Searching for Direction & Purpose in Life's Sea of Opportunities
Recently I met up with Kurt, and he reminded me of what is probably my all time best case of my brain operating differently than most. It was back when we were dancing, and we were working on choreography for our jive routine (think REALLY fast swing dancing). At one point we ended up in a… Continue reading Shouldering the Possibilities
As I was writing my "What I Learned from Dance" post, I came the meme of little girls at the ballet bar, most facing the correct direction, one hanging upside down off the barre. While being that rebel never appealed to my rule-loving heart, I did see myself in that picture. I was the one… Continue reading Hurting My Brain
Right after receiving a CSA box filled with goodies, I had the following text exchange with DH2U: "Lentils and Rice or Cauliflower Pizza?" "Pizza!" "I see you are undecided. I'll check back later." Yes, I can be a smart alec. The infamous "they" say that no one likes one, yet when I make those types of… Continue reading Perfect Comebacks
Recently I was sitting an a cafe, notepad out and expecting my pen to start moving. With the blank page still staring at me, I realized I was waiting for inspiration to strike. Steven King's quotation popped into my head: Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to… Continue reading Ideas Strike
I have had a change of thought about creativity. While somewhere at the essence of my being I still feel really uncomfortable when people describe something I've done as "creative," I have decided to embrace all compliments and fake it until I make it. What started all of this was doing yet another activity in… Continue reading Creativity Re-Explored
Grown Up, Now What? 