Expressing Your True Self

Once upon a time, way long ago, I turned 40. Suddenly the clothing I was wearing made no sense to wear any longer. It felt inappropriate. My outfits were bringing a message I didn't want to convey any longer. I shifted what I wore to a more inappropriate style instead. 

How we choose to dress is such a personal thing. The word appropriate is such a confining word.  Who is that invisible "they" who sit in a big meeting room and decide what is right for all of us?

These Advanced Style women truly live their personal message in how they dress. I just love what Lina Piolplyte and Ari Seth Cohen have done to celebrate the ladies who know how to celebrate life and show it in their fashion choices and life attitude! 

Check out their blog http://advancedstyle.blogspot.com/ and book too...

Don't let "they" sit in their office and decide what you're going to wear!

You may have heard of Bauhaus, but have you heard of this?

What a lovely thing to do for kitties in need! A group of architectural students have volunteered their time, energy and talents for a wonderful cause. And what a perfect architectural name for the project....Meowhaus!
Check out its progress here....www.facebook.com/meowhausproject  and here....
http://www.indiegogo.com/meowhausproject?c=home

What's Really Behind Our Shopping?

Ever go into that shopping trance where you see new things and get a million ideas and visions of what life might be like with that item in your life? Or how would that special item spark the life of someone you care about if you got that item for them as a gift? Does reality disappear during this time? Do we really need more more more? New new new? Or is this about something deeper? If we buy this book is that more more more and new new new? Lots to think about. Lots to learn about ourselves in how we shop.

Both this beautifully done video and this subject are tickling my curiosity to let down my shopping guard and consider this book!

Turning Pain into Pies

                 

It's About Time!

Want to learn how to multibask instead of multitask? This book takes us on an exploration on how to reclaim our time and make it our own within the current "way of the world" time we all were raised to live in.
 Through personal stories, perspective-shifting insights, and ARTbundance exercises Marney helps us explore a new way to experience and live each moment in our own unique and creative way. I personally love to see the way many different book participants expressed their new concept of time through their artwork. To me, artwork is a powerful way to integrate new concepts we want to incorporate into our life philosophy.
To see a short interview with Marney that includes an exercise to try... visit: http://www.wfaa.com/good-morning-texas/Creative-Ways-to-Create-Time-147917595.html

THIS is how important brain health awareness is....

I wished I knew about Dr Amen earlier because this info cracks the code as to why we humans

behave in certain ways. He has a wealth of books and videos out. The first lecture of his I've ever seen that made me a huge fan is not embed-able, but can be found on this site....and is well worth the 95 minute time investment....http://www.highperformanceacademy.com/amen

You can't walk away from a Dr Amen lecture that doesn't leave you in awe!

Is OCD Required in the Creative Process?

 I believe I have a mild case of OCD and that many artists do as well. I can't tell you how many times I've heard artists who had their studios featured in a "studio-beautiful" type magazine and admitted it's all lighting and image and their studio is usually an out of control mess! And then many artists in the room hearing that laughed because, they too have their studio in disarray. I know when I'm in creation mode I don't like to stop and focus on how orderly my surroundings are at the time. And I certainly am guilty of collecting and storing items and objects that are loaded with art project potential. That's part of the mixed media fun!

I find OCD to be helpful to the creative process because it's about detail and wanting the creation to be as perfect as humanly possible before "our nurtured child" goes out into the world.

I enjoy listening to this radio show on NPR on Saturday mornings and am thrilled they have replays online. I love to hear the truth and behind-the-scenes-knowledge about health. I got OCD when I missed this episode on OCD and I enjoyed hearing it online and hope you find it interesting too.
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2012/01/28/844-overcoming-obsessions/