Finding Your Joy Part 4 – “Gifting” Yourself It is a joyous season indeed and you’re probably planning your festivities. It’s a season to be grateful, a season to remember others, and, if possible, to be with family and loved ones. It’s also the season when we’re counting down – only 4 more shopping days …
Finding Your Joy Part 3 To recap, in the last two weeks you’ve discovered some of your natural gifts and talents and you’ve taken a look behind those activities to find out exactly WHAT it was that you enjoyed! CONGRATULATIONS! I love hearing from all of you about your big “AHA” moments! Now it’s time …
Welcome Back… to Finding Your Joy…Part Two Finding what brings you joy can be like hunting for a treasure chest without a map or a working compass! Thanks Jack Sparrow! As I said last week, the key lies in knowing who you are at the core. And therein lies the problem for most of us…knowing …
a five-part series to figure out HOW! We’re heading into the season where JOY is a big buzz word. And it does bring joy, or at least we try to be joyful. But the season is temporary, and January will come back around to remind us that it’s a new year with new responsibilities. Recently, …
Giving thanks this season… It’s Thanksgiving week here in the U.S. which is typically the time we gather and recall all the things we are grateful for. Thanksgiving is an annual national holiday celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. The last couple years have been tough, but belief it or not, …
Do you struggle to find the time for your own creativity? Other things come along and for some reason you never seem to get around to your art. I understand that feeling. It’s so easy to put it off for “someday.” I struggle with it too! It’s common . . . and normal. Over the …
What I’m reading right now. You know it’s a good book in my house when the little colorful flags are sticking out everywhere! There’s a bunch of lines and notes inside…and I can turn to my favorite passages immediately. Yep…I still buy REAL books. Don’t get me wrong, I love the digital versions (and have …
. . . and Habit Have you ever thought about your identity? No, not your name and social security number, not the “identity theft” kinda way. I mean, the “who are you at the core” way… the “I’m an artist” kinda way. OK, I may have just terrified my entire audience with the thought of …
The importance of “play” without “purpose.” We all know how important it is to get our “work” done. It’s the way we pay the bills. It puts a roof over our heads. It gives us a sense of purpose. It’s “what we do!” But what about play? Since about the age of 10, we have …
5 large-scale reorganization tips for that studio clean-up you’ve been avoiding! OK, I know that is a SCARY topic, but… Have you ever decided to do one small studio clean-up task only to have it morph into a full-blown room make-over? You probably have. Cleaning out the one closet of supplies leads to swapping out …
