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A Heavy Heart Can Still Sing
I don’t usually talk about personal family matters in my blogging. But I am making an exception in regards to my oldest son, who works in advertising as a Creative Director. I gave birth to Jason when I was 19, … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration
Tagged advertising, challenges, growth, Heart, heavy, hit, imoressed, inspired, Jason Theodor, Publicis, quality, response, sing, son, St. Michael's Hospital, stroke, stroke indicators
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Work Is a Very Serious Matter
David Whyte knows whereof he speaks when it comes to the meaning of “work.” He has been bringing poetry to the corporate world for decades, and challenging people to deepen their understanding and practice of the work they do. Work … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Poetry, Videos, Writers
Tagged arriving, compassionate, conversational, David Whyte, deepen, leaving, poetry, reality, vocation, work
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Vulnerability
My son sent a link to me yesterday, saying that a Ted Talk he listened to, given by Brené Brown, had affected him deeply. Opening to Vulnerability I listened to it, and was struck, immediately, by three things: 1–You can’t pick … Continue reading
Posted in Authors, Creativiity, Digital Art, Inspiration, Life Strategies
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Painting As Tribute
This video is worth watching on many levels.
Posted in Creativiity, Inspiration, Videos
Tagged humility, Painting As Tribute, Robert Genn
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Taking a Puppet Through Its Paces
I have used puppets for decades in my teaching and public library career, but this just took my breath away. First, watch these TED Talks about the Handspring Puppet Company: I found the trailer of the National Theatre’s smash hit, War … Continue reading
Strandbeests Prowl Dutch Coastlines
My friend, Deb, sent me a link about a madly creative artist named Theo Jansen. I was utterly captivated by his kinetic sculptures. If you want to see more, as I did, there are other YouTube videos available for viewing.
Posted in Artists, Inspiration, Videos
Tagged kinetic sculpture, madly creative, Strandbeest, Theo Jansen
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I also play the shell game
Julianne’s comments are “off,” so I will tell you, here, how stimulated I was by her post “Shell Game.” Julianne writes like an angel, which is my way of saying that her words give wings to thoughts and impressions, and … Continue reading
Posted in Artists, Inspiration, Life Strategies
Tagged acceptance, aging, Byron Katie, imperfection, Julianne Fuchs-Musgrave, loving what is, perfection, shell game
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Nothing Will Change Unless We Change
Dance, sing, pray, make art . . . . to heal yourself and our Mother Earth.
Posted in Health, Inspiration, Life Strategies, Videos
Tagged education, healing, International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, Mother Earth, prayer, YouTube
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