ZOËLAB: THE LIFE AS ART BLOG

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Child-like

27 signs that my inner kid is still very much alive

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A List of Future Blog Posts and Essay Topics

Here is my list of blog post ideas (as well as longer essay pieces that I will eventually publish) that I want to write about. I am curious to hear what you think, which ones resonate with you or spark your curiosity.

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A List of Inspiring Documentaries

Each of these films was very inspiring to me in a specific way. They opened my eyes to fresh ideas, awakened my own artistic voice, or showed me a fresh spiritual perspective.

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What can happen in 15 minutes?

What have I noticed from this practice? That fifteen minutes is enough time on the productivity side for me to create something valuable, and on the being side, it is enough to transform me from the state of sleepy avoidance to the state of inspired awakening.

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A list of things I would blog about if I wasn't so scared of what people would think

"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.”

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Backwards Night Dreaming About Camp

How beautifully simple life was when we camped here. Not that it was easy, but it was a special and peaceful time. I realize how lucky I was to have lived in nature while I was pregnant--ocean, mountains, desert, and also: dessert.

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how to launch a clothing line

1) Decide that you want to be a fashion designer, or at least learn to sew your own clothes, even though you don’t believe you can because you don’t have the patience.

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To Do Collage

Indirectly inspired by assignment #56 from Learning to Love You More, mentioned in art world post, I made a collage. It started out free style--I leafed through some old magazines, cutting out images that had significance to me, but instead of being a portrait of my friend’s desires (assignment #56), it ended up being a visual to do list.

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Expressive Arts Therapy: Making Art Out of Trouble

And we heal ourselves through our creativity, through our interactions with our world, through being present, curious and compassionate. The arts lend themselves so beautifully to cultivating these very qualities, the conditions for healing.