If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.Marcus Aurelius I've noticed life is more about letting go than becoming. Probably because I have pushed so hard all my life to become. In high school, that meant practicing … Read More »
Finding Time
The secret to winning any game lies in not trying too hard.Tim Ferris This week I've been pushing my normal assumptions regarding time. I have swung from one extreme to another in different phases of my life. In college, I went through a period where I was getting about 3 hours of sleep to keep my grades high. That later came back to bite me. I … Read More »
On Losing
Losing sets you up for winning. Losing makes you think in ways victory can't. You begin asking questions instead of feeling like you have the answers. Questions open up the doors to so many possibilities.Maria Sharapova, from Tribe of Mentors Meditation, 9x12 watercolor and ink This week I dove into (or rather, was thrown into) dealing with … Read More »
The Invisible Road
There is an invisible stretch of road that lies between the idea of our dreams and the finishing mark of achieving them. This pathway is entrenched with barriers and potholes that seem to increase in depth as we women get closer and closer to claiming the prize. These barriers are universal, and we feel them deeply, but they are not identical … Read More »
What if you could possibly fail?
"But what if you fly?" is the oft-repeated answer dashed across social media. Honestly, if I know anything about fate, chances are we'll get an outcome we didn't expect. Maybe it will be better than we imagined. Maybe not. As I have said, and as we all know deep in our hearts, there is no guarantee of success in creative realms. Not for … Read More »
Daily Painting: Week 1
"Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work. It will perjure, fabricate, falsify; deduce, bully, cajole. Resistance is protean. It will assume any form, if that's what it takes to deceive you. It will reason with you like a lawyer or jam a nine-millimeter in your face like a stickup man. Resistance has no conscience. It will … Read More »
Something Old; Something New
The two-week vacation before and after Christmas is my favorite. The twinkling lights and time with friends and family is something I treasure, but I also enjoy making plans and projections for 2019. I love stewing about goals! Retrospect of 2018 (mistakes) gives me fuel for change, and I get butterflies planning for new adventures. To anyone … Read More »
The Parable of the Cloud
I can think by myself for hours. I suppose that is why I love silence and running in the mountains. They offer me the space and time to roll ideas over in my head; to commune with the Universe on a deep level. It wasn't until a few years ago when a friend helped me identify my top five strengths that I started to see how much deep brain diving, … Read More »
On Complaining….
I have spent a lot of my life complaining. And then one day, I didn't want to anymore. It felt crappy. So I decided to stop. It turns out the term "rewiring the brain" is a real thing. Did you know that wires in the brain are shooting messages to other synapses (or wires) constantly, and if a message is repeated enough, those synapses grow … Read More »
I Choose Joy
It never fails. Once a year...once a summer, I go on a trail run that turns into something much more. I always love running. It's therapeutic every time I go. But there's a time when I've been carrying heavy things for far too long, and the running (or the mountains) break me open. This morning's run was a short, steep lung-burner. I do it … Read More »
