Reviewing the Year 

Posted on September 1, 2023 by msw blog

As you enter into a new year, it makes sense to review how you spent the last 12 months, from what you did right to where you may improve in the upcoming months. The questions can be broad or as specific as you like. Renowned therapist and author Nedra Tawab recommends that you ask these questions: 

  • What were the learning lessons of 2022?
  • How did you show up for people and in what ways did people show up for you?
  • What professional accomplishments did you complete this year?
  • What personal goals did you meet this year?
  • In what ways will you take better care of yourself in 2023?
  • What ways can you manage your feelings better in the new year?
  • What limiting beliefs do you need to let go of?
  • What persons and situations should you avoid in 2023?
  • What goals do you have for 2023?
  • What do you hope for in 2023? 
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Advice from a (Broken) Fortune Cookie

Posted on September 1, 2023 by msw blog

Broken Light

Image result for sketchy of a broken fortune cookie

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Studio Regrets

Posted on August 31, 2023 by msw blog

Looking back, is there anything you bought for your studio early on that you now regard as a waste of money? I’d say no regrets, but I’, certain all the studio plants I have killed are side eying me all the way from plant heaven. Caylee Grey

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Precious Life

Posted on August 31, 2023 by msw blog

What are you going to do with your one wild and precious life?Let me keep my mind on my work, which is mostly standing still and learning to be astonished.

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Beautifual Condolence

Posted on August 30, 2023 by msw blog

People have been asking you how long is too long to wait to send a letter of condolence.

I lost my 25-year-old daughter almost 30 years ago.

This past April I received a five-page anonymous letter from a guy who went to school with her.

From his memories he obviously had a crush on her.

I cried the entire time I was reading the letter not because it made me sad but because even after all this time she is not forgotten and someone still thinks about her.

I have kept the letter and pull it out from time to time and re-read it.

Thank you to the person who sent the letter. So if you have a letter to send, no matter how long it’s been, do it!

– Grateful Mom

Dear Mom: This is a beautiful testimony to the power of a letter to unleash memories and lift up a life.

This inspires me to suggest a great project for the new year – to write a letter telling the story of a person from your past who is gone but will never be forgotten, and send that letter to their next of kin.

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