How you set and work towards creative milestones can be an interesting little window into how you think and treat yourself. It’s also a way to get some insight on the cause of a recurring creative block in your life. Are you often making big grand plans that feel right, then focus on how fast they are (or aren’t) happening rather than the creative joy you are experiencing or the lessons you are learning? I’ve been there, done that. Is it hard for you to be … [Read more...]
The Active Balance of Striving for and Celebrating Creative Milestones
August 10, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Creative Simplicity Starts When you Break Free from the Known
August 3, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The idea of breaking free from the familiar can seem complicated and messy, but it’s how you move beyond the rules you create for yourself to connect with creative simplicity. Creative simplicity is a term I’ve come up with to describe what I strive for in my own life. It’s that sweet spot of being in the creative flow while freeing the mind, emotions and releasing judgments so I can be with what is. I see creative simplicity as practice not a goal, and it’s … [Read more...]
Savor the Moment to Enhance Creative Awareness
July 27, 2015 By 1 Comment
Creative awareness isn’t something you do as much as something you experience by being able to savor the moment you are in, right now. When you go about the day, your senses function on a basic level to help you survive, work, take care of family and fuel the body. If you also spend a lot of time at the computer or doing hands on work, only specific senses are required for focus and work tasks. In these situations, your realm of creative awareness is limited to survival, … [Read more...]
Listening to Creative Whispers is Playful Edge-Stretching
July 23, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The little creative whispers you hear in the back of your mind or feel in your heart are a powerful siren song, calling you to stretch into new experiences. These playful invitations are like breadcrumbs that show you more is possible, and also help bring a budding or hidden desire to the surface for playful exploration. At first there may not be any clear reason for what you are hearing or feeling. Over time, you sense similar hits and messages that begin to point your … [Read more...]
Falling Down Can Be the Best Creative Learning
July 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
The most potent creative learning comes through when you are challenged in unexpected ways. The times when what was easy becomes hard, more complicated or seems near impossible, it takes determination to see past the loss of what you’ve come to know; to embrace a way to do life differently and still feel creative. More importantly, it can be hard to feel like you deserve to still pursue your desires. Sudden shifts in life can also help you easily slide you into “maintenance mode”, as you take … [Read more...]
You’ve Set Personal Boundaries, but are you Enforcing Them?
July 16, 2015 By 2 Comments
The topic of mindfulness is becoming more mainstream as a growing number of people take control of their own well being. There’s also an expanding awareness of how important it is to disconnect from what doesn’t serve you and set personal boundaries to define what kind of experiences and energy you want in your life. According to Wikipedia, "Personal boundaries are guidelines, rules or limits that a person creates to identify for themselves what are reasonable, safe and permissible … [Read more...]
Creative Barriers and Self-Perception
July 9, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Your self-perception is the most powerful tool you have to work through creative barriers. What you think of yourself cracks open your heart or shrinks it - empowers you or defeats you before you even start your day. How you interpret your strengths, weaknesses, good deeds or failures also influence your ability to see clearly, hear the truth about yourself and act in alignment with your natural essence. When there’s a disconnect between what you … [Read more...]
Creative Illumination Sparks in the Heart First
July 6, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Time away from the computer always clears my perspective and hits a deep, inner reset button, allowing me to crack open new perspectives on creative illumination and settle into a new, refreshed pace. We all need time to be quiet, tune in and transition into something bigger than our own, well-traveled ways of thinking that can unintentionally trap us into a limiting routine. It’s also easy to turn a blind eye to the walls that slide up around how we justify our ability to … [Read more...]
Creative Rejuvenation and Mini Blogging Break for Creative Katrina
June 22, 2015 By Leave a Comment
It's time for me to take a mini-break and step away from my blog for a bit of rest, relaxation and creative rejuvenation. If you are looking for a little inspiration about "breaks" here are some posts that can tide you over: Focus on Small Tweaks to Break New Creative Ground Break your Own Creative Mold Creativity Kick-Start: Taking a break from a Creative Purpose You can also check out my post on Top 10 Inspirational Books for your Summer … [Read more...]
Creative Inspiration is Sparked by your Attitude
June 14, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Creative inspiration, or lack there of, has everything to do with your attitude in the moment. When you remain open minded and keep reaching toward what aligns with your inner guidance, you create space to be surprised and heart-inspired. Any nuance can be the spark that gets you into a playful state of mind. The more you play, the more you notice a playful thread in everything around you and find cool ways to connect the dots into something tangible. If you … [Read more...]