Creativity is a natural trait for empaths and HSP’s because we feel and emote so deeply, yet, these same abilities also build up unique creative roadblocks that can be hard to spot and clear. Between managing our own feelings and navigating the energy of family, friends, relationships and the world at large, an “emotional stew” forms pretty quickly. Soon it’s difficult to clearly sense what we really want to create because our desires are buried deep under so … [Read more...]
How Are You Going To Be More True To Yourself In 2017?
January 9, 2017 By Leave a Comment
Being true to yourself as you transition into the energy of a new year sounds good on paper, but can be a little challenging to put into practice. January can feel packed with demands, expectations and a call to kick-off something, anything new. Hope and excitement energy feels invigorating, and is a nice shift to help inspire your creative heart. The same energy can also scatter your attention, especially when it’s blended with an underlying sense of urgency … [Read more...]
Appreciation, Creative Inspiration and Seeing With the Heart
December 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As we all close out 2016 in our own way, it's easy to think about the creative "to-do's" or physical accomplishments that have come to pass. They serve as concrete markers of our efforts and the goals we set out to meet. And let's be honest - who doesn't enjoy seeing a physical path to creative expression and accomplishment? It always inspires a reason to celebrate and connect with a feeling of appreciation! At the same time, it's also easy to slip into thinking about what me missed … [Read more...]
Opening Up to the True Spirit of Creative Self-Care
December 19, 2016 By 1 Comment
The spirit or energy around your creative self-care practice is driven by your desire and willingness to listen to what resonates, then act on it. I think of creativity as a spiritual energy. It’s an impulse that comes from somewhere deep within me that I don’t have to understand. I do have to give it permission to be expressed. When I’m stressed, tired, not taking care of myself or have no room for play or visioning, it’s hard to connect with the spirit of … [Read more...]
Acknowledge and Honor Emotions to Take Creative Self-Care to a New Level
December 12, 2016 By 1 Comment
Every road leads through emotions and triggers, especially when it comes to creativity. As an emotionally-fueled experience, creativity guides you towards what you feel, fear or want to understand more clearly about yourself and the world around you. And when it comes to truly practicing creative self-care, emotions are the guiding force. In a way, you are always dancing between what you acknowledge you feel, are afraid to feel or don’t understand how to feel. … [Read more...]
Listening to the Wisdom of the Body to Guide Creative Self-Care
December 5, 2016 By 4 Comments
Listening to the wisdom of the body becomes essential when you feel overwhelmed, stressed and exhausted. Yet, it’s in these situations people force things the most, attempting to meet an unrealistic goal, honor a commitment or live up to an unreasonable expectation. In a culture where being strong all the time and pushing through is expected, listening to the wisdom of the body can seem a bit “airy fairy” or impractical. Add in deadlines and societal … [Read more...]
Mindfulness and Crafting a Creative Self-Care Practice
November 28, 2016 By 2 Comments
Mindfulness is a key part of a creative self-care practice. Nourishing your inner spark is a mental act as much as it is an emotional and spiritual one, offering up the opportunity for you to honor, expand and be in the flow of your creative gift moment to moment. Yet, “minding” the way you talk to yourself and the choices you make, especially during the holiday season, can be a bit challenging to put into action. Between personal holiday commitments and the need … [Read more...]
View Creative Challenges as Opportunities to Find Intuitive Solutions and Healing
November 21, 2016 By 2 Comments
It’s inherently human to strive to solve creative challenges. The discomfort, fear, irritation and “not knowing” energy drives you to find answers to what you see as “problems.” But what if those "problems" are the key to you understanding yourself on a deeper level, as well as the key to unlocking the creative gifts hiding on the other side? In other words, what if they aren’t problems at all, but opportunities to expand into deeper emotional … [Read more...]
Give Wings to What Needs to Be Released or Take Flight
November 14, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As the energy of release continues with the bold, bright super moon , something even bigger is just over the horizon that's being illuminated in our hearts. You may feel it, sense it or even dream of it, as it tosses and turns in waves within, waiting to be seen or noticed. Or you may realize something is simply so uncomfortable that it must go, whatever the cost. Welcome to the precipice of death and rebirth; the edge of intuition and reason. The … [Read more...]
Transformation and Getting to the Heart of Your True Creative Identity
November 7, 2016 By 1 Comment
Part of change, real deep inner transformation, has ripple effects on how you honor and relate to your true creative identity. The way you see, hear and interpret things opens up. What you feel and the degree to which it influences you changes, too. Things that were once satisfying may now feel flat or uninspired, and the people around you may feel like they drain instead of empower you. This process of opening up towards your true creative identity is why … [Read more...]