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The Elephant Days of November |
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In This Issue:
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Jill Badonsky's Muse Letter, November 2005
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And Now for Something Completely Similar .. but for November
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Upcoming Events and Trainings
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Poetry, Elephants and Art
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Bonnie Cady, Artist, Angel, Quirky Person
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Creativity Tip of the Month
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Apologies if you got this twice again. I'm not attempting repeat advertising, I'm just nervous and some times hit buttons twicee.
Welcome back.
Or for those new to the Muse Letter:
Congratulations on finding a band of Muses to report to you each month. You should also know that the modern day Muse, Bea Silly (from the book I wrote and continue to rest upon like falling autumn laurels), hi-jacked the "theme" department of this Muse letter starting in September of this very year.
Ricocheting off of the Dog Days of August, Bea Silly decided we should go into a year of creative creatures to give us playful inspiration ... so we had the Bird Days of September, the Chameleon days of October and now, to make sure the turkeys are downplayed for a change this year, we have the ELEPHANT DAYS of NOVMEBER. We are breaking new ground here, because, well.. that's what Muses do. Plus, it's in the Muse Letter's mission statement... "breaking new ground, old rules, rigid facades and in good shoes"). In order to forge into new ideas, sometimes we must risk being silly. Consider the name "google". Yahoo? The Silly risk. Not a lot of bad consequences in being silly unless you have a facade you don't want broken.
Being silly can result in more a-muse-ment, more discovery and more of the type of friends you want to be a-round.
Take an elephant to lunch.
NOVEMBER acronyms:
From Dale Bowen:
Nice Opaque Violet Etchings Mirrored Beyond Empty Rooms
Naughty Ornery Voices Echoed Madly Bellowing Enticements Raucously
No Other Verb Expresses My Bumbling Everyday Ramblings
From Jeanne Hillson:
Natalya often visualized extraordinary miracles becoming everyday realities
From Marney:
Now only very exciting Muses bring engaging rituals
Also From Marney: THANKS MARNEY)
Readers of the Muse Letter have a special, exclusive invitation to attend Artella's Early Bird Design-Your-Own Holiday Shopping Spree! Send an email to i-read-the-museletter@artellaland.com to get your password and all the details on how to shop at www.ArtellaWordsAndArt.com and get rewarded with lots of FREE gifts in the process! Sshhh…for Muse VIPs only!Ssshhhh....for Muse VIP's from this Muse Letter ONLY!
Hey, it's me, Jill, again. Here's a fabulous (I love that word) idea for holiday gifts. Send spa products - the holidays are when we need them the most. Sue Messer, Inner Beauty Consultant and Iowa Muse, has these soothing little eye pads that would fit in your Christmas Cards. She's got bunches of neat spa products. email SUEMESSER3@aol.com for ideas and convenient ways to soothe the people on your holiday lists.
Here's another idea.. MUSE BOOKS!
Here's SOME real NOVEMBER CELEBRATIONS with a NEW Twist:
November 13 - National World Kindness Day: Here's something different: Be Kind to YOURSELF. Say something nice to yourself, buy something you want and don't need ($15 limit here girls), give yourself a guilt-free nap if you don't usually or be kind to yourself and clear your clutter for 15 minutes.
November 17 - Take a Hike Day: Take a hike in your journal. Write about a current change in your life as if it were a hike in metaphor form.. What sites do you see? How is the difficulty? What baggage did you bring in your back pack?
Or take a hike in your imagination.. What do you see along the way? Send inwhat you write or draw. info@themuseisin.com
November 17 - Homemade Bread Day
Begin writing with this half sentence: I am homemade bread.. and keep going... Or just eat some. Pannera has free wi-fi.
November 19 - Have a Bad Day Day:
Collage, paint or color with crayons what a bad day looks like?
Make up a Bad Day dance in your living room (this is particularly cathartic and invigorating - heavy rock and roll like Break On Through to the Other Side by The Doors is helpful).
November 20 - Name your PC Day
Have your PC name YOU.
Or name your Pink Carnation or your Pillow Case or Your Perky Cat or um.. your Personal Computer.
November 21 - World Hello Day
Make a call to the world in your vicinity and say hello. Say hello to someone who inspires you.. Say Hello in a lot of different voices.
November 24th Thanksgiving:
Thanks for reading this. Don't forget to thank your kids or your pets for being in your life. Read the Lull chapter again.
November 30 - Stay at Home Because You're Well Day
Well, what?
Web-siting
Check out Carol Weeg's website:
findingourway.com .. it may help if you are lost and she has a wonderful newsletter.
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Hey Kiddos,
Here’s an idea… Adopt the nine modern day muses in 2006. Did you know you can meet all the modern day muses and integrate them into your life on-line and on-the-phone in a twelve week journey that just builds in momentum, joy and discovery? The last class made a phenomenonal journey and deep friendships with an intimate group of their creative tribe members (from all over the world). Congratulations Bette, Cindy, Cheryle, Heidie, Lee, Holly, Anna, Erin, Diane, Nelda and Denise for making the amazing journey. A special issue will be coming out soon showcasing their poems and pictures.
