A Renaissance Soul blogging on traveling, books, work, miscellany, and enjoying life.
Here you’ll find things that might just make you heave a big sigh and whisper “Oooh, that’s so deep!” or possibly slap yourself in the forehead and shout “That’s GENIUS!” At minimum, I hope to at least give you the kick in the seat of the pants that you need to go out and BE AWESOME!
Whether you've been told you're too young or too old to [fill in the blank], take a look at Sarah "Paddy" Jones. Ms. Jones brings the Briton's Got Talent crowd to their feet with her amazing dance performance. Here's a woman who proves that age is indeed just a number. http://youtu.be/hjHnWz3EyHs
Let's face it - we all procrastinate at times, some of us more often than others. I've been a procrastinator ever since I was able to pronounce the word. More than once, this habit has landed me in hot water, usually resulting in unnecessary stress. Like the time I had to write a term paper … Continue reading Why You Procrastinate and What to Do About It
I came across an interesting look at the science behind creative ideas and thought I would pass it along. The article also references one of my favorite books on the topic, A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young. Young was an ad man from the Mad Men era who fully believed that you … Continue reading The Science of Great Ideas
I realize that this will likely be one of the approximately one million Thanksgiving-related posts published over the next couple of days. However, since one of my personal efforts over the past few years is to make more of a conscious effort to look for things to be thankful for and to just be thankful … Continue reading Being Thankful
This is one of my most favorite quotes. "Be who are you and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel)
Back in the early 1980s, the Apple Macintosh was behind schedule and the project team was close to burning out when Steve Jobs wrote on a nearby easel "Real Artists Ship." Why did he write that and what did he mean? Well, of course, he wanted the project team to finish (and finish on time … Continue reading Real Artists Ship
Amazon just rolled out a new program, AmazonSmile, that makes it easy for "you to support your favorite charitable organization every time you shop, at no cost to you." Check it out - it might just be the easiest way to do something nice for someone else. 🙂
I live in a mid-size suburban neighborhood. It's one of those neighborhoods full of young families sprinkled with a few empty nesters and retired couples. It's a place where most of us wave hello and goodbye from the isolated bubbles of our cars as we travel in and out of the front gates, where walkers … Continue reading Hidden Battles, Secret Wars
Hope you fill your weekend with happy actions! Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." ~ Dalai Lama
Like many of you, I spent time yesterday trying to absorb the tragedy in Boston and trying to understand why someone would do something like that. I've come to the conclusion that I don't think I will ever understand it or be able to make any sense of it, or any other senseless act of … Continue reading In Response to the Boston Tragedy…
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