Creative Dreamer 2010

Today I am giving myself permission to just post the list in response to the ABC Creativity blog and nothing more.  No further commentary… No digital layout… Just the list.

I know this surprises you… A week of back pain and lack of sleep has drained me – and when I’m tired – I’m pretty much spent.  My first achievement on the list should be that I actually got the list done and posted on my blog today! 

So… you know what to do… Click the “Read More” on the right there to see the list!

Successes / Achievements/Dreams Realized

successfully working through my fears and completing the art design class I took in college – the only art class I’ve taken in my life before or since

learned to laugh at myself

comfortable with my own sense of humor

everything I know about technology is mostly self-taught – I love being able to figure that stuff out!

found & met my son I placed for adoption 19 years ago in Fall 2009

my children

ability and courage to connect/re-connect with a variety of people in a variety of lifestyles from a variety of backgrounds whether in person, through blogging, social networks, etc.

dropping band & learning to play tennis (and competing) in high school

encouraging others to their fullest potential

inspiring others to chase their biggest dreams

uniting my digital art with music and memories to bring healing and comfort to those who are grieving through the Gift of Goodbye

uniting my digital art with music and memories to bring joy and celebration to those who are achieving milestones (wedding, graduation, birthday, etc.)

public speaking / teaching to a variety of women

plugging my passions into pursuit for justice

advocacy for the underdog

taking speech and drama in high school to expand my horizons even though I was painfully shy

my role in our cheesy high school musical my senior year – humor, acting, having fun – who would have thought it!

finding my voice and opinion and my confidence in expressing it in a variety of ways

creative budgeting skills that works so that I can be a stay at home mom to my kids

my inner strength

my year in Austin following my divorce

realizing that my worst year was also the year I made the most money I’ve ever made in my life

realizing that my best year was also the poorest year of my life

realizing that there can be more than one right option or answer

ability to admit my own weakness and error

singing with the chorus in college – I got to know some of the best people on the planet through that experience

ability to set boundaries to protect myself from toxic people in my life

my perseverance to find solutions

my creativity

ability to think outside the box

ability to communicate through the written word

finding my faith and having confidence & strength that comes from that… no more cookie cutter religious doctrines or accepting what anyone else says as fact – so glad I know how to seek answers for myself

my intelligence along with my common sense (so happy I have both!)

calling out and confronting bullies, cowards and would-be critics without fear

big picture perspective

learning that some sacrifices are worth it; others are not

INFP personality type – discovering it, accepting it, and thriving in it

confidence in who I am creatively, mentally, physically, and sexually

my adventures in cooking and ability to take courage and get away from the recipe mentality!

figuring out my brother (to a point anyway) and learning to accept him for who he is, love him where he’s at – and not take it personally when he doesn’t always love or reach out in a way that society might expect him to.  When I changed my perspective on people being by God’s design and not out of cookie cutters – they started to amaze me.  And my brother is probably one who has amazed me most.