Christa Avampato's Blog, page 77
June 16, 2018
A Year of Yes: Get loud about what you love
If we don’t howl, we’ll never find our pack. Get loud about what you love. Make noise about your passions and fascinations. It’s how we build community. It’s how we inspire each other. It’s how we become the best version of ourselves we can be. I believe in you.
June 14, 2018
A Year of Yes: Storytelling dinner with New York City secret history
This week, I got some very exciting news today about my storytelling dinner with New York City secret history, all inspired by my time in Ireland: my #1 choice for a museum partner is very interested! Friends, swing for those fences and make ’em high. You never know what you can do until you try.
A year of yes: Business is personal
I’d like to meet the person who coined the phrase, “It’s not personal. It’s business.” Nonsense. A business is made up of people. It’s the very definition of personal. Humanity and business are one and the same. We need more business people who understand that.
June 13, 2018
A Year of Yes: Writing at dawn
Sunrise over the River Liffey by Christa Avampato
“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.” ~Rumi
When everything’s quiet, late at night and early in the morning, there’s a magic time when anything we dream with raw creativity and hope. That’s when I write, when I’m fearless.
June 11, 2018
A Year of Yes: Finding peace in a time of difficulty
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry
When despair for the world grows in me
and I wake in the night at the least sound
in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
I go and lie down where the wood drake
rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
I come into the peace of wild things
who do not tax their lives with forethought
of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
And I feel above me the day-blind stars
waiting with their light. For a time
I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
I’ve been thinking about this poem a lot lately. I’ve been listening to the anxiety and sadness of my friends, and of the world. I’m struggling a little to find the best ways to help as many people as I can, as well as I can. And sometimes that desire to help, that feeling that I’m just not doing enough to that end, overwhelms me. So a poem like this that reminds me to find comfort in nature, seen and unseen, and always felt, helps me breathe a little easier. Once I have my breath again, I can keep going, doing as much as I can with what I have. And knowing that that is enough.
June 10, 2018
A Year of Yes: NYC’s Secrets & Lies at Caveat is 1 week from today
What do rent control, an underground world in Brooklyn, a lady real estate mogul, women’s suffrage, and wild New York City teenagers have in common? They’re all a part of the NYC’s Secrets & Lies lineup at Caveat! Our storytelling show on Monday, June 18th at 7pm, features 4 wild but true stories about New York City history and 1 big lie. Guess the lie correctly, and you might just be the lucky winner of our amazing prize courtesy of our friends at Untapped Cities. I hope to see you there! Grab your tickets at http://caveat.nyc/event/new-york-citys-secrets-and-lies-3/.
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A Year of Yes: How to get through difficult times
I used to wish for a world where terrible things never happened. Then I realized that almost everything is out of my control. So now I work on having the strength to survive and thrive the terrible things, and to help others do the same. That’s something we can all do.
June 9, 2018
A Year of Yes: You do you
The greatest part of being an adult is that you get to define who you are. That’s your domain, your choice, and yours alone. Rest and revel in your authenticity. It’s all yours. Happy weekend.
June 7, 2018
A Year of Yes: What to do when you don’t know what to write next
We don’t always know what’s around the bend in our stories. What can we do? Stay open. Stay curious. Stay committed to building a better world through writing your story. Keep learning. Opportunities to do well and do good are everywhere. Find them.
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Central Park. Photo by Christa Avampato.
A Year of Yes: Do Something
“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up & do something.” -Barack Obama
Today I hope you do something meaningful to you: write, make art, teach, help, support, encourage, listen, love, share. There are so many ways to make a difference & so many people, animals, and causes that need us.
