From the monthly archives:

February 2009

3 Fears That (Sometimes) Stop Me from Doing What I Love Doing

by Barbara Hartsook on February 26, 2009 · 21 comments

in Inspiration,Personal Growth

I love to write and doodle. So why don’t I do more of it? What am I afraid of? And how do I stop the fears and get going again? 1. Fear of Failure… Maybe my written thoughts won’t have significance to you, the reader. Do you even wonder the same things I wonder? Or [...]

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Coloring a Pencil Drawing in Painter X

by Barbara Hartsook on February 20, 2009 · 22 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

I carried my pencils and large drawing pad into the newly-formed “Sketching Sessions” class five minutes late and was told to sit anywhere and draw something. I found my spot, opened my drawing pad and began sketching the girl across from me. I thought she might wonder why I was staring at her. But she [...]

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Does our Imagination Inspire Us to Act?

by Barbara Hartsook on February 16, 2009 · 13 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee,Inspiration

“We all live best in our own imaginations.” I read that this morning in a novel. I wondered how often I live there — in my imagination. While I’m driving, or in the shower, or out on the exercise trail. And is it a good thing? I imagine brilliant conversations with others — in my [...]

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Inspiration Is In the Story… Art of All Kinds Tell Those Stories

by Barbara Hartsook on February 5, 2009 · 18 comments

in Blogging,Conversation Over Coffee,Inspiration

Stories have always inspired me. Perhaps because I was raised with them, in one art form or another… When I was a young girl, our family often took Sunday drives through the country-side, with the hoped-for goal of buying ice cream cones. A favorite trip was to a small college town twenty miles due west [...]

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Do New Year’s Resolutions Begin With "I Will" or "I Won’t"? Or Both? (Do They Begin in February?)

by Barbara Hartsook on February 1, 2009 · 16 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

How do you begin your list of resolutions? I will… I won’t… Or some of each? Okay… it’s February already. But shouldn’t New Year’s resolutions survive at least the first month? I know I’m still thinking mine through… Last November I wrote a goal (and publicized it at 43 Things) to declutter my workroom. I [...]

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