Dare to Shutdown

#35 Days of Dares #35 Dare to Shutdown It’s Lent and this time of year Christians from all round the world go on fasts of some sort, giving up something they love as a sacrifice. As an avid reader, I…

#35 Days of Dares #35 Dare to Shutdown It’s Lent and this time of year Christians from all round the world go on fasts of some sort, giving up something they love as a sacrifice. As an avid reader, I…

#35 Days of Dares #32 Dare to Be Spontaneous In yesterday’s post I dared you to plan and today I’m encouraging you to be spontaneous. What’s the deal? Plans and spontaneity go together. Ask any creative person and they’ll tell…

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller Helen Keller, author, political activist, and lecturer, was blind and deaf, yet lived an incredible life. Her words of inspiration still speak to us today and invite us…

The Dance Between Stepping Out and Insecurity Creating something is a dance between the adventure of stepping out and insecurity. We all have self- doubt. We all have the thought every now and then of, “Who am I to do…

The Dance Between Imagination and Structure Roland Fishman from The Writers Studio says that writing “is a profound dance between imagination and structure.” A plan and schedule for our work help us to structure our days and projects so we…

Not all those who wander are lost. J.R.R. Tolkien This quote has spoken to me many times when life has seemed chaotic or random. We plan our adventures, but leave enough looseness in the schedule to be able to randomly have conversations…