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Art is What Looks Back at You

Art is What Looks Back at You

07/02/2016
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“What is Art?” My standard answer to that old question is, “Art is what looks back at you.”  It is my way of saying art…

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Does Practice Make Perfect?

Does Practice Make Perfect?

31/01/2016
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Practice might not make anything perfect but it does make most things easier.  Practice will increase your comfort level with just about any activity.  Practice…

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Are You a Late Bloomer?

Are You a Late Bloomer?

24/01/2016
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The phrase “late bloomer” usually refers to children whose physical development lags their peers.  The term is also used to refer to adults who come…

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Digital Erasures

Digital Erasures

17/01/2016
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A few months back, I wrote about erasures as a metaphor for making life changes. ( Life’s Erasures ) Because every once in a while we all…

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Improv Rules to Live By

Improv Rules to Live By

10/01/2016
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In her 2011 autobiography ‘Bossypants’, Tina Fey wrote that the rules for creating an improvised skit in front of an audience would make great rules…

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Perfection is only a Concept

Perfection is only a Concept

20/12/2015
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It is tempting to say Salvador Dali’s quote “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach it.” is perfect. But perfection is only a concept,…

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Deadlines --Why We Love Them

Deadlines –Why We Love Them

13/12/2015
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Parkinson’s “Law of Expanding Work” states, “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion”.     So true.  Give someone two…

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There's a Crack in Everything

There’s a Crack in Everything

06/12/2015
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Leonard Cohen’s song ‘Anthem’ has a refrain;  There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. I will not attempt to discuss…

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DayDreaming is Good For You

DayDreaming is Good For You

29/11/2015
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George Carlin declared in  one of his stage shows that every child should have three hours a day of daydreaming time.  And adults should too….

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The Value in Complaining

The Value in Complaining

22/11/2015
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“No point in complaining because no one listens anyway.” –goes the old saying. True, who likes to listen to complaints?  We all know someone who…

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