One of the greatest challenges for the artistic soul is to sequester time! Too many commitments crowd the margins of one’s life, spilling unrest into much-needed spaces. Before you know it, quiet mornings usually spent painting or writing now churn with anxious thoughts. You stop prioritizing what you want to do and get caught up …
Planning for the Future While Living in the Momment
What a wonderful balance life is of planning for the future while savoring the moment. I’m futuristic by nature, according to my Strengths Finder profile: “You are a dreamer who sees visions of what could be and who cherishes those visions.” The profile goes on to say that people need a vision to “raise their sights and …
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Life Pruning: Tips for Blossoming
Do you ever feel like your life is so jam-packed with good things that you never get around to the best things? I sure do. In fact, I’m convinced there are times to reevaluate what is most important and then prune away non-essential activities so our God-given talents can blossom. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
Life Branding: Focused Fresh Starts
There’s something special about the new year with its fresh starts and blank canvases. For a moment, you hear life’s urging to brush your dreams across the space of possibility. When possibility presents, you only have a brief amount of time to break from inertia and get into motion. Soon, everyday living will squeeze out motivation. …
“Believe in your Becoming,” the Key to Creative Management
Perhaps the greatest challenge we creative eclectics face is to believe in our becoming. Sure there are messy workspaces to attend to, jam-packed lives that threaten to squelch our desires, and challenging skills to learn; however, the issue isn’t primarily a directional one but an internal one. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
A Life Cleanse
“I need a life cleanse.” My sister’s words caught my attention. Our discussion had begun with the topic of juice cleanses to eliminate body toxins, and then we’d moved on to removing obstacles to our creativity. Both of us had found ourselves drowning in a sea of requests, events, and requirements. We’d complained about the …
Try a “Do Everything You Dread Day”
Yesterday, I decided to have a “Do Everything You Dread Day.” Simply put, I tackled those undesirable (but necessary) tasks one at a time until I got them all done. These are those items on your “To Do List” that pile up like this luggage I saw in an airport. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
My Life Mantra by Elya Filler
My daughter shares her life mantra through photographs. You're going to love this post! Forgive those who have hurt you. Let go. Ask for forgiveness from those you have hurt. Travel to destinations you’ve never planned to see. READ FURTHER...
Life Pauses
When life pauses, rather than fill in the silence, become someone you can be proud of. Sometimes life pauses—forces you to be alone, suspended in a season void of purpose. You go through a divorce, lose a job, encounter an empty nest, or have a friend move. At other times, a life pause is as …
