Archives | The Dao of Doing

	Tracy’s week of highs and lows…plus a new goal.
	the starving soul at the feast of words
	Taming Your Dreams-Goals vs. Doing Something You Love to Do
	Kel’s Creative Eneavors-and the Goodbye to 500 Things Update!
	the heavy weight of expectations
	Mirror Mirror on the Wall-an interesting little exercise
	the beautiful thing Tracy’s been playing with is…
	starting to build your doing muscles? a not-so-little thing we’ve learned on the path of doing
	let go of false life lines–grab something you love
	Kel’s Creative Week…Give or Take a Day
	poem in your pocket day
	the language of shrinking: “I’m just a…”
	an example:  how doing one little thing can really get you going
	Doing Countdown Day Five: The Number 1 Most Important Thing You Can Do
	Doing Countdown Day Four: 2 Skills That Help Build a “Doing” Mind Set
	Doing Countdown Day Three: 3 Things to Get You Going
	Doing Countdown Day Two: 4 Things to Stop Doing
	Doing Countdown Day One: 5 Fears Debunked
	I don’t want to shrink anymore…so then what do I do now?
	Are you too distracted to do what you love?
	two weeks in the life of Tracy
	this shrinking has to stop
	the ABCs of Doing
	Kel is living life more creatively
	gut instincts and making a shift in what I’m doing
	rebirth
	Tracy’s recent moments of playing with beauty
	if you spend all your time planning your path, you never start walking your path
	we did it!
	this week on Kel’s adventures in living artistically
	wrapping up a few questions about my planner for a creative life
	my life re-do and the first thing I did
	recently on Tracy is playing with beauty…
	someday/maybe might not be such a far off thing after all…
	a spiritual quest
	Kel’s adventures in artistic living
	using a planner to support a creative life
	a life do over–one little thing at a time
	this week on Tracy is Playing with Beauty…
	transformation takes time
	blind spots–seeing what really needs to be done
	falling together
	pinning more creativity to my days
	the creativity highlight reel
	labors of self-love
	my long hard journey back to health
	I chose the apple…
	what blog do I write for again?
	why I’m finally donating (almost) all of my self-help books (Guest Post–Part Two)
	procrastination vs. percolation (Guest Post, Part One)
	sometimes what you need is…nothing
	permission to feel
	two important things to help battle inertia
	a long hard month
	the best day of your life
	my final answer is…I don’t know yet.
	forgiveness
	ifs, ands, or buts…
	oceans of energy
	not the smartest thing I’ve ever done
	we’ll be back next week…
	a place to do
	playing with beauty: let’s play catch-up
	luck has nothing to do with it, it’s all about choice.
	What If…you added something instead of taking something away?
	asking your future self for advice
	how to guarantee you’ll be unhappy
	setting a one word intention for 2012
	In 2012, what if you added changes that really truly brought you health?
	sample doodle #4–what if you added yoga to your daily routine in 2012?
	sample doodle #3–reclaiming that “lost” hobby
	sample doodle #2–self-care for the only you there is
	sample doodle #1–dressing to feel good about ourselves
	kraken karols
	dreams: a story
	what if we added something we love to do to our everyday lives in 2012?
	eclipse
	carving out some cozy comfort time
	your cue to figure out what you can do
	is fudge still sweet if you can’t eat it?
	doing the holidays your way–part two
	doing the holidays your way-part one
	just show up and do something
	paint with words, sparkle like crystals
	10 things I love to do during Christmas
	mural painting
	8 things I cannot control…and more importantly, 8 things I can control
	last week on Tracy’s playing with beauty…
	taking responsibility
	saying grace
	giving thanks
	taking a “horrifying” leap
	start to Re-Do by doing what you love
	progress, not perfection–this weeks theme for my adventures in art
	meet your frenemy, inertia
	when inspiration becomes overwhelming
	clutter busting ideas-part two
	clutter busting ideas-part one
	artistic updates
	take back your power by changing the words you use
	inspiration soup
	simple rest
	defeat
	Why I’m Not Doing NaNoWriMo This Year
	Did You Do the Doodle? Here’s How Mine Went.
	little sentence, big impact
	This week on Kel’s Adventures in Art…
	Why Choosing the Wrong Thing is Better Than Not Choosing At All
	Diving into the Deep End…on Etsy
	Advice From the Dog Whisperer: Using Rules, Routines, and Rituals to Build Better Habits
	Quiet Reminders to Slow Down
	All I Need is a Block of Free Time: Myth Busted!
