From the monthly archives:

January 2010

@beanfair asked the question on Twitter: What do YOU think makes an effective Tweet? Is it a call to action? A tease that makes you curious? a great link or…? My answer is Yes. All those things. I am a life-learner, curious beyond measure, and ever-antsy to do something! so Yes, all those things. A [...]

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Why do we doodle? Just to pass the time? To find a design? To examine patterns? If I have a pen in hand and paper near by, I’m going to doodle. My name, a curved line, what’s being said by someone else — and that may also be in a curved line — or sometimes [...]

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Name that Painting in Six Words

by Barbara Hartsook on January 15, 2010 · 12 comments

in In the Studio

I’m not very good at naming things. I agonize over headlines and story titles, anything that must be told quickly and completely. I love words, you see. They tell pictures… Even giving title to a painting challenges me — I guess because I want the viewer to relate visually and emotionally and create their own [...]

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How Do You Handle Hurtful Remarks?

by Barbara Hartsook on January 12, 2010 · 19 comments

in Personal Growth

It’s universal you know… thinking whatever offensive, hurtful remark gets thrown at us is because of us. It isn’t always… Liz Strauss says to distance ourselves from the event. Her points are excellent — think, think, realize, decide, and think some more. Read the point specifics on her blog… I’d add this: Realize the offensive [...]

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Story Puts the Happy in New Year

by Barbara Hartsook on January 6, 2010 · 4 comments

in Conversation Over Coffee

I have to share a happy new year story with you. It’s called A Walk in the Snow with Not-So Strangers. I was roaming the Internet from the Technorati site, and through a series of clicks from here, found myself on Katie Paine’s blog. In the side bar were titles of recent posts, and this [...]

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Tidy up. That’s what I want to do. Sort out. Pitch. Give away. Save. Make room for what’s to come. Get rid of the clutter on my desk, in my closets, and in my schedule. It’s that time of year we think about new goals, shedding pounds, prettying up our homes, wishing folks Happy…  these [...]

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