Recently, I was going through a rough patch, as we all do from time to time. Important relationships were appearing in my life like relation-shits (as my dear friend Jana Kellam teaches), several of my mechanical tools broke within 24 hours, and I was fearful and stressed about all the details of my life. Honestly,[…]
What if I told you?
What if I told you that you don’t have to wait for permission to be creative? What if I told you failure was part of the process of creativity–a part that you can’t and shouldn’t avoid? One of my biggest internal roadblocks when expressing myself is waiting for the right time. Waiting for someone else[…]
Do you rent or own your creativity?
Today, I want to take you on an analogy journey so you may relate in a new way to your creativity. All of my adult life, I’ve been an apartment and house renter. I have thankfully had amazing landlords that help me to feel like my home is always taken care of when issues arise—like the heating[…]
What exactly is creativity?
Hmmmm….the word creativity is used a lot these days. It can mean innovation, it can mean a solution to a problem, it can mean a spark or an “aha” moment that comes into our being. In this video, I break down what I believe creativity to mean. In short, I want you to own your[…]
As February ends, I reflect
February dances into March, with a sweet southern snowstorm to grace our presence. As I write this note, I have my accounting software open on my computer (tax season is here, oh my!). I am reflecting on this year since stepping into my art and coaching business full time, and wowsus ~ what a year![…]
How to Heal your Heart Chakra in 5 easy steps
heal your heart chakra “The best and most beautiful things in the world can not be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.” ~ Helen Keller With all the heart shaped chocolates and love themed cards in stores, if you didn’t know it was Valentine’s Day in the US, you’d think we were a culture obsessed with[…]
Confession: I was addicted to being busy
I was leaving my dance class this morning, and my dear friend asked me what I was up to today. I held up my hand in an 0 shape to signify nothing. I have no plans, I told her. I immediately got in my car and thought about how I should have come up with[…]
15 signs you are creatively blocked
I believe we are all on this earth because we are conduits for a greater creative power. Chances are, if you’ve been attracted to my writings and art and life, you jive with this idea. I have been thinking lately of what a creative block feels like to me, and how I often the need[…]
A love affair
This love affair like all others you know. Inspecting all the smallest aspects that you love about your love… Being love struck and forgetting about other priorities… Lots of private time to out what your chemistry is like… But, here’s the one part that may be different than all other love affairs you’ve experienced. This[…]
Expectation vs. Intention: How do you create your every moment?
Every season seems to represent a lesson in learning about ourselves, don’t you think? For me, this season of Autumn is about letting go. I see this letting go lesson in nature, with each leaf that swooshes to the ground to nourish the forest’s floor. Most of all, I see letting go and and the patience[…]
