The 30 hours of basic childcare training I had to do had one really valuable concept that it conveyed. It discussed how home situations of young children can sometimes be traumatic. There may be substance abuse, poverty, violence, divorce, etc… and…
Month: August 2022
Challenge and Growth
In life whenever I have felt stuck, stagnant, and depressed I always just kept moving one foot in front of the other and eventually found my way into the next great thing for me. Sometimes (and I don’t know why…
Ew, Cringe
I have learned recently that not everyone finds the same things embarrassing. Tiktok has many examples of this. There are videos of people talking to their camera while sitting on the toilet. There are videos of people tripping and falling…
Are you focusing on your faults?
You don’t need to be good at everything. You don’t need to focus on doing those things that you aren’t inclined to do or don’t enjoy or aren’t good at. Figure out what you are good at, what you enjoy…
Complete: 30 Day Challenge – Walking 4 Miles Every Day
I am a believer in the profound benefits of walking every day. There are so many philosophers and artists from the past and present that discuss the benefits of walking. “If I could not walk far and fast, I think…
Are Your Goals Wild Enough For You?
Sometimes I feel like I am not making progress fast enough. Every day I wake up and I do what I need to do. But sometimes after days and days of doing the same things it just starts to feel…
Being Creative is a Skill
Being creative isn’t some magical gift given from the heavens. Creativity is mostly practice over time and gaining skills through that practice. Artists aren’t born being able to paint anything they want. They spend hours and hours painting. They have pieces that they…
Walking For Health: Physical and Mental Benefits
I am on day 29 of my challenge to walk 4 miles every day for 30 days. One thing I cannot stress enough is just how well I feel physically and mentally just from doing this practice for nearly a…
Always Say Yes to Yourself
If you are a creative person who wants to put their art out into the world, always say yes to yourself. Your work deserves to be seen by people. You never know what good might come from putting your work out into…
Has the World Become Bland?
I recently came a cross an article about how the world has become less colorful than it was 100 or even 50 years ago. You can read the original article here. There is a graph of bars of colors that get…