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Creativity Kick-Start: Release Outdated Goals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...]
Ways to Keep Creative Faith When your Path Suddenly Changes
August 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Creative faith is like a superpower that grows stronger with self awareness and trust. The more trust you put into the validity of the impulses effortlessly flowing through you, the more confident and clear you stand in your creative faith. But what happens when life explodes in unexpected ways ? What do you do when plans derail from the train track you’ve carefully crafted, people unexpectedly leave, or life passions seem impossible due to a sudden change in … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Look Through Old Photos to Stir Imagination
August 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Looking through old photos is a fast, easy way to take a free trip into your imagination. The emotions rekindled by seeing friends and family or recalling how you felt at the start of a big life adventure release a seed of imagination that’s free to wander again, rekindled and fresh. There’s something fascinating about seeing a moment in time, soaking up the small details in the background or noticing a look on someone’s face in a new light. The current you sees … [Read more...]
4 Simple Ways to Put your Passion First Every Day
August 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Living your passion is a feeling that expands beyond the container of words we have to explain it. It’s an inner knowing that’s desired yet sometimes also feared, and it drives you to follow the path it carves until you feel it’s energy flow through you effortlessly. With something so powerful within us, why aren't we actively expressing our passion every day? We aren't always sure how to mix it into to a busy life. There are some things you can … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Watch the Creative Magic of the Sky
August 18, 2014 By 2 Comments
It’s easy to keep your head down to power through life’s to-do’s or laser focus on your “end game”, but when was the last time you looked up, taking in the creative magic of the sky? I have to admit, I don’t take us much time to “look up” as I used to when hours and minutes were a toy rather than a timer. As a kid, watching the clouds and the story they played out was part of a typical summer day, part of experiencing the natural creative magic of the universe as it unfolded in … [Read more...]
Want to Shake your Inner Hunger? Stop Ignoring Creative Guidance
August 14, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Creative guidance is a key part of a daily healthy diet, just like food and water. It’s a slow drip that trickles through all five senses as you go about your day, sharing little nudges during a grocery run, gym workout or while scrubbing the last bits of unidentifiable crust from your soup pot. Even if it doesn't feel like anything earth-shattering is happening, your creative guidance is present, tuned in and flowing along just under the surface. Are you listening, open … [Read more...]