There will always be people who want to share their creative opinions about what we do. Their words can come across as a harmless, simple suggestions meant to inspire or motivate us, or they may cut wide and deep, venturing into preachy territory. These two ends of the creative opinions spectrum can start out with good intent, but don’t necessarily foster our creative spirit. However, while you are unable to stop people from sharing their thoughts, what they say is not … [Read more...]
Stillness Is the Key Creative Step You May Be Missing
April 10, 2017 By Leave a Comment
The energy expended “pushing” through life takes its toll when each creative step we take is an active one, and never counterbalanced with stillness. Multiply this pattern by a million moments and we suddenly find ourselves running on empty while calling it living. As a result, the body and mind suffer, and the heart is filled with tasks and expectations instead of fun and joy. Wow, this turned dark pretty quickly! But, think about it. Push past the “to-do” … [Read more...]
Focus Before Fire Turns Creativity into an Unstoppable Force
March 20, 2017 By Leave a Comment
There is no denying that creativity is a force that runs on passion and inspiration, two energies that can be hard to focus. Taking these two aspects and transforming them into something that can live in the 3D world is a true magical act, like turning water into wine. It's part of why our creative abilities can be so mysterious - even to ourselves! Each project, concept, collaboration, hobby, personal connection or idea scribbled into the margins of a journal is a … [Read more...]
Patiently Nourish What is Ready to Emerge or Cycle into a New Stage
March 13, 2017 By 1 Comment
We are on the brink of spring in the US which always sparks thoughts and excitement about what’s about to emerge in nature. The fresh sweet-smelling air, tweeting birds, budding trees and plants inspire us to do the same; to come out of our slumber and create anew. Despite this spark of seasonal transformation, it’s important to remember that the energy of all of the seasons - winter, spring, summer and fall - resides within us and can be accessed at any time to instigate … [Read more...]
Awakening To Our Inner Creative Force and Natural Pace
March 6, 2017 By 2 Comments
There is something so beautiful about connecting with our true inner creative force and allowing it to speak through us. When we get the kiss of inspiration it’s a feeling like no other, and it’s touch is an opportunity for us to bring an idea or spark into reality. Yet, it’s so easy to lose touch with inspiration energy as the mind jumps to obstacles, deadlines, comparisons, shoulds, expectations and “rules”. This is why inspiration can quickly die on the … [Read more...]
The Heart Knows, The Mind Follows Its Lead
February 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment
There is always a push to choose between the guidance of heart and the mind, as if one is better than the other. Some of it has to do with the way society has created these aspects as identifiers, the other has to do with the way we see our core tendencies in comparison to ideals or other people. Whether you identify as a heart-driven person or a mind-oriented person, everyone expresses qualities of both depending on what we feel or fear moment to … [Read more...]
Aligning With Your Inner Truth Empowers You to Be a Living Expression of Creativity
February 13, 2017 By 1 Comment
Aligning with your inner truth calls for a moment to moment commitment to honesty, release, embracing what is and loving yourself - no matter how things appear. It’s being the living embodiment of “flow” and acting as a living creative expression in motion. In every sense, aligning with your inner truth is a commitment, as you resonate with what you believe in your heart to be true. When you are in the midst of deep change or transformation, it takes dedication to stand … [Read more...]
What Would You Create If Time Didn’t Matter?
February 6, 2017 By Leave a Comment
I don’t know about you, but the element of time definitely plays a role in what I choose to create. It takes time to connect with an idea and it’s possibilities, gather resources and shift into “creative mode”. In addition, creativity requires us to feel like it’s “worth it" to start on a project and consistently follow through until it’s finished, whether it’s for yourself or a client. And there’s also that perfection part of us that can slip in, wondering … [Read more...]
Heal the Survival Self, Dream With the Thriving Self
January 30, 2017 By Leave a Comment
What part of you wants to create and allows yourself to dream - the survival self or the thriving self? It’s an important question to ask. The creative dreams, goals and hopes we hold dear are clearly connected to an aspect within us. So the question becomes, is the impulse to create coming from a place of pure joy (thriving self), or a place of safety (survival self)? Are you willing to hear the answer? To find out, it helps to get a clearer … [Read more...]
Refine Personal Filters To Access Deeper Self-Awareness and Creativity
January 23, 2017 By 1 Comment
Photo credit: CSGgloves How we manage our personal filters, or practice discernment, is a pretty important skill. Especially now. Between political shifts, media overload and a general sense of energetic imbalance in the world, it can be hard to hear our own truth - or hear it loudly enough to focus on it for more than two minutes. When it comes to times of big change in the external world, we can’t help but change, too. The influence of new triggers or the discovery of fresh information … [Read more...]