Ever feel like life is just OK? Not good, not bad but just...OK? No spark? Routine-driven? Bland? It’s part of the human journey of course, (life can’t glide at a roller-coaster pace every day), but it’s important to realize when the routine takes over, creativity is diminished by assumed expectations and a slew of mediocre results that rarely change. So you don’t either. And then you become attached to the dependable results because, they’re, well...dependable. Life as usual is good for the … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2013
Top Ten Inspirational Books for your Summer Reading List
June 20, 2013 By 1 Comment
Summer starts this week in the northern hemisphere, and for many folks, it’s a time to settle in for some good summer reading. Coincidentally, I’ve recently have been thinking about how much I love my friends “aka books” -- and how often I turn back to them again and again for renewed guidance, hope and inspiration. My books have worn, folded pages, countless sticky notes and pencil underlines (I NEVER use pen in my books). I also rarely read books all the way through in one go, yet when I pick … [Read more...]
Is a Hidden Desire to Conform Keeping your Creative Fire Small?
June 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As much as we want to stand out and be seen as individuals, we also desire to stand together as part of a community; feeling welcomed, supported and accepted (in some shape or form). This sentiment is by no means earth shattering, but here’s the tricky part; sometimes our hidden desire to connect with others really is silently guiding us to conform, keeping our creative fire small. This may lead us to make choices to fit in or try to make future decisions based on what we feel will be accepted … [Read more...]
Break the Code and Leave Behind Limiting Emotional Patterns
June 6, 2013 By 1 Comment
Feeling blocked or challenged comes along with the blueprint of being a human being. Getting stuck and spinning your wheels there, well, that’s by choice (even if it’s hard to admit sometimes). So to wiggle free and break the code to leave behind limiting emotional patterns, you have a choice; evolve or stay small. Easy to say, takes some new tools and perspective to actually do. No matter what kind of upbringing you’ve had, there are emotional patterns you’ve created from a very young age that … [Read more...]