My first guest post ever is up at When I Grow Up!
Please go check it out.
Starving Artist? Or Satiated Creator?
My first guest post ever is up at When I Grow Up!
Please go check it out.
Starving Artist? Or Satiated Creator?
Something really wonderful has been happening to me since I decided to sign up for the 21*5*800 project. Through the community and the daily practices of yoga & writing, I have been surprising myself. I’ve been writing different types of things and revisiting long lost creative pursuits. I even made a drawing, which is [...]
“Thursday Poetry” has happened accidentally on Fridays enough times now that I’m just going to rename the feature Friday Poetry! So there.
Here’s a poem I wrote this morning while contemplating cyclical creativity. In handling myself as an artist, I need to remember to be gentle and tell myself that just because I’m not blooming, doesn’t [...]
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom. – Anais Nin
This morning I woke up with the thought, “Today is my Before…”
I was thinking of those makeover shows where they always show a before & after set of pictures of [...]
Check email. Check Twitter. Read blog post. Refresh Google Reader. Work. Check email. Look at YouTube video a friend sent. Work. Write email. Chat with a friend. Get up and get more coffee. Read Twitter feed. Click on every link in Twitter feed. Work. Repeat.
The above is an example of my typical routine on a [...]
This is one of those times for me. When I get into a good groove, where I feel comfortable (and I am a creature who loves comfort) I tend to stop taking risks. And risk is part of what creativity is all about.
When I get to this point, I start seeking out Helpers. For me, [...]
I loved Julie’s post today over at Writing Roads about the Phases of the Writer, so please go check it out. ( I have particularly experienced 1, 3, and 5 a lot lately!) It ties in perfectly with my thoughts on cyclical creativity, and the process of writing, and with this post I wanted to [...]
I recently started doing Morning Pages again, for the first time in many years (with any regularity). I have used mornings as my most productive writing time for a while now, but it’s been years since I did this exercise in the way intended by The Artist’s Way. If you are unfamiliar with Morning Pages, [...]
Today’s poem is by poet Billy Collins. I adore his style and often read his poems whenever I need a lift.
This poem is perfect for the former frustrated poetry teacher or student. It serves as a reminder that poems are not only meant for deconstructing and analyzing. First and foremost, they are [...]
I’ve talked a lot about creating space for your creative force, about opening yourself up to inspiration, moving forward despite fear… all of those things are really critical for living a creative life.
Even more recently I’ve started talking about boundaries, specifically my lack of them. I want to stress that while I try to remain [...]
