by Sanda Taranu | May 18, 2014 | Inspiration |
And here I start writing with a completely blank brain, as usual. I have no idea what I am to say, all I have is a subject like an item on my ‘to do’ list. This time the theme is a blogpost for our book. The only thought and sound of “our” book is already surreal to me. I (co) wrote a book, for real? I have been part of the process since the very beginning and now the book does exist and I still can’t wrap my head around it until I will have the actual paper version in my hand. Kind’ a like Thomas, you know, the unbeliever from the Bible. I do have to see it to believe it. I didn’t really want to write this book when the project was first catapulted out there. I mean…it started something like this. Dawn, our fabulous woman of success, created this women’s group. I joined, you know, like all women who do need girlfriends and other women in their lives, for whatever reason, because that is how we, the women are made. She brought a book and I asked to borrow it and she just gave it to me. And then an idea popped out: what if we wrote a book like that? Well great, I was the first one to say yes! And all of a sudden, out of Dawn, this avalanche started: we are doing it, now! And that’s where I freaked out, of course. I cannot do it, now. I am so not ready. I want to be proud of myself to have accomplished something,...
by Petronela Zainuddin | May 5, 2014 | Inspiration, Paris |
Paris is for me one of the most inspiring cities in the world. This capital of creativity entirely transformed me. And this is one of the reasons why I joined this amazing project – My Paris Story. I wish to share with you how Paris became my creative playground and show you how this magical city can unlock your own creative genius. It happened on a sunny day. I was going to cinema with my husband and suddenly I saw him! A homeless man was sitting in front of the cinema close to Opera. He was “fishing for cash”. He made a fishing rod, hang an empty cup and waited for people passing by to give him few coins. “This is so creative!” I said. Seconds later I was doodling the picture of fishing homeless man in my small notebook with a small note #TIWI (Today I Was Inspired). Since that day, I always carry my TIWI notebook when walking around Paris. Because this is the city where… – you can walk by the river Seine and buy old French posters and books – you can meet a famous artist sitting in the café and talk to him – you can get lost in Louvre for few hours and join students drawing statues – you can visit boutique shops with creative objects from French designers – you can admire Pixar’s storyboards in the Musée Art Ludique – you can sit on the sunny terrace and observe fashionistas walking around – you can join evening course on creative cooking, sewing, writing, etc. In Paris, you can discover your inner creativity and have...
