“When your mind awakens, your life comes aliveand the creative adventure of your soul takes off.” ~ John O’Donohue Curating a beautiful mind takes thoughtful intention. When we have done so, we set out on the creative adventures of our lives. We bolster our reserves for doing the extraordinary. It was hour three of strolling…
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The Alignment Formula
“When the basis for your actions is inner alignment with the present moment, your actions become empowered by the intelligence of life itself.” ~Eckart Tolle “Someone who takes the time to understand their relationship with source, who actively seeks alignment with their broader perspective, who deliberately seeks and finds alignment with who-they-really-are, is more charismatic,…
Vanity & Valuing Our Art
By valuing our art, we connect with our market and find true resonance with our ideal clients (and the success we are craving). “When your self-worth goes up, your net worth goes up with it.” ~Mark Victor Hansen Dolly Parton decided in 1973 that she was ready to leave The Porter Wagoner Show and go…
Confidence When We Create
We can get confidence when we create by doing the daily work and leaning into challenges by simply showing up. “If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”~Vincent Van Gogh I have been enjoying daily, sunrise hikes to the summit of Whiteside…
Summon Courage for Your Creativity
“Creativity takes courage.” ~Henri Matisse “To create one’s world in any of the arts takes courage.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe Summoning courage for your creativity begins with a willingness to reach out for help followed by bold action. Yayoi Kusama knew from an early age that she wanted to be an artist. Her mother had other…
The Cure for Anxiety & Overdoing… the 7″ Plate℠
Let everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final ~ Rainer Maria Rilke We can cure our anxiety by keeping our energetic exertion to levels well below what we can handle when we are in a manic, “go, go, go” mode. My anxiety is a 6′ tall, green monster…
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