Do you know how to take a vacation that’s actually a restorative vacation? “When you rest, you catch your breathand it holds you up, like water wings…” ~ Anne Lamott I pulled my suitcase out of the closet, placed it on my bed, and unzipped it. I didn’t think of the fun I was going to…
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How to Amplify the Power of Our Focus
Have you thought about the power of our focus recently? “Give yourself a gift of five minutes of contemplation in awe of everythingyou see around you. Go outside and turn your attention to the many miraclesaround you. This five-minute-a-day regimen of appreciation and gratitudewill help you to focus your life in awe.” ~ Wayne Dyer I…
Creative Promiscuity
Could creative promiscuity be the key to combating stuckness? “It’s critical for me to have at least two projects going on at once so I can flip between them when I get bored or need a break. Inevitably, the one that I’m not supposed to be working on will be more appealing to me. For…
Permission To Be A Beginner
We all need permission to be a beginner. “It is impossible to get better and look good at the same time. Give yourselfpermission to be a beginner. By being willing to be a bad artist,you have a chance to be an artist, and perhaps, over time,a very good one.” ~ Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way I began Nicholas…
The Map of Us
Everything we are is already in us, making up the map of us. “I think I will be able to, in the end, rise above the clouds and climb the stairs to Heaven,and I will look down on my beautiful life.” ~Yayoi Kusama A major exhibition of Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, is on view at the NY Botanical…
How to Go All In
What makes you feel like you can’t go all in? What holds you back? “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” ~ Vincent Van Gogh After nearly fifteen months on the mountaintop, cut off from traveling and experiencing the world of art, I broke free yesterday and drove to Atlanta to the Van…
