As we reflect on our lives, it’s common to question what advice you might give your younger self. Today, I’d like us to take a different angle on this conversation. First, sit still for 3 or 4 minutes—5 if you can. Just let your mind go quiet. Then, write about this—without any editing or censorship... Continue Reading →
Here’s your prompt: Think about the last time you got a bolt of inspiration, an idea so delightful it felt good, in the center of your body. What was that? When was that? What were you doing when it hit you? What would a Yes Day for You look like, in your ideal world? What... Continue Reading →
We must keep in mind that our brains alert to bad news 5 or 6 times as much as good. So the media outlets that want our attention often take the tactic of printing the bad to get as much mindshare as they can. That doesn’t mean that the bad news you see is the... Continue Reading →
I love the quote from Tara-Nicolle from todays prompt. It is so easy to get caught in the trap of "Use it or Lose it" thinking. To go so long without using a gift or talent that I discredit any idea that I can regain the ground I lost while leaving it dormant. It... Continue Reading →
Growth through Rejection Join me for the next thirty-one days as I join other bloggers around the world for the #Write31Days challenge of October 2017. This is my fourth year to participate in the challenge. In 2014, I wrote on 31 days of Living In 2015, I wrote on 31 days to Discipline In... Continue Reading →
POD #13: As a child. . . It’s your turn to do the exercise. List 10 things you loved as a child. List 10 things you loved doing as a child.Do you see your creative calling in there?Do you regularly engage in your creative calling right now? Either in your work or in some other part... Continue Reading →
I am not generally a flower person, so when I can't get an image off my mind, and it's a flower, I take notice. This picture doesn't do justice to the vibrant colors that are portrayed in my mind, but it was the closest I could come to the type and colors of flower that... Continue Reading →
POD #29: Help is on the way When I think about times that I have needed help, and received it from a totally unexpected source, my mind is overwhelmed with the examples. Like the time I needed money to get to my friend's memorial and a customer in the bank met my need as he... Continue Reading →
POD #19: The Power of Your Word One of the quotes that those close to me would say is a Jackie-ism is "Your words have power." I grew up hearing the scripture that "the power of life and death are in the tongue. " But I don't know when it really clicked for me that what we... Continue Reading →
POD #18: My bucket Right now, I feel like my bucket is empty. Waiting for some type of inspiration, passion or creativity to magically begin to flow. There are a few that come regularly to drink from my bucket, but I am not feeling the fresh connections and creativity that comes as new people come... Continue Reading →
