Recently I took a doll making class in which I decided to make a 3D version of my inner critic, otherwise known as my personal gremlin. You know, this is the voice you hear that tells you that you aren’t “good enough”. I had previously made a 2D version of my critic as seen here [...]
Archive for the ‘Living Intentionally’ Category
Meet Desmond, my gremlin
Posted in Creativity, Living Intentionally, Mixed Media, Uncategorized on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Giving yourself permission to grieve
Posted in Living Intentionally, Uncategorized, tagged death, grief, loss on July 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Today I just learned that a friend is going to die. Hearing this kind of news puts everything into perspective, doesn’t it? This comes after learning last week of an old friend from my past just lost her 12 year old son unexpectedly and still his death is unexplained. I have death, grief, despair, and [...]
Don’t Be a Selfish Little Clod. BE YOU.
Posted in Living Intentionally, tagged George Benard Shaw, quote on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will [...]
A joyful career transition
Posted in Living Intentionally on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
One of the joys I have had in my life recently is my transition to my new career. This has been a long time coming…actually about 2 years in the making. I have worked very hard to become authentic and awaken parts of myself that have been buried under “shoulds” of life, expectations, and others [...]
Top 9 favorite books of 2010
Posted in Books I've read, Living Intentionally, Mindful parenting, PRO woman, tagged 2010, favorite books, must read books, top books on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
So a couple of years ago, I started keeping track of the books I have read and want to read on Shelfari. Some people use GoodReads.com for this but I started with Shelfari and I love it. I love seeing how many books I read in a year and love to rate them, leave comments [...]
Hokusai Says – inspiration in poem form from Roger Keyes
Posted in Living Intentionally, Quotes & poems, tagged Hokusai Says, inspiration, inspirational poet, inspirational poetry, joy, meaningful life, mindfulness, Roger Keyes on January 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I came across this poem recently that I just have to share. Read it more than once. HOKUSAI SAYS (by Roger Keyes) Hokusai says Look carefully. He says pay attention, notice. He says keep looking, stay curious. He says there is no end to seeing. He says Look Forward to getting old. [...]
2011 word of the year: ABUNDANCE
Posted in Living Intentionally, Uncategorized, tagged 2011, 2011 word of the year, abundance, abundant, word of the year on January 1, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My word for 2011: ABUNDANCE. 2010 was a great year for me. I focused on my word of the year: authentic! Even though I only declared it mid year, it was the word that created my new career path, helped me move to living the life I dreamed of, and helped me find my true [...]
Joyful. Free. Proud. My 2011 achievement list.
Posted in Living Intentionally on December 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »
What’s the thing you most want to achieve next year? How do you imagine you’ll feel when you get it? Free? Happy? Complete? Blissful? Write that feeling down. Then, brainstorm 10 things you can do, or 10 new thoughts you can think, in order to experience that feeling today. Now here is a prompt that [...]
A photo of 1000 words
Posted in Living Intentionally on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Sift through all the photos of you from the past year. Choose one that best captures you; either who you are, or who you strive to be. Find the shot of you that is worth a thousand words. Share the image, who shot it, where, and what it best reveals about you. I love this [...]
Everything will be ok.
Posted in Living Intentionally, tagged death, enough, loss, perserverance on December 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Everything’s OK. What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead? There were a couple of moments this year that made me stop and hold my breath. And there were a few moments that also gave [...]
