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On June 13th 2006, I wrote the first sentence to my first blog post; “My first blog…the pressure almost makes you never want to start one. But here I am because I know I’m going to love this once I get the hang of it!” Can you hear the anxiety in my voice?  I had […]

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Professional photographer, Michael Corsentino, posted on FB about a special project he did with and for Veterans.  His images, these faces, were so moving–I had to share.  It seems that there is a forgotten generation in our fast paced world.  And yet, we owe so much of our freedom to countless soldiers.  I know that […]

In a recent interview, I was asked to talk about what inspires me.  For one of the first times, I didn’t say my kids.  In fact, I didn’t even hesitate with my answer.  I said “Moms inspire me!”  At the Seattle CONFIDENCE Workshop this weekend, I was reminded of why this is so deeply true. […]

I was reminded last week of how critical some people can be when you are pursuing your passion to becoming a successful artist. A number of you emailed me about how to deal with criticism, how to hang in there when you feel unwanted, unwelcome, and most of all, how to know whether or not […]