Creative Burst of Energy with Lizzie!

  Advice to my Older Self Recently, I asked many people what advice they would like to offer to their younger selves. One person asked me what advice I would give to my older self. Hmmm, I hadn’t thought of that, and it is an interesting question. Obviously, giving my childhood-self advice is simply a fantasy, but I could perhaps tell my older self some things. I could write myself a letter and put it in an envelope marked, “DO NOT OPEN UNTIL 2030!” Or I could take a more short-term approach. Tomorrow, I’ll be a day older than I am today. Okay, Tomorrow-Self, go out for a nice long walk, and enjoy being present in the moment. Smile and say “Hi” to a passer-by. Listen to the birds singing. Notice the colors, patterns, and textures all around. But what about my 20-years-older self, the person I will be in the year 2042? What advice would I give to her (and what makes me think I’ll be any more open to receiving advice in 20 years than I am now)? Assuming I am still alive and...

  A rainbow of flowers. Photos by L Bowen Beauty is Not Just a Rainbow Open your eyes, slow down Put on your observation glasses, and look around There is beauty everywhere It's not just in the rainbow after a storm Or the colors of flowers Or a pretty photo of an exotic place you've never been There's beauty in everyone, all around the world, even you In the ordinary everyday things we don't take the time to notice Sometimes we have to look past the ugly to see the beauty But it's there Next time you have a moment Slow down  Look around Notice the beauty, details, colors, patterns The complexities of every living thing