Power Boosts? Yes, Please!

While doing some routine, desktop maintenance recently (but not nearly as much as I should be doing when I think about the periodic decluttering inspiration I receive from my talented friend, Michelle Oram) I found something that made me grin.

Michelle has a knack for encouraging a good tidy-up and let’s just say my digital footprint in Canva – with far too many images and a colossal lack of organization – is ripe for a clean-up.

But guess what? As is true with cleaning out cupboards and drawers, it pays to follow Michelle’s advice to go slowly and take a gander at what you’ve gathered along the way. To wit…this gem. Nearly two years ago the team at Sharing the Heart of the Matter chose the theme of “creativity” to inspire content for a month – specifically focusing on what it means to live creatively and how to reap the benefits of doing so.

Some of our favorite quotes were included in this graphic (see below) and they hold up, gosh darn it. The wisdom holds up. (Truthfully, I’m enamored of the image I created, too.)

If I were to add one more to the line-up of quotables, I’d include these magnificent words from Madeleine L’Engle. These words speak to me this morning:

Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such response do we find truth.

Take a look at the graphic and let me know if a favorite quote jumps out at you. I still smile when I read Morgan Freeman’s wisdom. So good!

Some of the best advice I’ve been given: Don’t take criticism from people who would never got to for advice.

Sending creative vibes to you…I find it’s a great stress reliever these days and the great thing about expression? You get to pick your favorite pathway to a power boost. Whatcha waiting for?

Vicki 😊


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69 responses to “Power Boosts? Yes, Please!”

  1. I love this, Vicki and so glad that you found and shared it with us. the timing could not be better. I love all the quotes and the matisse one really spoke to me

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    1. Thank you, Beth! I love that you love that one…me, too! Take care today. Sending hugs. 🥰

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  2. I love the Morgan Freeman one, and I recently heard that somewhere else, so it must mean something😉

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    1. Oh yes…I love how Louis Armstrong provides inspiration for you…maybe now LA is ‘trending’ with Morgan Freeman, too? Keep me posted! 🥰

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      1. 😂😂😂as these are some of the most talented people we’ve ever had, with sonorous voices, I’ll take it

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        1. Love that! Your muses have the best voices…for sure! 🥰

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  3. Aww. Thanks for the shout out Vicki! It’s truly appreciated. 💚

    I absolutely love the Morgan Freeman quote. Why do we let words from people whose opinions we would never seek get to us?

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    1. I hear you. I hear you! I love that quote, too. And you’re very welcome, Michelle. 🥰

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  4. One of the quotes doesn’t stand out over the others for me, but I love the four categories. They’re all important contributors to a full life.

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    1. Ohh! Thanks for that, Jane. Great observation…I agree! 🥰

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  5. I will add one, Vicki, that applies to both courage and creativity. “Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — Andre Gide.

    You know both, as someone who stood up to Sue and continues to stand up for your sister. .

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    1. Oh so good, Dr. Stein. Powerful encouragement and timely. Thank you! ❤️

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  6. Great stuff! I especially like L’Engle and Freeman 😎

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    1. Yay! And thanks for being a creative inspiration, my talented musical friend!
      😎❤️😎

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      1. Thanks for considering me as such! 😊😎💚

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        1. You betcha! 🥰😎🥰

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  7. Great post and quotes Vicki.
    Thank you 🥰🙏🤗

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    1. Thank you, Maggie! Xo! 🥰

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  8. I love the Henri Matisse quote. 💕

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    1. Me, too, Rose! Thank you! 🥰

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  9. Of those on the poster I have to say Matisse is tops. He gets me. Or else maybe I just love to play! Of course my favorite quote of all time is “Kindness first, everything else after that.” from dear Fred Rogers.

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    1. With you! Dear Fred Rogers. What a fabulous human. Thank you, Michael! 🥰❤️🥰

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  10. Oh, oh, oh — I love this! Your graphic is brilliant! And the Ralph Waldo Emerson quote – so good!! Michelle is right – sometimes decluttering is an inspiration all of its own. So glad you shared this. I’m going to print it out and hang it up!

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    1. LOL! A nice “blast from the HoTM past”. Xo! 🥰

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  11. Decluttering, including our digital files, is so therapeutic. It allows us to discover gems we’ve collected along the way. I remember the HOTM monthly focus on creativity and I love that graphic. The Emerson quote in particular resonates with me. Life is more interesting and fulfilling when we open ourselves to experimentation and the possibilities that lie behind these efforts.

    Happy Sunday!

