
Gratitude Revisited…with Courage.
If you’ve participated in any of my journal workshops or have been reading my posts for a while, you know that there was a time I was petrified to write. I was paralyzed by the belief that the written word had a permanence and power, with consequences that I could only see as negative. There [...]
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Oprah Did It Again… Inspiration for Your 12 Baby Steps Self-Care Toolkit
There's a reason I continue my monthly subscription to Oprah Magazine, even in today's techie, e-reader world. I always receive at least one inspirational message of great value to me. And I love sharing them, too. Be sure to add this creative expression to your 12 Baby Steps Self-care Toolkit. In the February 2012 Issue of "O" The Oprah Magazine, I found a reference to "You...in Six Words", where four pages of the magazine were dedicated to individuals self expressions of their life … [Read More...]

Gail McMeekin Blog Tour – Excerpt from 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women
At Wise Well Women, I am thrilled to report that we are stop #15 on author Gail McMeekin's Blog Book Tour. I have been honored to receive coaching support personally from Gail through the Creativity Coaching Association as I near completion of my creativity coaching certification, and I have been looking forward to this release of her latest book, The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women. I was even happier to learn that she added a companion book -- the 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women Journal - too! Below you will find an excerpt from … [Read More...]
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Inspiration to Create with Gratitude – #AEDM Day 25
Sometimes I forget that not everyone sees the world in a way that makes it possible for them to be inspired to effortlessly create something from nothing. Not everyone is blessed with the ability to look at an object currently being used for one purpose and instantly see how it might be used for another. [...]

Art Every Day Month – Day 3 and Day 4 PLARN creations
With my “Plarn” workshop coming up this month at Trash2Treasurefl.org and my commitment to Art Every Day Month (AEDM) it was the perfect time to craft a couple of sample friendship bracelets. PLARN is plastic bag yarn. Made from shopping bags, plarn can be used as yarn for nearly any crochet, knitting or macrame project. [...]

Day 2: Art Every Day Month continues…
Today is Wednesday, November 2nd, Creative Every Day: Art Every Day Month Challenge 2011 continues… Just in case you missed it yesterday, Art Every Day Month is the brainchild of Leah Piken Kolidas. The intent of the challenge is to invite others to challenge themselves to create some art every day for one month and [...]
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When Multi-tasking Makes Good Sense – How To Repurpose Even the Simplest Story for Authentic Marketing
What a beautiful day! Some days I find it’s so easy to glide through my morning rituals and set powerful intentions for the day, and sometimes it’s not. Today started out as one of those “not so easy” days, and then… Poof! it switched to a day full of exciting possibilities. Magic? Not really. Awareness. [...]

Reserve Your Spot Now for a Woman’s Day Mini-Retreat
Claim Your Creativity. Be Your True Self. Find Peace in Your World. Give yourself the gift of you! Experience this unique opportunity to step away from your the stresses of your busyness and focus on restoring a connection to your internal guidance. Reconnect to your Inner Wisdom. Silence your Inner Critic. Restore your creative [...]

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum – 5 Reasons to Start a Blog
In late 2008, my blog began simply as an online place for me to collect and share my thoughts, during a time when I was desperate to figure it all out. Over the past 3+ years, I can’t say I’ve answered all the questions of life, but I can say I’ve built a platform that [...]













