Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter! 2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support. We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Brian
Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter! 2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support. We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Erin
Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter! 2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support. We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Wynne
Happy Holidays from all of us at Heart of the Matter! 2023 was an amazing year and we’re grateful for your readership and support. We’re thrilled to do a ‘take two’ as we share some of our most popular posts from 2023. (Note comments have been disabled.) See you in the new year! Enjoy and watch … More Best of Vicki
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we have Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Morning Sky by Vicki … More Well Said Saturdays – December 23
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we have Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From Light, Love & Gifting … More Well Said Saturdays – December 16
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we have Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From A Table With Nine … More Well Said Saturdays – December 9
I turned the corner and the dark night erupted into a twinkling light show, full of bright red and greens. There were snowflakes, snowmen smiling from cheek-to-cheek, reindeer in mid-flight, and a jolly old St. Nick. There was, of course, a manger scene too. On Thanksgiving night, we drove past two homes where the owners every … More Let it shine!
It seems like these days pass so quickly that we often finding ourselves reading, appreciating the gift of a post, and then moving on too quickly. To extend some of the great notes of the week, we have Well Said Saturdays – bringing a few quotes from recent posts forward. From A Hug in Four … More Well Said Saturdays – December 2
I’ve been sharing a lot lately about hitting a wall creatively, because I’m in one of those uncomfortable places that all creative people reach at some point. I’ve actually reached this point many, many times in my creative career. This experience feels similar to wandering through desolate prairie lands (not that I’ve ever wandered through desolate prairie lands, but I can imagine) and finally reaching a lonely outpost, only to find that this outpost offers no real direction. At some point, one just has to decide whether to go back from whence they came, or pick a direction and move forward without any clear answers. As I’ve been dancing in front of this creative wall for several months now, I’ve been coming up with all kinds of ways to do things differently this time, because my default has always been to pack up shop, jump ship, and quit my practice, only to return again after several months of tortured guilt, uncertainty, and restlessness. But no, not this time. This time, I’m going to pick a direction and see what happens. I believe only good can come from this. But wow, it’s tough, and these bleak Lonesome Dove vibes are no joke! … More When In Doubt, Do What You Know
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