It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested. Lucius Annaeus Seneca, On The Shortness of Life […]
Last year, I took three months off writing. It was a trial-separation. Writing had occupied my mind and life for the last fifteen years and, when I finished my latest novel last year, I was exhausted. I took a break from my relationship with writing and took off to New York, Paris, and Scandinavia for […]
If today was the last day of your life, what would you change? When Elizabeth Gilbert quoted an older friend who said that every thoughtful woman, every ten years, should take some time to be alone with herself, in order to re-examine the direction of her own life, and to decide if any alterations need to […]
Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious Ambiguity. Gilda Radner I’ve begun 2018 in a new mood. It’s a mood of ease, slowing down, and setting intentions before rushing into making rash New Year resolutions. On […]
100 Day CreativeChallenge: Day 37 Be A Weirdo Masaru Ibuka, who founded Sony once said, “Creativity comes from looking for the unexpected and stepping outside your own experience.” Being weird is just being open to different experiences and ideas. We can all develop an openness to new experiences and step out of our comfort […]
100 Day CreativeChallenge: Day 34 A Revolution in Your Heart I’ve had a pretty crappy sort of day. It’s a New Year and I’ve had a setback with my recovery. I spent the day in bed feeling very low, sore and very lazy. At church tonight the sermon was about making progress and making […]
100 Day CreativeChallenge: Day 33 Frame It! Build It! I’ve been on a road trip the last couple of days and, because I’m recovering from surgery, all I’m allowed to do is read. (Not that I’m complaining! Reading is my number one hobby.) Reading is my hobby, but it’s also homework. (Seriously!) I was privileged […]
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 31 Recovering a Sense of Possibility LESSON FIVE: It’s Time to Dream It’s New Year’s Eve again. It only seems like yesterday I was sitting here at my desk dreaming about 2015 and its possibilities and now we’re in the final hours. I’ve never been one for New Year’s Resolutions […]
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge: Day 28 Recovering a Sense of Possibility LESSON FOUR: REPLACE ‘NO WAY!’ WITH ‘MAYBE.’ Julia Cameron calls finding our creative voice and following its guidance, ‘Finding the River’ in her book The Artist’s Way. When we begin to recover our sense of possibility we find ourselves saying, “You could still […]
