I just celebrated another birthday last week. I was so touched by all the joyful birthday wishes I received from people I’ve had the privilege to share time with in 2012. And so I begin 2013 feeling rich and inspired to use this year to really go for it in my life! One of my favorite greetings I received came from an organization I belong to that routinely inspires and challenges me. It was a quote from Kurt Vonnegut. So I share it with you now, because I can’t...
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What will you create in 2013? Whatever you want to achieve this year, you’ll go through a creative process to do it. The quality of your life this year depends on how you take that process on. Join me for this sneak musical preview of what that little trip is going to look like. P.S. It’s the ride of your life! Now, go live this year CREATIVE! * The Wheel of Creativity: Taking Your Place in the Adventure of Life is a book by Katherine Robertson-Pilling....
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This post is part of a series of excerpts from my forthcoming book. You can read them all in the Little Pink Spoons category. You can get advance notice of the book by subscribing to my Creative Adventure Journal over there to your right. The Wheel Throughout history, the wheel has been generally recognized as humanity’s first great invention. The word wheel is derived from a Proto-Indo-European word that means to revolve or move around. Always circular, often spoked...
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What has Life given you today to create with? Last week, as I left the sushi takeaway near my flat, I stepped out onto the sidewalk and turned toward home. Suddenly I realized, out of the corner of my eye I had glimpsed something extraordinary. I turned back to see a tiny bird’s nest in the middle of the sidewalk. No bird in sight. I had almost missed it. Instead I turned back, picked it up, and held it carefully between two fingers. The walk home, with this tiny treasure...
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Marketing guru Seth Godin is talking about Tribes. And so were we, yesterday at the professional women’s networking meeting I attended, where the topic was Co-creation. According to Seth, “A tribe is a group of people, connected to each other, connected to a leader and connected to an idea.” His book, and the topic. came up at our table. I got to thinking. And my thoughts formed around three main ideas: 1. Belonging. My concept of a tribe, developed through my life, has...
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