by Maxima Kahn | Jan 8, 2016 | Creative Sparks
Each year I pause to go through a process of harvesting the outgoing year. With colored pens and big paper I make a lively chart of the highlights and events of the year, I write down the major things I did and experienced, what dreams, desires and goals were reached... by Maxima Kahn | Dec 29, 2015 | Creative Sparks
This week I read an article in the paper about people who are choosing to do one thing a day every day for a year. One woman made a miniature chair out of found objects each day and posted a photo of it on Instagram. The article talked about how that one repeated... 
by Maxima Kahn | Dec 9, 2015 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
When there are hard times in the world—violence, war, destruction of the earth, suffering—it is easy for some of us to spiral into doubt about the value of our art and art-making. Shouldn’t I be doing something more important to help? Shouldn’t I at least be... by Maxima Kahn | Nov 11, 2015 | Creative Sparks
Today is the new moon, a natural beginning of a new cycle, one we can feel in our blood and bones, one we can see in the night sky. Peoples of all times have related to the waxing and waning cycles of the moon to help guide the rhythms of our lives. We are no... 
by Maxima Kahn | Oct 29, 2015 | Creative Sparks, Soulful Living
Ask yourself: “What is the most loving thing I can do for myself today?” Now, get quiet. Wait past the first answer the mind wants to offer, which may be a reflex or something that’s habitual for you. Listen. Tune in. Pay attention to your deep... by Maxima Kahn | Oct 28, 2015 | Creative Sparks
What should I do about the wild heart and the tame? The wild heart that wants to be free, and the tame heart that wants to come home. —Jeannette Winterson, from the novel Lighthousekeeping How are you tending your wild heart? How are you creating a true home...