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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
11

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
0

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
0

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
2

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
6

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
6

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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My New Thing For Today Project

Xima Lee Hulings and Walking Papers Studio

Charles Curtis – Creating Masks For Movies and Collectors

Something New and Different

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.