February dances into March, with a sweet southern snowstorm to grace our presence. As I write this note, I have my accounting software open on my computer (tax season is here, oh my!). I am reflecting on this year since stepping into my art and coaching business full time, and wowsus ~ what a year![…]
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[…]
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[…]
What to do to overcome a creative slump
Do you ever wonder how to overcome a creative slump? Here are 4 steps to get your creative energy back on track. We have all been there–feeling slumpy. Honestly, I am there right now as I experience my life post my first craft fair exhibit. I keep asking myself, now what? This feeling, the creative[…]
The Action of Arrival
So, you know the story. Wake up, go to work, do your best work, come home. Rinse & repeat, Monday through Friday. I did this for years. I am very lucky that I figured out, about 5 years ago, that an 8-5 desk job at a computer makes me feel like I’m a dim light.[…]
The New Year Resolution Nerves
I love the idea of the New Year. Starting anew is invigorating, and feeling that refreshment of a year wiped away by the click of a clock is cleansing. I love LOVE LURVE the New Year. But, the focus on New Year’s resolutions get me all wired up. Goal setting. Resolutions. Changing habits. All these[…]
How to easily paint on a blank canvas
…and what if that blank canvas was your life? When I was in Art school, I heard an instruction that changed my life and my practice. The instruction: when you feel intimidated by a blank canvas, just make a mark. I use this principal to this day in my art making. But I am now[…]
30 ways to see Beauty
There’s a lot of talk about beauty in life. Often, when we hear the word beauty we think of the physical beauty or symmetry instead of what is right in front of our eyes. Today, I want to propose an idea to you: What if everything you experience is beauty? All you experience is BEAUTY[…]
5 things you never knew about Creativity!
::: Short and sweet, here is a list of what I am finding helpful to tap into my creative spirit ::: Know that Creativity is in all of us. You were born a creator. It is part of your code on this earth to feel creative—breath, experience, create. Go ahead–feel your creativity as the same[…]