“But I’m not creative like you!” I lamented to my long-time friend. What are you talking about? You are too!” She then listed the many creative things I’ve done over the years. (That’s one reason why I love my long-time friends. They remember and help us see things about us we may not see in ourselves.) For all those busy years of kids and career, I rarely had the time to do what I considered to be large creative projects. I tried in small ways to “up my game” with occasionally creative table settings, holiday and kid projects, and interesting vacation photos. More like “creative-lite” I thought. I felt like…
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The Surprising Benefits of Curiosity and How to Enhance It
Do you ask the next question to follow up and clarify what someone said or learn more? Do you try something new just because…? These are indicators of a sense of curiosity. If you rarely ask questions or step out of your comfort zone in life, you may lose out on the benefits of curiosity. I have always been curious, sometimes bordering on asking too many questions, my kids would say. Life fascinates me and I love to learn how it works and why people do what they do. I thrive on wonderful conversations where questions move us deeper and broader to a better understanding of the topic and one another.…
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Rediscover Nine Energies to Create Your Best Second Half of Life
Endings……… and New Beginnings Have you experienced a major life change in the past few years? If you’re over fifty, like most of us, your life has shifted in some major way. Many overwhelming endings and life changes happen in midlife. Marriages end or begin, children leave home (or return), parents age, careers end or new ones begin, we move to a new community, friendships change and more. Every ending is different, yet they all have one thing in common. They are all followed by new beginnings. Whether we consciously decide what’s next and look forward, or we resist this ending and look backwards, it’s our choice. We cannot always…