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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” -John Lennon How much better would we feel if for everything that happens to us, we simply took a breath and uttered these words to ourselves?… “This is exactly what was supposed to happen.” How much unnecessary stress and strain and aggravation couldContinue reading ““This Is Exactly What Was Supposed To Happen””

We all have a to-do list–which I like to call my “get” to do list–and no doubt, it’s important. But just as important is to celebrate our daily wins, no matter how big or small. One way to do that is by creating an ‘I Did It!” list (yes, the exclamation mark is intentional). InContinue reading “The “I Did It!” List”

November is National Gratitude Month. No doubt, you’ve read some article espousing the benefits of a regular gratitude practice. I believe, and there is plenty of research to back this up, that when done meaningfully and consistently, practicing gratitude is transformative. But we should also practice appreciation. Which I think is different than gratitude andContinue reading “Gratitude And Appreciation”

It’s not enough for the artist to see or feel or think, they must also SHARE. It’s one of the most generous acts we can do. If we’re lucky (we shouldn’t expect or plan for it), our art will affect someone else. Might even help them feel a little less alone in the world. LikeContinue reading ““Does Anyone Else See This?””

Things probably won’t turn out the way you originally pictured them in your head. What if they turn out better than you ever imagined? Go make your art.

If you want to go down some epistemological rabbit holes, google “proving a negative.” In the meantime, let’s briefly engage in some logic, shall we?. Ready, here goes… We can’t absolutely prove that positive thinking works. Okay. Maybe so. But there’s a ton of proof that negative thinking does. Countless research studies including this latestContinue reading “Proving A Negative”

Everything happens for a reason…But you need a reason for everything to happen. What I mean by this is that only after you’ve decided to manifest your passion project, that’s when you’ll start affirming everything happening to you as evidence supporting your decision. You’ll suddenly see “signs”, “twists of fate” or “things falling into place.”Continue reading “The Reason”

“Life is sad. Life is a bust. All you can do is do what you must.” -Bob Dylan, Buckets Of Rain “Start by doing what’s necessary, then do what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” —St. Francis of Assisi. When you wait tables, there’s no worse feeling than being “in the weeds.” You’reContinue reading “In The Weeds”

If everyone just did things only when they felt like doing them, nothing would ever get done. What makes you a professional is doing it even when you’re “not feeling it.”

SLOG (noun): 1. hard, persistent work; a prolonged arduous task or effort. 2. a hard, dogged march or journey I’m not sure if the word “slog” is an example of Onomatopoeia, but just the sound of it is ominous. It strikes fear into our hearts. Fills us with dread. Especially when we add the wordContinue reading “Slog”