Galen Cheney (Featured Artist with Workshop Advice)
Galen Cheney is a process oriented abstract artist that I met on the internet and took a workshop with last weekend. Here are some of her paintings and advice.
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Wisdom in Four Words or Less
I follow someone on social media who asked people to offer their best advice in four words or less. I was amazed that she had over 2000 responses.
Trade Expectation for Appreciation
It’s like I always tell people, most of your suffering comes from expectation. Right?
EGO Means Edging God Out
Here is the important point: what the ego says is fake news! It is never true– simply an erroneous broadcast.
You are Well, and You Know It
This quote about spiritual healing from a book I read last year helps I know what we should claim about ourselves…
As Often as Wisdom Furnishes Enlightenment
We cannot hope to work out of this human sense of existence without making mistakes. We may make many, but will profit by them all.
How to Garner Respect
In conversations lately, people want respect, but seem clueless how to get it. I’ve found that the following go a long way toward inspiring genuine respect in all sorts of settings:
Dot Journaling (aka Bullet Journaling!) Book Review
People often ask me how I can get done all that I do, and keeping a bullet journal is part of that answer. Start keeping one yourself, customized to be most effective for you.
Lesson of the Lamp
If someone says, “That lamp is ugly,” that statement actually tells you nothing about the lamp. It does, however, say a lot about them.
You Belong Here (Brené Brown quote)
True belonging and self-worth are not goods; we don’t negotiate their value with the world. The truth about who we are lives in our hearts.
Stay Eager (Susan Sontag Quote)
Do stuff. Be clenched, curious. Not waiting for inspiration’s shove or society’s kiss on your forehead.
Mend What is Within Reach
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely.
Be the First Light for Someone Stumbling in the Dark
“When harsh events erupt, the unthinkable happens and daily living feels like an impossible challenge, a smile or kind word can change everything. A loving tone of voice, a gentle hug or nod of the head…
Appreciating the Now
It is possible to live from a place of slowness, savouring each instant of life, tasting the days rather than rushing through them.
Sweet Life in Paris (Book Review with Hot Chocolate Recipe)
Never having been to Paris, no other book I’ve ever read has made me feel more like I have.
Be a Celebrator not a Critic
Always remember there is a human being on the other end of every exchange and behind every cultural artifact being critiqued.
Hate No One
The present is ours; the future, big with events. Every man and woman should be to-day a law to himself, herself, — a law of loyalty to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount…