The title of this post comes from a review of a book on creativity by novelist Steven Pressfield called Do The Work. This piece reminded me that one of the many myths about creativity is that you need to wait for inspiration to descend upon you in order to be creative. Those who believe that’s true [...]
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When Loss Trumps Creativity
Creativity is a wonderful framework for making our lives more vibrant and meaningful. But there are times when creativity is beside the point. Though I’m sure that Laura Gillette chose a creative path to unavoidable death, there is no comfort in her passing. I never knew Laura personally, but my daughter Erin shared many things [...]
How to Reclaim Your Sacred Space
Being creative in life or art requires the ability to “step back from the canvas.” Do you create space in your life for reflection and renewal? Get inspired to refuel with this great article by by Scott Belsky What Happened to Downtime? The Extinction of Deep Thinking & Sacred Space.
Reiki and Taxes
Paying taxes in the United States can be a complicated ritual with its “high holy day” payment deadline of April 15. Having just finished the stressful process of preparing my tax returns for calendar year 2010, I’ve learned how much a Reiki practice can help deal with the financial anxieties surrounding tax time—and how important [...]
Joining Forces
Many of you know that I’m a mom and mom-in-law of a military family. Those of us who see the sacrifices these families make often wonder what they can do to support them. Check out this video about a new initiative called ”Joining Forces” to see what concrete actions you can take:
What Old Dream Still Strikes a Chord in You?
It’s never too late to learn a satisfying new skill. A few weeks ago, I heard about a man who began practicing yoga for the first time at age 72, then went on to become a certified Yoga instructor. Now this wonderful opportunity to learn to play the piano–no matter what your age! Read on… Online [...]
A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step
It’s almost noon here in Colorado (Mountain Time) and I’m just about to take the first step in writing this post. Not that I’ve been procrastinating I had an hour phone conference with a client, followed by a radio interview about my book Becoming a Life Change Artist. Then I was hungry, having skipped breakfast. [...]
Reiki, Creativity, and Complications
Inviting you to check out my guest post at Daisy Hickman’s amazing blog Sunny Room Studio. Daisy is a writer who always motivates me with her creativity and warmth. Daisy just celebrated the first anniversary of Sunny Room Studio, and I’m happy to celebrate with her. As you’ll see, I ended up writing about something [...]
One World One Heart, 3 Book Winners
Ok, so it took me a few times to count correctly. I used Random.org to select three numbers–18, 43, 112. I gave each person who commented on my One World One Heart post a number based on the order in which the comment was received. Congratulations to the three creative folks who will receive Becoming a Life [...]
18, 43, 112
Those are the three numbers produced by the random number generator at rangom.org. So the wonderful One World One Heart participants whose comments match up with those numbers will be receiving copies of my book Becoming a Life Change Artist. I’m off to a doctor’s appointment, so I can’t finish counting right now, so I’ll [...]
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