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Self-Care

"Rest when you're weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work." - Ralph Marston

“Rest when you’re weary. Refresh and renew yourself, your body, your mind, your spirit. Then get back to work.” – Ralph Marston It was not the best week ever, but it wasn’t the worst, either. Last week I mentioned that I had some issues with my back. While I don’t have this issue often, when it does happen (every few years, it seems) it ranges from a dull, nagging pain to something sharp and…

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Applying what we Learn

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.” — Anthony J. D’Angelo

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New Adventures

"Change is a measure of time and, in the autumn, time seems speeded up. What was is not and never again will be. What is, is change." - Edwin Way Teale

“Change is a measure of time and, in the autumn, time seems speeded up. What was is not and never again will be. What is, is change.” – Edwin Way Teale As the sun came up this morning over the valley behind our house to the east, it illuminated the rich and beautiful colors of the trees below. We are past our ‘peak’ now here in southern Nova Scotia, and while there are still some leaves…

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Evolving

"Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation." - Nia Peeples

“Life is a moving, breathing thing. We have to be willing to constantly evolve. Perfection is constant transformation.” – Nia Peeples Another week went by far too quickly. It was a good week though and (as usual!) a busy week. It began on Sunday when instead of taking the rest of my day ‘off’ to play with my creative supplies, I decided to go for a few hours with my Keith and take a ride in the…

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Last Call for Critter Coven Box

"A great accomplishment shouldn't be the end of the road, just the starting point for the next leap forward." - Harvey Mackay

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Feeling Creative

"Creative people should always be striving, they should always be hungry, they should be looking for the next place to go." - Mel Brooks

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Finally. A 'real' rest.

“Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.” – Douglas Pagels

“Sometimes it’s important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it’s essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow.” – Douglas Pagels I have finally had the time to take a breath. It has been a long time in coming, as it seems that I have been driving myself pretty hard for…

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In-between

"If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour." - Victoria Erickson

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New Products and Sales

"Days decrease and autumn grows. Autumn is everything." - Robert Browning

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Decompressing

Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard. - Francesca Hayward

Finding ways to unwind and switch off is just as important as working very hard. – Francesca Hayward I call it ‘decompressing’. After spending days, weeks, and even months working toward a goal and finally achieving it, what comes next? For many of us, re-training ourselves to relax and take some time for ourselves can be just as difficult as working on something. It isn’t always easy to…

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Time to Harvest

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds that you plant. - Robert Louis Stevenson

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Worth the Wait (Hopefully!)

Keep calm and carry on. - Winston S. Churchill

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Gratitude

The purpose of life, after all, is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experiences. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

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The Best Laid Plans

"A well-laid plan creates a solid foundation, but it's the flexibility to adapt that builds success." - Unknown

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Focus on the Finish

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan well, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals. - Henry Sy

You have to have a dream, whether big or small. Then plan well, focus, work hard, and be very determined to achieve your goals. – Henry Sy These last few weeks have been a blur. For those of you who follow me and read every week, you can probably guess the reason. I have been working on another large project and that has required pretty much all of my time, effort, and concentration. It has…

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More Previews

“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.”—Napoleon Hill

“Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.”—Napoleon Hill Usually, I write my blog post here on Sunday mornings. It has become somewhat of a routine for me and I look forward to looking back on my past week and thinking about what I will do moving forward. However, I am writing this post on Saturday afternoon. It has been a busy day so far, and it is already well into the afternoon…

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Lifting Fog

The focus is what is right before you - to give it your best. It sows the seeds of tomorrow. - Kiran Bedi

The focus is what is right before you – to give it your best. It sows the seeds of tomorrow. – Kiran Bedi For myself, the most difficult thing when I am designing is knowing when to show my hand and share what I am working on. There seems to be a delicate balance between not sharing enough and becoming an afterthought (or worse yet, forgotten!) in other people’s minds and overplaying things and…