by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jul 10, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I think I should have written this list long ago! What I have done for years, ever since working downtown, was say to myself ‘do-less’ whenever I would start to feel overwhelmed. I find that sometimes it is just a matter of letting myself not do one or two things that...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 25, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative, Popular Posts
Dr. Kelly Brogan and Joe Rogan were discussing the benefits of self-induced hardship. Historically we would have naturally experienced hardship in our daily lives. Today it is possible to avoid hardship so much more easily. It’s such a temptation to take it easy. I do...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 21, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
My sister and I both did the hoola hoop when we were young. I don’t remember being terribly good at it but it was fun! We also used to roller skate (you know the old school metal ones that you strapped over your feet and locked in place with a key!) and we skipped all...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 18, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I used to play hop scotch ever recess with my friend Michelle. Such a simple game but such stress relief. There is so much I have forgotten about my childhood. I really notice this when my friend Monica, who I met in the sandbox literally, recounts some story I’ve no...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 13, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
I’m not sure where I heard this quote but I repeat it to myself whenever I feel like wimping out on doing something. I even catch myself getting lazy with things I love that take effort, like riding my horse. Finn is 33 now so everyday is a bonus. I don’t want to miss...
by Sarah Jane Vickery | Jun 11, 2018 | Cartoon Club, Get Creative
For me drawing is like meditation. I feel so much better both while I’m working as well as afterwards. I was wondering why that is so I did a bit of research. Apparently when you draw, dopamine is produced in the brainstem. It is released in your brain’s cortex...
