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“I’m Exactly Where I Need To Be” -Balm For the Restless Soul
"The truth is that where you are at this moment in time is where you need to be. Your energy is needed right where you are. Nothing is being missed. Nothing has been overlooked. Nothing is 'wrong.' All is well." -Molly McCord I have dirty little secret. I'm a...
How to Tackle the Dreaded “Silhouette Monster” in a Photo
Rescuing a Nice View This is the same photo taken at the Matisse (Arabesque) exhibit in Rome, Italy a few weeks ago. (Some of you know what a color geek I am, so this show was a must-see.) As we rounded the corner to head back downstairs to...
Top Image Hacks You NEED to Know -Lipstick on a Horse
OK, so maybe you don't really NEED to know how to put lipstick on a horse. But by using these fun and simple digital painting techniques, you'll easily be able to add a bit of make-up to someone, brighten teeth, or even give someone a...
Thank You Italy, For Giving Me Mama’s Boys
You really have not heard the word “mama” until you've heard it come out of an Italian's mouth. Better still, from the mouths of your own Italian children. “MA-MAA!” Each syllable is drawn out, flush full of adoration which can only be pronounced and delivered as...
Using Color Secrets to Sell: 5 Call To Action Button Case Studies
This post was written by guest blogger, Chintan Zalani of Mumbai, India. Chintan is also a student in my top-rated online Udemy course, Life Hack With Color Psychology: Increase Your Influence and offers high quality writing services at http://www.elitecopywriter.com/...
4 Ways Comedy Improv Can Make Life Easier: Lessons Learned
I have funny friends. Not just funny peculiar, but also ha-ha funny. Yesterday my arguably funniest friend, Rome's Comedy Club founder Marsha De Salvatore stopped by The American University of Rome where I work to give a Lunch and Learn Workshop for my Media, Art, and...
Adventures in Online Teaching: An Old Fashioned Professor’s Tale
I used to think I’d taught every kind of student: young, old, sane, crazy, rich, poor, solid, lazy… Then I dipped my toe in the world of online teaching.
To Be or Not to Be an Artist. A Letter To My 17 Year-Old Self
This is a re-post of something I wrote as a guest blogger for the website, Admitopia. They had asked me to advise teens who were considering going into the arts. In the end, I only felt comfortable advising myself. ___________________________________ Dear high...
Make an Impact With Monkeys on Your Back?
No less than five minutes ago I sent off the email below to an amazing man who has been in touch with me the last few months via my do-gooder website Aura's House to try and collaborate on helping hundreds, possibly thousands of girls in Uganda receive better access...
This Too Shall Pass (2014)
Watch Online Now 3 Min. 55 Sec. HD.Is it possible to be simultaneously ecstatic and miserable? Will this moment ever end? How I wish it would last forever. This Too Shall Pass is an animated short that takes an honest look at the extreme highs and lows of parenting...