Affirmators

I was at Blick’s the other day. It’s like my candy store. They’ve got art supplies, some crafting supplies, and a lot of the cute stationery store stuff that I love. I picked up a box of Affirmation Cards, made by the awesome company, Knock Knock (makers of those hilarious checklist notepads). More than cartomancy, I guess I just love the idea of randomly drawn cards that make you reflect. These ones are great because they don’t take themselves too seriously, even given their positive self-affirming messages.

Omar told me about a deck created by Brian Eno, called Oblique Strategies. Its goal is to suggest different ways to think, in order to help you solve a problem. Decks used to be hard to find because of its limited print runs. It’s now being printed in its 5th edition, but still costs over $50 - yikes!

Message of the moment

Courage - No one is fearless. No one. But even though I’m not fearless, I am courageous. When fear shows up, I don’t run away from it. I use my courage to conquer it. My courage allows me to walk right up to that fear and kick it in the nuts - then quickly hide behind someone bigger until it goes away.