Creative gratitude is more than feeling appreciation for the AH-mazing creative insight you got in your dream last night or the “light bulb” moment that smashed into your brain while you were in the shower. I’m talking about a deep, conscious way of living that you carry with you in all you do, aware and grateful of how each experience or encounter (and subsequent reaction) shapes your life in a creative way. That shitty thing that happened yesterday? Turn it into a blog post that takes your … [Read more...]
Why You Avoid Creative Change and Stay Stuck
March 28, 2013 By 1 Comment
Electric creative change. It’s everywhere. In and between people. Around big, community shifting issues. Among business connections and collaborations. And as fresh creative ways of thinking and being are coming to the surface right now, it’s time to decide; same old comfy shoes this round or time for a fresh, sparkly pair of new kicks? Sometimes fear chooses for us. “Same old shoes for me, thank you. I have enough crap I’m dealing with already.” Other times we pull out the dusty … [Read more...]
Regret or Learn? It’s Always a Choice
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Rolling along in life we actively make choices in every moment, even if it doesn't always feel that way. Many of them seem so simple and inconsequential, easily gliding by us as our auto-pilot does the heavy lifting. So when the sting of a few unexpected “life slaps” sneak up, at first they can feel like little mosquito bites; a pinch with a tinge of redness that’s just plain irritating. Soon you realize you keep going back to it, scratching it, and before long it starts getting crazy itchy and … [Read more...]
The Importance of Rest, Integration and Patience for Spiritual Growth
July 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This year has brought extremes and changes in all parts of our lives -- personal relationships, politics, finance, institutions, health, family and most importantly, our core beliefs about all of it. With all the planetary shifts in addition to our personal ones, it can feel a bit like being railroaded, and you may be unsure how to manage things without feeling like the chaos is taking over. The truth is, chaos leads to clarity — eventually. But if you are not making time … [Read more...]
10 Simple Ways to Create an Emotional Release Plan
September 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
All of us need time to power down, disconnect from the world and find a way back to the space within. It’s not always easy with all the demands on our time and body, especially when so many people want more and more from us. There is only so much the mind, body and spirit can take operating at that level. Pockets of energy build up, old emotional patterns and ways of thinking clog our perceptions and suddenly we feel run down, maxed out and anxious, not to mention exhausted. We may … [Read more...]
What Moves You?
May 5, 2011 By 1 Comment
What truly moves you at your core? This simple question stirs up a range of layers and answers so dynamic, unique and inspiring, it's possibly one of the most loaded questions a person can contemplate. But when you truly feel it in your soul, the experience of it beelines you to the heart of what makes you tick, acting as a window to directly connect you with your creative source. It's an amazing thing to witness in yourself or others, and the end destination is always a surprise. I can … [Read more...]
If You’re Ready to Dig Deep, You’re Ready to Get Creative
March 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The creative process is one of the most personal, intimate things someone experiences in their lifetime. It’s unique to you, and only you will know if it feels authentic or fulfilling. Doing what others do to "get into a creative space" may work to blow open an entrance into the rabbit hole, but the real gift is in the process -- how YOU as an individual feel and deal with what’s poking its head out of the sand, staring at you. What’s really happens during the creative process? It’s how we … [Read more...]