Creative faith is like a superpower that grows stronger with self awareness and trust. The more trust you put into the validity of the impulses effortlessly flowing through you, the more confident and clear you stand in your creative faith. But what happens when life explodes in unexpected ways ? What do you do when plans derail from the train track you’ve carefully crafted, people unexpectedly leave, or life passions seem impossible due to a sudden change in … [Read more...]
Creativity Kick-Start: Confess a Creative Fear
August 11, 2014 By 1 Comment
There is power in confession, especially when it comes to releasing the grip of creative fear. The little, niggly “fear rushes” you feel when you are close to the truth can be almost paralyzing, and serve as an invitation to distract yourself from the source of the fear with things that are breezy and light. The rub? Fear avoidance is fun for a bit, but it also keeps you doing the “running man” in the same spot for ages - while your creative self expression growth gets … [Read more...]
3 Simple Tips for Listening to your Creative Gut
July 24, 2014 By 2 Comments
The creative gut is an interesting creature. It runs on intuition and is a natural part of you. Yet, over time, you might learn or decide not to trust it. Between crushed expectations, negative experiences with someone close to you or old patterns you took on from family, your creative gut can lose the upper hand - and you don’t even realize it. Your inner truth becomes harder to sense, and what you really want to see can be hiding behind a super foggy mirror. This makes … [Read more...]
The Power of Calling in the Explorer’s Mind Perspective
July 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Intensely rich moments leave very clear memories in their wake. While living through the actual experience, you suddenly feel hyper aware of everything. Exhilarated and slightly afraid at the same time, these pivotal moments are firey, intense and life-changing to the core, as you dive down into new territory with an open “explorer’s mind”. At times, you really have no other choice. Most of the time, however, life is led by a more passive pace, guided by the same perceptions, habitual … [Read more...]
Diminishing Creative Gains? Time for a Gut Check
May 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Every creative has experienced a period of diminishing creative gains. You know what I mean -- it feels like you are producing a product or a result more than creating something beautiful from the heart, and it can start to weigh on you. Clients have needs (and demands) and since they are paying, they get first priority (says your mind). So when the line of creative joy and obligation are fully intertwined and your creative twinkle is waning, it’s time to hit pause and do a gut check. Stress, … [Read more...]
Stop Using Self-Criticism as a Creative Motivator
April 4, 2013 By 1 Comment
Self criticism. It can scream at the top of it’s lungs in your face, at which point you are unable to deny the presence of it’s steamy breath. Other times it’s such a faint whisper the negativity barely registers at a conscious level, doing all the dirty work on the down low. No matter how it shows up, I notice how often it’s misused as a creative motivator by those who feel guilty about neglecting their creative callings, or who don’t really feel their ideas are worth … [Read more...]
Creative Exploration Starts with the Heart
January 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The year 2013 has a new rhythm to it; lighter, more flowy and heart-centered. Open. Inspiring. Transitional. It’s cracking the door open to fresh perspectives and ideas, while old ways of thinking and doing are slowly sneaking out the back door in the early morning light. And at times, if can feel a bit like working through a hangover. I spent much of December last year taking time to let go of countless outdated ideas and ways of thinking that I realized were more like old … [Read more...]
Gut Feeling Versus Brain: Who Wins?
February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Do you think it or feel it? Decisions, that is. I do a little of both in most situations. I used to be all head and logic, thinking myself into a tornado of what-ifs. They would circle me at higher and higher speeds, increasing in number by the minute. Soon I was whipped into a frenzy of anxiety and frustration, when nothing had actually even happened yet. On the flip side, thoughts like, "maybe its best to be patient and see what happens, got jacked by my brain and ego screaming -- MY WAY, … [Read more...]