Ways of Walking

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't see the clouds at all — he's walking on them.              ~Leonard Louis Levinson

As you adventure along the path. Walk. Stumble. Hop. 

Brush past obstacles. They provide opportunities to make choices.  

The wild and blue await.

Chase Curiosity

I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious. 
- Albert Einstein. 

“Curiouser and curiouser!” cried Alice.

Curiosity sparks awareness, nudges a nose for observation, and a desire to explore. Learning about yourself and the world results. Each individual has an unlimited capacity for curiosity. It bubbles inside and thrills the senses. Audacity spirits the soul.

Discoveries explode around each corner. In the silence moments present wonder. 

Questions tumble upon mysteries and roar for more. 

Clouds in a puddle arouse the adventure of an upside down scene. 

Where will the palm trees lead with a scent of jasmine in the air? 

A seabird diverts attention where the sea and sky provide their playground.

How could anyone feel bored with such a swirl of life calling for play? 

How do you define curiosity? Does it involve a need to solve a problem? Do you feel a devious desire, a compulsion?  

What colors drive your curiosity?  

How do sounds and scents attract ideas?

Detail your search for a curious thing.  

Become curiouser and curiouser.

Let curiosity expand your write life.

Launch into 2016

"For there are moments when something new has entered into us, something unknown; our feelings grow mute in shy perplexity, everything in us withdraws, a stillness comes, and the new, which no one knows, stands in the midst of it and is silent." - Rainer Maria Rilke

New Year's Resolutions often do not last past January. It takes creativity and determination to make changes that motivate positive outcomes.

Think like Rilke and let something new in. Search far into an unknown.

Get out of the way of yourself and stop self-judgment.

Forgive yourself and forget changing old habits. Think in terms of Possibilities.

Imagine ways to charge rather than change your energy for 2016.

Let the stillness surround.

Instead of changing an old idea, use it as foundation. Re-arrange it into new patterns of thinking.

Discover an exhilarating habit you haven't thought of before.

Turn fear into Feisty. When a fearful thought tangles the brain, use it to get you going in another direction.

Release expectations for change and scamper into unique ways of performance.

Follow Rumi's advice and "Let silence take you to the core of life."



Clear the palate and let your creative juices flow in the present moment.

Breathe in the idea from Mary Oliver, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"

Ring in the New! this year.