In week 4 of The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron recommends that you craft your own Artist’s Prayer. I let the idea sit with me for a few months before crafting one. It’s a work in progress. My Artist Prayer Help me have the courage to play. Help me move beyond my fear. And continue on…
I’ve embarked on a few 30-Day Challenges before. Mostly to write blog posts. Or other forms of writing. But the 30-Day Challenge is a good format to try out any new habit or routine. To see if you can maintain the activity. And to see if it sticks beyond the 30 days. A few years…
It was almost four years ago that I decided to try to get my weight down to 180lbs, which I dubbed my Marathon Weight. And for over two years, I was doing very well in that endeavour. Using Intermittent Fasting as my dieting tool of choice. I was encouraged by my previous success of getting…
In Be Useful, Arnold Schwarzenegger talks about how he would train for 5 hours a day when he was a body builder. Two and a half hours in the morning. And two and a half hours in the afternoon. He would track all his workouts. When he transitioned from body builder into a movie star, he…
On the weekend, my daughter met up with a few of her friends and they all decided on their 30 by 30 lists. They’re 25 and it’s a list of thirty things that each one of them wants to get done by the time they turn 30. Kind of like a bucket list. But with…
I had no idea that singing was fun. It was scary to me. Something I wasn’t good at. I didn’t like going to Karaoke. The exposure was too great. The risk of failure guaranteed. I didn’t even sing in the shower. And yet tomorrow night, I start my third session with Vocal Point Choir in…
I’m still working my way through Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. I’ve recommended the book to many people. It’s great! But it’s taking me a long time to get through it. It’s supposed to be a 12-week program. It’s been almost two years and I haven’t finished it yet! I keep getting stuck on some…
As soon as I hit publish on yesterday’s post, I was flooded with regret. Why did I declare it? What was I thinking? Publishing a post a day for a whole year?? I mean, I’ve thought of doing it for years. Of making the same commitment. But it’s so much. And my previous attempts at…
Is this my year to ship? To ship regularly? I bought myself the Seth Godin Ship It desk calendar. In the hopes that it would inspire me to be more productive. Yesterday’s entry had a QR code that opened to an interview that Seth had with Marie Forleo a few years ago. I had seen…
I remember getting the call to audition for Assisted Living. Actually, I didn’t get the call, Deb did. We were driving back from Ottawa in August 2022. Connie, the stage manager for the show, called to see if Deb and I wanted to come out to audition. I had seen the notice for the show.…
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