Creative inspiration is catchy, especially when you connect with a collaboration partner who helps bring out new, deeper aspects of your gifts and personal expression. The rush of joining efforts with a like-heart fires up the mind, body and spirit, offering you a chance to see everything with a fresh set of eyes, including what inspires you. The shared understanding you have with a collaboration partner also leaves everything open as you play off the creative energy of … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
Can you Tell when Judgment Creep Snuffs Out your Creative Spark?
September 25, 2014 By 1 Comment
Have you ever dealt with judgement creep? It’s the naggy, negative self-talk that drips with comments about unmet expectations and snuffs out your creative spark. On the low end of the spectrum, judgement creeps starts out as a subtle sense that some of your creative projects or work feels “off”. You are unsatisfied with what you’ve created or place your focus on “getting it right” next time. It may take a little time, but after some space you can see the value in your … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Write Down Top 5 Wishes Each Week
September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Wishes are a fun, free way to engage your creativity and brainstorming fairy dust. They bring out the child in you who believes anything is possible, and knows something magical can happen at any moment. And that child is a good creative ally to have around! Wishes are also an invitation to remove yourself from what you already know, and expand into how it feels to ponder the unknown without being fearful or specific about the “how”. All you need to do is show up and start … [Read more...]
Why I Do What I Do and My Path to Creative Freedom
September 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
To have true creative freedom means knowing who you are at your core, and that’s a journey - not a destination. In the spirit of creativity and sharing more of it in the world, here’s a little insight on Why I Do What I Do at this moment in my life. Many thanks to Carrie Brummer of Artist Think and her invitation to join this blog chain featuring creatives and their call to walk the path that has no speed limits or paved roads. In my heart, I’ve been a writer since the age of 10. It came … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Change Up your Self-Care Practice
September 15, 2014 By 1 Comment
A new season brings in fresh energy of a different flavor, which means how you spend your time on self-care changes, too. The weather shifts with the daylight and your focus becomes more inward or external depending on where you live around the world. We all feel the itch, a fresh infusion of change as the earth does her thing, so why not join in the creative flow by switching up your self-care routine a bit, too? Maybe you celebrated the most recent season by … [Read more...]
Saying Goodbye to What’s Served Its Purpose
September 11, 2014 By 5 Comments
The things and experiences in life that shape who we are serve a purpose and are then meant to fall away, giving us room to breathe and expand into something new. At their most powerful they are a pivotal tool or gateway to something better. Then, just like leaves in the fall, these tools and experiences drop off, allowing you to break through and step into a new expression, a new adventure. While it’s all logical, saying goodbye to something or someone that’s served a … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Release Outdated Goals
September 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
I chatted with a few very creative, soulful folks recently about gaining traction towards creative desires, and we wandered onto the topic of setting and using goals as a tool to focus energy and efforts. Personally, I have a bit of a challenge with the word goal. It feels a bit restrained and limiting. I prefer terms like objective, vision or task - they feel more open and flexible, even though they are also used to describe something very specific. But alas, the word … [Read more...]
Change and Creative Realignment
September 4, 2014 By 2 Comments
Change waits for no one - which is a very dramatic way of saying it’s a powerful catalyst in sparking the need for a little creative realignment. The spark of change can feel… Intense, frustrating and unfair - even terrifying when it’s forced upon you, or... Scary, overwhelming and intimidating when you are in charge of making the change for yourself. However change comes into your life, it’s impact requires you do a bit … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Identify and Release Background Noise
September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
When creative projects or brainstorming efforts hit a long-term lull, it might be time to consider the impact of a stealth culprit called background noise. This indirect distraction slowly builds up steam to form creative blocks, but has long-term staying power because the source of the “noise” is not always obvious to you. The tricky part? It can take place inside your mind or in your physical space. Background noise can take on four distinct forms: Negative self-talk that won’t let up or … [Read more...]