Category: Creativity
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Have you had a nervous breakthrough?
When I look back over the past few years and try to figure out “what went wrong” and why my occasional migraines became chronic… no BIG OBVIOUS answer appears. What I THINK happened is a series of smaller, negative events (hormonal, lifestyle, emotional, financial) presented themselves all at the same…
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Background noise for healing
“Background noise” is a phrase that has been familiar to me since my work-in-a-big-office days. Once you got used to working in a busy space, you could sit at your cubicle and type away, and all the talking, phone ringing, book dropping noises merged into a single blur of sounds.…
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When I was tied to the mast…
Much to the amusement (or perhaps bemusement) of the last mechanic who serviced my vehicle, my car has a CD player in it. On the good days (when noise doesn’t annoy me), I usually listen to music apps via my phone, but I also enjoy the continuity that comes from…
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Are you a human being or a human doer?
Last Sunday, when I was ironing school uniforms and office shirts for the week ahead, I was listening to one of my mindfulness/migraine-related-podcasts. It’s something I started doing when I DJ-mixed-up my life’s playlist: do a not-so-favorite chore at the same time as another activity that you’re keen on; old…
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Architecture of dread… or healing
“Friday the 13th” – that’s what today is. It sounds so spooky and full of dread. It conjures up superstitious thoughts and nightmare-scenes from horror movies… so what to post about on such a (potentially) dark day? An architecture of dread… or not. While looking for images for my university…
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The art of distraction
I have a bestie over on LinkedIn, a lovely lady called Tracy (who has inspired me previously with her idea that Japanese Kintsugi pottery is a metaphor for living with pain). Well, she recently sent me a photo of a pretty pink floral painting she had made while she was…
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Merit badges for adulting
When I was young, I was a Boy Scout. It’s true! In Australia at least, if you’re aged over 14 you can join the Boy Scouts as a Venturer. That’s what I was. We used to go hiking, camp in the snow, sail, explore, get lost, have fun, live our…
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Manifesting with blue ink on white paper
I usually do the ironing on a Sunday afternoon to get the family ready for the week ahead. It’s not one of my favorite chores, so I often listen to podcasts while I do it (it’s my way of remixing my life like a DJ!). In one of the podcasts,…
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Stating the understated
Yesterday I wrote about receiving advice from Julius Caesar in a dream. I ummed and ahhed about whether to include information about his death in the post. I decided against it, because I wanted the post to end on an upbeat tone. The reason I considered including it, is the…
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