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<strong>Coffee</strong><br />
<strong>with</strong><strong>Moe</strong><br />
<strong>Dreams</strong>, <strong>Desires</strong> & <strong>Drive</strong><br />
(Puzzle Inside)
Table of Contents<br />
From <strong>Moe</strong><br />
A big HELLO from <strong>Moe</strong><br />
6<br />
14<br />
<strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> & Kirsten<br />
Interview <strong>with</strong> a driven puzzler (puzzle included, pg 20 )<br />
Dream Weaving<br />
Harnessing the power of your dreams.<br />
8<br />
22<br />
<strong>Drive</strong>n<br />
Harness the power of your inner drive<br />
Flickers of Desire<br />
What you really really want.<br />
12<br />
28<br />
For the Birds<br />
The finely feathered moments in life<br />
ISSUE 3: DREAMS, DESIRES & DRIVE<br />
January 2017<br />
On The Cover:<br />
The coffee cup. So simple, yet so giving. From being<br />
the vessel for a morning wake up call, to a place to<br />
wrap cold hands on a snowy day. The humble cup<br />
has a way of giving us the opportunity to bring our<br />
own kind of beauty into every single day. How is<br />
today going to be beautiful for you?<br />
Previous Page (Clockwise): Slices of 'The Beauty<br />
of Bokeh' mixed media series.<br />
<strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> Mini-Mag. is published in<br />
association <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> Creative Inc.<br />
Calgary, Alberta Canada<br />
Painting above: A portion of 'Bubble Yum' From<br />
'The Beauty of Bokeh' a series in mixed media.<br />
by Monique DeNault<br />
( aka <strong>Moe</strong> )<br />
Website: www.moecreative.com<br />
Blog: www.moecreative.com/blog<br />
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Twitter: twitter.com/<strong>Moe</strong>Creates<br />
All art &, photography, unless attributed to<br />
others, is by Monique DeNault<br />
Contact: monique@moecreative.com<br />
Many thanks to Family, Friends & Inspiration:<br />
(Gratefully & alphabetically: AB, AC, AG, AL, AR,<br />
BCV, BD, CF, CG, CR, CS, DD, DK, DL, DO, EC, ED,<br />
EN, GD, GDC, HC, HM, IF, JD, JM, JR, JS, KH, KW,<br />
LD, LK, LM, LOL, MB, MC, MH, MQ, MS, MY, ND,<br />
NH, NS, PA, PB, RC, RS, SB, SH, SK, SP, TN, TR, VH,<br />
YK, ... You know who you are!).<br />
Puzzles for Good, Bloomscript & <strong>Moe</strong> Creative<br />
Clientele.<br />
All for whom this issue was created, <strong>with</strong> heart.<br />
© 2017 <strong>Moe</strong> Creative Inc. All rights reserved.<br />
Digital Watermarking on all photography by Digimarc.<br />
Publishing made possible by Yumpo & the Adobe Suite of<br />
Products.
Our world is often<br />
sold to us as:<br />
BLACK or WHITE<br />
GOOD or BAD<br />
LEFT or RIGHT...<br />
But if we take a closer look...<br />
We might notice the lines are<br />
often blurry, leaving room for<br />
many shades of grey.<br />
It’s in these shades that<br />
we often find<br />
our unique selves.<br />
A sometimes smudgy<br />
blend of every single<br />
experience<br />
thought<br />
&<br />
feeling<br />
that we have ever been<br />
exposed to.<br />
What does that mean for us? It means:<br />
We quite frankly have different dreams,<br />
we understandably have differing desires<br />
and, if we’re lucky enough we either have the drive<br />
or can still learn how to rev up the engine on drive,<br />
so that we can bring our dreams & desires ALL together.<br />
Join me this quarter, as I explore the black, the white plus a<br />
few shades of great, that make us all in the perfect place to get<br />
what we want out of this crazy thing called life. With Heart -MOE
Dream Weaving<br />
“<br />
Hope lies in dreams,<br />
in imagination, and in the<br />
courage of those who dare to<br />
make dreams into reality.<br />
”<br />
- Jonas Salk<br />
If you are a dreamer, you are one of the<br />
lucky ones.<br />
Your mind keeps filling <strong>with</strong> unexplored<br />
ideas, innovative solutions and endless<br />
possibilities. This is an unabashed form<br />
of creativity and a beautiful gift. Never<br />
mind those folks when you were a kid<br />
who used to call you ‘a dreamer’ like it<br />
was a bad thing. They didn’t know, that<br />
dreaming openly illuminates your life <strong>with</strong><br />
a willingness to look past the ordinary<br />
and at times, find unique solutions to<br />
road blocks. When a dreamer dares to<br />
follow through on the wildest of their<br />
ideas, the results often lead to a life less<br />
ordinary.<br />
Now the question you may want to ask<br />
