by Terra Osterling | Jun 19, 2011 | Creative Pursuits, Experiences, Finding the artist in me, How I got "here", Letterpress, Storytelling
My mother was once told by a school evaluator that her kindergartner had a “slight fine-motor disability;” I have never been able to color inside the lines, I am not to be trusted with dispensing superglue, and it takes me a few tries to put my house key in the lock....
by Terra Osterling | May 8, 2011 | Game-changers, How I got "here", Inspiration, Motivation, Storytelling
Pomp and Circumstance Over the next several weeks of spring, more than 3.1 million students will earn a degree in higher education, ranging from a two year associates on up to a doctorate (National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 24, 2011 | How I got "here", Inspiration, Lessons from Faith, Motivation, Outside my comfort zone, Storytelling, Writing
Who misses the old Times Square? Fifteen years ago, Mayor Rudy Giuliani directed the New York City police department to crack down on panhandling, along with offenses such as public urination and loitering. New York City is arguably cleaner and more welcoming without...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 17, 2011 | Experiences, How I got "here", Inspiration, Outside my comfort zone
Bon Voyage Everyone told me that I wouldn’t feel it. Yet as I lay in bed, snug in our stateroom many miles out to sea, I do feel the rocking. For weeks leading up to our cruise vacation, this fear has nagged at me; would I feel the ship rocking and would it make me...
by Terra Osterling | Apr 3, 2011 | Experiences, How I got "here", Inspiration, Old jobs, Storytelling
Paper or Plastic? In one of my earliest posts I mentioned that I would periodically discuss my various past jobs. Looking back over a littered landscape, each one did provide valuable lessons. My first job, at a large grocery store, by far taught the most lasting...
by Terra Osterling | Mar 6, 2011 | Adirondacks, Experiences, How I got "here", Inspiration, Motivation, Outside my comfort zone
Trailhead The air is cold for late September – so cold that I can see my breath. I expect this as the day is crystal clear and the High Peaks of the Adirondacks is a colder micro-climate. Dress for 35 degrees now and 60 degrees later. At the trailhead we scratch our...