Check it out below where you see **#** It will be a great way to begin 2006. It will help you identify and move through self sabotage, fears, and resistances to wherever you are in the creative process. It will give you a more fulfilling lease on life. It will be limited in enrollment so sign up soon and get the early bird special.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 UNNAMED WRITER’S GROUP
RENO, NEVADA A writing workshop with the Muses. http://www.unnamedwriters.org/ Begins at 10:00 AM promptly.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH 7-9 p.m. $12 The November Book Works Writing Workshop, Theme: TIME... triggers, tricks and prompts that make creative writing easy. This monthy workshop is going strong and is for anyone any level interested in writing in a creative and non-threatening environment that serves dark chocolate.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18 I get to be the Keynote Speaker at Carlsbad/Mission Valley Score Breakfast Conference .. 7 am. at the Doubletree in Del Mar . Marketing and Motivation from the Modern Day Muses. https://www.score-sandiego.org/Workshops.asp?WorkshopID=35
**#** ANOTHER MUSE JOURNEY JANUARY 23rd 2006 **#**..Start 2006 out with a creative direction and exhilaration. On-line and on-phone Muse Classes with Denise Mihalik and myself. Please email Denise for examples of the inspiring online class graphics you will receive weekly. dschreiber8@comcast.net http://www.denisemihalik.com/muse/musead.htm
This 12 week class is both supportive and fun and will send you onto the path of your passion with joy, direction and unstoppable energy . email prompts are completed on your own time schedule and phone calls are scheduled and recorded with everyone in mind.
The 12-week length helps you develop habits for your creative work that will last a lifetime. Includes a free creativity coaching session.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 14TH ANNUAL DREAM BOARD PROSPERITY WORKSHOP AND COUNTRY DINNER PARTY: 3 - 7 p.m. in RAMONA
Come visit the beautiful country scenery of Ramona, CA and make a 2006 dream board. This 5th year tradition of doing this because of the power we have seen in creating a dream board of what you would like to manifest during the year. This workshop includes dinner and a short, dream inspiring hike. Stay the night in Julian or drive in just for the day. RSVP info@themuseisin.com or register through www.paypal.com $35 early registration by December 31 $40 until day of registration then $45. enrollment limited
email www.paypal.com and use info@themuseisin.com
or mail a check.
SATURDAY JANUARY 28th, 2006
Eighteenth Annual Conference Sponsored by The National Expressive Therapy Association: Creativity Keynote – at the Bayfront Medical Center and Hilton Hotel
in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida http://www.expressivetherapy.com/2006conf.html
FEBRUARY 24 – FEBRUARY 26, 2006
Sophia Center of Montana "Welcoming Abundance"The gathering will be held at the Symes Hot Springs Hotel in Hot Springs, Montana. I get to do the KEYNOTE SPEECH and two workshops that will equip you with the nine modern day Muses’ take on bringing more abundance in your life.
http://www.sophiacenterofmontana.com/abund.htm
APRIL 16th 2006
ON THE PHONE, ON-LINE AND IN SAN DIEGO
Be Certified as a KAIZEN-MUSE CREATIVITY COACH with Jill Badonsky, M.Ed. and Dr. Robert Maurer (One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way) For more information, talk to me at info@themuseisin.com .
This program is an intensive training to certify individuals to coach other individuals using a dynamic model that has been in operation and evolving since 1996 and is recently augmented by the work of Bob Maurer, Ph.D.(www.scienceofexcellence.com) The model differentiates creative resistance from self sabatoge and reshapes creative thinking uses tools and approaches that honor the non-linear nature of creativity. Creativity Coaching is for individuals from all walks of life who wish to break through obstacles to creativity for a pursuit or for living more creatively.
JUNE 8-10 2006 Jill Badonsky and Bob Maurer: Overcoming Self Sabotage, Resistance, and Blocks to the Creative Process One Muse at a Time.
2006 Muse Facilitator Trainings:
APRIL 30 - MAY 3 2006 Chicago
JULY 2006 San Francisco
NOVEMBER 2006 Orlando
http://www.themuseisin.com/musegroupleader.html
CREATIVITY CLIENTS WANTED:
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SOME LOW COST CREATIVITY COACHING FROM A KAIZEN MUSE CREATIVITY COACH IN TRAINING PLEASE EMAIL ME AT info@themuseisin.com
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Bonnie Cady has an art opening this Saturday in Carlsbad, CA. November 12 from 2:00 - 5:00 pm.
She is displaying her creation altered undies including such favorites as the one you see at the right.. the "Bee" cup.
I sent her questions and being the creative being she is, she restated them and answered as follows:
Who:
This is tricky, like signing up for a computer dating thing
I ....* am a happy contented creative person, * used to be a research librarian and a photographer *am curious, always looking, seeking and wondering and then love to share the results. (My art follows this pattern.) * enjoy whimsical repurposing of objects and phrases
* am a serious believer in a woman's primitive role and NEED to hunt and gather (otherwise known as shopping), but otherwise am a mostly non-traditional person
* am mother to a wonderful son, Bryan * love to laugh and make other people laugh
Wear from:
From the Midwest, Detroit Michigan, an environment I considered very monotonous. I couldn't wait to see, visit and move to as many new places, do and try as many new things, and meet as many new people as possible. I was a bit rebellious, became a political activitist, and worked at a variety of unusual jobs.
