novelty Archives - Who I Met Today

by Pamela Lamp
April 18, 2019
in Self Study
tags change is good, Max Hawkins, novelty, play
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Max Hawkins – Randomizing His Life

by Pamela Lamp
April 18, 2019
in Self Study
tags change is good, Max Hawkins, novelty, play
1

I suppose I always think it is the older folks who get stuck, slip into a rut, and need to reboot their lives. Those people tired of their 9-5 commitments and finished raising their kids and wondering how much longer they have to find their passions. Or those who are just plain bored. And then I met Max Hawkins. From outward appearances, the methodical twenty-something seemed to live in a

by Pamela Lamp
March 8, 2019
in Travels
tags Audrey Carroll, california, camping, novelty, play, relationships, Travel
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Audrey Carroll – Airstream Trailer Travels

by Pamela Lamp
March 8, 2019
in Travels
tags Audrey Carroll, california, camping, novelty, play, relationships, Travel
3

Each week has seven days, and someday isn’t one of them. Still, so many of us are waiting for just the right time to execute our plans. If we wait for that perfect time, it may never come….

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by Pamela Lamp
February 10, 2019
in How Does This Work?, Travels
tags Alexandra Kaspin, change is good, health, novelty, Travel, travel nurse
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Alexandra Kaspin – Travel Nurse

by Pamela Lamp
February 10, 2019
in How Does This Work?, Travels
tags Alexandra Kaspin, change is good, health, novelty, Travel, travel nurse
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I’ve noticed today’s young couples don’t seem focused on accumulating stuff. Rather than decorating the perfect home, they tend to seize their moments and their days and jump into experiences. Deciding it was the ideal time in their lives to travel and explore, Alex Kaspin and her husband eagerly declared, “Let’s do this!” Shortly after their marriage, the newlyweds cleared out their Philadelphia apartment, stashed wedding gifts in storage, and

by Pamela Lamp
September 10, 2018
in Self Study
tags change is good, new thing for today, novelty, play, relationships
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My New Thing For Today Project

by Pamela Lamp
September 10, 2018
in Self Study
tags change is good, new thing for today, novelty, play, relationships
12

Two years ago today, on my 57th birthday, I embarked on a project. I pledged to do one new thing – every single day – for the next year. As it turned out, one year of novel activities, both large and small, rolled into two years of something new every day. Now, 730 days later, I realize what a gift my experiment turned out to be. Just as my grown sons

by Pamela Lamp
January 11, 2018
in Creativity, Self Study
tags artist, business, change is good, Nashville, novelty, play, Xima Lee Hulings
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Xima Lee Hulings and Walking Papers Studio

by Pamela Lamp
January 11, 2018
in Creativity, Self Study
tags artist, business, change is good, Nashville, novelty, play, Xima Lee Hulings
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Showing me around her meticulously organized and overflowing art studio, I have a hard time keeping up with Xima Lee Hulings. Amidst pens and paints and textiles and even a blow torch, she talks about her life and paintings and projects in her rapid-fire, exuberant way. Inspiring and educational, she motivates me to make a mess and create something. Because, as Xima laughs out loud and says, “Life is an

by Pamela Lamp
October 26, 2017
in Creativity, Self Study
tags artist, business, Charles Curtis, masks, novelty, Savage Eye
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Charles Curtis – Creating Masks For Movies and Collectors

by Pamela Lamp
October 26, 2017
in Creativity, Self Study
tags artist, business, Charles Curtis, masks, novelty, Savage Eye
2

As I meet with people, I continue to hear the same message over and over. To expand personally, we must seek challenges and bring novelty into our lives. Making an effort to learn and do new things enriches our world and creates excitement. Always willing to explore new territory, Charles Curtis stumbled upon an engaging and lucrative career because he gave something different a try. About 50 years ago,

by Pamela Lamp
May 10, 2017
in Self Study, Travels
tags change is good, fitness, France, let it go, novelty, relationships, Travel
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Something New and Different

by Pamela Lamp
May 10, 2017
in Self Study, Travels
tags change is good, fitness, France, let it go, novelty, relationships, Travel
8

You can’t just be you. You have to double yourself. You have to read books on subjects you know nothing about. You have to travel to places you never thought of traveling. You have to meet every kind of person and endlessly stretch what you know.

-Mary Wells Lawrence, 88, advertising executive and first female CEO of a NYSE company

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You can’t just be you. You have to double yourself. You have to read books on subjects you know nothing about. You have to travel to places you never thought of traveling. You have to meet every kind of person and endlessly stretch what you know.