Creative Blogs

My town is small. So small, in fact, that we don’t even have a traffic light. Thanks to local entrepreneurs, the majority of the buildings along Main Street are occupied, most with antique shops or thrift stores, along with the library, bank, and post office. The buildings are all old, but they hold historic interest. […]

Do you ever look at a blank piece of paper with wonderment?  Do you see endless possibilities?  Does anticipation fill your heart and mind at the prospect of filling a blank page? It seems there’s a diverse range of responses when it comes to a blank page.  Some fear and avoid it.  Others jump at […]

Let’s make sure our motives are pure.

In the past few weeks I’ve heard the expression “me time,” over and over. Now this could sound a bit selfish . . . Yet the people saying it are some of the most unselfish people I know! So what’s up with that? Basically, it’s a simple way to say, “I’ve spread myself too thin. If I don’t […]

Seeing is one thing; paying attention to detail is another. Though many things come daily into our view, very few actually register into the thought process. As you read this blog, think of situations in your life that make this example relevant to you. As a group of landscape artists climbed the rugged terrain of […]

Have you ever stopped just to enjoy the moment? Say to look at a beautiful sunset? We’ve all seen them on our way home from work, or to and from some event and think, “How beautiful,” as we continue to our next destination. We hardly ever consider how refreshing it might be to actually stop […]