In this brand new year, while we’ve all made those resolutions, Jan Lynn Bastien shares her enriching method to chart out your life far better than any other resume I’ve ever worked with. This will open your eyes to a whole new you!
Catherine Massaro, in a previous life as a previous wife (a doctor’s wife and wildly funny artist, specifically) shares an anecdote for the creative pride in all of us.
Jay Jacobs shares how a universal wisdom unexpectedly reveals itself at a routine business conference.
Jef Beuhler shares an excerpt from his book of poetry that literally came to him from nowhere and speaks volumes.
Just when you’re having a lonely moment, your memories can have a way of being there for you.
Alicia Eaton Lewis recalls an out-of-the-blue project that took on a whole new meaning and yielded a surprising result.
According to a real-life laundry list, those of us who were kids in the 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s or even the early 80’s, probably shouldn’t have survived.
Steve jobs said you have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let him down, and it made all the difference in his life.
“I had no idea what lay ahead…” Designer Ann Willoughby explores the amazing power of collaboration. Her rules of the creative road? Make a place where ideas flourish. And trust the process.
Many things we avoid because of fear of the outcome, the experience, the sorrow and pain. The list goes on and on and on. I’m sure you’ve heard it said, “feel the fear and do it anyway!” Well, that’s right. There are times, and you know when they are, that it’s easier to avoid the pain of conflict or sorrow and swallow our feelings to go about as status quo, not spoiling the apple cart. Well all this does is perpetuate the problems we’ve been avoiding. It allows them to fester, and that can be awful, as festering gets uglier the more you let it happen. A clearing, a breakthrough, a weight lifting off your shoulders doesn’t happen by letting things go by the wayside. It takes some heavy lifting to move the unpleasant obstacles from our lives. But once we address them, look them straight in the eye and confront them once and for all, they will almost undoubtedly run away so fast that they won’t know what hit them. And that’s the way it’s supposed to be! Because if they were really so big and hairy, they’d stand up to your command and come right back and bite you in the arse!
The tears that accompany this let you know this is something that really bothers you, it hurts. The the fact that the inner turmoil exists is why we cry. Life s meant to be wonderful and when we cry, it’s telling us something feels bad. And almost as soon as we have the cry, the tears flow, and what seemed almost insurmountable can pretty much disappear. Once you faced the demons, they’re not so scary any more. Out them, shame them, erase them. You’ll feel 100% better. And if they creep back up, keep steadfast to your feelings. Don’t let them get the best of you. You’re stronger than you think. It’s been said that “God doesn’t give us more than we can handle” and we’re all FAR MORE CAPABLE of taking on way more then we ever thought we could, believe you me! Even if it takes some persistence on your part, the more you look the devil in the face, the easier he’ll slink away!
At the beginning of this brand new year, we’ve all committed to resolutions, plans to make us fell better about ourselves and others. And there is no better time than RIGHT NOW to put your assertions out there, fearful or not, and stand up strong in your conviction! Feel the fear and do it anyway! Be the best you can be, in all things you choose as no one can get in the way of your dreams. And if the demons decide to visit again, have another go at them. They WILL go away, with their tails between there legs, and you can relish in the comfort of knowing that you’re stronger than them, better than them, and way more capable than you think! And take that!