Contributed by Laura Rios. With many creative endeavors, there are times when we need just a little assistance to get started. Today, I’d like to share a few things that have worked for me. The best part is, most of … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios. Initiative: the ability to assess and initiate things independently. (Oxford Dictionary) Ah, the ongoing struggle of anyone who works alone or pursues any creative endeavor. Make no mistake my friends, the struggle is real. Everyone has … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios. “When you open YouTube for ‘one quick tutorial’ and suddenly it’s three hours later.” In most creative endeavors, one of the challenges most of us face at times is finding inspiration. What to paint/sew/knit/weave/write? Beyond your … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura E Rios We need more wonder in this world. I see so many people who seem jaded, adopting a “been there, done that” attitude, but still, they manage to exhibit a lack of knowledge about everyday things. … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura E. Rios. Joy. It may seem to be in short supply these days, and that is exactly why we need to “grow” it. We need to make the effort to identify things in life that bring us … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios. I love Xennials. In case you’re not familiar with the term, Xennials describes the “micro-generation” of people whose birth years are between the late 1970s and the early 1980’s. Essentially, this group of people are on … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura E. Rios. As surely as winter follows fall, spring arrives at the end of winter. This repeating cycle comes every year. Most of us happily anticipate the changes that spring brings along, like nature’s beauty, longer days, … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios. As I sit to write this, I’m looking out through the patio door at the neighborhood treetops showing all kinds of colors: white and pink blossoms, the reddish color of new buds on the maple trees, … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura Rios In October 1933, the White Star Cafeteria in the Saint Regis Hotel of El Paso, Texas launched a weeklong advertising campaign to announce that they would be offering “Mexican tacos” each Tuesday. The tacos were a … Continue reading →
Contributed by Laura E. Rios. Albert Einstein said, “Creativity is intelligence having fun.” Coincidentally, fun starts with F which is the letter for today. I used to work in a university physics department, where I developed a respect and liking … Continue reading →
