http://www.deephipps.com Art, Life, and Work Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:47:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I received this in email a few days ago...and really thought it was worth sharing. The email (which is one of those crazy "you must forward this to x people or else" emails) attributed the following to the Dalai Lama. For the record, I don't know if that's ... http://www.deephipps.com/2008/08/instructions-for-life.htm Yesterday, I had the pleasure to take my "kids", some of my younger daughter's friends, 2 of my nieces, and both of my great nieces to Build a Bear Workshop to celebrate my younger daughter's upcoming birthday. I wasn't so sure about the Build a Bear party to begin ... http://www.deephipps.com/2008/07/what-i-learned-from-build-a-bear-workshop.htm A lot of you have asked about my recent trip to the Smithsonian. I've promised to share photos and give more details once I had "decompressed" from the trip. Since it's been a few weeks and I've still not absorbed the entire trip yet....I thought I better post ... http://www.deephipps.com/2008/07/presenting-our-custom-leather-book-to-the-smithsonian.htm I am so excited to announce that I was named a finalist for the Idea Cafe Small Business "Al Marks Inventive Mind Grant". There were 762 applicants who were narrowed down to 128 (for the semi finals), which was further narrowed to a field of 40, and I've ... http://www.deephipps.com/2007/08/finalist-for-idea-cafes-al-marks-inventive-mind-grant.htm We went on vacation the last weekend of June. So, now that it's been almost a month and everyone is "out of the mood", I thought I would share some pictures. We spent the weekend in Omaha. It started out (and ended) very exciting since my almost-16 ... http://www.deephipps.com/2007/07/my-favorites-vacation-photos.htm This past weekend, I decided to finish a piece I had been working on for quite some time. Not that it was all active work, but, it was one of those pieces that I would work on a bit, then leave it for awhile, then work on it again.... ... http://www.deephipps.com/2007/07/new-piece-finishedacrylics-on-leather.htm I just found out that I am the featured coach on Womens Media.com this week! How awesome is that?!? Nancy at Womens Media and I had discussed these mini coaching lessons late last year,  when they were planning to launch the mini-coaching lessons feature, and they have had some great mini coaching ... http://www.deephipps.com/2007/04/womens-media-featured-coach.htm Just like the art of journaling, the art of health is another art that plays an important role in my life and the life of my company. Recently, I happened upon a conversation regarding the worth of using essential oils to achieve holistic healing, rather than relying on pharmokopeia (mind you, ... http://www.deephipps.com/2006/10/the-art-of-health-using-essential-oils-for-natural-healing.htm One major aspect of my life and my companies is the importance we place on journaling. I find it deeply important to journal reguarly - whether you are a writer or not! I've had people ask me why I find journaling to be so important, and I thought it was ... http://www.deephipps.com/2006/10/the-art-of-journaling.htm . http://www.deephipps.com/2006/10/5.htm