Being accountable means you’ll be more likely to achieve something. If I pay for a gm membership, I’ll go. If I make an appointment with my trainer, I’ll go. If I say I’ll meet someone for coffee, I’ll turn up. If I have deadline, I’ll do everything I can to meet it. Michelle Bridges […]
I remember reading Pollyanna as a child and playing the Glad Game and being interested, but not really knowing how to live like that. It’s taken me a lifetime to change the way I see the world. My natural temperament is fairly even. I have a wait and see approach. I’m slow to react and […]
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller There have been lots of occasions where I’ve said yes to doing something and then been completely freaked out about it afterwards. Those times I’ve done those things have never been regrets. I went and studied at Oxford Summer School, went on a […]
The closer you stay to emotional authenticity and people, character authenticity, the less you can go wrong. David O. Russell Today we went on a canoe tour with a father and daughter team. They invited us to a bonfire tonight on the beach across the road from there home. We met lots of new […]
When I look back on my life I see that there have been distinct seasons—each one marked by growth and change. I am not the same person I was in 1985, 1995, 2005 or 2014. I feel like I’ve had several lives. I sometimes look back at photos of myself at different stages of life […]
Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. Millions of creative people have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. It’s a book that combines spirality and creativity in a way that is provocative and inspiring. One of the ways Cameron encourages us to develop […]
Road trips with my photographer husband involve a lot of driving long distances and waiting for the right light for photos. The trade off is that whenever we get to a new town or city, I get to look for a stunning bookstore, either with a café in it, or a great one nearby. Let’s […]
