Creativity
What do you care enough about to make room for it in your life?
I came across the quote below recently, “When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings you joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it…
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What Inspires you to Create?
What things inspire you to create? To write a thought down – to take a photo of something you wanted to memorize – colors, what is your favorite? Drawing or…
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What is your joyful breath?
Recently I went Taos, New Mexico for Creativity Weekend. I wanted to work on my writing to be more comfortable with it and not battle it so much. I feel…
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What sparks your passion ?
I have been making soap for over 10 years and its a well-worn craft that I do. Some soaps I have been making for most of those 10 years. I…
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Your one wild and precious life
Mary Oliver wrote this~ “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” I came across this quote today in a blog post…
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You Have No Idea How Strong My Love Is
This is a quote from Elizabeth’s Gilbert’s book “Eat Pray Love” which I am re-reading for I think the third time and yes I have also seen the movie several…
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Failure is not falling down …
There is an old Chinese proverb I had seen written down about failure, that other “F” word. It goes something like this~ Failure is not falling down but refusing to…
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How do you clear your mind of stuff?
Julia Cameron in her book The Artist’s Way writes about Morning Pages as being a way to help clear your mind before you start the day. Julia has also called…
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What is an Artist Date?
I have read Julia Cameron’s book “The Artist’s Way several times and it reminds me of things I need to make a point of doing more. One thing I have…
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Why Soap Classes are Fun!
OK I just got off track before I just wrote my first sentence! I guess at 6AM I need a bit more coffee before I start writing. 🙂 I was…
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