	Changing Routine Yields Results
	Ending the Debate,  Choosing the Apple
	Creating Empty Space-A Three Week Update
	Are You Worried About Things That Aren’t in Your Hands? (Why Yes, I Am!)
	Questions on My Mind
	A Hardball Reality Check–Are You in the Drivers Seat of Your Life, Or Not?
	Ten Things I Learned in My First Year Following The Dao of Doing
	The Power of Saying No
	Expectations are Just Fantasies We Believe Should be True
	Bringing a Friend Along Can Turn an Outing into an Artist Date
	The Challenge?  Remaining Conscious While Doing.
	Welcome to our first monthly Doodle! Do a little more of what you love this October!
	It’s Hard Going From the Redwoods to Real Life!
	How Do You Protect a Windfall of Free Time?
	Playing With Beauty: Two and a Half Necklaces, Painting, and a Bird, Oh My!
	Creating Empty Space
	A Two Week “Epic” Artist Date
	What Happens When Your Focus Slips
	A Few of the Beautiful Things I Saw This Week
	Doing What You Love vs. Keeping the Status Quo
	Drop Expectations, Allow Imperfections, and Dive In
	Playing Feels a Little Weird At First
	Kel’s Adventures In Art: A Two Week National Parks Artist Date
	The Dao of Doing: Year Two
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: One Final Monthly Review
	Your Example Could Teach Someone to Care for Themselves and Do What They Love
	Pathway of Inspiration: Organizing Books…by Color
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: I Blinked and August was Gone
	Words of Wisdom: Are You Heading Where You Really Want to Go?
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Five Things I Learned By Doing What I Love
	Don’t Do it Alone, Invite a Friend!
	Pathway of Inspiration: Figuring Out What Matters Most
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Painting some Zen in Chaos
	Words of Wisdom: A Serious Block to Painting and What I’m Going to DO About it
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Let’s See How Far We’ve Come
	What if “Acting As If” Allowed You the Space to Become What You Want to Be?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Two Blogs, a Video, and an Observation, Oh My!
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Back to Normal, Starting Next Week
	Words of Wisdom: Daring to Do
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: “But First I Need to” is my Gateway Drug to Unconsciousness
	What if That “I Don’t Wanna” Feeling Had Something to Teach You?
	BlogHer ’11-Impressed and Inspired
	Words of Wisdom: You Can Accept Yourself AND Become Better, PLUS Site Updates
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: 6 Things I Want to Remember from BlogHer ’11
	Want to Make a Change?  Study How Others Have Made Change, Then Try Doing That
	Are We at FrogHer, or BlogHer? (The confusion might have something to do with the ten free drink tickets…)
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Ah, July, A Lovely Month!
	Words of Wisdom: What Nobody Tells Beginners
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: There Was A Month Called July…
	How Do You Control Stampeding Elephants?  For Me, One Thought at a Time
	Pathway of Inspiration: 5 Things That Sparked My Imagination This Week
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Unfinished Business, How Do You Know When A Picture Is Finished?
	Words of Wisdom: Someday or Now?
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Turns Out Your Health Affects Your Doing. Who Knew?
	Want to Boost Your Self-Esteem? 9 Ideas to Jump Start Your Own Accomplishment Journal
	Pathway of Inspiration: A Thought for the Weekend…
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Postcard from Scottsdale
	Words of Wisdom: What Do You REALLY Believe?
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Week in Which I Created, Painted, Wrote, and was Numb (On Purpose)
	Words Are Like Magic, For Good or Evil
	Pathway of Inspiration: The Harry Potter Stop on my Personal Pathway of Inspiration
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: When the Mom is Ready…The Vacation Will Appear
	Words of Wisdom: Be Nobody But Yourself!  It’s the Hardest Battle You Can Fight.
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Sometimes, the Creative Thing to Do is Redefine Yourself
	Feed That Spark of Curiosity! Six Non-Traditional Ways to Learn Just About Anything
	Pathway of Inspiration: 6 Things You Can Do Right Now to Help Find Out What You Really Want to Do
	Picture and a Thousand Words: How Many Humans Does it Take to Build a Grackle Nest?
	Words of Wisdom: Throwing Down a Challenge for the Chronically Busy
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In June
	Starting to Do What You Love is Scary; Here’s Three Good Reasons To Do It Anyway
	Pathway of Inspiration: It Took a Few Nudges, But I Think Inspiration Struck Me
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Looking Back at June
	Words of Wisom: Being “Perfect” Costs
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Breakdown, A Necklace, and Three Plants Show Up One Week…
	What If You Acknowledged The Things That Worried You…And Then Let Them Go?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Creativity, Meet Words of Wisdom
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: 4 Reasons Why I Love Pastels Now
	Words of Wisdom: Three Questions
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Could It Be True? Could I Possibly Be a Creative Person?
