Tag Archives: Creative Habit

The Superpower of Now-and-Next

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

I recently returned from a four-day vacation to the coast of Maine, and realized that on vacation, it’s easy to slip into a different relationship with Time. At work, your Time is all tied up with other people’s Time. Time … Continue reading →

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What I’ve been learning

Posted on September 19, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

It’s been a busy month since I last wrote: finishing up one course (writing), still in the middle of another (art), loving what I’m learning in both. Writing The course I just finished was offered by Memoir Writing Ink, an … Continue reading →

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This gentle man changed my life

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

As I work along on my painting and writing projects, I catch myself every now and then having a spontaneous “bird’s eye view” of my cozy little life. Does that happen to you? Are there moments when you suddenly feel … Continue reading →

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“Up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s a brick!”

Posted on August 8, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

So here I am, several days later than expected, still enjoying walking around my lovely city. A little FYI about it: Concord is home to about 43,000 folks, residing in a 67-square-mile area. We have lots of hills, trees, rivers, … Continue reading →

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Brickwork of Concord

Posted on July 24, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Do you ever stop to think about all the brickwork in your world? It’s everywhere, and yet almost invisible. Interesting facts: A standard red brick in the United States is 3.625 inches deep by 2.25 inches high by 8 inches … Continue reading →

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An inspired podcast about “Why bother?”

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

You think you know someone, and then you listen to a podcast that launches your understanding to a brand-new level. I just finished listening to Episode 14 , “Making It Look Easy” with Liz Steel and host Nishant Jain on … Continue reading →

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A modern-day sacred scroll: Your CVS receipt!

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

The café tables are back on the patio at my favorite downtown haunt, and I’m once again luxuriating in a cup of coffee-someone-else-made as well as a uniquely New England hermit bar. My shoulder bag is loaded with all the … Continue reading →

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“The chatter is what’s the matter . . .”

Posted on March 7, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

Don’t you agree? The chatter in our head is often the only thing holding us back from happily giving sketching a try, or anything else for that matter. That sweet little brain of ours is trying so hard to keep … Continue reading →

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“Draw what drew ya.”

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

There are so many perks to slowing down. Sometimes external elements help out, things like . . . the weather. Yesterday I decided to slow down and be fully present to my neighborhood by walking home from an appointment rather … Continue reading →

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Never plagiarize: copy instead!

Posted on February 21, 2021 by Bobbie Herron

According to the dictionary, plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.” We can all agree that plagiarism is a very bad idea; even if you don’t get caught, you’re … Continue reading →

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