Author Archives: Bobbie Herron

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About Bobbie Herron

I live surrounded by watercolor brushes and paints, fountain pens, sketchbooks, and journals- often wanting more than anything to write and paint at the same time. If you like what you're reading, feel free to share it with others. If you see something that needs correction, please let me know. Thanks for visiting!

“May I?” is a Great Question

Posted on May 4, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

The theme for May 2025 is giving ourselves permission to explore new hobbies, or “May I?” Do you give yourself permission to try whatever activity interests you? Many of us hesitate, saying it costs too much, or it’s too hard, … Continue reading →

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Planting future seeds of creative momentum

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

“Not every day is meant for painting.”What?? Blasphemy! The garden metaphor is helpful. If we were watering, fertilizing, weeding, and bothering our plants every day, they would ask us to leave. They might stop thriving, or wilt, or even die … Continue reading →

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What could you learn in just two hours a week?

Posted on April 20, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

Three questions for this next week of April 2025 Spring Fever: 1- Would you like to have room for even more learning? 2- If so, what subject would you explore? 3- Would two hours a week, for only a month, … Continue reading →

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Mentors are the Key to Momentum

Posted on April 13, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

“Next, how do you refill your energetic / creative fuel tank? How often are you doing it, and might more time be helpful?” -question from last week’s essay April’s theme is all about harnessing restlessness, claiming your focus, and developing … Continue reading →

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What if you could turn restlessness into productive joy?

Posted on April 6, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

The essay theme for April is Transforming Spring Fever into Joyful Focus. Week One, what habits might give you the most immediate and reliable satisfaction? Next, how do you refill your energetic/ creative fuel tank? How often are you doing … Continue reading →

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The Power and Purpose of Silence

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

Silence can be the ultimate act of decluttering. Silence is scarce. We attain momentary darkness every time we blink our eyes or close them for several minutes / hours when we sleep each night. Our eyes let us rest. But … Continue reading →

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The Power and Purpose of Listening

Posted on March 23, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

Our ability to hear and our ability to listen are very different skills. They are as complex as the abilities to look and to see. Oxford language definitions: Hear – Verb: perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone … Continue reading →

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Curiosity + Looking = Unexpected Aha Moments

Posted on March 18, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

Here’s your mid-week dessert, a bit of combined brain and eye candy. Watch and listen to my mentor Oliver Pyle (whom I mentioned in my previous post) as he guides you into a world you may have never seen, the … Continue reading →

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The Power and Purpose of Curiosity

Posted on March 16, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

This month we are taking a fresh look at “Desert Island You,” exploring those values that remind you who you really are, free of the influence of loved ones or society. What do you like? Where do you find meaning? … Continue reading →

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The Power and Purpose of Story

Posted on March 9, 2025 by Bobbie Herron

What is a story anyway? Just because you’re talking doesn’t mean you’re telling a story, right? Here is Dictionary.com’s definition: Story: a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or … Continue reading →

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