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Archive for January, 2011
Aiyee! Another 12″
Posted in Environment, Favorite stuff, Humor, Nature, tagged Humor, ice dams, life, Nature, roof rake, Sking, snow, snowshoeing, snowstorm, white, winter on January 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »
A Weekend Romp In The Snow: Snowshoeing
Posted in Balance, Creativity, Environment, Inspiration, Nature, Philosophy, tagged cold, gratitude, hiking, Inspiration, life, Nature, outdoors, philosophy, snow, snowshoes, Spirituality, time, winter, woods on January 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
With nearly 3 feet of snow on the ground in the last 10 days, it was finally time to dig out the snowshoes and to take a hike through the woods. And that is just what we did this weekend. The weather was crisp, the skies clear, and the sun was shining. What a great [...]
Monday Reflection: Wisdom of the Heart
Posted in Inspiration, Philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged compassion, emotions, gratitude, heart, Inspiration, Jack Kornfield, life, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, wisdom on January 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The wisdom of the heart can be found in any circumstance, on any planet, round or square. It arises not through knowledge, or images of perfection, or by comparison and judgment, but by seeing with the eyes of wisdom and the heart of loving attention, by touching with compassion all that exists in our world [...]
Mini-Tutorial: Polymer Clay Drawer and Cabinet Knobs
Posted in Amy's Art, art, Canes, Creativity, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Polymer Clay, Style, Teaching, Tutorial, tagged art, cabinet knob, Creativity, custom designed drawer knobs, drawer knob, Inspiration, Mixed Media, Polymer clay, tutorial, white glue on January 14, 2011 | 14 Comments »
When I shipped my final Wholesale order in 2010, I walked into my studio and removed all the remaining unfinished drawer and cabinet knobs. I had covered a few of them several years ago and then stopped. I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to cover the remaining knobs. However, doing it [...]
When Life Tells You To Slow Down
Posted in Balance, Creativity, Finding a voice, health, Humor, Inspiration, intention, Nature, Opportunity, Philosophy, Science, Self-confidence, Spirituality, tagged anemia, biospsies, cancer, Creativity, dreams, emotions, fear, fibroids, gratitude, health, Humor, Inspiration, life, Menopause, Nature, perimenopause, philosophy, Spirit, Spirituality, time, ultrasounds on January 12, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Note: This post has been through several iterations since I started writing it last month. I alluded to my health issues in an earlier post reflecting on my 2010 word of the year. This post goes a little more in depth on how those weeks of uncertainty called me to slow down and think about [...]
Monday Reflection: Focus on the Best
Posted in Inspiration, intention, Opportunity, Philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged consciousness, goals, Inspiration, intention, life, Norman Vincent Peale, philosophy, positive thoughts, power, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality on January 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Never mention the worst. Drop it out of your consciousness. This practice will bring all of your powers to focus on the attainment of the best. It will bring the best to you. -Norman Vincent Peale
My 2010 Word of the Year: Soar. A Look Back
Posted in Balance, Finding a voice, Humor, Inspiration, intention, Intuition, Philosophy, Self-confidence, Spirituality, tagged ArtFire, emotions, Facebook, fear, gratitude, hawks, health, Inspiration, intent, Intuition, life, philosophy, soar, Spirit, Spirituality, success, Word of the Year on January 9, 2011 | 2 Comments »
In January of last year, I chose the word SOAR as my word of the year. I chose this word because I considered it an extension of the word Momentum. Momentum was the word I almost chose. But SOAR seemed to fit me better. I liked the sound of SOARING through the year. You can [...]
Monday Reflection-Our Thoughts
Posted in Favorite stuff, Inspiration, Philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, Spirituality, tagged Dharma, happiness, Inspiration, life, philosophy, Quotable Monday, Quotes, shadow, Spirit, Spirituality, The Dhammapada, Thoughts on January 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
All that we are is the result of all that we have thought; it is founded on our thoughts, it is made up of our thoughts. If a man speaks or acts with a pure thought, happiness follows him, like a shadow that never leaves him. -The Dhammapada, verse 2
Accomplishments in 2010
Posted in Balance, Favorite stuff, Inspiration, intention, Networking, Opportunity, Philosophy, Self-confidence, tagged accomplishments, Business, dreams, fear, goals, gratitude, Inspiration, intent, life, philosophy, success, year end review on January 1, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A couple of years ago I began keeping track of all my accomplishments throughout the year. I was motivated to do this by Alyson Stanfield who posed a year end question: What did you accomplish this year? Too often I would think back on the year and ask myself “What the heck did I do [...]


