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Daily Creative: What do you dream about doing?
Posted by: | CommentsWhat idea, dream, book, project, plan or business do you dream about making happen? What niche are you designed to fulfill? What dream do you keep so hidden within that you haven’t even given it words? What burning desire is just waiting to be set free?
You know it’s there. We all have something we are dreaming of doing. The problem is… we wait for someday, or just don’t even give our dreams enough worth to bring them to the light and take action on them.
What is keeping you from setting this dream to wings? Just what if you set it free and it came true? Just what would happen if your wildest dream came true?
What if? What if you opened it, gave it a name, nurtured it and it became real?
Don’t let it collect dust any longer, open your dream, set it free… and watch it fly. I dare you….
Watch and listen to the talented Kelly Corrigan read “I dare you”. The inspiration for today’s thoughts.
Daily Creative: Deviate from Routine
Posted by: | CommentsToday’s creative opportunity is to get you thinking outside the box… or the office, or the home. It’s all about getting you outside of your comfort zone!
Instead of your usual routine, shake it up and deviate from your “usual”. Take a different route to work, eat dinner sitting at a different spot at the table, listen to a different radio station, drink tea instead of coffee, read a book instead of watch TV. Think of anything you can do to break your routine up and force yourself to shift your brain and your “auto-drive”.
The exercise is designed to make you use a different part of your brain. To make you actually think and live in the moment, as you are going through some of your more mundane activities. It may really seem strange to do this or it may be really fun. The point is to stimulate your brain activity, which leads to more creative thinking!
The challenge is just for today, but I would like you to repeat this on a regular basis, such as the first Tuesday of every month… just think what an impact breaking out of your routine would have on your day!
New features coming!
Posted by: | CommentsJust like flowers blooming in the spring… I am excited to share some “blooming” new features will be added to Celebrate Life Everyday over the next few months!
First, I will be starting an Interview Series. I am so excited about this! The interviews will be with highly creative, talented people who have so much to share with us. Some of these fantastic people will be kindred spirits that I know and have worked with, others we will both be getting to “know”. The first interview will start in just a week or two!! This can’t be missed…
Next… Giveaways! Yes, free things to win! I will be hosting contests and special events to give things away to readers like you! All you hav
e to do is read often to find out what free treasure could be yours next… it’s like an online party!
There are of course lots of additional things planned for the Celebrate Life Everyday blog, but the last thing I am going to share with you now is… online shopping! Yes, this will be coming in several formats, but I will be able to share all of my favorite things with you, and you will be able to click on the link and learn more, or to purchase that item as well. I am working on this as we speak and I will reveal more as soon as things are up and ready!
Thanks for reading and I look forward to sharing so much more with you….
Daily Creative: Keeping a Journal
Posted by: | CommentsI know you have probably heard it before, but keeping a journal can have so many benefits. A journal can be a variety of things- a diary of sorts, a form of therapy, a dream-list, a to-do list, or a project planner. It can boost our creativity, keep an account of projects brewing, capture thoughts and ideas, safely explore thoughts and feelings, or help us detail out a problem.
I have several journals and tend to them in different time lines. One is my creative project planner, all of my creative ideas are jotted down to create from or refer back to, as time allows. One is my prayer journal, people I pray for, things going on in my life, and scripture quotations. Another is my idea journal, anything that pops into my mind that I will want to explore, refer back to, or look up more information about. Yet one more is full of quotes or scripture that I want to keep handy… I am in love with words and am a bit of a “quote-aphile”…
I encourage you to start a journal of your own, the experience could change your life. As you explore more about yourself, your life, your projects or thoughts, you become more aware of everything, more intuitive, and begin a deeper relationship with who you are and want to be. Use whatever you have handy or whichever medium you prefer… a blank journal, a notebook, your computer, to start recording your thoughts and ideas. Let me know how it’s going!
Daily Creative- Living in the Moment
Posted by: | CommentsTake some time today to journal about what “living in the moment” means to you. What would your day look like if you spent less time on your “to-do” list and more time being present? What things would benefit from your whole presence? How would this change your outlook and productivity? Time spent being intentional can be a creativity booster, a stress-buster, and a joy maker. Have fun!
