Have you ever heard someone say “There's nothing new under the sun”? Or sometimes you'll hear the phrase “what's old is new again.” How do those ideas square with your own experience of creativity? Have you ever come up with something that seemed totally original? Innovation is a huge buzzword in today's culture and of course [...]
Dream your life, live your dreams! ~ anon Do you ever do something just for the fun of it? Make an effort to go somewhere or work with someone just because you know it will be worthwhile in some non-linear way? Is there something in your life that’s more rewarding than just financial? They say that [...]
“The pen is mightier than the sword” ~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton Have you ever wondered if you’re a ‘writer’? Do you have a story to tell, and idea to share, or an original concept that could change the world? Or have you ever kept a journal? Jotted down your thoughts and feelings just to keep a personal [...]
“I want freedom, the right to self-expression, everybody’s right to beautiful, radiant things.” ~ Emma Goldman How often do you try something new just for the heck of it? Do you ever feel like you’re stuck in the same routine? When was the last time you did something that was totally outside of your box? They [...]
"Eighty percent of success is showing up." ~ Woody Allen Do you make a habit out of giving the gift of presence? Do you understand what it means to show up somewhere just for the sake of showing up? Have you ever had that feeling that told you to go ahead and be somewhere just in [...]
How do you react when life throws you a curve ball? I’m sure you’ve had moments when ‘the best laid plans’ went sideways, and you’ve had to suddenly shift direction in a totally unexpected way. Do you panic and amp up the stress? Or do you roll with the punches and go with the flow? The [...]
Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Do you ever question your calling? Ask yourself what’s your purpose in the world, what you were put here to do? Have you spent a lot of time ‘searching’ for it, trying one thing after another, looking outside yourself for the thing that makes [...]
Have you ever ‘put your hat in the ring’? ‘Rolled the dice’ to see what you could make happen? Set an intention and then followed through with the appropriate action, even if it felt like a long-shot? “Putting yourself out there” is one of the things we all have to do in life. Whether it’s as [...]
Have you ever had a belief shift? Made a fundamental change in the way you approach something? It seems that in order to function in the world we need to have many of our systems on autopilot, yet when we’ve got a faulty program in place, (to use the computer metaphor) we find ourselves repeating patterns [...]
“Life is like dancing. If we have a big floor, many people will dance. Some will get angry when the rhythm changes. But life is changing all the time." ~ don Miguel Ruiz Have you ever heard the expression “Lead by example?” Sometimes referred to as “Monkey see, monkey do?” Whether you want to get all [...]
