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Why Is It So Hard to Start, Finish, and Start Again?
Understanding the Creative Cycle The Creative Cycle at a Glance If you have ever stared at a blank page, a new business idea, a fitness plan, or a half-finished project and thought, “Why is this so hard?” you are not alone. Starting is exciting. The middle feels endless. Finishing is exhausting. And sometimes, after finishing,…
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Advice: Recognizing the Good Stuff
Last week I wrote a bit about bad advice and where to put it. No, not there. Well, unless you really have to. But seriously, as I was milling around last week (when I wasn’t knee deep in Dead Spaces), I got to thinking about good advice. Yes, there is such a thing. My life…
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Blasts from the Past O.O
It’s funny what things can drag you back into the past. I hear Bad Moon Rising and I’m back in high school in a happy way, but today I clicked on a video (of a PE coach trying to force a female student into the swimming pool) and it sent me back to the dark…
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Images That Engage
As an author, it sometimes bugs me that a picture is worth a thousand words (cuz it’s not easy puking a thousand words onto a page!), but I can acknowledge the power of a single image. This one from the hubs Flickr stream grabbed my attention and not just because she’s a girl with a…
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Life is an Invitation
Life is an invitation. I don’t always feel that way. Sometimes it feels like life is a bat, but when I look at this photo the hubs took, I feel wonder and anticipation. I like feeling that. I grew up with mountains on the horizon. I used to like to look up and see them.…