The universe, God, whatever Higher Power you believe in, is very good at giving us bread crumbs to follow. IF we pay attention to those bread crumbs. If not, then it takes something big to get our attention. It takes something that feels more like dynamite. How many times have you accomplished something big and …
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The Novel Turtle Presents: The Florida Highwaymen
Recently we got the chance to meet some true living legends. We met two of the 26 original members of a group called the Florida Highwaymen. This group of 25 men and 1 woman, are now famous for doing paintings of the beauty of what they saw around them in Florida. When they first started …
What Do Our Doodles Mean? 5 More Ideas for Doodling
Yesterday in our “What Can Doodling Do for You?” post I talked about the Nazca Lines having a greater purpose and meaning something more. This brought up questions for a lot of people: What do my doodles mean? Do they mean something deeper? If I doodle a lot, is there something wrong with me, or …
What Can Doodling Do For You?
This week I invite you to take a little “brain break” and give your thinking mind some time off. For a few minutes each day, give yourself permission to doodle. On your notepad at work. On a napkin while waiting at a restaurant. On a pad of paper before you go to bed. When ever, …
Holding Onto Your Dreams During Chaotic Times
How do we find creativity in the midst of chaos? Maybe not chaos. That might be a bit dramatic. Let’s say busyness. How do we find creativity in the midst of extreme busyness? This time of the year especially, we are all busy, busy. With work, family, shopping for gifts, planning parties, going to parties, …
Help Wanted: Ask for Help and Accept It the Way It Comes
We post a “Help Wanted” sign, but when people answer the call we turn them away. How many of you ask for help decorating the Christmas tree and then cringe every time someone places an ornament? How many of you ask for help with the dishes and then rearrange how things are placed in the …
Creativity Killers Series: Episode 2: Listening To Everyone But Yourself
This picture started out as me trying to do something exactly the way someone else told me to. When it didn’t work out, I did my own thing and had way more fun with it. If you want to do something, the quickest way to kill your excitement about it is to read how other …
Find Movement that You Actually Enjoy Doing
“Don’t force anything. Find what you love to do and stick with it.” – Shawn Johnson Our bodies were designed to move. That being said, how we move our bodies isn’t as important as our enjoyment of what we do to move our bodies. It doesn’t matter how you move your body, as long as …
The Novel Turtle Presents: Q&A with Photographer, Haley Hensley
This is Haley and her sweet Great Dane, Emme. Welcome to our Q&A session! This week our guest is Haley Hensley. Haley is a photographer, animal lover, and all around fun person. Her website is www.haleyhensley.photo. Q: What made you want to start taking photographs? I am a shy person, even more so when I …
Writing for Fun
Try writing, in one form or another, every day this week. Even if it’s just for five or ten minutes at a time. I’m not talking about sitting down and writing a novel. Although, if that’s something you want to do, then absolutely make time to do that. While you’re at a restaurant, waiting on …
