“Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks.” ~ Phillips Brooks “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.” ~ Douglas Adams “Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call inContinue reading “Rethinking Meandering”
Category Archives: Creativity
Determined Meandering
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.” ~ A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh “Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings.” ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”Continue reading “Determined Meandering”
Restless Curiosity
“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” ~ Walt Disney “The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” ~ Albert Einstein “As children, our imaginations are vibrant, and our hearts are open. WeContinue reading “Restless Curiosity”
My Process is Backwards
The other day I was thinking about my writing process and I realized that I do it backwards to the conventional wisdom. When I get an idea, I sit down and begin writing. I don’t do an outline, or any research. I get my ideas down on paper and it’s only as I write thatContinue reading “My Process is Backwards”
Trust the Process
“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ~ Golda Meir “None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. BecauseContinue reading “Trust the Process”
Sage Woman Chronicles 