What defines an artist?  Is it natural talent?  Expensive education?  Affirmation from colleagues?  Or is what defines an artist something more? When I first got into the writing industry, I learned a powerful warm up exercise. When you sit down to start writing, start by taking a passage from a book by your favorite author. […]

We were overwhelmed by the powerful stories submitted for the Atlanta Running on Empty Contest . If you are in need of inspiration, check out the blog post and read what the nominees have overcome and continue to overcome. I can’t tell you how much I related to the various nominees. Doesn’t the saying seem […]

An object. Is it possible for an object to strike emotion in us? Can it move us even though it isn’t alive? If there is no face smiling back at us, can we still feel a deep connection? After seeing the awesome work from our Top Five Finalists for the Inspirational Object contest, you may […]

First of all, this is a long post. Consider yourself warned. 🙂 Not only long text, but I’ve got lots of images below too. What do you expect when I haven’t blogged in forever! 🙂 Second of all, I want to thank EVERY one of you who follow this blog. I know some of you […]

The time off this last week has been so good. Brian and I feel like we’ve really had a chance to unplug and soak up the holidays with family. I’m even exited for this coming week b/c I feel like I’m at that point of feeling a little bit refreshed and even a tad bit […]

Steps to replenishing our creative spirit is something I take seriously.  Trying to create while running on empty doesn’t work well.  It’s certainly not sustainable.  And yet, there are baby steps all around me that I can take.  Whether it’s the craziness of the holiday season or a dry spell I’m walking through, I love […]