It’s a time of wish lists. The kids write long and meticulous lists covering everything from hamsters to happiness. I try my hand at it too, encouraged by the children, but my lists tend to be very short these days. I don’t want that much anymore. There is plenty of pretty stuff I wouldn’t
“It’s a balance between getting things done on the one hand, and really checking in and seeing what’s next for me on the other. Being ok with the fact that the perfect moment for some things I thought I’d do ages ago still isn’t here.” Meet Elenore Bendel Zahn, passionate gardener and spokesperson for a
I had dinner at a friend’s house a while back, and when time came for desert, she brought out a mud pie and ice cream. We dug in, complimenting the hostess. ”Thanks, I bought it at the supermarket” our hostess replied. Stunned silence. ”Like, from their bakery?” someone asked. ”No, from the freezer cabinet” she
Fear will come at different stages of the creative process for different people. But one stage that trips most of us up is the first draft stage. Whatever your line of work is, there is an equivalent of a shitty first draft. That first rough version, somewhere between blueprint and finished product. It’s a skeleton,
Photo by Johnny C Y Lam © www.johnnycylam.com “I would have liked to have known that writing is a relationship, and that there is no real “success” – except that you get to be writing. The doing is the best part. You will never get there – you’ll never be finished with the journey.” Meet writer
Lack of time is the number one reason why people don’t go for their dreams. So many of the things we say we want doesn’t happen because we don’t have time. So much of the pressure we feel is due to a sense of not having enough time, of time slipping through our fingers,
Do you like it? Does it nourish you? Do you feel strengthened and inspired after using it? And if not, why do you keep using it? Those were the questions I wanted to answer for myself, as I took a three-month break from social media this summer. Facebook has been the platform I’ve
“As the years pass, I find that I just don’t have the patience to sit and type on a computer all day long, the way I used to. I feel time moving by quickly, the years roaring by, and I don’t want to suddenly find myself being 80 years old, thinking, “Oops! I spent most
