Happy New Year! We ring it in with a bang. And then we have 365 days to live it out. The universe began with a big bang. And now it’s just…life. We so often think life is meant to be a series of big bangs. Bang! It’s done. But once the bang has faded, we still have the rest of life. And how we live each day often matters more than the bang.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherIt was like any other night. Dark. Maybe the stars were out if it was clear. Quiet. Everyone sleeping, except for the guards at the gates and the shepherds out in the hills. At least one of them was standing watch over the sheep.
And then came the light.
When I was a kid, we’d make cookies and deliver them to people in town. Older women who were alone. Friends we didn’t see all the time. We’d wrap the cookies with a festive bow, and wear our coats with our Christmas corsages.
Mom would pack us in the car, and we’d set off.
Today we bring our Artisan Series together with celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas. What are we talking about? Taking time to wonder. Recapturing that sense of wonder we had when we were children helps fuel creativity. And gratitude. Wonder feeds your soul.
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in StitcherI turned on the light next to my bed, pulled out my pad, and began to write. Morning Pages. Something I haven’t done for a while. I got caught up in other things. And here I am starting fresh. With a blank piece of paper and my favorite pen…glad that I can start new anytime I want. I don’t have to wait until New Year’s Day.
And neither do you.
Creativity isn’t something you either have or don’t have. And believe it or not, you were born creative. On this episode in our Artisan Series, we’re talking about 4 habits you can develop that will help your creativity to flourish.
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