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Three Ideas To Help You To Accomplish Anything Extraordinary!
These are the flowers of celebration for yesterday's marathon of production in the new office I'm feng shui & designing in Brooklyn. It's not a small office, it is huge. It's not low profile, it's high. Suffice it to say, as a stubbornly one-woman show (I'm...
Get Inspired For Monday With This Round-Up Of Art & Ideas!
Sunday fun! I've been determined to bring new resources, new perspectives and fresh stuff to the blog since so very many of you are hyper-creative and enormously interested in life in every way, and actively looking for inspiration. A inspiration round-up post was...
Do What It Takes To Build Your Freedom!
(buzzfeed) Very few people I know who do what they love to do managed to do it without paying some dues. Whether it's having day jobs that are awful (I am raising my hand) while building your dreams, putting in extra hours unpaid (a friend did this and advanced in his...
Creating Your Own Universe Is A Part Of Making Life Into Art!
I love the art as life and life as art idea so much… but its far better when its not an idea and it becomes your reality. Today's thoughts on life as art are all about seeing the world in your own way and creating the language in your life - in fun ways- that is...
Why You Need To Get Away From Your Computer & Get Into Nature!
We need to immerse ourselves in Nature. It's not intuitive or simple for some of us who live in big cities, but it is so vital that it's worth the effort. Your mind, body and spirit depend on that Earth connection. Growing up in New Jersey, I first learned about the...
Break Rules Like An Artist!
If you want to be a rebel, learn the way everyone does things first. Once you know how it is "supposed" to go, even if you practice it differently, you'll have more of a foundation for your rebellion. I never learned to "draw" because, well, if you weren't able...
Father’s Day Gifts Of Grooming Greatness!
It's almost Father's Day, and that means its time for gifts that make life a whole lot better for the Dad(s) in your life! This week, celebrity makeup artist and balanced beauty expert Chantal Moore shares a men's line of skincare that is nothing short of...
Feng Shui For Your Kitchen!
(planete deco) In the last two months I've had a crash course in kitchen design… from cabinet components to plumbing, color to countertops. I have a real reverence for kitchens now, even more than ever, as I understand the many layers of intricacy in even a simple,...
Do You Give Things A Chance Before Writing Them Off As “Not For You”?
(via) I believe in following your bliss, doing what you love, all of it… It's huge. Vital. Exciting. But... I used to make these really snap judgements that some things were "not for me." Do you do that? Have you done it… and then wondered if you didn't consider it...