is: Can anyone harness the potentiality<br />
of a dreamer? Of course they can. It’s<br />
actually quite simple once you get in<br />
the habit of it, let me explain. In design<br />
school we learned a very important<br />
aspect of the creative process that is a<br />
lot like the dream process and it goes<br />
like this: Never shut down the creative<br />
process by saying “NO”. Instead, keep<br />
prompting more innovation and deeper<br />
solutions by saying “YES, AND?”<br />
“No” is a road block, and idea killer, a<br />
mind closer. “Yes, and” on the other<br />
hand, gets our dreamy creative mojo all<br />
fired up. Absolutely you are going to run<br />
into some hair-brained and goofy ideas<br />
along the way, but keep saying yes, the<br />
useless ideas are all part of the process.<br />
We need to clear out the garbage and<br />
even have a few laughs over crazy ideas<br />
so that we open ourselves up enough<br />
to access the good stuff that has been<br />
connecting the dots and brewing deep<br />
inside your mind for a while.<br />
Yes not working for you? Don’t despair!<br />
How about saying “what if” instead.?What<br />
if also plunges your brain into the dreamy<br />
world of the undiscovered. A few more<br />
simple words that have the great power<br />
of opening you up to the possibilities that<br />
just haven’t been thunk up yet.<br />
Not sure how to make a habit out of it?<br />
How about making it all a game? At<br />
the end of each day, check in and see<br />
how well you’ve turned your no’s into<br />
yes, ands and what if’s. If your day was<br />
an epic fail, skip the drama of beating<br />
yourself up and set up a challenge<br />
instead. Start gathering your top 10<br />
weekly dreamer moments or run through<br />
failed attempts and make them rock<br />
star moments in your head, an excellent<br />
practice for the next round. Whatever<br />
you do, have fun. Enjoy exploring all the<br />
possibilities you are welcoming into your<br />
life for this coming year and beyond.
@moe_creative<br />
Every day I open my eyes to this beautiful world & see it’s pure potential.<br />
Partner this <strong>with</strong> Instagram’s #my_365 daily challenge and it’s a photo<br />
opportunity in the making. Join me every day for the pairing of a random word<br />
& my world. Who knows what tomorrow will bring.
Flickers of Desire<br />
“<br />
Love and desire are the<br />
spirit’s wings to great deeds.<br />
”<br />
- Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe<br />
If you think about it, love and<br />
desire are quite the entangled<br />
duo. In fact they remind me a<br />
lot of the children’s riddle: the<br />
chicken and the egg (which came<br />
first?) It’s hard to separate the<br />
two, in fact, at times, it’s hard<br />
to see there is any difference at<br />
all. This can be the greatest of<br />
conundrums, yet it will also make<br />
asking the question “What do you<br />
desire?” a lot easier to answer.<br />
Desire is the linchpin for getting<br />
what we want in this fabulous life.<br />
Our desires create the foundation<br />
of our dreamscape and then<br />
directs our personal compass,<br />
to harness the inner drive we<br />
require to pull it all together, into a<br />
cohesive whole.<br />
Want to figure out your own<br />
personal linchpins? Start by free<br />
writing* a list of all the things you<br />
love and/or desire in this life.<br />
Remember, don’t edit, just write.<br />
Nothing is too big or small to add<br />
to your list. The whole point is to<br />
be as inclusive as possible, so be<br />
sure to write down your desired<br />
emotions and truths as well.<br />
When your list is complete. Take<br />
a second look. Notice recurring<br />
themes and unrealized dreams<br />
amongst your annotations. Would<br />
you feel a sense of regret if any of<br />
these desires went unexplored?<br />
Circle any of the items on your list<br />
that fit this bill. Congratulations<br />
you’ve just pinpointed your<br />
potential linchpins.<br />
Now it is time to rev up your<br />
engines and combine these<br />
desires to your drive. (See pg 22-<br />
25 for details) For when you do,<br />
an extraordinary thing will happen.<br />
You will give your desire wings.<br />
Happy travels.<br />
*free writing is when you put pen to<br />
paper and just write everything that<br />
comes into your head <strong>with</strong>out editing.<br />
The beauty in this process is that the<br />
longer you write, the more you tap into<br />
that well of ideas just below the surface.
<strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> & Kirsten<br />
It is a refreshing thing to meet<br />
someone who is not driven by the<br />
almighty dollar, or the acquiring<br />
of stuffs, but rather a deep seated<br />
desire to make a difference. This<br />
quarter I am delighted to introduce<br />
you to Kirsten Wreggitt, an<br />
entrepreneurial spirit who is taking<br />
her dream of a life worth living and<br />
is actively making it a reality that will<br />
serve humanity, one puzzle at a time.<br />
Without further ado, lets get this<br />
puzzling party started...<br />
M: So glad to be giving my readers<br />
a sneak peek into your life Kirsten.<br />
Can you start us off by letting us in<br />
on the best advice that you’ve ever<br />
received?<br />
K: There has been a lot of great advice<br />
in my life but one that sticks out was<br />
from a friend who encouraged me that<br />
“You are never too old...” This phrase<br />
is not new. But I had the realization<br />
that we live in a time of unlimited<br />
opportunity <strong>with</strong> exceptional health and<br />
life expectancy and it is never too late<br />
to do something. I am in my mid-forties<br />
and knowing that I could have another<br />
30, 40 even 50 productive years to give<br />
back to the world really changes your<br />
perspective. It doesn’t seem like a far<br />
stretch to go back to school, start a<br />
new business, and create a new way<br />
to contribute. Pair this thinking <strong>with</strong><br />
“you don’t know how much time you<br />
have” and you create the urgency to<br />
do something meaningful today. This<br />
advice has built a fire in me to find the<br />
best way to share my gifts, impact the<br />
world, and reach for my dreams.<br />
M: Talking <strong>with</strong> you, it doesn’t seem<br />
like the fire in you is a new thing.<br />
Where did you grow up and how did<br />
that influence you?<br />
K: I grew up in a small town, approx.<br />
200 people, in Northern Ontario. It<br />
has influenced who I am more in the<br />
past few years as I try to live more in<br />
line <strong>with</strong> my own values and definition<br />
of success. In a small town there are<br />
few service agencies and instead the<br />
community must step in and fill that<br />
role. People rally around those in need,<br />
those going through a tough time, and<br />
those who need on-going support.<br />
I miss the closeness of a small<br />
community and it has influenced my<br />
view of resiliency and how we might<br />
bring more connection to any place we<br />
live.<br />
M: That sounds like a pretty great<br />
foundation. And now? What<br />
inspires you these days?<br />
K: I am most inspired by seeing the<br />
power people have to bring more good<br />
into our world. They might be creating
<strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> & Kirsten<br />
a social enterprise, fostering community<br />
or sharing their gifts <strong>with</strong> others. Our<br />
news is filled <strong>with</strong> the negative but<br />
there are great things happening every<br />
single day. I find ways to bring those<br />
stories into my life by attending social<br />
innovation events, reading inspirational<br />
books, and participating in the global<br />
+Acumen community to support people<br />
doing great work in the world.<br />
M: Tell me more about the positives<br />
in your every day. What is it that you<br />
love about what you do?<br />
K: I love being able to connect puzzles<br />
<strong>with</strong> social impact. It is such a quirky<br />
combination. When I discovered that<br />
I could create my own puzzles I was<br />
afraid that it seemed empty on its<br />
own. I wanted to do something in the<br />
world so I thought hard about what I<br />
could do to make a difference <strong>with</strong> my<br />
puzzles. That’s when the magic began<br />
to happen. My other passion is social<br />
entrepreneurship and so I began to<br />
dream about how I could bring social<br />