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    1. Yes! Opening ourselves up. Love that, Ab. Happy Sunday back to you! 🥰❤️🥰

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  12. A wonderful post! Thank you, Victoria. All great but the Matisse quote stood out to me and your intro made me think of the endless work of keeping photos downloaded and organized among all the other digital documents and correspondence we manage. 💫

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    1. Isn’t that the truth!? So much to manage but little gems are tucked away sometimes…waiting to be found. And…
      I love that you love the Matisse quote! Xo! 🥰

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      1. “little gems” I find that to be true with photos and motivation to spend time organizing photos taken. 📷 That quote is a keeper! Thank you. 💕xo

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        1. Hugs back to you, Michele! 🥰

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  13. Love the tool that you created Vicki. So helpful. And yes, ya just gotta start. So true. Ha, ha.

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    1. We’ve done so many fun things together, my Heart of the Matter teammate! 🥰

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  14. Cheers to your creativity! 💖

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    1. Thank you! 🥰❤️🥰

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  15. Love the Morgan Freeman quote. I’d never really thought of it that way, but it makes a lot of sense. And saves a lot of frustration!

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    1. Agree! Thank you so much, Belinda! 🥰❤️🥰

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  16. That graphic is certainly a power boost! Filled with gems of quotes. That Matisse quote? That’s joy in a bottle and we can take sips of it. Also, I like the design of the infographic — it’s bright, fun, and packed with goodness! 🌞🌞🌞

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    1. Well…I’m no professional graphic designer and artist…like you are…but I liked it, too! A nod from you means a lot my friend! And “joy in a bottle”? Love that! Yes…sip away! 🥰❤️🥰

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      1. Ah, you’re too kind! 😊😜

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        1. No…just truthful in my praise! 🥰❤️🥰

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  17. Love this Vicki. All hold true, don’t they. And definitely clapping for the graphic you created. I love the quote by Madeleine L’Engle. I think I shall pay it forward today. Thank you for sharing and for the inspiration.

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    1. Hugs and love! Hugs and love to you! 🥰

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  18. Some of the best advice I’ve been given: Don’t take criticism from people who would never got to for advice.

    As my husband once asked, “Why did you think you’d like your makeup done by someone who looks like that?”

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    1. Oh, Mary. That’s so perfect. So perfect. Thank you! 💕

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  19. This post is so timely, Vicki! I love all the quotes; I can’t choose a favorite! Creativity and my writing is what distracts me from everything upsetting happening in our country and world. It’s a great escape and fulfilling. Love this! Thank you! ❤️🙏

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    1. Ohhh! A great escape AND fulfilling. I love how you said that. True, true. Thanks so much! 🥰❤️🥰

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  20. OMG, I read your friend’s name as Michelle Obama and got all kinds of excited! Not that Michelle not-Obama isn’t a great person in her own way, of course.

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    1. LOL! That’s funny! But I do have a friend who’s met Michelle Obama, so there’s that! 😜

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  21. I have to say that I’m fond of “Experiment.” I love trying new things even if half of them fail. That means half of them worked!

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    1. Love that — me, too! Nothing ventured…right?!? Xo, Diana! 🥰❤️🥰

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  22. The one from John Verdon jumps out: “The patterns we perceive are determined by the stories we want to believe.” There are many people in our current political environment who are focusing only on the stories they want to believe, and that is really sad.

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    1. So perfectly said, Edward. Thank you! Yes! 😔

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      1. You’re welcome, my friend. 🫶🏼

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  23. Thanks for the creative vibes Vicki! 🙏🏼 I too love and concur with Morgan Freeman’s quote too! Thanks for sharing a pot of positivity for today my friend. 😍🌺🥰💖😘

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    1. You make me smile! Pot of positivity! Make mine a double! 🥰❤️🥰

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  24. […] from Michelle’s approach as we’ve recounted in recent posts. Creativity and Clutter and Power Boosts? Yes, Please! Here’s Michelle’s great guidance about how to thank it, and let it […]

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  25. Great advice. Lately I’ve been doing some blog maintenance too & will say that the idea of acknowledging connections has been my goal.

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    1. Love that, Ally! 🥰

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  26. Before you wrote pick your favorite – I had picked my fav – and it was the same as yours, “Some of the best advice I’ve been given: Don’t take criticism from people who would never go to for advice.” Love this – and all the other wise creative inspiration – XOXOXV

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    1. I love that you love that one, too! 🥰❤️🥰

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  27. I’m going with the Matisse one. 🙂

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    1. Yes! So good! 🥰

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  28. This is great advice, especially during these times. I like the Emerson quote the best 😉

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    1. Thank you, Kath…it’s a keeper of a quote…we need to do all that we can to stay strong and focused. xo! 💕

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