@cbramkamp

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At some point we start questioning a god who allows good people to suffer terrible ends. Read the full article: Avoiding a Benevolent God ▸ bit.ly/4v5949g #Selfimprovement #Retirement #aging

Avoiding a Benevolent God

My elderly aunt gave me two pieces of advice: Have younger friends and while you’re at it, don’t bother to live past 85. But just in case . . .

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"Working and playing with collaborators, supporters, a band, all contribute to our well-being and expand our support network." bit.ly/4u5x2k4 #Betterlife #GainSkills #ArtPractice
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Can't practice your art? Still stay engaged! Read more 👉 bit.ly/4v5949g #Selfimprovement #Retirement #aging
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Conferences are a great opportunity for ongoing sales and discoverability. Read more 👉 bit.ly/46pUXA1 #writing #WritingConferences #Conferencehowto

Writing Conferences

When to attend a conference? When you are starting out, when you have information to share, when you deserve a weekend away.

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"I own books I still don’t have a good excuse for buying, but I know I’ll need them for some article or a sudden ability to link contemporary Irish poetry with 17th-century painting." bit.ly/4dN1BnU #Books #Oracle #Careeradvice

BookShop Career Change

Do you need a new, interesting hobby, a new travel destination, a new platform to launch a new you?

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Why the Book Cover Helps You Finish the Book ▸ bit.ly/44p5VFY #BookCovers #Writing #Publishing
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"My friend's art is maintaining community connections. What is yours?" bit.ly/4v5949g #Selfimprovement #Retirement #aging
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If you are choosing reading material for pleasure, what books end up on the TBR pile? Read more 👉 bit.ly/40KUgip #Books #Lovebooks #HudsonRiverSchool

TBR lists as oracle cards

Long TBR list? You can use it as inspiration, solace or just to figure out what you really want to do with your life.

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"I was treating myself for my birthday with a trip to the bookstore and a 100 dollar bill. What I found changed me." bit.ly/4dN1BnU #Books #Oracle #Careeradvice
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Ironically, when you travel you discover that the more information you have, the more difficult it is to light on a single, inspiring idea. Read the full article: Site Specific Inspiration ▸ bit.ly/49IWW47 #Whereareyou? #travel #writing
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"Does it take a village to make art?" bit.ly/4u5x2k4 #Betterlife #GainSkills #ArtPractice
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There are plenty of career books, but how about using books to help figure out your career? t Read more 👉 bit.ly/4dN1BnU #Books #Oracle #Careeradvice

BookShop Career Change

Do you need a new, interesting hobby, a new travel destination, a new platform to launch a new you?

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Books are fun, they are life, and they can also help you figure out your future Read the full article: BookShop Career Change ▸ bit.ly/4dN1BnU #Books #Oracle #Careeradvice
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Define a good day as one where you spent at least 15 minutes making art instead of wasting fifteen minutes on Facebook. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4w4iliT #art #Arthealing #artforhealth
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When we recall art movements like – in this case -the Surrealists and Futurists,  the male artists come easily to mind: Dali, Kandinsky, and Duchamp. Read the full article: Are You a Late Artist? ▸ bit.ly/4cBXcoG #art #retirement #HilmaAfKlint

Are You a Late Artist?

Why Art for Art’s Sake is a better way to live.

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Improve your life just by writing for 5 to 10 minutes a day. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3VkrmTA #Journaling #Journalwriting #Journalselfhelp
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A good day is one where I’ve wrestled with art, either my primary art or the fun crazy art that inspires the primary efforts. Read more 👉 bit.ly/4u5x2k4 #Betterlife #GainSkills #ArtPractice

What Do we Gain with Our Art Practice?

An easy way to gain skills like Emotional Flexibility, look to your art practice.

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It is a bold project, but filled with the rapture of sharing a collection of poetry I don’t fully understand. Read more 👉 bit.ly/47RDFxZ #JamesJoyce #JamesJoyceSUlysses #AuthorJamesJoyce

UnConscious Words – Sad Music for the Perfect Soul

Maybe you’ve read Ulysses, maybe you’ve been avoiding it all your life. I finally read the book as a COVID project. It turned out to be worth the effort. I was so taken with the book and the words …

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"Success is sharing your art: either the larger community or close friends, it's delivers the same benefits." bit.ly/4u5x2k4 #Betterlife #GainSkills #ArtPractice
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Accomplish one artistic goal, and that energy will brighten the rest of the day. Read the full article: What Do we Gain with Our Art Practice? ▸ bit.ly/4u5x2k4 #Betterlife #GainSkills #ArtPractice
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