Cultivating Creativity with Love: Rituals to Nurture Your Creative Process


Romancing your creativity: Love Rituals for a More Creative Life

It’s Valentine’s Day!Yes, it's the day we celebrate love. But whoa! What a lot of baggage poor St. Valentine must carry these days: the anxiety, resistance and desperation felt by all those who aren’t currently “spoken for”, stirred up by marketers with products to sell. What have we lost in this disconnected definition of love?Even as we find ourselves flooded with the hues of love and passion, February is the perfect moment to cast a wider net on what love means,...

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Your 2024 Creative Restart: The Year to Reawaken Dormant Dreams


Butterfly, symbol of dormant dreams reawakened

"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." — SenecaJanuary is a month for new beginnings. As we stand at the threshold of a new year, I'm reminded of Janus, the ancient Roman god of beginnings, gates, and transitions. He's a symbol of the paradox that every beginning is tethered to an ending, and every ending paves the way for a fresh start. To move forward in life costs something.This week I turned my attention to an abandoned lover. After months...

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Express Yourself: Six Strategies for Authentic Creating


authentic creativity - woman against stars

Last week, Merriam-Webster announced its Word of the Year for 2023. The word they chose is Authentic. In an interview with the Associated Press, the dictionary’s editor-at-large Peter Sokolowski reflected on why. “We see in 2023 a kind of crisis of authenticity. What we realize is that when we question authenticity, we value it even more.”From fake news to artificial reality, what is real is constantly being manipulated and redefined. So 2023 has  been a year of...

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Radical Gratitude: A Place for The World at Your Thanksgiving Table


Place setting at Thanksgiving table

“Live in the space of radical gratitude.” —Oprah WinfreyNovember ushers in a season of reflection, a time in the year when the idea of gratitude takes center stage. It's easy to appreciate the good things in life, the moments that bring joy and fulfillment. Yet, true transformation often emerges from the challenges we face, the setbacks that test our resilience. This year, at this season of Thanksgiving, we are called to do more. We are called to be radical with our...

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From Dreamer to Doer: 10 Strategies to Get Your Creative Mojo Back


lights in bottle on beach

As the air turns crisper and the leaves start changing their colors, there's an undeniable change of direction in the air – some are getting back to school, some back to work. But when will you get back to your creative vision? And how will you find your creative mojo to get there?It’s enriching to step away from your creative work at times, as you might have done this summer. Go ahead and let yourself off the hook for having a great summer. But now there are gears to shift...

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Vision and Visibility: Conquering the Fear of Being Seen


Vision and Visibility: Conquering the Fear of Being Seen

"The power of visibility can never be underestimated."  (Margaret Cho)In the world of creativity, there exists a powerful force that can propel you to greatness. Visibility is the spotlight that turns your work from a whisper to a resounding echo in the hearts of those who witness it. Yet, a curious phenomenon can seriously hamper your progress: the fear of being seen.Let me share a transformative insight that shattered my own glass wall. Years ago, in the heart of...

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