Steph's Creative Chaos
“Most people die at 25 and aren’t buried until 75.” -Benjamin Franklin It was the damndest thing. I was at the mall, eeling my way through a school of teenagers when I heard a snatch of conversation between two boys that stopped me dead in the water: “Dude, she’s like 40 years old! That’s like... Continue Reading →
“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.” ~ Oprah Winfrey Does purposefully surrounding yourself with people who will lift you higher; people who encourage you and strengthen you sound like a selfish thing to do? Can you imagine the alternative? No, most of us don’t have to imagine the... Continue Reading →
"Happiness is not something that someone hands you, like a sweater or a scarf. It’s not something that you find hanging on some random hook and which can be ripped off of you by ill-intentioned people or ripped when it catches on a thorn of meanness or misunderstanding. Happiness is something that you ARE not... Continue Reading →
"Don't get dependent on that Knight in Shining Armor. All being rescued does is remove you from your immediate circumstances. It does nothing to address the question of how the devil you ended up in that situation to begin with." ~SSHenry Why is it that in every fairy tale that features a princess there is... Continue Reading →
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” ~ George Carlin We’ve all had those nights; nights when logic and reason abandon us to those thoughts that we usually keep locked up deep in the untouchable places of our minds. You know the thoughts I’m talking about. The kind that... Continue Reading →
“They say that love is the fundamental core of the universe. They were wrong. It is not love that is the lynchpin of existence. It is desire.” ~ SSHenry Have you ever known desire? Have you ever felt the pure unadulterated yearning; that all encompassing searing of the soul that is the heart of love,... Continue Reading →
"Sometimes it is difficult to understand why certain things have to happen in our lives. What may be even more difficult to believe is that everything; no matter how seemingly unfair or painful; is part of the larger picture a picture that is being created by a skilled and talented artist who knows exactly what... Continue Reading →
You’ve run into them, I know you have, those New Age ‘gurus’ who sell a method or process of enlightenment that is “guaranteed” to work. Well, you have to buy their book or their 10 disc CD set or sign up for their online course (where you get a personal spirit coach and a free... Continue Reading →
There are some things that are very difficult to put into words. Love; real love; unconditional love is one of those. When those of us who have been raised in western socieities think of love we almost always associate it with things like romantic love, passion, sex, intimacy and those things that lead up to these. But... Continue Reading →
There is a yearning in every human heart; a seeming emptiness that cries out to be filled. Some people feel this emptiness as a lack. They feel that there is something tangible that is missing in their lives and attempt to fill it with whatever makes the feel better; drugs, sex, alcohol, food, shopping. It doesn't seem... Continue Reading →
Seeing beneath the surface of reality sounds like such a romantic concept. The idea of seeing things as they really are; of experiencing the truth; of getting to the heart of the matter; all of it sounds so incredibly exotic and spiritual. The reality of seeing what is really there instead of what you want... Continue Reading →
“If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there.” ~ Lewis Carroll If you don't know what it is that you want, then how can you expect to ever get it? Think about it; how many times have you felt that your life is not living up to your expectations;... Continue Reading →
“It isn’t what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it’s what we say to ourselves about what happens.” ~Pema Chodron How many hours have you spent living in pain? Oh, I’m not talking about physical conditions here; broken bones and painful illnesses and things that can be relieved by popping a few... Continue Reading →
God I love a thunderstorm. No, let me correct that - I love the build up to a thunderstorm; the roiling black clouds that build up on the horizon, the increasing pressure in the air, the heady scent of ozone and the wind as it starts gusting through my yard making the roses toss their... Continue Reading →
“Life does not put things in front of you that you are unable to handle.” ~ Unknown How many times have you been faced with a seemingly hopeless situation and have ended up avoiding it altogether because it seems so impossible? Oh don’t look at me like that. Everyone does it. You’re life is clicking... Continue Reading →
We live in a magical world. If you don’t think so, just look around you; look at the intricacies of a spider’s web (Her mother dies giving birth to her – so how does she know how to create that? Where do the designs come from?) Look at the glory of a sunrise; at the... Continue Reading →
“Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby” ~ Langston Hughes When my daughters were small, I remember a day when I had taken them out for lunch. While we were inside eating it started to rain. This wasn’t just... Continue Reading →
There is a difference between living and living an intentional life. No, seriously, everybody lives. Unless you’ve been in a serious accident and are fighting for every breath you take, living is not something you actually have to think about. It simply happens, usually when you aren’t paying attention. In fact, one day you look... Continue Reading →
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. ~ Thoreau It’s going to happen. One morning you are going to wake up and realize that today is the first day of forever. It will happen when you are ready for it to; this first day of forever. It will happen... Continue Reading →
“A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral” ~ Maynard James Keenan You have heard, I am sure, of the circle of life. Anyone who has watched the Disney Classic “The Lion... Continue Reading →
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