(this is a stream of consciousness vs a traditional post) feeling empty, no inspiration, stuck, can’t create any art… My art teacher said: Just put a mark on the page Any mark Sometimes just one mark can get the process going So, I took out a blank page Splashed some water onto it Dropped watercolor… Read More Make A Mark
A dose of realism after my last post about saying yes… Say Yes is a powerful Catchphrase: Embrace new opportunities, Grow and Develop… AND: Saying YES Isn’t All Glamorous… It can bring moments of Hardship, Change,, Resistance and Stress. Thirty years ago, I said yes when I accepted a job here in California. At the time, I was living in Rhode Island. I was a single… Read More Every Rose Comes With Thorns
In Andrew Loyd Webber’s Evita, Patti Lupone, in her titular Broadway role, sings “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina. The truth Is I Never Left You”, as she beseeches her people to follow and support her. I have loved that production since I was a teenager, saw it live, had all the merch, listened to the… Read More Question Your No
Even though I don’t read the last chapter of a book to know how it ends, I do love to know where I’m going to end up in a process. Earlier in my career, I was a good project manager because I could visualize an outcome and drive towards it, while minimizing disruptions and variables.… Read More The Prize Is In The Process
I’d like to think that I’m evolved enough to loosen my grip on expecting specific outcomes. Unfortunately, at times, I’m not. I get an image of what I want to happen and how I want it to happen and then I lock onto it. This happened just recently. I saw myself checking in regularly on… Read More Unsticking The Self
Every year, for the last many years, a group of seven women comes together to celebrate the holidays. I’m one of the seven. Christmas and Valentine’s Day (and one or two more during the year) have become festive occasions to gather, talk, laugh, eat yummy food and grow our bond. We met several years ago,… Read More When A Unicorn Shows Up
When I was growing up, my dad had a large backyard garden. As an engineer, he was meticulous in the planning phase each year, mapping out what he would plant and where, to maximize the yield. I remember that he would spend hours in his garden, tending to his plants, with a transistor radio hanging… Read More Art, Is That You?
I feel very anxious when faced with anything technical or mechanical, ie anything to do with my computer or car. My thoughts start to race and I feel myself shut down. The story I tell myself is that I’m not good at understanding anything technical. (stories don’t have to be true to be powerful) So,… Read More Oh My, AI!
What bothers me about cliches is that, oftentimes, they sound so cheesy while, at the same time, are so true. Someone, somewhere, identified an experience and attached some pithy words to it which we can then relate to…sometimes begrudgingly. Here’s my love-hate relationship with a particular cliche: write your own story. The sound of this… Read More Who Doesn’t Love A Good Cliche?
Something happens…that’s all it takes…just one thing…and game on…the ball is in motion…thoughts start formulating, jumping around in our heads like a pinball machine. Personally, I’m a great story teller. I can weave a story that takes me from 0 to 100 in mere seconds and create a million scenarios (usually worst case) from just… Read More Looking At The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Through My Mind's Eye 