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Dear Creativity...an audacious welcome
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Dear Creativity, During my most recent massage session, I was reminded of the beauty of an audacious welcome and the quiet power of rest. It had been a while since I’d made time for something so simple and necessary. When you’ve spent years living on an educator’s salary in an expensive area, you learn to do what you must to make everything work. Rest sometimes becomes optional, even when it shouldn’t be. But the moment I walked into my massage therapist’s studio, something shifted. It reminded me how powerful it is to step just a little outside the norm. Creativity, you’re always in these moments—the gentle nudge to elevate the experience and the spark that turns simple into special. You show us that an audacious welcome doesn’t have to be loud or extravagant. Sometimes it’s as quiet as a soft light, a warm scent, a moment of presence, or a thoughtful detail that says, “You matter here.” And it makes me wonder… what could change in our work, our relationships, and our wellbeing if we treated every person, including ourselves, with that same audacious welcome? Innovatively yours, |
Diary of a Wannabe Creative
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