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...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Release Outdated Goals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: Change a Part of your Routine
July 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
A routine can be a double-edged sword at times. While it helps you focus creative energy and sustain momentum, it can also stall your creative flow when the routine never changes. If you’ve hit a wall and aren’t exactly sure when it started, why not mix things up and change part of how you approach the work day, personal time or relationships with others? Small, Mindful Changes Stretch into Big Awareness Huge sweeping changes may sound appealing when you want to shake loose … [Read more...]
Weekly Creativity Kick-Start: Find Your Space
January 13, 2014 By Leave a Comment
For this week's creativity kick-start tip I wanted to talk about the location of "your space". Where you decide to decompress or tune in to your inner creative guidance is just as important as what you do once you settle in for this special personal time. So where is yours? I have a few go-to spots, some indoors and some outside. I like to switch them up depending on the time of day and where I'm at in my mental space. If I'm too cued up and in my head, I go for a walk or sit out in the grass … [Read more...]
The Inner Mirror and Expanding Creative Freedom
October 10, 2013 By 1 Comment
Everyone has an inner mirror. It’s a tool that reflects back to you a collection of thoughts, ideas, emotions and experiences that shape how you see yourself. Often your inner mirror is a bit dirty, carrying residue from what you consider failures, heartbreaks, mistakes or disappointments. Yet, this mucky buildup is really just the opportunity to see what needs to shift, so you can to break free from self-judgement and expand into creative freedom. A common unconscious reaction is to try and … [Read more...]
Change, Flashbacks and Getting Past your Back Story
October 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Change can feel like a scary word, even if you’ve offered it an open, heartfelt invitation into your life. Knee-jerk reactions including, “What the hell was I thinking?” or “Maybe it’s not too late to change my mind” are also common, as you turn back to review the series of choices that brought you to the present day. It’s absolutely normal to have a few flashbacks and heart attacks while moving through deep inner change. What matters most is the step you take next. Will you travel into … [Read more...]
The Answer Today is Not Necessarily the Forever Answer
August 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Photo by ToniVC It’s no secret that globally we’ve become accustomed to a faster paced kind of life, and society is constantly evolving to match it. Not only how we communicate, work, collaborate, eat and enter into relationship has changed dramatically, but how we see the future is rapidly changing, too. So with societal norms shifting so quickly, isn’t it also natural that how we make decisions is also transforming? Aside from Hallmark, old movies and grandparents selling us on the idea … [Read more...]
Check It! Habits and Boundaries
January 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment
People strive for safety. It drives most if not all our choices, even at the most subconscious of levels, and soon turns into habit. This inherent desire to be comfy, safe and protect ourselves is very instinctual and seems relatively harmless, but can easily transition into a block or challenge in various areas of life. In my work as a writer and healer, time after time I see people who have no idea that their habits and personal boundaries may be causing limitations or frustrations in their … [Read more...]
Attitude, Creative Mojo and the End of 2011
December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
With just about a month left in 2011, people are all a flurry making holiday plans, buying gifts and finishing up year end projects. It’s the proverbial "time crunch" — busting ass to fit in every possible thing you pledged with your heart and soul to do before year end, but some how fell to the wayside. Creative mojo is replaced with a sense of obligation, and attitudes quickly shift to grouchy, irritated and rushed. Throw in family obligations, year end commitments and the looming thoughts … [Read more...]