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Desperate Times call for Generous Measures

16/7/2014

Two for the price of one very special opportunity

Two for the price of one seat at my Gypsy Retreaty Workshop …
I know that a two day, catered with materials supplied intentional creativitea painting workshop with me, is absolutely worth the $350 investment and… I am also aware that it's an interesting financial climate that has people with variations of whatevertheirstory'sarearoundmoney… I know a few of those story's myself… so… this is avaiable for 2 seats … as I would dearly like to have a full table of women to create together.. and if this is a way to gather them in.. then I am willing to sponsor these spaces.
The offer is available up until close of business on Tuesday 22nd July … however it is on a first paid first booked in basis. If you're absolutely keen email me rightaway and let me know. It will be announced first to my mailing list.. then please share.
The location of this workshop is Doonan (near Noosa), Qld, Australia, on Sat 26th & Sunday 27th July.

love Denise xo

Productivity and what Tim Ferriss reckons

16/7/2014

I've been mooching around this week being kindof unproductive and getting a bit pissed off with that … a side issue that occurred to me is 'an addiction to feeling happy' is still a thing and thereby.. whenever any other less than happy emotion appears I wonder what I'm doing wrong. FFS is anyone else that way?
So… I recalled my friend Matt mentioning "HOW GREAT IS THAT TIM FERRISS" when we were hanging out on the weekend.. so I jumped onto itunes and went in search of a 'make me feel better please' podcast. Yep.. true. I do this all the time… who gives a flying fig if that is avoidance of feeling like shite.. it often works for me. I don't avoid how I'm feeling really.. I just think neurotic over thinking, and anyalysis paralysis is a bit (lot) freaking self defeating annoying sometimes. Tim Ferriss is the author of the 4 hour work week… I have not read it.. because I simply did not believe it was true.. possible or anything like that… but.. so far I've found he's great to listen to.. so maybe I'll read it sometime.
Anyway.. back to the podcast search ... I found this one called

"Tricks for the Neurotic, Manic Depressive and Crazy (Like Me)"
by Tim Ferriss here is the link

and I went ahead and wrote down is 8 points for productivity…

Wake up at least one hour before you have to be at a computer screen. EMAIL IS THE MIND KILLER. (yes… and WAITING FOR EMAIL is even worse … I've been noticing this)
Make a cup of tea, and sit down with a pen & paper. (I have actually already started this as winter has me taking large cup of chai tea with honey back to bed to do morning pages and read my fucking email and fb… so.. I appreciated the reminder that this is DUMB and I could leave out the iPad for another hour!)
Write down the 3-5 things and NO MORE that are making you anxious and uncomfortable, things you've been putting off…. MOST IMPORTANT… USUALLY EQUALS.. MOST UNCOMFORTABLE. There's oftentimes some chance of rejection or conflict. (HELLO, REASON NOT TO PAINT), so if you don't know what is most important, ask - WHAT IS MAKING ME MOST UNCOMFORTABLE.
So for each of these 3-5 things that you've written down, ask yourself these 2 questions . . . First question; if this were the only thing I accomplished today, would I be satisfied with my day. Second question you ask; will moving this forward make all the other 'to do's' unimportant or easier to knock off later, ie. is this thing a force multiplier (whatever that means?!)
Look only at the items you answered YES to. .. maybe your list of 3-5 becomes 1 or 2 now.
Block out 2-3 hours to focus on ONE of them for today.
repeat … One block of time, and FOCUS ON ONE item for today
Little bits of minutes don't count to make up the block… the distractions are too counter productive to you actually getting this thing done… when you feel yourself wandering.. or being distracted… gently come back to the ONE THING you're doing today.

I for one would be fascinated if anyone reading this finds this possible and indeed helpful .. and if you're willing to give it a go.. let me know.. I am going to give it a red hot go… I'm already down with the getting up early and making tea and pen and paper… so I feel somewhat at a small advantage here.. so if this is all new to you.. then take your time… as much as you need.. and maybe tell me next week.. if you tried it. I'd really like that.

I've also just this afternoon while writing this, going for a walk with man and his dog.... had a couple of ideas.. involving … 'desperate times… calling for (not desperate) but GENEROUS measures… so.. I'll go and make the necessary moves to get that happening.
If you want to hear how you could receive an opportunity to come to my Gypsy Retreaty Workshop at half the valued price.. or.. you'd like to know about winning a free seat at my table for a Smash Booking Session then… join the mailing list.. as I'll be sending a note out to them first.

bye for now,
love Denise.

*** off to take some inspired action ***

Day 30 of 30 : 30 Days in June

1/7/2014

Here I am… a day after the end of THE 30 days.
Yesterday… when it was the 'finale' day.. i spent much of my day on the phone and no time at all creating … today.. not a whole lot more… except this lady here. Since the Gypsy theme is on my mind.. for the upcoming retreaty/workshop at the end of July I have been wanting to do some playing around with this theme… I wasn't quite prepared for this sorrowful gaze… so I let the pencil tell me something . . .

"It's not so easy being a Gypsy you know" my pencil wrote automatically . . .
"I'm sorry if I am making light of it" I said back…

"yes we can feel wild and free, and without rules but all of us feel pain, sadness and loss - there is no escaping these human feelings. But, coming back to yourself and lovingly treating yourself kindly, you'll be ok."

… this challenge has been a great reminder to just keep showing up.
so… now we are in July… and another 31 days are piled up like boxes on my calender… let's just keep going.. shall we?

bye for now,
love Denise.

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Two for the price of one very special opportunity

Productivity and what Tim Ferriss reckons

Day 30 of 30 : 30 Days in June

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“There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic.” - Anais Nin

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'sip of my tea'

“There are very few human beings who receive the truth, complete and staggering, by instant illumination. Most of them acquire it fragment by fragment, on a small scale, by successive developments, cellularly, like a laborious mosaic.”
- Anais Nin