Author: Brandi
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Getting Back Control of Your Life
In life, there is no room for bench warmers. There is no tree with which to hide, no tunnel to escape from, no magic invisibility cloak to help you vanish into thin air. Perhaps that’s why we lean towards books and movies of fantasy and fiction. When life gets hard, we can’t just disappear for…
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What Lies Are Holding You Back?
For me, it was: “You’re not creative. You’re not talented enough. No one’s going to really believe you’re a writer. Writer’s don’t make $. You’re nothing special. There are millions of people more talented than you so why try?” Deep in the dark, dusty corners of my mind was a slew of non-confronted falsities that…
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Surpassing the Status Quo
In an effort to be accepted, even loved, we often dumb down ourselves so others don’t feel intimidated or less than in our presence. Over time this builds as inner resentment, anger and a lifetime of being “good enough.” It’s sad that we feel the need to be ordinary to feel liked. It’s even sadder…
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Creative Friday: A Mix Bag
Like some of you, I’ve been here and there and everywhere lately. I haven’t had a ton of time to devote to my art. But I hope to pick it back up soon. I have done a few fun things this week, however. I blogged about one thing that soothe’s my soul on Beliefnet and…
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What to Do If You’re Feeling Burnt Out
I’ve been feeling burnt out lately. Actually, I didn’t even know that’s what it was until I read Fried: Why You Burn Out and How to Revive by Joan Borysenko. All I know was that it was getting hard and harder to blog lately. And I was also losing my creative drive. Hence, the lack…
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How Much of an Impact Do You Really Have in the World?
Your True Purpose There will come a time when you doubt your influence and significance in life. Maybe in your twenties you thought you were invincible and believed that you had the power to change the world. In your thirties, your dreams began to shift a bit. You scaled them down as other things and…
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Creative Friday: Coral Necklace
I traveled to Greece, Mendocino, California and Arizona and brought back this little ditty of inspiration. I love ocean inspired things and seeing red coral always brings back the fresh, tropical, sea style I’m drawn to. In Arizona, I noticed a lot of women wearing and selling necklaces with red beads. When I returned home…