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  • About Me
    I started this blog to talk about creativity. In the two years I've been writing, I realize that it's actually about creativity in a broader sense. It's about living. It's about getting along in this life. I work with thousands of people every year; helping them move towards their unique goals. I see first hand how people are navigating their lives. My work is two-fold. I help them figure out the practical concerns of meeting their college goals. But my favorite thing is being a person who encourages them to go for their dreams as well.
  • Thanks for Visiting
    I have always loved creating. Fortunately that is something my parents always encouraged. Creating doesn't just apply to art though; it applies to all aspects of our life. So, while I like to create in an artistic way, creativity spills over into so many other areas.

Books on Creating

  • Jeffrey Gitomer: Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of SUCCESS (Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Books)

    Jeffrey Gitomer: Little Gold Book of YES! Attitude: How to Find, Build and Keep a YES! Attitude for a Lifetime of SUCCESS (Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Books)
    This book literally changed my life within two months of reading it. It gave me some direction that paved the way for wonderful new opportunities. Thank YOU Jeffrey!

  • Frances Hodgson Burnett: A Little Princess

    Frances Hodgson Burnett: A Little Princess
    I've read this book many times and most of those times have been as an adult. To me it's the perfect story about creating the life you want. I have always loved how Sarah stayed true to her self no matter what happened. It didn't matter whether she was a pampered student or a servent. Then the magic at the end. Perfect!

  • Anne Lamott: Bird by Bird

    Anne Lamott: Bird by Bird
    This remains my favorite book on writing. I read it about once a year. Maybe we don't all want to write a book but a lot of us like to write something. I like writing TO people.

  • SARK: Inspiration Sandwich

    SARK: Inspiration Sandwich
    This was one of the first two books by SARK that I bought. A lot of books come and go in my life but this remains special. I just love her books, especially the earlier ones like this. After I read her books, I began writing many things in colored markers.

  • Julia Cameron: Vein of Gold

    Julia Cameron: Vein of Gold
    It seems like everyone is familiar with Julia Cameron's book, The Artist's Way. I read this book first and I actually did most of the exercises. This book broke me open creatively. I found it a very powerful book. I consider this to have been a life-changing book in my life.

  • Veronique Vienne: The Art of Imperfection

    Veronique Vienne: The Art of Imperfection
    This is one of my all-time favorite books. When I write people, I often think it sounds incredibly dorky. I rarely feel perfect when I write. But this book celebrates how perfectly imperfect we all are.

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Two of the slides in my just posted mind movie say, "new sources of income flow into my life...easily and quickly.

On Wednesday, I was presenting and working with several sections of a college class. At one point the students were busy with an activity and their instructor tells me that he thinks I would be a good person to review something or other. I wasn't paying close attention because I was watching the students. The next day, I'm back in another of his classes and he says that he recommended me to his boss to preview the material he had mentioned the day before. I say sure, I'd be happy to help. Then he tells me they'll pay me $75/hour to do it. That was kind of cool cause I was happy to do it as part of my job.

Then last night we got a call from a family member who wanted to give us some money towards our children's college this coming semester. Again, very cool.

November 15, 2008 in Mind Movies |

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Music for Creating

  • Colleen Anderson and George Castelle: Going Over Home
    I found this in the West Virginia store at the Town Center in Charleston one Christmas. It's a local group and they were featuring this the day I was there. I was hooked. It may be their only album but it's a good one.
  • Cherish the Ladies -

    Cherish the Ladies: At Home
    I like almost everything by Cherish the Ladies. This has one of my favorite songs on it though, John of Dreams. This cd also features the vocals of Aoife (Have you ever seen a cooler name?) Clancy. She later left the group. Joanie Madden plays the Irish Whistle.

  • Deva Premal -

    Deva Premal: The Essence
    Another Isabella Find. Listening to this is supposed to purify you. When I visited my sister in Rhode Island once, they played this music during our yoga class. (I also discovered she had a Krishna Das cd in her possession).

  • Whistlebinkies -

    Whistlebinkies: Timber Timbre
    Besides having a great name, this album also features some lovely music. This was a Gift Odyssey find.

  • Krishna Das -

    Krishna Das: Pilgrim Heart
    This was an Isabella discovery from when I lived in Michigan. It's chanting. It's Hindu chanting. It's Hindu chanting by an American. It's actually sort of a chanting sing-along. It's also incredibly beautiful. Sting is featured in one of the songs. This is my favorite Krishna Das album.

My Girls

  • Mermaid #2
    This is a gallery of some of my favorite Girls. All the girls are collages of magazine images that I clip and collect. Of course, I do the cutting, sorting, and moving the paper around but they do seem to have a way they want to be.

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