It’s not always easy to mind your mouth. At times, thoughts or emotions racing through the brain can hijack your voice, prompting you to say something disguised as your “truth”. In other scenarios the mind shifts into default mode, leading you to share something that feels disconnected or flat. And let’s not forget how negative self-talk can weasel in when you already feel low. Regardless of your personal experience, the specific words, tone and focus of … [Read more...]
Mind Your Mouth to Empower the Way You Talk to the Mind, Body and Soul
August 15, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Myths About Creative Mastery: Which Ones Do You Believe and Practice?
August 8, 2016 By 1 Comment
The idea of creative mastery is undergoing a revolution - and it's all thanks to the connective power of the internet. Inspiring ideas, connections and technologies are helping jump start new industries, collaborations and problem solving techniques. You can find love, an audience and a sense of belonging. More than ever people want to tap into their true selves, then express and share their creative gifts. This shift is transforming how we define, value and measure … [Read more...]
Dreaming With the E-Brake On: How We Unknowingly Limit Creative Options
August 1, 2016 By Leave a Comment
How do you define creative options for yourself? As possibilities you hold in your heart? Clear choices out on the table? Hobbies and weekend passions that spark creativity? A list of alternatives that serve as a back-up to well-orchestrated plans? Or is it expressed as an automatic gut-inspired choice? While there's no “one” way to see and act on the creative options in front of you, there's a well-worn way you often go about it - and your … [Read more...]
Birthday Week Break
July 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment
As a gift to myself, I'm taking a birthday week break! I always use my birthday, (the 25th), as a time to go deeper and reflect. I sit with the energy of my life and consider what I want to release or create in the year ahead. I also take time to celebrate what I've created so far. By taking the time to honor all aspects of myself and what I've experienced, learned or discovered, a really great awareness emerges. I get clearer on what matters, and I'm able to … [Read more...]
Dancing With the Dynamic of Being Practical and Staying Open-Hearted
July 18, 2016 By 1 Comment
When you really boil it down, it's easy to think of life as a dance between being practical and staying open-hearted. You can twist yourself up in knots trying to find out the “right”, “best” or approved” way of doing something. Maybe even strategize ways to avoid pain, people or situations using a practical state-of-mind. Yet, people are inherently heart-centric - even though they don’t always admit it. The state of your heart influences decisions, … [Read more...]
Desires, Soul Callings and How Time and Timing Shapes Them
July 11, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Do you listen to your desires and soul callings? I mean really listen to their texture and nuances? What do they feel, smell and sound like? Can you see yourself acting on them, or are they simply a fantasy to play with when you are bored? Do you feel there is a right time for them, and trust you will know when that time is? The really cool part about desires and soul callings is that they serve as option placeholders. They are a way to express yourself, … [Read more...]
Celebrate the Freedom to be your True Creative Self
July 4, 2016 By Leave a Comment
Get inspired by the July 4th holiday this week and celebrate the spirit of freedom - just by being your beautiful creative self! No matter where you live in the world, my hope is that you use this reminder as a way to honor creativity and freedom of self-expression in some way, shape or form. It's the yearning for a new way, a deeper, more honest expression that inspires the creative spirit to move towards a path where it can be freely shared and reflect the true light within you. … [Read more...]
Why You Need to Stop Looking for Proof of Your Creative Chops
June 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment
People always enjoy a good origin story around how we've earned our creative chops. It's a way to connect, compare or anchor in a sense of belonging with each other. From a different perspective, creative chops act as a barometer and measure of our uniqueness; proof we are special and matter. Yet, when we place these perspectives aside, how do we define legit creative chops? Is it an action, way of thinking or skill set? Is it a mysterious blend of natural talent, … [Read more...]
Solstice Energy and Finding your Seasonal Creative Groove
June 20, 2016 By Leave a Comment
No matter where you are in the world, the solstice inspires a big shift in your creative groove. It’s a powerful marker of endings and new beginnings. You can feel it in your bones, sense it on your skin and anticipate the freshness of something different as you say goodbye and let go. In this space of releasing the grip of an old season and birthing something new, it’s important to actually breathe into what you are feeling and connect with it. What’s exciting or worn … [Read more...]
What Motivates your Creative Voice? 5 Ways to Find Out
June 13, 2016 By 1 Comment
Our creative voice is a lively blend of beliefs, fears, experiences, creative tension and the choices we make along the way - all rolled into one. This mixture of chaos and beauty helps us dig in to find our truth and ways to share it. In the middle of all these moving parts, it can be hard to pinpoint your true creative motivation. Motivation is a feeling that inspires a heart-felt or idealistic way to take action, as much as it’s sparked by the need to change or expand … [Read more...]