	Avoiding What You Love To Do is Avoiding Change
	Pathway of Inspiration: Mindfulness and Art in the Garden
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: If at First You Don’t Succeed… Do it Again And Again
	Words of Wisdom: To Get Different, You Have to Do Different
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Meditation Poem
	What if Meditation Were a Key to Calm Your Mind Enough to Unleash Your Creativity?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Random Followups
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Sometimes Painting=Annoying!
	Words of Wisdom: Before the truth sets you free…
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Secretly, I’m a Pirate, Burying Things
	What if Paying Attention to Your Feelings Was the Key to Unlocking Change?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Using Our Homes Creatively and Using Our Creativity in Our Homes
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Reviewing May
	Words of Wisdom: My Highest Ambition is to be What I Already Am
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In May
	What If You Could Create a Beautiful, Peaceful Home Doing One Little Thing Each Week?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Being Creative in the Kitchen is Just Peachy!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Week Without Planning=A Scattered Week Of Art
	Words of Wisdom: The Only Time That is Yours
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: The Key that Unlocks it All
	Are You Excited To Get Out Of Bed In The Morning? Doing What You Love To Do Might Make The Answer “YES!”
	Pathway of Inspiration: A Cool Painting Blog!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: How Painting During a Difficult Week Looks
	Words of Wisdom: I will not deny
	A Picture and a Thousand Words
	A Startling Revelation About Self Denial
	Literal Pathways of Inspiration
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Out of the Mouths of Babes, or How My Daughter Pointed Out What I Really Might Love To DO!
	Words of Wisdom: A Dream Deferred
	13 of the 39 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40
	Getting Real About Your Support System
	Pathway of Inspiration: 6 Websites to Get You Cooking!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Reviewing April
	A Story About “Dreams”: Written and Illustrated by Kel Wilson
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In April
	The True and Tragic Tale of Tracy’s Forbidden Love Affair with Chocolate
	Pathway of Inspiration: 7 Great Resources to Help You Get Creative With Your Money and Pay Off Debt
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Snails (Part 1)
	Words of Wisdom: A Short Interview with Chellie Campbell
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In Which Tracy’s Neurosis Serves as a Horrible Warning
	Taking Care of Your Money So You Can Do What You Really Love to Do
	Pathway of Inspiration: More Daughter-Made Art
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Writing, Editing, Gratitude, and Slime.
	Words of Wisdom: Sir Ken Robinson speaks about the lack of creativity in schools
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Telling the “Right” Story so I can Write!
	What Does it Mean to Forgive?
	Pathway of Inspiration: Frank Lloyd Wright
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Orchids, Oceans, and Snails…OH MY!  Kel has a back log of things to paint now.
	Words of Wisdom: Free Range Social Media Movement
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Why I Sleep With My Phone
	Cat Naps: The Ultimate Self Care Luxury!
	Pathway of Inspiration: Already Pretty and the Elements of Style
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: March Madness in Review
	Words of Wisdom: “What If?”
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In March
	What if Exercise was a Key to Unlock Your Creativity?
	What We Did This Weekend
	Pathway of Inspiration: Gifts of Paper
	Working Towards Clarity
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Birthday Gifts=Family Support
	Words of Wisdom: Clarity
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: What I Write When I’m Too Sick and Too Busy to Write
	Using the Keys: Performance Anxiety and a Way to Keep Up Your Good Work.
	Tea Time: Make it a Game!
	Guess What?  We’re on BlogHer Again!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Wanting More
	Words of Wisdom: What You Are
	A Reminder…
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: The Hard Part
	Using the Keys: More Artist Dates
	Tea Time: Affirmations
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Exhausted!
	The Kraken’s Pink Slip
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Lenses
	Using the Keys:  Missing Passion
	Tea Time: Compliments
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Creative…It’s Who You Are
	Words of Wisdom: “Dear Kraken”
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Grateful
	Using the Keys: Krakenology
	Tea Time: Making a List…
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: February Recap
	Words of (very little) Wisdom: The Kraken Rap
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In February
	Using the Keys: Support
	Tea Time: Exploring Spiritual Resources
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Change It Up!
	Words of Wisdom: Little Things
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Strength
	Using the Keys: Collecting Keys
	Tea Time: No Comparison
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Just Like Magic!
