30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #art #birds #plants #home #work #littlealtarseverywhere While waiting these past few months […]
Day 25 – Celebrating the Great Mother Nature’s Art (Photo Blog)
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #art #birds #nature #mothernature #splendorandbeauty #splendarandawe #awe #photography Celebrate those special momentswhen […]
Day 23 & 24 – Gratitude: Drawing, Birds & Adding Whimsy to my Creativity
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #art #creativity #birds #drawingbirds #whimsy I’m grateful to let go of thinking […]
Day 22 – Rejoice, Refresh, and Rest
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #waters #rivers #sea #sabbath #restandrenew #rejoice #renew #rest #refresh #resurrect On this […]
Day 21 – 5 Songs for an Abundant Day
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #music #ageofaquarius #letthesunshinein #fifthdimension #feelslikerain #johnhiatt #thebest #tinaturner #imalive #michaelfranti #tubhumping #chumbawamba […]
Day 20 – 4 “MORE” Lessons I’ve Learned about Abundance Living through Cats
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #cats #pets #lifelessonsfromcats 2. FEEL THE BLISSAbundance Living is being radically open […]
Days 18 & 19 – Slowing Down & 3% More Patience
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #mentalmodels #mentalscripts #mindsetshifts #mindsetwork #patience #developpatience Day 18 – Three Short, Short […]
Day 17 – 2% More Excellence, 1% Less Perfection
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #mentalmodels #mentalscripts #mindsetshifts #mindsetwork #beexcellent “Be Excellent to each other” says the […]
Day 16 – 1% Better Everyday
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #atomichabits #mentalmodels #mentalscripts #mindsetshifts #mindsetwork Today, I have reached the half-way mark […]
Day 15 – Refresh and Renew
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #waters #rivers #sea #sabbath #restandrenew On this Sabbath Day…Refresh… By the shore […]
Day 14 – Weekend Silly Fun – Create a “Flight Club”
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #buildcommunity #weekendfun #FlightClub #abundanceliving I enjoy flights and tasting the spirits of […]
Day 13 – Embrace Your Superpowers
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #embraceyoursuperpower #mindsetshift #mindsetshifts #superpowers #buildconfidence I’m sure you’ve heard this common ice-breaker […]
Day 12 – Gratitude – Celebrate Your Success
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #gratitude #mindsetshift #mindsetshifts #celebratesuccess How often do we really give ourselves credit […]
Day 10 – Shifting Mindsets
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #fightorflight #shiftingmindsets It’s been said that for every negative comment or experience […]
Day 9 – Splendor and Mystery
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #splendor #wildness #letthemysterybe #labyrinth “Step inside the labyrinth”sings the Eastern Towhee. The […]
Day 8 – Let’s Rest…
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #waters #rivers #sea #sabbath #restandrenewal On this Sabbath Day…Rest! By the edge […]
Day 7 – “Look up”
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #birds #birdwatch #birdwatching #newhobby I enjoy hiking a lot and walking trails […]
Day 5 – 4 Lessons I’ve Learned about Abundance Living through Cats
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge #cats #pets 2. SHARE SPACEAbundance Living is about sharing space with others […]
Day 4 – Be of Good Cheer
30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge #30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge Day 4 – Be of Good Cheer Did you know that laughter […]
DAY 1 – 30-Day Abundance Mindset Challenge
#30daychallenge #abundance #abundancemindset #abundancechallenge A whopper of an anxiety attack hit me recently. I felt that something was broken or […]
Creativity is a Super Power: Unleash and Be Bold!
As we move into 2022 – I’d like to share some recent reflections on the power of creativity.
It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post.
This past spring, my creativity was flowing, and I was writing and sharing reflections on my life, my struggles and spiritual journey, a Trickster God, and telling a story of a heart in transition from grief and heartbreak to hope and courage.
And then – I took a break from my personal reflections because I got busy with other important work – the creation of a new nonprofit with a friend.
Recently I shared a presentation and slideshow on “Creativity as a Superpower” and I decided to repurpose the conversation into a creativity blog and share it with y’all.