good into my puzzle creation. It didn’t<br />
take long to decide that I could partner<br />
<strong>with</strong> charities and social enterprises to<br />
create more impact by supporting their<br />
work and at the same time increase<br />
their audience engagement in a new<br />
way - all while having some fun <strong>with</strong><br />
puzzles!<br />
M: I’ve done your puzzles, they<br />
are great fun! I know you deal <strong>with</strong><br />
a lot of different quotes for your<br />
acrostics. Do you have a favourite<br />
poem, quote or lyric that influences<br />
your day to day?<br />
K: Yes! It is a quote by Marianne<br />
Williamson “Our deepest fear is not that<br />
we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is<br />
that we are powerful beyond measure.<br />
It is our light, not our darkness that<br />
most frightens us. We ask ourselves,<br />
‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous,<br />
talented, fabulous?’ Actually, who are<br />
you not to be? You are a child of God.<br />
Your playing small does not serve the<br />
world. There is nothing enlightened<br />
about shrinking so that other people<br />
won’t feel insecure around you. We<br />
are all meant to shine, as children do.<br />
We were born to make manifest the<br />
glory of God that is <strong>with</strong>in us. It’s not<br />
just in some of us; it’s in everyone.<br />
And as we let our own light shine,<br />
we unconsciously give other people<br />
permission to do the same. As we<br />
are liberated from our own fear, our<br />
presence automatically liberates<br />
others.”<br />
This quote has inspired me, helped me<br />
overcome my imposter complex, and<br />
allowed me to embrace my successes<br />
<strong>with</strong> humility.<br />
M: Well thank you Kirsten &
<strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> & Kirsten<br />
Marianne Williamson for those<br />
words! In closing, I would love<br />
to know the sum of your life’s<br />
philosophy. Can you indulge us?<br />
K: I love exploring this thinking.<br />
What I’ve arrived at is that life is<br />
an opportunity to learn more about<br />
ourselves, help others learn about<br />
themselves, and create more good in<br />
the world. This philosophy helps me<br />
reframe all the things that happen to<br />
me as learning experiences and takes<br />
the pressure of the limited definition<br />
of success and broadens it to include<br />
tough moments in life too. It also<br />
reminds me that I am not the only<br />
player on the stage and it is my role<br />
to make sure those around me have<br />
opportunities to learn and grow. And<br />
of course, that all of this learning and<br />
growing is done <strong>with</strong> love at the centre.<br />
M: And that brings us to a wonderful<br />
place to leave things at today. Thank<br />
you so much Kirsten for sharing your<br />
personal insights, inspirations and<br />
thoughts.<br />
I would like to note, that as a<br />
generous gift to <strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong><br />
readers, you have created a puzzle<br />
that I will post on the following page.<br />
Thanks so much from me and the<br />
rest of the readers for this very kind<br />
gift.<br />
K: Thanks Monique. I have such a<br />
great time creating puzzles and sharing<br />
them <strong>with</strong> people who enjoy them too.<br />
So, thanks for the opportunity to do so!<br />
M: Kirsten, it’s my pleasure.<br />
Please join us on the next page for<br />
the puzzle Kirsten has generously<br />
donated Or download the PDF and<br />
puzzle solution here:<br />
For more on Kirsten Wreggitt, you<br />
can visit her here:<br />
Twitter: @kirstenwreggitt<br />
Facebook: Puzzles For Good<br />
Website: Puzzles For Good<br />
LinkedIn: Kirsten Wreggitt<br />
Email: kirsten@puzzlesforgood.com
<strong>Coffee</strong> Break Puzzle<br />
1 J 2 mm 3 3 jj 4 ii 5 V 6 R 7 7 ff 8 A 9 9 kk 10 bb 12 11 kk 12 Q 13 ll 14 gg 15 I 16 K 17 L 20 18 Y 19 F 20 H<br />
21 mm 23 22 O 23 C 25 24 S 25 E 26 R 27 mm 30 28 G 29 O 33 30 mm 31 V 36 32 ff 33 nn 34 kk 35 ii 36 T 37 I 38 U 39 dd 40 W<br />
