by Giulietta Nardone | Mar 8, 2025 | Exploration, Feeling Alive, Taking Chances
Open Different Doors, You May Find A You There that You Never Knew Was Yours. Anything Can Happen. ~Mary Poppins. The first time I got laid off from a job, I felt a bit frightened. I had been conditioned to think I would never work again due to a resume gap and I was...
by Giulietta Nardone | Jul 1, 2023 | Exploration, Facing Fear, Taking Chances
“Say yes and you’ll figure it out afterwards.” — Tiny Fey I used to get all excited about something I saw in the paper, in a program catalog or on-line. I’d circle it in red, cut it out and put it on the refrigerator. But as the sign-up deadline got...
by Giulietta Nardone | Oct 11, 2022 | Facing Fear, Feeling Alive, Taking Chances
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” ~ Joseph Campbell I was quite brave as a young child, setting off into the wild yonder to explore meadows, ford streams, climb small hills. Danced around the room filled with adults with no feelings of shame....
by Giulietta Nardone | Sep 8, 2022 | Feeling Alive, Taking Chances
“Courage isn’t about knowing the path, it’s about taking the first step.” ~ Katie Davis One of my book chapters is called “Begin Anywhere.” Many folks never follow their heart’s desire because they are unsure how to take that first step. We...
by Giulietta Nardone | Jul 5, 2022 | Creativity, Imagination, Painting, Taking Chances, Untraining
Loosen Up. Unbend. You’ll Feel Better. ~ Mae West Years ago, when I started my second journey as an artist, this time as an adult, many of the experienced artists around me asked the same question of instructors: How do I loosen up? And as I became...
by Giulietta Nardone | May 27, 2022 | Feeling Alive, Speaking Up, Taking Chances, Untraining
Stand up for what you believe in even if you stand alone. ~ Suzy Kassem At the cusp of thirty, I began standing up for things. It started with a mid-level boss some of us women were having issues with. I volunteered to say something and I did. But when the...
