Are You Spending Your Life The Way You Really Want To?

This is one of those "slap you upside the head, grab your shoulders, sit you up straight and seriously demand your attention" quotes."How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." ~ Annie DillardIn one simple sentence, Dillard delivers a weighty wake-up call to examine how we're living our precious life.This can be an overwhelming proposition, this stopping to deeply consider the ways in which we spend our time each day and thus the way we spend our lives.It's so easy to get caught up in the day-to-day minutia of life that we can forget to take a step back and look at the bigger picture.An excellent way to embark on pondering something this monumental is to start small and look inside for the answers using questions. (Which is, of course, really the only place you're likely to find the answers to questions like this.)What's one small way I'd like to add a bit of creative me time to my days? (And thus, my life?)What's one thing I can give up in my day to make more room for my creative me time? What's one small way I can make getting to my creative me time easier?What's one small way I can make my creative me time more meaningful?What's one small way I can make my creative me time more fun?Here's to giving yourself permission to spend more time enjoying the personal creative experiences that enrich your days and so your life.If you need a little more help getting started, I invite you to check out the updated version of my "Permission to Be Creative 101 Guide" for a simple three step process that will walk you step by step into 10 minutes of guilt-free creative me time. (PLEASE NOTE: If you already receive Mid-Week Oasis Moments you can request your updated guide here, and I'll personally send one to you right away!)Here's to spending your days enjoying at least a little more creative me time for a life well lived!Jill