1972. Sandwich bags loaded with white daisy pins, orange clip earrings, elaborate chunky rings. Costume jewelry whisked me away to a world of color and design.

ADVENTUROUS THINKING IS A CHOICE. We have opportunities to take risks every day, to explore something or someone new, and to expand our concept of our current reality.

Overwhelmed by the acronyms, jargon and laughter of friends reuniting at AWP, I wanted to get in my van and hit the road.

I’m what’s called a Mulipotentialite: Writer, Artist, Storyteller, Producer, Coach. Aka a Creative. I move, seamlessly, between different forms of expression. (Hopefully) modeling the audacity of hope.

I am tired of being told how flaky Creatives are. How we need to get with the program, do something with our lives and get ‘serious’ about reality. How we need to account for ourselves, our time and our very existence on this earth.

Have you ever read “Do What you Love, the Money Will Follow” by Marsha Sinetar? Torn binder and yellowed pages, my dog-eared copy sits next to my writing desk. Guiding me.