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...]
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...]
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...]
Identify Go-To Soul Comforts and Call on Them to Create with Greater Love and Intention
June 6, 2016 By 1 Comment
Soul comforts are one of the most potent acts of self-love and creativity. Not only do these little acts of care revive, inspire and transform you from the inside out, their influence enables you to create anything with greater love and intention. Our personal go-to soul comforts are often the first thing that gets neglected in favor of “doing” to make an impact in the external, physical world. And as we get older and leave behind our natural childhood soothing techniques, … [Read more...]
Tap into Animal Symbolism to Inspire Creativity and Hone Intuition
May 30, 2016 By 1 Comment
Animal symbolism is a tool humans have used for thousands of years to learn about ourselves and how we relate to their community of critter counterparts in nature. While the term animal symbolism sounds very formal, it’s simply a system for connecting with our more intuitive, animal-based inner nature and accessing deeper self-knowledge. By connecting with traits of certain animals, humans can easily understand and tap into their own natural creative traits and senses in a playful, abstract … [Read more...]
Ever Listen to Music with Eyes Closed? How it Helps You Connect With New Dimensions of Intuition and Creativity
May 23, 2016 By 1 Comment
Music is one powerful emotional influencer. It inspires and uplifts. Helps us deal with tough times, break-ups and that pesky old baggage we need to heal and release. It brings us closer to understanding our life and emotions as we see ourselves through an artist’s eyes, and can also help alleviate feelings of loneliness and disconnection. When we listen to music, we are no longer limited to a set of headphones hooked into a stationary stereo or record player. It’s on our … [Read more...]
Observe Everything With an Open Mind and Stay Curious to Fine-Tune Intuition and Creative Awareness
May 16, 2016 By 2 Comments
When it comes to shaping your creative eye and intuitive gifts, you already have one of the most powerful free tools available - the ability to observe. The act of observation is a treasure chest filled with great toys to play with at any time. How you choose to use them is the key to amping up or diminishing their impact on your personal development path or life. In many ways, our life purpose is nothing more than to make sense of our world and how we relate … [Read more...]