On coming out of the closet with my artist life… “Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.” ~ Erica Jong I am an artist. I live an artist life. I don’t know why, but that phrase has been so intense to fully[…]
7 Steps to Get you through Chaotic Times
On staying sane during the holidays: Whether you own a business with retail or you are planning a holiday dinner or even if you do nothing for the holidays, there seems to collective craze that happens this time of year. My husband and I were even noticing it in the traffic on the streets–more people[…]
The secrets to getting what you want from your life
There is a lot of talk about staying present in the circles I run with ~ be it in yoga philosophy, women’s soul seeking gatherings, conversations amongst birthworkers, or in Catholic theology, the topic of staying present to your life is overtly, for lack of a better way to say it, present. It’s almost as[…]
Feminine Energy and the Creative Journey
Mystery, letting go, wild, surrender, acceptance. These are the words that run through my blog lately. Why do I write so much about this on this website, a website devoted to you accessing your creative powers? Because, I believe deeply in the feminine mystery. All my paths of life have lead me here, from my[…]
Expectation vs. Intention: How do you create your every moment?
Every season seems to represent a lesson in learning about ourselves, don’t you think? For me, this season of Autumn is about letting go. I see this letting go lesson in nature, with each leaf that swooshes to the ground to nourish the forest’s floor. Most of all, I see letting go and and the patience[…]
The Mystery of Conception
Sometimes, I’d like to believe we live in a predictable world, a world that has many a +b = c moments. But then I’d think, that predictability would be pretty freaking boring, right? Truth be told, there really isn’t much that is that predictable, anyways. As many of us know, our life can change in[…]
Love is Letting Go
Love is not clingy. Love is not about holding tight. Love is not dependency. Love is letting go. Dear one, I write this to you as an invitation. I write this as a lesson I’ve learned with loving myself. I think one of the reasons I became a doula and a mentor and an artist[…]
Why Being SuperWoman is Wasting your Precious Time
Hi devoted one, I write this post to you from a place of knowing why there is no such thing as superwoman, and it’s exhausting to try and live to that ideal. I write this a deep place of compassion and love for myself and for you. I see you, dear lady, sleepy, tired, and[…]
Why I surrender
Embracing love, sitting in nature, a mother holding her crying child, helping those in need…these moments are all contain the essence of surrender. When you surrender to the moment, you allow for it to unfold. You see the magic in the mystery and the unknown. You shed those protective layers that guard you instead of guide[…]
Now is your time: Create
I’m invoking the Wild Muse within me to prepare for my online Art History course. My muses name:Rose Candela. Before you go away because this seems to much like other fluffy stuff you may have read in the past I want to invite you to stay. Because, this feeling of finding one’s self is a[…]