A state of Being

Good Morning!
 
I think this week’s blogs have inadvertently become Wayne Dyer themed. I found a few more quotes from his little book, “Everyday wisdom for Success” that I really enjoy. With the economy being what it is, the market taking an 800 point nose dive and all the uncertainty surrounding our country lately, I feel [...]

Starting out on the right foot

Good Morning,
 
Echoing the sentiment of those lovely hard working dwarfs, hi-ho, hi-ho, it’s off to work I go. . . If only I could whistle a jaunty tune as easily. . . In any event I thought about getting this week started off right with some great success quotes. I’d like to get us all [...]

And love, true love

I have to disclose here and now that my ability to speak is only made possible by the gracious writers of Family Guy, South Park, some Seinfeld and movies. That’s it. Without those outlets I would likely be mute. I can not remember historical dates to save my life, but man I can remember movie [...]

I love to be loved

Sorry for the late post – this pretty much counts as the Friday morning post. I had a bit of a snafu this morning and was not able to get the blog together. While there are hundreds of Peter Gabriel songs I love, today’s wraps up P.G. week here at the Duchess. And I’m ending [...]

Desert Rose

I’m back at it – and so are the Peter Gabriel clips.  Back in the far, far olden days, when Miss Brown had a cute little black convertible beamer – she used to cruise through the desert of southern Utah on long road trips. I would put the top down, drive fast with the wind [...]

Theme Party

Every week I try to come up with a theme to keep my mind on task when I roll out of bed in the morning and am a blank slate. Usually they’re things like the self-improvement tips and inspirational guidelines. But lately I have had some songs lodged into my head that absolutely refuse to [...]

You can be Henry Miller and I’ll be Anais Nin

Anyone remember that song? I know my AK girl got it because we listened to Jewel enough as girls in Alaska that we know all the lyrics by heart. Yes, it’s a lyric from one of Jewel’s songs – I think “Morning Song” but I was never too great at titles. Actually, now that I’ve [...]

Weekend Kick-off

Well it’s Friday morning, the morning that always preempts a nice Saturday sleep in for me. Oh how I look forward to sleeping in or just laying in my wonderful bed until 8 or 9am on Saturdays. It’s truly wonderful. Hope you all have some great things planned for this upcoming weekend. There is quite [...]

A dash of support with a hint of challenge

Today is the final installment of the five part series of Uncovering your Hidden Talents. The last step that Ms. Swift recommends in the process is to get support. She says that creativity is contagious, so if you surround yourself with a creative and collaborative group, you too will catch the bug. The support of [...]

Role Modeling

Good Morning. Today is the fourth part of the five steps to Realizing your Dreams and Uncovering your Hidden Talents. In this fourth installment, Ms. Swift explains another way we can get moving towards our goals. And one great way to move forward (now that you’ve been practicing saying “yes”, challenging and stepping out of [...]