44 41 B 42 M 46 43 Z 44 jj 45 N 46 K 50 47 ee 48 ff 53 49 aa 50 mm 51 B 52 G 52 53 X 54 P 55 J 56 L 57 cc 58 nn 63 59 R<br />
60 C 65 61 P 62 V 63 F 64 S 65 mm 71 66 T 67 hh 64 68 nn 69 D 70 ff 71 E 68 72 aa 79 73 ll 74 M 75 dd 76 aa 77 nn 78 S 79 A<br />
80 Q 81 E 82 W 89 83 N 84 C 91 85 mm 86 ll 87 hh 94 88 ee 89 N 90 D 91 O 92 H 99<br />
93 P 94 bb 102 95 U 96 Z 97 nn 98 C<br />
99<br />
99 Y 100 B 101 R 102 C 109 103 I 111 104 V 105 D 106hh 107 E 108 jj 109hh 110 110 Q 111dd 112aa 113 ll 114ee 115 L 116 D 117 117 G 126 118 H<br />
119 Z 120nn 121ee 122 K 123 U 124 P 125 125 O 134 126 A 127 N 128 P 129 J 130bb 131 ll 132 G<br />
133 U 134<br />
134 A 135cc 136 O 137hh 138W 139 Z 140gg<br />
147 141 T 142gg 143 P 150<br />
144 X 145 ff 146 R 147ee 148 F 149<br />
149 D 150 T 151W<br />
152nn 153 jj 154gg 147 155 I 156 G<br />
157 M 158 F 159 Y 160gg 161 L<br />
162 R 163 N 168 164 T 165 K<br />
166 jj 172 167dd 168 S 169 M 175<br />
170cc 171gg 172 C 173 L 174 A 175<br />
175nn 176 V 177 O 183<br />
178 Z 179 M 180 F 181 D<br />
182cc 183 X 189 184 P 185 Q 186 O 192 187 jj 188 W 194 189hh 190 H 191 B 197<br />
192 J 193 ii 184 194dd 195kk 196ee 203 197 P 198 Y 199 T 200 K<br />
201 R 208 202 E 203 L 204 B 205 A 213 206 ii 207 S 208gg 209 ll 210bb 180 211kk 212bb 213 F 184 214 M 215 U 216W 217 J 218 jj 219 A<br />
220 H<br />
221 X<br />
222 Z 223 T<br />
A. Flawless U. Saying like "costs an<br />
126 174 219 8 79 134 205<br />
arm and a leg"<br />
215 133 38 123 95<br />
B. Not sleeping V. _____ America<br />
204 41 100 51 191<br />
5 31 62 176 104<br />
C. Tidy up W. Person receiving the<br />
60 23 172 98 102 84<br />
present<br />
40 138 216 151 82 188<br />
D. Radio antenna X. Display of fatigue<br />
149 116 90 105 69 181<br />
183 53 144 221<br />
E. Play unfairly Y. Solemn promise<br />
81 107 71 25 202<br />
198 159 18 99<br />
F. Made warm Z. Ragamuffin<br />
19 148 180 158 213 63<br />
96 178 222 43 119 139<br />
G. Clue C minus an "N" aa. Floating platform<br />
156 117 28 52 132<br />
112 72 76 49<br />
H. It's my lifelong _____ bb. Footwear<br />
92 190 220 20 118<br />
210 212 130 94 10<br />
I. For every cc. October birthstone<br />
15 103 155 37<br />
57 170 135 182<br />
J. Rigid dd. Out of shape<br />
1 55 192 217 129<br />
111 39 75 167 194<br />
K. ___and kicking ee. Closest to<br />
165 200 122 16 46<br />
the bottom 147 114 88 196 121 47<br />
L. A foot is divided ff. Trembled<br />
into them<br />
56 161 173 203 17 115<br />
32 145 48 7 70<br />
M. Want strongly gg. Small hint<br />
214 42 169 74 157 179<br />
14 154 208 171 160 142 140<br />
N. Off-white hh. Oodles<br />
83 45 89 127 163<br />
106 189 137 67 109 87<br />
O. Gulp ii. Moniker<br />
177 22 125 136 91 29 186<br />
193 4 206 35<br />
P. Eat quickly jj. Wonderful or<br />
(slang, 2 words) 54 184 128 93 143 61 197 124 horrible<br />
44 187 218 166 153 3 108<br />
Q. Store window sign kk. Little Jack Horner's<br />
185 110 12 80<br />
digit<br />
211 195 9 34 11<br />
R. Clearly, graphically ll. Kept your end of<br />
101 59 26 146 201 162 6<br />
the bargain<br />
131 113 86 209 13 73<br />
S. Our planet mm. Twisted<br />
64 207 78 168 24<br />
65 2 85 50 21 27 30<br />
T. Tool that moves in nn. Car exhaust<br />
one direction only 199 141 36 150 164 223 66<br />
77 68 175 97 120 152 33<br />
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Puzzle solution
<strong>Drive</strong>n<br />
“<br />
Let yourself be<br />
drawn by the<br />
strange pull of<br />
what you really<br />
love. It will not<br />
”<br />
lead you astray.<br />
- Rumi<br />
When we think about being driven, we<br />
often think of someone who has “what<br />
it takes” to make it across the finish<br />
line. Funny thing is... we all have what it<br />
takes. <strong>Drive</strong> is not a gift or a talent, it’s a<br />
decision. A decision based on knowing<br />
yourself, your dreams, your desires,<br />
your goals and knowing what makes you<br />
happy.<br />
I am not saying, of course, that drive<br />
takes any of the hard work out of<br />