	Words of Wisdom: Listening
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Inner Critics
	Using The Keys: False Buttons
	Tea Time: Media Fast
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Perspective
	Words of Wisdom: The Artist’s Date
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: An Artist’s Date
	It’s Never Too Late: Part 3
	Tea Time: Laughing!
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: January
	It’s Never too Late! Part 2
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In January
	A Spare Key:  It’s Never Too Late…Never
	Tea Time: Esteem-able Acts
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Speaking of Rituals…
	Words of Wisdom: To Do, Or Not To Do…That Is The Question
	Exciting News!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Writing in the Dark
	Using the Keys: Focus and Flow
	Tea Time: Finding Mentors
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Choice is Everything!
	Words of Wisdom: Chaos, Meet Structure
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: I read it, and then…
	Using the Keys: Balance
	Tea Time: Sleep
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Free From Guilt
	Words of Wisdom: Play More-Work Better
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: It’s Time to Read
	Using the Keys: Talking to Yourself
	Tea Time
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Playing Around
	Words of Wisdom: I Will Survive
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: The Corner Office
	Using the Keys: Good Intentions
	New Years Resolutions
	Getting Started Series: Part 3-2011 The Year of Doing It Now
	Tea Time
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: December in Review
	Getting Started Series: Part 2-Write It Down
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In December
	Getting Started Series-Part One of Three: Time Alone
	Tea Time: Gratitude
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Painting Discoveries
	Kraken Karols
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Little Help From My Friends
	Using the Keys: Staying Sane
	Tea Time: Radical Self Care
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Time Flies When You’re Having Fun!
	Words of Wisdom: 100 Steps Down…
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Going Through The Old Stuff
	Using the Keys: Letting Go of the Old
	Tea Time: We’ve Been Faking It!
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Now I’m Writing!
	Words of Wisdom: Tomorrow’s Flowers
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Re-deciding
	Using the Keys: Helping Each Other
	Doing for Ourselves: Shedding Our Old Skin
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: November Recap
	Words of Wisdom: Cliff Jumping
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: In November
	Using the Keys: The Present
	Tea Time: Letting Go of Perfectionism
	Doing for Others: Notes from the FlyCrew
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Thanks!
	Words of Wisdom: “You Are Not Behind!”
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Procrastination
	Using the Keys: Baby-steps
	Tea Time: Asking for Help
	Doing for Ourselves: Owning Your Plate
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Time Debt
	Words of Wisdom: Measure Your Life
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Mental Decluttering
	Using the Keys: Decluttering
	Tea Time: Is Self Care Selfish?
	Doing For Ourselves Is Doing For Others
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: My Very Own Space!
	Words of Wisdom: Does Trying Mean Doing?
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: The Exorcism
	Tea Time
	Using the Keys: 15 Minutes of Doing
	Doing for Ourselves: Support
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Feels Like Christmas
	Words of Wisdom: Imperfect Blessings
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Right and Wrong
	Using the Keys: Flylady
	Doing for Ourselves: Noticing…Too Much
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: The Kraken of Doubt Strikes Again!
	Words of Wisdom: Blooming in…Arizona.
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Back to Basics, Again
	A Spare Key: Making Peace With Yourself
	Using the Keys: The Key to Doing Anything is Doing Something?
	A Spare Key: Saving Them All
	Profile in Doing: Maggie Doyne
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: What to Include?
	Words of Wisdom: The Space Between
	A Spare Key: Seeing a Little More Clearly
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: A Novel Idea
	Using the Keys: Creating Yourself
	Noticing Ourselves: Big Shoes to Fill
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Back to Basics
	Words of Wisdom-Choosing Ouselves
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Commitment
	Using the Keys: Noticing the Little Things
	Doing for Others: The Key Has Dropped For…
	A Picture and A Thousand Words-For the Love of Painting
	Words of Wisdom: Courage and Light
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Writing On The Road
	Using the Keys: Taking Notice
	Doing For Others-Dropping a Key!
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Still Scared
	Words Of Wisdom-Notes and Notebooks
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Upheaval
	Locksmiths
	Doing for Ourselves AND Others: Putting on Your Oxygen Mask First
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Protected Time
	Words of Wisdom: There is no try.
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: Perfectionism, Critics, and Checklists
	Using the Keys
	Doing for Ourselves:  Ripples
	A Picture and A Thousand Words: Finding Time
	Sail Away From the Safe Harbor
	A Picture and a Thousand Words: A Tiny Victory
	What the Dao of Doing is and is not
	Day One