Tag Archives: creativity

All the Res

I am away on retreat this week in a cabin in the woods–a long overdue few days away. I need to retreat, re-energize, reorder, reboot, renew, refill–all the res. I need them. It’s been quite a time since I last … Continue reading

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The Magic of Showing Up

If you take a look at my archives (don’t you do that on a regular basis?) you will note that there is a big drop off in my posting frequency starting in June. I mean 6 entries in August? 3 … Continue reading

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And Now for Something Completely Different

It’s just been too much earnestness, yearning, and thinking this week hasn’t it? Time to lighten up. This is perfect. The brilliant Big Honkin’  team imagined what it would be like to have Google for a roommate. High-lair-ee-us. 3 episodes (about … Continue reading

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The Studio — The Reclamation Project

So, I’ve made a discovery… I might be addicted to faux finishes. In another life, I could have been Debbie Travis. I used get up at a ridiculously early hour on Saturdays to both watch and videotape her show The Painted House. I … Continue reading

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Wahoo Wednesday, the Thursday Edition

Today’s theme seems to be simple creativity. People being creatively genius with nothing much but a simple idea and simple tools. First up: Did you notice my cool new bjournal header? This was done through the oh so much fun … Continue reading

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In which I am self-serving, but in a good community-building kind of way, at least if you’re over 30.

Well, this post is my Wahoo Wednesday post. I know its Thursday, but we Canadians had a holiday on Monday (thank you Queen Victoria) and its messed me up. This week, I’m excited by an idea because I saw it … Continue reading

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Week in Review and a Thought

First of all, a quick apology to my own commitment, for dishonouring it in the first week I started it. I said I was going to post Friday and it is now Saturday. I don’t believe it’s Friday in any part … Continue reading

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Bjournal Gardening

I’ve been feeling a bit lost on this whole bjournalling thing. Remember the stages of creativity I posted a while back? I’m at stage 15-16. Every day I seem to be discovering writers with better observations, more important life missions, … Continue reading

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Stages of Creativity

I found this on the internets and although it’s focus is photography, something I’ve never wanted or tried to be really good at, you could pretty much substitute any of the creative forms and it would be true: acting, writing, directing, … Continue reading

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Extreme Sheep Herding

This is cute, but I’m not sure I believe it’s real. What do you think? Take a look…   I think it’s obvious they’ve sped it up in places to make the effect. But, other than that…I’m just not sure. Weigh … Continue reading

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