by Tara Joyce | Sep 7, 2009 | My Journey | What's On My Mind
I have just returned from New York City. It was a wonderful trip to experience the city with my husband and be in the home of a great friend. I met her in France when we both were on exchange there. We lived in the hilltop suburb of Rouen, Normandy, a beautiful city in the North of France. We studied business there but mostly we traveled everywhere together.
Together we discovered our individual love of improvising. Of adventure. Of exploring. But only now, five years later, am I starting to truly understand and embrace it.
by Tara Joyce | Sep 3, 2009 | Cultural Creativity
Why is it that ‘being realistic’ is synonymous with being pessimistic? Why is being negative being real? Who decided that life is actually cruel and unkind?
Who determined that being an optimist was the antithesis of being a realist? I know, I know, being an optimist means I’m in lala land. Get real, people. Your thoughts (both conscious and unconscious) dictate the reality of your life.
by Tara Joyce | Aug 31, 2009 | My Journey | What's On My Mind
I’ve updated the site. I made it a bit easier to use and more streamlined. Plus I like the smoke.
I’ve been posting three times a week as well. Monday, Thursday, Friday. I’m disciplining myself.
I’m learning about time right now and I’m realizing I need to quit making excuses for not doing things. I can make the time because I make time. Not making time to write is me limiting my Self.
by Tara Joyce | Aug 28, 2009 | My Journey | What's On My Mind
This is actually a quote from Seinfeld‘s Jerry in the episode, ‘The Mango’… obviously he wasn’t talking about me though, he was talking about Meryl Streep. But whatever, that’s not important.
We all feel like phony baloneys
I pontificate weekly about craft, community and connection… but, at times, it feels fake. The truth is, I’m not yet confident enough in my own craft to call myself a writer
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by Tara Joyce | Aug 27, 2009 | Cultural Creativity
I often find that my choices are met with hostility from others.
The resistance is not a result of my choice affecting or hurting the other person, as the decision often has nothing to do with them… the hostility is more about how the decision makes them feel about their Self.
So what if I’m different from you?
To me, the difference between a person committed to a Cultural Creative, Modern or Traditional lifestyle is the values that they choose to actively pursue as goals.
