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Holiday Self-Care for Artists
Artists are often, though not always, introverts. We need plenty of time alone to recharge, reconnect with who we are, care for our hearts and souls. Holidays, on the other hand, are often busy, social times, when we spend more time than usual in the company of...
Enchanted Seattle and the Power of the Extended Artist Date
A week ago, I spent three days in Seattle on what turned out to be an extended artist date. My husband was teaching a two-day program there, so I had the city to explore by myself for two days and then a third day to play there with him. I was completely enchanted by...
Getting Lost on the Way
A few weeks ago I was a fountain of inspiration, a writing machine, words were pouring out of me. I was full of ideas, projects, excitement, enthusiasm. Then the seeds of doubt began to enter through various channels—little comments made by others, reading...
Cultivating Intuition
I have been practicing honing my intuition, listening to it more, following it. Even if it’s something small. “Wear purple today,” it said, and I looked for my purple t-shirt among the stack of clean laundry in the basket, when I might have ignored that voice before...
How To Discover Your Unique Brilliance – Part 4
Today I share with you the final key of the 8 keys to discovering your Unique Brilliance, those gifts that you have come into this world to share through your being and action in this world, those gifts that point the way to your most rewarding, engaging, vibrant...
Welcome, Autumn!
“Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run…” – John Keats, from To Autumn Today is the Autumnal Equinox. It's time...
How To Discover Your Unique Brilliance – Part 3
Today I share with you three more keys to finding your Unique Brilliance, those gifts that are your signposts to a life that is fulfilling, joyful, passionate and inspiring. The first two keys you may remember from my post on "The Trouble with Finding Your Life...
How to Discover Your Unique Brilliance—Part 2
In this post I share with you three more essential keys to discovering your Unique Brilliance. Your Unique Brilliance is the one-of-a-kind crystal made of up the facets of the gifts you have come into this world to share. It's how you shine. If you missed my last post...
How To Discover Your Unique Brilliance – Part 1
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman, author, philosopher, theologian, educator and civil rights leader In my last post, I discussed some of the...
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