We’ve all heard someone say, “The idea came to me while I was taking a shower.” Why? What is it about showers that enable such moments of brilliance? The water? The soap? The time alone?
What Happens When You Run on Empty
It’s all fun and games until the tank runs dry. A story of what happened when I ran out of emotional energy before I ran out of weekend.
Sometimes You Make Mistakes
I don’t like to make mistakes. I want people to think I am smart and capable and on top of things. I tease my children by claiming I am always right—and a piece of me wants this to be true. But of course it isn’t. Like all humans, I make multiple mistakes each day:
Tapping into the Secret of Power of Art
We all need a break from work Yesterday most of us enjoyed a day off. We may have spent the day at a backyard barbecue, playing a round of golf or puttering around the house, but whatever the activities, we took a break from our normal work. Most of us needed it. Our modern calendar is sprinkled with such holiday…
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Where Did All the Fun Go?
Do you feel like life is just passing you by? That you’re just going through the motions, filling your days with activity but never feeling fully alive? Do you wish life was more fun? If you do, you’re not alone. It’s all too easy, in a life filled with family responsibilities, work deadlines, and volunteer obligations, to spend most of…
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The Beautiful Sound of Silence
Hello silence, my old friend I’ve come to soak you in again The noise of modern life always keeping Creative thoughts and ideas sleeping All the visions, that are swirling in my brain Will be in vain Without the sound of silence. with apologies to Simon and Garfunkel We live in a world filled with noise. And when we’re tired…
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