By the way – please stay tuned! I’ll have some exciting news and fun things to share coming up real soon. In the meantime…
Interlude: “The Right Questions”: A poem by Rinnie
I’m busy working on Chapter 2 –
I hope to publish it soon
here on my blog.
In the meantime, I wish to share with you
a poem I wrote at the end of July.
“The Right Questions” is personal to me.
I hope you will find value in it.
Let me know what you think.
XOXOX
Five Lessons I Learned from Taking a Week Off – TO CREATE Art!
Last week – I took a week off to create art, learn new skills, and mostly play, play, play with paper and paint. In this blog post I reflect on the 5 days I played, and the main lesson I learned each day.
Artists Chat “The Eyes are the Soul” with artist Amanda Blanchard
“Meet Amy Kathleen Ryan, a young adult fiction writer.
Artists Chat “On Writing and Inspiration” with author Amy Kathleen Ryan
“Meet Amy Kathleen Ryan, a young adult fiction writer.
From the inbox: “The ABC’s of Jumpstarting your Battery of Creativity, part 2”
Today’s “From the inbox” we continue our discussion on jumpstarting your creativity.
Artists Chat “Intuitive Painting” with Bradley Tyler Wilson
“Meet Bradley Tyler Wilson, painter, artist, teacher. Bradley’s Fearless Painting class transformed my life and understanding of myself as artist in the summer 2017. We haven’t talked since then, so it was exciting to reconnect, catch up, and talk about art making.
Artists Chat “Talking with Toshwa Alexander”
Welcome to my newest blog series “Artists Chat” where I sit down with various artists in different fields. We talk about art, creativity, and all those things in between. Feel free to contact me if you are an artist and wish to be interviewed as part of this series. Meet Toshwa Alexander, musician, artist and founder of 7DayOnes.
From the inbox: “The ABC’s of Jumpstarting your Battery of Creativity”
Today’s “From the inbox” discusses how you can jumpstart your creativity!
From the inbox: “Breaking Free from Imposter Syndrome”
Today’s “From the inbox” discusses imposter syndrome that a lot of artist’s experience. Advice for breaking through Imposter Syndrome and claiming the identity of “artist”.
From the inbox: “INSPIRE: 7 Strategies for Discovering your Unique, Creative Voice”
Today’s “From the inbox” gives suggestions, tips, practices for helping an artist find their unique, visual voice. 7 strategies to find your unique, visual voice.
From the inbox: “I don’t show anyone my art.”
Today’s “From the inbox” responds to a shy artist who doesn’t show their art work to anyone, and asks for advice on how to get over the fear.
From the inbox: “Why is your art so weird?”
Today’s “From the inbox” responds to a critic asking “Why is your art so weird?” and “can you really call that art?”
From the inbox: “Help. I hate my art. What do I do?”
“From the Inbox” is a new regular column answering reader questions about art, finding voice, building confidence, and whatever else may be on the artist’s mind.
Becoming “Braver and Bolder”
Time for truth: I have a closet full of “bad art” – art I’ve created over the years – art […]
“Planting the Seeds: A Conclusion…for now anyway….
In this blog post, I wrap up my planting the seeds blog series, touch on new vision and new journey and invite y’all to continue to journey with me. Peace and blessings….
“Planting the Seeds of Hope, part 2: Cultivating Collaborative Friendships”
In this blog post, I move from pondering hope to creating space for collaborative conversations to foster change and bring people together into community.
“Planting the Seeds of Hope, part 1: Let’s dream – dear ones – let’s dream!”
In this blog post, I ponder hope. Is it all a dream? If so, how do we dream it into reality when life seems so bleak these days?
Planting the Seeds of Love, part 3: “Being Deep Spirited Friends”
In this blog post, I affirm that I am still here. That I will continue to plant the seeds, and tend to the garden. I express gratitude for deep spirited friends. That we are resilient, in spite of our grief.
“Planting the Seeds of Love, part 2: Grounding, not Grumbling”
In this blog post, I think about how this time of quarantine has helped me in becoming a spiritually grounded person and achieve new synergy in my work life balance. I also hope sharing will provide some hope for those in need.