by Valerie | Feb 18, 2020 | Creativity, Front and Center, Storytelling
Remember that kid in The Sixth Sense? He saw dead people. They don’t know they’re dead. I’m just like that kid. (Well, sort of. I don’t see dead people – thank goodness for that!) I see stories. Everywhere. Vibrant, colorful, ongoing,...
by Valerie | Mar 3, 2019 | Creativity, Goals
Two years ago, in the depths of what I didn’t recognize then as a dangerous case of burn-out, I had this crazy image. I pictured my busy, exhausted self falling on the sidewalk and cracking open, only to find dozens… hundreds… thousands of words...
by Valerie | Feb 25, 2019 | Creativity, Interviews with the Experts
Libby Wamser has always had a way with words. It was Christmastime when she was 12 or 13 that she discovered the impact her words could have. As one of 9 children, Libby always found the day chaotic with everyone opening presents at one time. She had given her father,...
by Valerie | Dec 16, 2018 | Advice, Creativity, Humor
An amazing thing happened just moments before I stepped onto the conference stage… I did a final wardrobe check — necklace not brushing against microphone, belt straight and secure, back of dress not errantly flapping upwards and exposing my behind —...
by Valerie | Oct 3, 2017 | Creativity, Wellness
I don’t meditate. Or do yoga. Though I should. I don’t knit or garden or reflect in quiet prayer. Though I could. I don’t gravitate easily to these activities for all the reasons that it would be advisable for me to do them. I need to be On the...
by Valerie | Aug 30, 2017 | Creativity
Fall is coming, my favorite season. Fall is sweater weather and suede boots. Fall is colorful foliage, picking crisp apples in the cool air and football Saturdays. And fall is back to school which kids are supposed to dread but I always loved. Fall meant new people...
