by Maxima Kahn | Sep 15, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Soulful Living
Don and I watched a gorgeous and incredibly moving and inspiring film called Pride. It’s about a small group of gay and lesbian activists in the UK, deciding to support Welsh miners who were on strike. So beautifully acted, scripted, directed. It’s a testament to the... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jul 20, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
Making art is inconvenient. We have to carve out time for it. We have to carve out space for it. We have to spend our hard-earned money on it. We have to rearrange our schedules, ask for time off from work, and beg out of gatherings with friends and family at times.... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jul 14, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Soulful Living
PBS My husband Don and I let go of our Netflix and replaced it with PBS. What a great change that is! We are currently happily (and rather harmlessly) addicted to All Creatures Great and Small, an utterly wonderful series. It’s so refreshing to watch something... 
by Maxima Kahn | Jun 5, 2023 | Creative Sparks, Inspired Creativity, Soulful Living
This past year was a particularly difficult one to narrow down my favorite books of the year to just ten. There were so many good books! I read 49 books this past year, plus parts of quite a few others, plus six more I read aloud with my husband. I could easily have... 
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 | 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...