Building Courage so I can be Brave Enough to Push to the Other Side of Fear
Today I received this great article in my inbox, from Christine Kane, publisher of “LiveCreative” ezine, musician and creativity consultant. I just had to share it. I’d been avoiding writing a post for a little while, because every time I sat down to write, all I could think about was FEAR. You’ve heard me talk about my fears a lot…too much lately, I think. And you’ve been introduced to my pal, “Fearsome Freddie”, so that’s old news… But courage…courage is a concept that I haven’t... [Read more]
Creating Art from Trash – Trash2Art Exhibit Intake May 2010
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Meet Daisy Distraction. Creating Characters for Self Growth.
Why is it that when I get these HUGE bursts of creative energy I am so easily pulled away from finishing the task? Just when I’ve got the plan laid out, the design outlined, all the pieces in place, I’m drifting off to other unimportant things. Meet “Daisy Distraction”! I’ve written about my friend “Fearsome Freddie” before. Freddie is my FEAR gremlin. Whenever I get paralyzed by fear, visualizing the cartoon character I created helps me realize how silly most of my fears really are. He’s become part... [Read more]
How Can I…?
Funny how the universe works…when I’m paying attention, listening and opening myself up to the messages and lessons I’m meant to hear. Even if it is over and over again! You see, even though I’ve spent many years making personal development a priority in my life and I’ve developed a self-care practice that I know keeps me grounded, AND supports me to live a life I love, I have to admit that sometimes I allow myself to wallow in my old bad habits and tune into noise and distraction rather than to inspiration. Negative... [Read more]
Tell me, please, what do you expect from a coach?
A few weeks ago I began the first in a series of courses I am taking on my quest to become a Certified Creativity Coach through the Creativity Coaching Association. Each week we are asked thought provoking questions and required to post our responses for the group to see. This week, as I wrote my response, I realized that I was speaking from a perspective that was entirely my own, assuming that my prospective clients would see things as I do. As this realization became clearer, that I was envisioning a client’s desired coaching outcomes as identical... [Read more]
