For Good

by | Feb 1, 2013 | Blessings, Learning, Practice

Do you tend to save things or use them up? I tend to be a saver. After making a yummy fruit salad for a potluck today, I felt inspired to take my Grandmother’s silver serving spoon. So, I did. And now I see it as a good sign of being a recovering...

Saboteur Antidotes

by | Dec 20, 2012 | Learning, Perseverance, Practice

Like so many creative artists and entrepreneurs, I’ve come to appreciate the courage and strength it takes. To keep our enterprising endeavors moving forward we must clear internal obstacles, and that inner critic can be mean. It can also be obnoxiously effective at...

Tuning Up

by | Dec 8, 2012 | Learning

This is day 6 of a week without news. That’s right. No public radio in my kitchen, in my car or in my ears for a whole week. Part of a challenge on the Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron offers a tool for “Reading Deprivation” on p. 87. Despite the...

Lane Eight

by | Jun 9, 2012 | Learning, Perseverance

This spring I got an inkling to get back in the water and swim. Just for fun, I make my way back and forth across this Olympic size pool. Then I start imagining taking lessons. Could I really unlearn my poor habits and learn to breathe better? Could I improve enough...