by claire | May 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Gina Amaru Rudan never could have predicted what would happen to her career when she went in for what should have been routine eye surgery. First, a rare condition of temporary blindness left her in deep despair. Then, her despair turned to insight. Rudan says, “That...
by claire | May 25, 2018 | Blogging, Uncategorized
Getting stuck, whether it be in my writing or my work, is an area I’d like to explore a bit more. Meaning, what are the ways that I get unstuck. It’s easy to get paralyzed — but here’s a thought: Stressing out about being stuck does not get you any closer to...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Dec 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
“Is next week tonight?” Lucia asked, eager to replicate the midnight fireworks display of Christmas Eve (I told her it would again happen on New Year’s Eve — next week). “Nope.” I said. “Tonight is tonight.” And that’s as much of a metaphor...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Nov 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
Is it crazy to say GivingTuesday is one of my favorite days of the year? Then let me be crazy. This year, I’m super excited to share a bit about what World Vision, a great organization I care about immensely, is doing in Zambia. If you know anything about my...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Aug 24, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few years ago a popular blogger and friend Shauna Niequist wrote an article called Stop Instagramming Your Perfect Life. It went viral because it resonated with us all. A few weeks ago, I wrote you a newsletter entitled, Everybody’s Off Living their Perfect Life and...
by Claire Diaz-Ortiz | Jun 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
There has been a theme in the last year of my life, and it has gone like this: Character: CLAIRE Diaz-Ortiz (Type A / Planner / INFJ / Enneagram 3) with desire to do all the things in the way she wants to do them. Action: CLAIRE plans all the things. Stage...