Lelia
Lessons from Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Harold Bloom wrote, “Information is endlessly available to us; where shall wisdom be found?” I find lots of wisdom in biographies. People...
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Lelia
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Chase Jarvis's Creative Calling and the 11th house
"Most of us have a gap in our lives between where we find ourselves and the life we actually want to be living. It's time for you to look...
Lelia
- Jan 21, 2021
- 3 min
"Read, read, read, read, my unlearned reader!"*: A Commonplace
"Read books. They are good for us." Wild Mind, Natalie Goldberg "... books have been my windows on to vast tracts of experience, both...
Lelia
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
"Storytelling Is Good for Your Health:" A Commonplace*
I see her walking on a path through a pathless forest or a maze, a labyrinth. As she walks, she spins and the fine threads fall behind...
Lelia
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
Buckminster Fuller and the Dymaxion Chronofile
Happy birthday to Buckminster Fuller, born July 12, 1895. He was a man of seemingly uninhibited uniqueness, to use a Jill Badonsky...
Lelia
- Jun 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Art of Noticing
“Every day is filled with opportunities to be amazed, surprised, enthralled—to experience the enchanting everyday. To stay eager. To be,...
Lelia
- May 9, 2020
- 1 min
A Writer's Guide to Wayfinding
Reading Anne Lamott's Bird by Bird, I noticed that her advice for developing a fictional character could also be helpful in finding an...
Lelia
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
Zine-spiration
As noted in a previous post, I love to make zines. Often I fill them with inspirational tidbits that I clip from magazines. Here's one...
Lelia
- Mar 13, 2020
- 1 min
Jewels of Delight to Light the Darkness
In troubled, fear-driven times, it can be helpful to hit pause and turn your attention, even for a moment, to things that fill you with...
Lelia
- Feb 4, 2020
- 1 min
Rousseau: A Sunday Painter
A visit to the thrift store today resulted in me now owning this treasure of a book on painter Henri Rousseau, who personifies...
Lelia
- Jan 31, 2020
- 1 min
How Do You Define Success?
In her delightful book Iris Apfel: Accidental Icon, Apfel gives her definition of success: "If you're happy, have found love, are...
Lelia
- Jan 30, 2020
- 1 min
It's Ups and Downs: Keep Going
I love this graphic from Austin Kleon's book Steal Like and Artist. We often get caught up in the excitement of a new idea and then find...
Lelia
- Jan 7, 2020
- 1 min
Heart-Centered Marketing
You don't have to be a writer to find Lauren Sapala's Firefly Magic helpful. Anyone trying to market a heart-centered business in a...
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