by Maxima Kahn | Mar 30, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
Making art is a profoundly good thing to do with your time. It makes our world a better place. Yet almost all artists struggle with doubt about whether what they are doing is worthwhile. Many of us have also been told that when we are making art, we’re doing... 
by Maxima Kahn | Mar 2, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
At the start of 2020, I chose generosity as my word of the year, not knowing consciously what we were in for globally that year. Or rather, the word chose me. I started this essay back then, exploring how generosity can enlarge me as an artist and human being, and I... 
by Maxima Kahn | Feb 14, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity
In January, I decided to take on the challenge of writing every day for ten minutes for a month. My creative schedule for years has been four days a week for two or more hours at a time. I keep this schedule religiously, and it works well for me. So, why did I take on... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jan 18, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Dream Creation, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
I have been on a roll lately, getting things done that are important to me. Taking on my big dreams and big projects, the ones that have been languishing, being avoided, or moving so slowly. To move forward in a concerted way toward what matters most to me, toward... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jan 10, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Dream Creation, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
What a year 2022 was, hard and strange, and way too fast. And yet, many beautiful blessings happened too. Significant movement toward long-held dreams. The only reason I can make progress toward my dreams in such a crazy world is because, every year, I engage in a... 
by Maxima Kahn | Dec 9, 2022 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
For my beloved patrons on Patreon, I regularly share posts about What’s Inspiring Me Now. These are wide-ranging and are meant to offer patrons new sources of juicy inspiration they might want to tap into. Today, I thought I’d share this on my own blog for...