by Valerie Gordon | Jan 7, 2021 | Humor, Creativity, Front and Center
I have to be honest. Last year when my friend Nathalie told me about her latest hobby, I made fun of her. I know. That’s not very nice of me. But… the hobby she mentioned was…. Paint-by-Numbers. I mean, come on… hahahahaha! What middle-aged...
by Valerie | Aug 27, 2020 | Creativity, Front and Center
The weather is cooling, a sign that 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. (Or, at least, the memory of college football and the hope for...
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,...
