by Valerie | Jul 2, 2020 | Creativity, Front and Center, Storytelling
The other day I took the dog for a long walk, as these days I tend to do What else is there to do in a global pandemic / national recession / impending climate catastrophe? Walking is a relaxing stress-reliever. It’s also productive. I do my best thinking on...
by Valerie | Feb 18, 2020 | Creativity, 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...
