Welcome to another installment of Today’s Ollieism. These are little nuggets of simple wisdom from the mind of Ollie Bug, (an approximately six year old) Spider of Adventure living in the faraway and fantastic Moonwater Meadow (which is right under your nose). Today’s Ollieism: Nothing Beats A Mug Of Hot Chocolate Shared With Friends Under-think…
This week’s theme for a better you is Growth. I didn’t see it coming and in one instant, all my hopes were shot. I was in a martial arts tournament when I was a boy. I worked my way up the ranks and now I was fighting for the big trophy, the one I’d mount…
This week’s theme for a better you and a better world is: begin. Begin. They say a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. Actually, it begins with coffee but that’s another story. Goals and dreams are big things, intimidating things. We see the whole giant flaming ball of everything and decide a…
Creative minds often have a hard time swallowing the idea that our output will be judged. We have enough trouble with the likes of impostor syndrome, resistance and self-doubt. I suppose it’s just part of our particular grind. Most of the time it is an intern ally generated image based on faulty programming. It can…
Celebrating individuality and creativity is a big deal around here. In the little world I write and paint there are different holidays. We call them Ollie-days because they’re usually made up by Ollie, our resident genius. Wear A Cape Day is one such day in Moonwater Meadow. On the surface it looks like everyone dresses…
I once went for a hypnotherapy session at the suggestion of a friend who was the hypnotherapist. I was chewing on too much confusion about all the creative voices in my head. All the serious writers, beatnik prose-masters, whimsical artists, musicians and maybe even a racing mechanic were always clamoring for attention. She thought a…
I woke up this morning to find the Gremlins had come to play. I no longer call them demons. That’s giving them too much credit. I created them and I’ll see them as I choose. They used to be these big ugly undulating things with glowing red eyes and beastly howls. They had power over…
As you may know, I like to talk about the dreams (goals?) that live in the deepest parts of us. Everyone has a dream whether it’s something you’ve always wanted to be or something you’ve just figured out. The problem is most of us who are already fully engaged in life don’t know how…
Why chase your dreams when you can sit under a blanket afraid of everything? – Are your dreams and goals getting in the way of you leading an unproductive life? – Does the idea of success keep you up in fits of anxiety all night? – Are your Netflix and chill moments being…