reaching a goal*. Instead, it gives us<br />
the traction to see things through. <strong>Drive</strong><br />
comes from finding clarity for our goal(s)<br />
in both mind and heart, so that we can<br />
weather any storm that stands between<br />
us and our personal vision of_________.<br />
(fill in the blank)<br />
So, how is it that we can harness “what<br />
it takes”? Here are a few ways you can<br />
shift your life into drive.<br />
CHOOSE ONE GOAL<br />
What is it that you want? Do you know?<br />
If there are many things, choose one. To<br />
find what you really, really want: Journal<br />
for it, meditate for it, think and think some<br />
more for it, see what keeps coming up.<br />
There are many, many things to want out<br />
there in the world. Pick that one thing<br />
that will feed you, excite you, fill you and<br />
make you thrilled to be you.<br />
Write down all the reasons why your<br />
goal matters to you.(& only you)<br />
For every why you’ve written, ask<br />
yourself why again and go deeper. Do<br />
this again and again until you believe<br />
you’ve come to the core of your why(s).<br />
This/these deep seated reason(s) will<br />
give you something tangible to hang<br />
onto when the excitement wears off and<br />
choosing your goal reveals some of the<br />
hard choices and hard work involved in<br />
reaching for your stars.<br />
STOP MAKING EXCUSES<br />
Ouch, this one hurts, a lot!<br />
We are all brilliant at creating a million<br />
excuses regarding why we can’t do<br />
some things. How radical would it be if<br />
we decided that: We Can!<br />
Don’t have a certain skill-set yet? No<br />
problem. In this age of information,<br />
what we need to succeed is a library, a<br />
few key strokes, a class room or even<br />
a coaching session away. Outsource,<br />
Outsource, Outsource! Then dive in!<br />
Seriously, you deserve the happiness of<br />
your chosen goal.<br />
If you find yourself being human and<br />
making excuses, ask yourself:<br />
How could my life improve if I followed<br />
through?<br />
How much do I really want this?<br />
Is this goal something I actually want?(if<br />
not, go back to whittling your whys)<br />
FIGURE OUT & WHITTLE DOWN<br />
YOUR WHYS<br />
MAKE LEMONADE<br />
cont’d > > >
<strong>Drive</strong>n<br />
“<br />
The measure of a<br />
man is not where<br />
he stands in moments<br />
of comfort<br />
and convenience,<br />
but where he<br />
stands in times of<br />
challenge and<br />
”<br />
controversy.<br />
-Martin Luther King<br />
I think Martin Luther King nailed it when<br />
he said:<br />
“The measure of a man is not where<br />
he stands in moments of comfort and<br />
convenience, but where he stands in<br />
times of challenge and controversy.”<br />
Some of the best things in life take<br />
push, perseverance, ingenuity and the<br />
making of lemonade when met <strong>with</strong> sour<br />
situations.<br />
BEFRIEND TIME<br />
Time is not your enemy, but your<br />
expectations might be. I find that a<br />
sure fire drive killer is to over expect,<br />
which forces you into the position of<br />
under performance, self criticism and<br />
prematurely giving up. That being said...<br />
Lowering expectations is in no way an<br />
alternative. For it has the ramifications<br />
of not even getting started aka regret.<br />
Instead, take a deep balancing breath<br />
and get real <strong>with</strong> time. Realize that every<br />
single person on this planet gets the<br />
same 24 hours a day, so organize it and...<br />
SCHEDULE YOUR GOAL<br />
Ever notice that things that aren’t on<br />
your agenda never get done? So true.<br />
Squeeze out the space for excuses and<br />
schedule yourself a reasonable amount<br />
of time to just do it! This is your time, so<br />
be sure to have fun. Every minute, every<br />
mis-step and every success will bring you<br />
closer to your goal.<br />
CHOOSE YOU!<br />
We live in a world of distractions, I get it,<br />
it’s tough to stay focused. Not only that,<br />
