothing really surprises me. I’m very open and confessional. And here, you can be, too. What I like most about life is the imperfections in mankind…and that includes me. Enjoy my confessional…I find it liberating. When you do it, I find it endearing.   I’ve always felt […]

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