Humans aren’t mind readers. Sometimes getting what we want is as easy as asking for it. “The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to sleep.You must ask for what you really want.” ~ Rumi I arrived at a hotel near the Atlanta airport yesterday afternoon. During the check-in process, the hotel…
writing
Learning How To Trust Ourselves
It is a risk, but learning how to trust ourselves is paramount to the creative process. “But here’s the thing: I have no interest in making reels and pointing to wordstyped on a screen, in learning animation solely for the purpose of creating movementin my art so that I will get more views. I have…
How to Find Creative Flow
When we find creative flow, the outlook and outcome of our work changes completely. “If we all did the things we are really capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”~ Thomas A. Edison “I think I have the equivalent of writer’s block for entrepreneurs,” my client, Carrie, said. “Nothing is coming to me. The ideas…
What to Do When We Are Stuck
When we are stuck, it’s easy to become consumed with getting unstuck. But maybe that’s not the right way to go about getting unstuck. “If we stay where we are, where we’re stuck, where we’re comfortable and safe, we die there….When nothing new can get in, that’s death. When oxygen can’t find a way in,you…
What To Do When You Get The “Mean Reds”
The mean reds can rob us of our calm and creativity. “To venture causes anxiety, but not to venture is to lose one’s self.” ~ Søren Kierkegaard “The mean reds are horrible. Suddenly you’re afraid, and you don’t know what you’re afraid of. Do you ever get that feeling?” ~ Truman Capote‘s character,Holly Golightly, in Breakfast at Tiffany’s My client,…
Make A Wish
It can feel vulnerable, scary even, to make a wish. “We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing.” ~ Louisa May Alcott This past Wednesday, May 12, at 2:18 pm, I…