My Creative Escape

“Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.” —Rita Mae Brown (b. 1944), writer, social activist “A look at the history of the word {Inspiration} gives a glimpse, however, of humbler roots. The word comes from the Latin spirare, meaning “to breathe.” Inspiration, then, is a process of drawing from the world around oneself in order to create, just as our bodies draw from the air around us to take in oxygen and sustain…

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“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be road blocks. I’ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” —Michael Jordan (b. 1963), retired professional basketball player, businessman “Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves….

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It’s been a really wonky week (more later) and I was feeling somewhat bummed on Tuesday morning and I got a comment from my blog via email that became a bright spot in my day : ) Charlene from Scrapcircus gave me the Kreativ Blogger Award earlier this week… Thank you Charlene!! BTW, you gotta check out Charlene’s awesome paper pieced scrapbook pages. I LOVE her witty captions and titles and whimsical layouts! SOoOoOoooo the tag is the “7 Favorite…

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A Hot Date! I am so stoked! Tonight Brent and I are going to the Symphony in Salt Lake City! Last week we heard and advertisement on the radio for Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” and I casually mentioned to Brent that that might be fun to go to… well he called me at work later that morning and asked me what price of seats I wanted and then called the box office and purchased aisle(he knows I prefer aisles) seats…

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“The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.”—Don Williams, Jr. (b. 1968); novelist and poet The other day we were having a discussion in one of the Yahoo groups I belong to about written instructions and following detailed instructions (totally along a different line of what I’m thinking here) but it sparked some thoughts in me when Susan Chong said: “Regardless of knowing…

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I LOVE when guests comment on my blog and when I follow their link to their blog and find treasures there! Today I followed a link to Rebecca’s blog and she had shared this fabulous little video from Shelli Gardner of Stampin’Up! This awesome idea is so simple and can be used to glam up a girl’s night dinner or a bridal shower or ladies lunch or even a family birthday party….. If you don’t have the die cuts Shelli…

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Happy New Year everyone!!  I was reading a few blogs early this morning and my friend, Heather, posted this on her blog.  I thought it was pretty neat and it seems that the tips are fairly reasonable and doable so I thought I’d share it here for today’s TFT.   Making huge resolutions can be somewhat depressing and overwhelming… so read through these tips and, if you want,  pick a couple that suit your fancy, work on them, then come back…

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