Category: CREATIVE
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Talk
Good for you, you voice-finder, say seeker. You have stepped into the ugliness of straight talk…and it’s moving ways. Oh yes, there is good, pure rightness in the directness of it all…but it’s not easy. And people will hurt…a little damage will be done. But only at first. This all…
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Canadian Girls
I’m so proud of every Canadian girl I’ve ever met… And those I haven’t yet. They are full of heart and strength … beautiful, graceful and fun. Olympic champions, daughters of this land… I salute you. You make me proud.
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How to Light Your File Room on Fire
The first thing you need to do, is decide to do it. Yeah, you need to commit…no half in for a job like this. If you’re going to light the match, make sure you’re willing to go all the way. Next, you need to figure out who’s going to be…
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Pathways
Pathways in the snow tell a story. They show you what’s been, but also the travelled ways. You can dissect the nature of what’s been there before, And see the stories from the past. Pathways are sometimes built as they are travelled, But now a days, many are pre-built, showing…
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The Dream: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.14.13 The elephant grass is 8 feet high. Sharp as hell and thick beyond belief. Dozens of narrow pathways cut through the field form a maze that I navigate by instinct. I’m hunting and lost. The day is hot and my sweat is constant. I fire my…
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The News: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.16.13 On Remembrance Day, the news channels play war footage. I am immediately drawn to it, and stop everything to focus and listen. The personal stories captivate me and I often put myself in their shoes…picturing what it would have been like if that were me. I’m…
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My First Office: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.17.13 I started my first information management business in September of 1997. By early 1999, we had grown large enough to necessitate formal office space. As we toured many options around Calgary, surprisingly we were lead to one of the buildings being rented on Calgary’s former army…
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My House: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.18.13 My youngest daughter is now 4. When Phoebe was born, she entered our lovely house taking us from a family of three to a family of four. No big deal, she was small and we had a bedroom perfectly set up for her. Oh how wrong…
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Values: Remembrance Series
Originally posted on 11.19.13 So who am I on this, my 43rd Remembrance Day? I am the values I represent. I am the consistent patterns of my past. I see myself through this lens, this Remembrance Day. From the day of my birth: Be respectful From my dreams & lessons from…
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Control and Change
I read a great quote the other day. It really touched on something I’ve experienced. It read: “Great ideas alter the power balance in relationships. That’s why great ideas are initially resisted.” I have a specific appreciation for people, and companies, who struggle with change. My nature is to have…
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I Act Like I Know What I’m Doing…
These are late night truths, Not to be revealed, for real, I sound like I know, I act like I know what I’m doing… Follow me, I invite you, It’s up to you and me, together, This can’t be all up to me, no, We agree to join forces,…
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The Music That Played During the Writing of the Paratrooper Series
Originally posted on 10.09.13 I love to write and listen to music… But the music has to be right in order to promote creativity. I can’t string two words together if the wrong song is playing. The 9 tunes below were the songs that inspired me to write the words…
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Be Around Art
When I have earphones on, and the music’s just right… When the colors engage and energize me… When the images prompt me to action… And when the actor turns and speaks to me… It is to be around art. Simply be, around art.
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Changing Chaos to Calm: 4 Steps to Organizing Anything… or Everything
When I think about organization, I get excited. I love placing pieces together and categorizing the cluttered. It brings a calm to me as I wade into chaos and leave behind order. 1. The first step to organizing something is to create buckets. Call them categories, boxes, groups or places…
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The New Stream
I’m going to tell you a story. We all like stories. It begins with an understanding – or a ‘position’ of sorts. I believe that organization and communication make everything better…everything. To live the life you want to live, you need to be purposeful…and being purposeful requires a lot of…
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