we have a lifetime of ‘should’s resting<br />
heavily on our shoulders. All those words<br />
that ring so solemnly and ceaselessly in<br />
our heads about how we ought to live<br />
our lives. Personally, I think the best<br />
lesson we can teach others, including our<br />
children, is to actively work on ourselves.<br />
By nourishing our needs, we become<br />
the best we can be for others. You know,<br />
same idea as grabbing for your oxygen<br />
mask first. A concept that works just as<br />
well on land as it does in the sky.<br />
From concept into reality, when you start<br />
making the conscious choices involved in<br />
harnessing your inner drive, you too will<br />
find that you have exactly what it takes to<br />
make it across any finish line you choose.<br />
*For the purpose of this article, the word goal is used<br />
as a blanket term for all goals, dreams and desires.
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For the Birds<br />
Life can get pretty hectic (a lot of the time) and while I could wax poetic about the<br />
crazy of busy all day, I can also cut to the quick. (Let’s go for option B shall we? )<br />
I think we impose a lot of our hectic onto ourselves. Quite often in the name of<br />
success, money, love, happiness etc. (I am as guilty as the next guy) And while I<br />
agree that goals are important, brave & necessary to thwart stagnation. Lofty goals<br />
simply can’t get accomplished every day, or month, or even year, so we sometimes<br />
need the help of other inspiration to keep driving us forward.<br />
Enter in the small stuff.<br />
Now, when I talk “small” & “Inspiration”, I am not talking about new smaller goals,<br />
or side projects Aren’t we already busy enough? I am talking about spontaneous<br />
happenings like: The joy in a bright shiny day; the toe tapping goodness of a<br />
perfect song at the perfect time; an unexpected personal win or a sparkling<br />
interaction <strong>with</strong> the world (etc). When you are balancing that eye on the prize, <strong>with</strong><br />
the noticing & celebrating of many smaller joys. Life truly becomes a magnet for<br />
daily greatness of all sizes.<br />
So... I ask you. The next moment you find yourself caught up in thought, switch<br />
your focus to noticing which small everyday wonders have gifted themselves to you<br />
lately. I bet there are lots, once you start thinking of it. Perhaps those unexpected<br />
wee things that sneak into your happy place might just pile up high enough to<br />
become their own very BIG things in the end.<br />
Sample blog post from <strong>Moe</strong> Creative.<br />
For other pictures related to this blog & more visit:<br />
http://www.moecreative.com/blog/2016/10/10/small-is-the-new-big
I find it amazing to reflect and realize that it has been<br />
a year since I started this whole <strong>Coffee</strong> <strong>with</strong> <strong>Moe</strong> minimagazine<br />
(CwM). Can you believe CwM all started <strong>with</strong><br />
a dream about connecting <strong>with</strong> you in way that seemed<br />
more like time together over a virtual cuppa. A desire<br />
for us to connect, a desire for me to share stories about<br />
amazing women doing things their own way, a desire<br />
for me to explore my creativity.<br />
I am so glad that you have joined me in this journey,<br />
for it has taken quite the drive to polish up and present<br />
each issue for your in-box each quarter. Since I can<br />
foresee many many issues in our future, I would love<br />
to hear from you regarding the bits you like, so I can<br />
deliver more of that.<br />
Can’t wait to hear from you.<br />
With heart,<br />
<strong>Moe</strong><br />
“<br />
You may say that I’m<br />
a dreamer, but I’m not<br />
the only one. I hope<br />
someday you’ll join us<br />
and the world can live<br />
as one.<br />
”<br />
-John Lennon
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the Beauty & Joy<br />
Issue<br />
Available April 5th 2017<br />
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