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Monthly Archives: August 2009

Fear and Change

“To end suffering, let go of what changes” ~ Gavin De Becker, The Gift of Fear “When you realize that change depends on relationships, then you can seek a ‘change agent’ much as you do any other important, emotionally charged relationship with a person or community. … [And] when you find the right relationship, anything […]

Specifics Trump Stereotypes

Our landlord, who lives downstairs, is a 70-year-old Chinese man who’s a crazy-great ballroom dancer. He’s gotten several patents on inventions he’s made since he retired. He sings heavily accented cheesy 70s pop hits at the top of his lungs and he’s pretty good at it (my husband and I always stop to listen). He […]

Navigate Change Like a Nomad

Grace to be interviewed live online this Tuesday by Adela Rubio Do you feel tossed about lately by our society’s intense rate of change? Do you long to find calm footing in a sea of chaos? We live in a time of dynamic transformation. Find the opportunity inherent in this time by plugging into a […]

Creativity Prompts | Pause and Reflect

Whew! After more than 200 Daily Creativity Prompts, I’m going to pause and reflect. Don’t stop using the prompts just because there aren’t more being added. You can access them anytime, whenever you need a poke in the creativity muscle, via the blog sidebar’s Daily Creativity Prompts category link in the blog’s sidebar. You can […]

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What actor would play you in the movie version of this project’s life? Why? ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 60 ~ Talent Development Resources

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Find a tutor. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 153 ~ Oops! Wrong Limb

Creativity Prompt | 200

Exclusively focus on one clear goal, all the way to completion. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 141 ~ Collage Vision Boards

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What would you do differently if you had a thick skin? ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 169 ~ Book| How to Live With an Idiot

Pep Talk | Deviate

The more you follow your own rhythms, using your internal world as your compass, the more you deviate from the norm and live a more thrilling and expansive life. But be on the lookout – your deviations may cause others to trip over their own expectations. To gain the fabulous benefits of being a deviant, […]

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Ask a librarian. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 80 ~ Make the Most of Your Public Library

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Tell the soap opera version of this project’s life, all the way to the end. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 128 ~ Pep Talk | Revise the Story

32 Ways to Increase Your Income

This list is much more powerful than its 32 individual ways. Do as many as possible to vastly increase synergy, energy, possibilities, inspiration, and forward movement. Do them all. Be you, be gentle, and still fill the coffers. {Links in curly brackets lead to related reading.} Contain and Focus – Set aside blocks of time […]

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Be mysterious. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 57 ~ Pep Talk | Dance

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Talk it over with a tree. Out loud. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 5 ~ Book | Kinship with All Life

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Brag. ~~~ Daily Creativity Prompts deliver a perspective-shifting zap to your creative process. See Grace Kerina’s Creativity Prompts Compendium for more tools to spark your genius. Related reading: Creativity Prompt | 7 ~ We Are All Magicians