“Who would you be without your story?”~ Byron Katie Mom tapped the side of the spoon on the edge of the saucepan, knocking off excess tomato paste and said, “Well, you know, Susie, you are a survivor.” I was 16, and I took this as a supreme compliment—a badge of honor. I didn’t know what…
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Regaining Your Sense of Wonder: Creativity as a Heavenly Body
Your sense of wonder and awe will lead you back to creativity, even in the most chaotic times. “When it’s over, I want to say: all my lifeI was a bride married to amazement.I was the bridegroom, taking the world into my arms. When it’s over, I don’t want to wonderif I have made of…
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How to be True to Yourself: The Art of Us Against Artifice
To be true to yourself requires solitude and courage first. “I am not who I think I am; I am not who you think I am;I am who I think you think I am.”~ Charles Cooley I looked at him across the patio table and marveled at how grown up he was. How tall he…
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Customer Perception: Creativity & the Intelligence of the Market
Your creativity plays a part in shaping customer perception, but it’s not the whole story. “The customer’s perception is your reality.” ~ Kate Zabriskie When I began writing my book, a savvy and experienced writer gave me this advice: select one person to write to and keep her or him in the forefront of your…
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If It Seems the Grass is Greener on the Other Side…Ignore Everybody
Falling into comparison traps will blind you to your truth. If you begin to think the grass is greener on the other side, begin ignoring everybody. “Anything real begins with the fiction of what could be.Imagination is therefore the most potent force in the universe,and a skill you can get better at. It’s the one…
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Feeling Down: Which Way Do You Look?
If you’re feeling down, you won’t find the answers there. Look up and all around you. A Walk My eyes already touch the sunny hill.going far beyond the road I have begun,So we are grasped by what we cannot grasp;it has an inner light, even from a distance- and changes us, even if we do…
