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Kindness Conspiracy Challenge

February 1, 2017

The old saying (not that old really) is that everything lives forever on the internet. This is absolutely true. I just stumbled upon an old Wordpress blog I had from a number of years ago.

As I scroll, and occasionally winced, I did come across some things that still hold true today, or I can see the germ of an idea that has now come to fruition. (Then there's all the old photo and such that makes it feel like a full on nostalgia fest)

One of the posts still holds very true to the core of who I am, so I figured I'd repost it. It's really what is behind every piece of art I create and my desire to bring value and benefit to your world. Enjoy!

When I was a kid, my mom used to drag me out to stores. Not toy stores, but stores where she would go clothes shopping. Bored out of my mind, one day I decided that I would start holding the door open for people entering the store. (Obviously in this day and age, a kid by himself by the door would be an easy target to snatch – but let’s hold onto the innocence of another time for the moment). What I encountered was pretty interesting. People smiled and said thank you. And I felt pretty good doing something kind for people that was pretty easy. In an otherwise hurried existence (and maybe holding doors open in a non-hurried culture is more of where you may be from, but probably not) a simple act like holding open a door could brighten someone’s day.

Ever since then, I have made it a habit to hold doors open for people, and say thank you to people (Instilled by my grandma too). Try it today. For one whole day, go out of your way to hold open doors & say thank you. See what happens. You just might brighten someone’s day. And you’ll also be acting according to the “golden rule”  – Do for others what you would want them to do for you.

If you try this, I’d love to hear any stories that might come from your experiences. Feel free to post below. Let’s start a kindness conspiracy!

In Blog Tags Help, Kindness, Value, Service, Love, Hold A Door, Helpful
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Are you ready for a creative comeback?

Your art shouldn’t be a source of frustration, but a source of joy and passion.

It should be life giving, to you and those around you.

And while the act of creating might be a solitary one, you can’t do this alone.

You need a community. Fellow artists to journey with. Who are not competing with you, but rooting for you and your art. 
I want to personally invite you to join my new course “Your Artist Journey” were I share some tools to help you with your own creative comeback and an exclusive community of like minded artists.

Doors open for course enrollment the end of February!

Sign up for details and a limited introductory price offer www.YourArtistJourney.com (link in bio)

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Time to ride. 
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Dear Snow,
No, I don’t want to be your Valentine. Not now or ever. 
A copy of “Dear Snow” does make a great gift though. Grab your book from Amazon today!

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