Stories from someone just fumbling through
This is a continuation of my last post on goal setting. I'd like to take this opportunity to delve further into Hunter Thompson's idea of the decision between going with the flow by designing a life that accentuates your experiences and natural talents OR swimming against the current by re-inventing yourself in order to achieve… Continue reading More on Goals & Limiting Beliefs
I'm having an unintentional Brené Brown day and I thought I'd share the wealth. As soon as I fired up my computer, YouTube popped up with her latest video and when I checked my Instagram there she was promoting her Gifts of Imperfection art-journaling e-course (the Festivus snail needs to get me this). I seemingly can't… Continue reading Being genuine in all endeavors
The famous singer/pianist Tori Amos sang in one of her songs, “…the sexiest thing is trust” and I’m certainly not one to question her authority. The sexiest thing is most definitely trust. Trust that someone will put your best interests on the same level as theirs, never purposely hurt you, never keep things from you,… Continue reading Trust
Success, to me, is almost too vague of a word to have any real definitive meaning or value without having any clear metrics in place for measuring it. Just a few days ago I was enjoying dinner with a forest ecologist and a sociologist (no, this is not the set-up for a joke). The conversation… Continue reading The Measure of Success
December marks the one year anniversary of leaving my seemingly perfect job at the Museum of the Earth in Ithaca, New York and moving four hours away to live in an old barn with three other people. My main goal was to remain jobless as long as humanly possible. What in God's green earth was… Continue reading The Year in Review
Happy St. Paddy's Day! I hope you are having a pint for me because I'm sure going to have one for you! Last weekend my housemates and I attended the Kingston St. Paddy's Day parade. It was lovely to walk along the crowded streets with a thermos of Chai and Irish Cream (trust me, it's… Continue reading Bravery is it’s own reward
I was just emailed two very inspirational items that are worth sharing. The first one is a very well-done video about getting back to basics featuring Willie Nelson covering my favorite Coldplay song, The Scientist. The pairing of the visual message and the music is perfect and moving. The second video is from the TED… Continue reading Food for thought
The Unmaker 