The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 6 Not giving up is one of the brave choices we make. Whether it’s a relationship, a job, a creative pursuit or faith. Tenacity is a quality that brings to mind doggedness, an adventurous spirit, courage and daring. Living a creative life takes more than talent, it takes […]
The One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 5 Today I’m thinking about how I’m going to approach the New Year. January’s New Year Resolutions sneer at us in December, confronting us with all we did not achieve. Self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination are gifts we can use every day. Creativity isn’t just […]
#35 Days of Dares #12 Dare to Start Over So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don’t sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. Lee Iacocca As I finished writing my […]
#35 Days of Dares #11 Dare to Live —Today She threw back her blankets and thought only of today. Kristen Cashore January is a month of planning and reflection in our house. We buy a wall calendar and plot out travel and other significant events that we know of. We reflect on the past […]
#35 Days of Dares #7 Dare to Retreat As part of my plans for a new year, I set aside time for retreats. I spend time with a spiritual mentor at least twice a year. I attend some form of writing retreat. Last year it was in Tuscany. (You can read about it here: […]
Dare #3 Dare to Leave Should I stay or should I go? Apply this question to an area of your life and it can be stressful! Should I stay in a relationship? Should I stay in my job? Should I stay and talk longer or go? Staying or leaving. Each has consequences. There have been […]
Dare #2 Dare To Believe Believe in Your Dreams “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Dreams and desires were placed in us like DNA. They are often evident in our childhood before they are crushed by people telling us the realities of life. When I was ten years […]
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller Helen Keller, author, political activist, and lecturer, was blind and deaf, yet lived an incredible life. Her words of inspiration still speak to us today and invite us to view life as something to be grasped with both hands. Daring to live life […]
The Dance Between Stepping Out and Insecurity Creating something is a dance between the adventure of stepping out and insecurity. We all have self- doubt. We all have the thought every now and then of, “Who am I to do this?” Insecurity and fear can bring us to a halt. We need to develop the […]
