“Now and then it’s good to pause
in our pursuit of happiness
and just be happy.”
-Robert Brault
Jan 252012
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Jan 122012
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Does this manifesto rock or what?
This manifesto sums up where my head’s been lately. This stuff consumes me. It’s all I can think about. I’m a dreamer. A big dreamer. I have a dream vision for where I would like this site to go. I’ve gone from artful blogger to non-blogger to business-ish coach blogger to non-blogger again. Then there’s this fresh start, which I’m super excited about, yet a little hesitant to dive in.
What if it doesn’t work? What if they don’t get it? What if they think I’ve lost my marbles. I could what if myself into craziness. But instead, I’m just going to write and share and dream, believing with my whole heart that those who get it will come and those who don’t won’t… and that’s perfectly ok. More than ok actually. It’s exactly as it should be.
What I know for sure.
I love to hear people say they are inspired and I love the feeling of being inspired. Being inspired moves me to action. When I’m inspired, I write, I paint, I doodle and I dream. When I’m inspired, I eat right and exercise. When I’m inspired I am grateful and generous. When I’m inspired, I feel like I can do anything I set my mind to do. And I believe that’s what most of us big dreamers do when we’re inspired.
Mission Possible…
My mission with this new site is to inspire and be inspired. I’m envisioning categories of Inspiring Creativity, Inspiring Courage, Inspiring Health, Inspiring Business and more. I want to pull together people (super inspiring experts) and valuable resources to motivate and inspire you. I dream of making this site a hub of inspiration for big dreamers like you.
I promise.
- I promise to preach what moves me.
- I promise to share the resources I come across that I believe to be valuable and inspiring.
- I promise to seek inspiring experts to interview and guest post on the topics of Inspiring Creativity, Inspiring Business, Inspiring Courage, Inspiring Health, Inspiring Growth and much more.
- I promise to keep you updated on the happenings on this site via The Inspirer and this blog. (You do get The Inspirer right?)
- I promise to enthusiastically support people and endeavors that inspire me. (I am a cheerleader afterall!)
More soon! (I promise.)
xo & buckets of belief in all things you,
Carmen
Jan 022012
photo taken via Instagram on my iPhone
As you can tell, things look a little different around here. I’ve taken the plunge into WordPress and I’m learning as I go. Hold me… and bear with me during the transition. Exporting old posts from Squarespace was a challenge. I was able to export the posts, but not the photos. I plan to weed through old posts, saving what I love, tossing what I don’t, but this will take some time because photos will have to be added back one at a time.
I’m looking forward to a New Year full of new dreams and awesomeness! Aren’t you?!
xo & buckets of belief in you,
Carmen
Dec 182011
I’m listening to Ronna Dietrick and Dyana Valentine preach the gospel of audaciously acknowledging personal truth. Church. Wake Up Renegade.
I’m hearing terms like these and soaking it all in, feeling like I’ve arrived exactly where I belong….
Preach what moves you.
Prophetess
Speak your truth.
Oracle
Truth Teller
Warrior
Conversationist
Audaciously Expressed Courageous Person – Audacious Expression
On the margins
Muse
Encourager
Validation not required
Community and Passion
Women on the verge
Super Powerful – indicator that you’re in the right space.
Edge
Discomfort
When you begin to get closer to your calling, when you’re aligning, it’s scary and uncomfortable. Change makes others uncomfortable too. Change is necessary for growth.
Find your calling.
Fringe – outer edge
Empower
No requirement or pre-requisite to being worthy. Enoughness.
Outlier
Women
What you create matters – has your stamp of “you” on it. Tailored.
Pushing the boundaries.
Righteousness
Leadership
Communion
Synergy
Not sorry.
Raise your vibration.
Preach what moves you. Chances are it is exactly what someone else needs to move.
xo & belief in all things you,
Carmen
Christine Mason Miller’s latest book – Desire to Inspire: Using Creative Passion to Transform the World – is a collection of stories, exercises, images, quotes, and anecdotes from twenty extraordinary contributors, all sharing insights and experiences of how they create a meaningful life and, in turn, make a positive impact on the world. Each chapter discusses a different aspect of living a passion-fueled life, and this month Christine is offering a 60-Second Snapshot of each chapter as part of her Desire to Inspire Virtual Book Tour. Click here for all her online book tour dates!
Today Christine discusses Chapter 6 ~ The Ripple Effect of Inspiration
“Every step taken toward your most passionate,
meaningful life is the highest service you can
offer the world – every single step.” ~Desire to Inspire
You are standing in a wide-open field, and it is dark. You light a candle. Suddenly you see five people around you – people you know. They walk up to you and are able to light their own candles with yours. Then those five people each notice five others around them, and all of those candles are lit from theirs. This goes on and on, until you see that this wide-open field is filled with people, who all now have brightly lit candles. The whole world is filled with light, and it draws more people in from beyond the edges of that field. The light keeps going, and traveling farther than anyone can see. This is the way inspiration works – it travels at the speed of light.
Leave a comment today through Tuesday, the 13th at noon EST and be entered to win one of the three wall art pieces pictured below!
Christine Mason Miller is a Santa Monica-based artist, writer, and explorer. Her next book – Desire to Inspire: Using Creative Passion to Transform the World – begins shipping later this month! Follow her adventures on www.christinemasonmiller.com.
Nov 302011
Just a super quick note to share that I’ll be a guest on Mark Lipinski’s show, “Creative Mojo” today! Don’tcha just love that name?!
I would love, love, love for you to listen in. We’ll be talking art, the inspiration behind The Artist Unique, signature style, collaboration and more.
Just go to www.toginet.com and click on the listen live button on the right hand side. I’ll be on live at 4:00 p.m. EST, but the podcast will be available a few hours after the show if you can’t listen in live.
Mucho love and gratitude ♥,
Carmen
p.s. In case you missed my 60-Second Interview with Christine Mason-Miller yesterday, pop over and take a peek - and take a few minutes to read some of the other 60-Second Interviews from Desire to Inspire contributors!!
I have a special place in my heart reserved for creative women with a passion to inspire. You’ve heard me rant and rave about how I get completely blissed out by people who allow themselves to get lost in the awesomeness of creative passion. Since the moment I first encountered Christine Mason-Miller online, I’ve been in awe… she oozes the very stuff that inspiration is made of. Her words. Her artwork. Her presence. Her ideas. Her willingness to share. Her reach. Her collaborations. Her heart. Her honesty.
Christine’s new book, Desire to Inspire: Using Creative Passion to Transform the World, is about to be released and I am beyond excited to be included in it. Pop over to Amazon and take a peek inside the book. Christine has pulled together an amazingly inspiring group of 20 artists, writers and entrepreneurs who share quotes, stories, and anecdotes along with meaningful, encouraging exercises to support you on your journey.
xo & belief in you,
Carmen
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Christine is also the author of Ordinary Sparkling Moments: Reflections on Success and Contentment
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