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MKE Creative Community
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
This blog post is meant to be a brainstorming session about building a Milwaukee-based creative community social network. I’m just throwing out thoughts - please comment and discuss, suggest things, disagree. Please note that I’m not pro or con any thing on these lists - I’m just ( Read more... ) -
Tribes as Part of the Future
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
President Barack Obama made this statement in his inaugural address (emphasis mine):
For we know that our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. We are a nation of Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus - and non-believers. We are shaped by every language and culture, ( Read more... ) -
Friends...
In case you think, "Huh - I just wrote about that in my LJ, why didn't Lane see that? Why did she ask me a question I clearly answered in there?" , I must let you know that I have no access to the friends page while at work. Strange, but true. I can access each individual LJ, but I cannot read the friends page where all of your lovely posts ( Read more... ) -
Be, Do, Have
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
This weekend, I spent a lot of time running around preparing for several upcoming events. Like most people who have many interests, I managed to overschedule myself so that I am preparing for many things, all at once, and have soaring expectations for each one of those events.
So ( Read more... ) -
How Etsy Invaded My Life
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
If I were to choose words that I wanted to be defined as, I’d probably choose: elegant, sophisticated, disciplined, daring and alluring.
Unfortunately, I meet none of those expectations. The closest I can get is: occasionally tailored, friendly, paradoxical, safe, and nerdy - which ( Read more... ) -
Shameless Plug #1 - The Dark Clan Upcoming Shows
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
Those of you who know me might know that I’m also a member of a band called The Dark Clan. I’m a relatively new member. I sing some vocals and play bass keyboards. We are on LJ (the_dark_clan.livejournal.com) and have a Facebook group too. Feel free to join one or all.
So the ( Read more... ) -
Expectations are a Part of Keeping Your Promises
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
I think part of keeping your promises involves a sense of living up to expectations, and I’m more sensitive to living up to those I present to others than I am to myself.
But who sets these expectations up? Me.
In reality, living up to expectations is a loaded idea that keeps us ( Read more... ) -
Keeping Your Promises, Especially to Yourself
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
I was running at the gym last week and thinking to myself. The thought that came to me was, “I need to carve out time for myself like this all the time. This is MY time, time for ME.”
And then I nearly fell off the treadmill with a realization.
What part of my calendar isn’t “my ( Read more... ) -
The Art and Science of Flow
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
I’m always interested in the theory of creativity (and almost anything about how the brain works). One of my favorite speeches on creativity is by Sir Ken Robinson on TED. I’ve been reading about creativity and its cultivation for years.
That’s how I found this TED talk on Flowby ( Read more... ) -
Yes.
Originally published at Lane Ellen. You can comment here or there.
“All activities should be done with one intention. That intention is to realize our connection with all beings.”
-Pema Chodrom