My parents were creative and artistic, but unfortunately didn't know or understand this, they did not place any value on those talents.
My favorite activity in high school was to sneak out with a friend, say that we were studying, and go to an art theater to see foreign films. All of my art works and photography still show the influence of French films.
Whenever I've embarked on one of my quirky adventures that always surprise me with my fascination with such a thing (and seem to be at great odds to my parents expectations) I'd tell myself it was research....and one day I'd write a book.
Inspiration
I'm easily inspired. Sometimes it's the oops factor..something interesting along the way totally changes my direction. I had envisioned my first ceramic piece being a graceful sculpture. As I picked up the last available rolling pin, which had a design on it, and rolled out the clay, I attempted to mold the clay, but couldn't due to an injury to my hands. Since it looked like a blouse..I cut the slab of clay into funky shaped clothes (retro clothes...cowboy shirts, poodle skirts, purses, ballet costume). and then embellished them with ribbons, crystals, etc. I love the challenge of "making do" or using whatever is available.
(I hope you print this, Jill) (I'm wondering why she wouldn't think Jill would print it - Audacity)...Jill Badonsky is a major inspiration to me...her books, writing groups, muse classes, open mike performances and group. Everyone shares their talents...I'm exposed to new ideas and tons of creativity. I always leave with a zillion ideas bubbling in my head, later exploding (well, not really) sparking new plans, especially when I'm about to fall asleep. {That was an awkward sentence]. Someone in the muse class wrote hilarious things and realized I wanted to do that too, although up til that point I almost never wrote anything. Since then have had a lot of fun with puns, limericks and odd poetry.
Other artist, writers, photographers inspire me. Love checking out fashion magazines...a rich source for words for puns, visual concepts, moody pictures, fantasy dramas, graphic images. Usually a very small item sparks new ideas.
Books inspire and have changed my life. Three latest favorites are 'The Creative Habit' by Twyla Tharp, "One Small Step Can Change Your Life" by Dr. Robert Maurer, and " Mother-Daughter Wisdom" by Dr. Christiane Northrup.
Favorite quotes:
from the TAO TE CHING, Translated by Stephen Mitchell
Fame or integrity: which is more important?
Money or happiness: which is more valuable?
Success or failure: which is more destructive?
If you look to others for fulfillment
you will never truly be fulfilled
If your happiness depends on money,
you will never be happy with yourself
Be content with what you have;
rejoice in the way things are.
When you realize there is nothing lacking,
the whole world belongs to you.
The only way to fail, is to quit
Anon.
As Oscar Wilde said on his deathbed as he gazed up at the wallpaper, "that wall paper is awful -- one of us has to go."
This morning I took the hyphen out of Hell-hound and this afternoon I put it back.
Edward Arlington Robinson
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Hi to the Muse Facilitators Trained in Kansas City in October: Sue (Iowa), Billy & Sheila (Missouri), Ellie (Atlanta), Lisa (Houston), Cheryl (Chicago), Sally (Cenntennial Colorado) and Lori (Minnesota)!
very cool jewlery site - I'm wearing one of her pieces as we speak: www.sallyevansart.com
A November Note from my Muse Child Jordan and her Mom, Jennifer Farr-Jones
Nosin’ Around Nosy November with Audacity
Out of nowhere Mom grabs my nose and starts rifling around. I’m learning about audacity. Now when I see a tissue, I’m on alert. I think I must have gold bouillons up there. Actually, I had never noticed noses until November was nigh. Noses. They have some audacity planting themselves onto the middle of your face. Why don’t I have one on the back of my head? It could be the nosy one. I’ve grabbed onto other people’s noses to see what’s going on, but they like that about as much as I like zucchini mush with organic paste. Some noses are big and bony, my dog’s is wet, pigs are peculiar and nostril neighbours do everything in pairs- sniff, sniff. Sometimes noses have slippery tears (drip, drip). That’s when Mom’s and Mom’s Moms everywhere become audacious? In this Muse letter, I’d like to address a nose injustice. Why is it okay for our big people to attack little noses when they see some microscopic drop, but kids barely brush their nose with the tip of their baby finger nail and they’re told, “quit picking your nose!”
Somehow any parent with a tissue has the right to go spelunking in your nose? What is this nice-looking, gentle white flag that makes a central post attack allowed? A Kleenex shoved up your nostrils and it doesn’t come out until it’s hit gold. My nose is 1/50th the size of a hand, leave it alone. I wish my nose were retractable or collapsible. This month, I’m thankful, I’m not an elephant. I wish I were a rhinoceros. In other news, I have two new lower teeth and they’re razor sharp. If next month is the month of crocodiles, I’m really going to be audacious if anyone tries to come near my nose again.
-Jordan (via her Mom)
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"The speed with which any dream may be realized,
is always a function of how small the miracles
have to be in order not to freak out the dreamer.”
~ www.tut.com
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