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THE TAO OF DANA
5 Ways To Hop Off The Treadmill Of Life & Start Moving Forward!
(cliff briggie) Cliff Briggie's art- ice and color captured through a lens- really shines a light on innovation. Reimagining materials. Re-focusing perspective. Making something dynamic from simple beginnings. We all want to create spashy materpieces of our lives...
What Two Words Can Turn Your Life In A New Direction?
You may struggle to find two words- but the exercise of distilling all the emotions of the past into two words (or a few words) can set a new theme for the year, for the month or for your life. My two words: Risk More. What are your words? Can you take that advice...
Is What You’re Doing Today Getting You Closer To Where You Want To Be Tomorrow?
If it's not... stop complaining, freaking out and feeling stuck and start doing something new today! xoxo Dana
Capturing the Spirit Of Wildflowers!
Everything in the realm of Spring feels like flowers, unfettered fields of flowers. Dive into the blooming energy with flower colors, patterns, floral bombs and even your own pressed flower iPhone case...! So much gorgeous inspiration today! (Anne Ten Donkelaar) Anne...
What About Growing Fruit Trees In Your Home?!
(gardenista) While fruit trees in my mind have traditionally been associated with Pasadena groves and estates in La Jolla, there is a way to scale citrus-growing into a right-now, today activity. I am enamored by indoor citrus. Not to mention, in old school feng shui...
Balanced Beauty In Full Color: Lime Crime Lipstick!
Spring means bright, and one of my favorite brights is a dash of really red lipstick that immediately transforms a dull day and makes even the most casual of fashion feel sophisticated. You can read much more of the feng shui of the color red HERE, but suffice it to...
You Are The Only One Who Needs To Approve Of Your Life!
(via) And... if you feel like you are bad at making decisions, perhaps because you are not sure what people might think, THIS might help you! xoxo Dana
A Study Shows How “Positive Coaching” & Focusing On What Is Right In Your Life Will Change Your Brain!
While I have been accused many times of being an over-smiley Polyanna, I learned early on that when I was very happy I had a tremendous amount of influence over the outcomes in my life. I always knew that if I could help other people to be happier- with art, with...
The Natural Dye Wizardry Of Audrey Louise Reynolds!
(via) Nature is abundantly amazing. Today a friend sent me a film by The Selby featuring the artistry of Audrey Louise Reynolds. Her intuitive, artistic use of nature to dye fabrics. She explains thar scientific studies have found that we are intuitively more...