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Summer is coming up fast now, and it’s the perfect time to get creative. If you’re like me, you make lots of plans and projects. But it’s easy to find yourself at the end of the summer and you’ve only made a start before getting distracted. I love summer. The sun, the warm days, the …
This situation we are facing is like no other. It’s rare, which is a very good thing. But it shows that sometimes the unthinkable happens. Pandemics, wars, recessions, accidents, political upheaval, and our own personal crises and problems. These are all drastic events that permanently change our lives. They have one thing in common. We …
I’m one of those people who are easily bored. It doesn’t mean I am boring or that I get distracted easily. I have a lot of interests and I don’t sit around with nothing to do for any length of time. It has had certain implications in my life though, such as… I got bored …
Last year I really got serious about personal growth. Almost like a warm-up, but as you know, in life there is no warm-up. Moving in new directions, learning new skills, trying to manage my mindset on a daily basis. Not easy stuff. I struggled with the up and down nature of growth. Often we move …
I don’t bother with resolutions anymore. I tried writing them all out on New Year’s Eve only to watch myself systematically abandon them all, sometimes in a matter of days. Year after year. I never set myself up for success. I would pick things that weren’t concrete with no plan how to make them happen, …
Happy new year, all creatives! I hope you’ve had a creative break and are ready to take the new year with giant leaps forward. I’m waving my hand here, ready to go. I took a much-needed rest over the holidays. I did mostly writing as I didn’t have a great place to paint. Now I’m …
If you have ever thought about writing fiction, it’s a great time to start. Start right now. Don’t wait any longer. You don’t need to be retired, you don’t need huge blocks of time, and you don’t need expensive training or courses. Even 10-20 minute periods are enough to learn and progress. There is no …
It’s been a few years since I started writing stories. I sort of fell into it. I didn’t decide to be a “writer.” I wanted to try something different. There was a story I started as a teenager but never finished. It was just one story, but it left me with a feeling of unfinished …
When I was grad school for chemistry I called my mom to tell her I wasn’t creative. She dismissed my comment, but I couldn’t. I had a fine background and did well in the courses, but when it came to the research, I had no idea what I wanted to do or what direction to …
Have you found that thing that you care enough about to engage your energy, passion, and creativity? If not don’t worry, it can still be found. It took me years to find something that made me want to engage my creativity and strive to do more and better. I had lots of interests, but none …
