by jlouden | Apr 28, 2012 | Favorites
Last week was our annual Brain Trust retreat, and it was a doozy. I mean that in the best possible sense of the word. I feel liberated. Seen. Supported. Lightened. As Mark Silver said in his beautiful recap of the retreat: “These five people are among the...
by jlouden | Apr 20, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
What is creative joy? That was the question Marianne, Susannah, and I started asking when we decided to convene a retreat called Creative Joy. Creative joy is one of those phrases that you may think you know what it means to you and yet, when you start digging and...
by jlouden | Apr 18, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
“While the hero journeys for external fame, fortune, and power, the heroine tries to regain her lost creative spirit.” Valerie Frankel, From Girl to Goddess This quote has rocked my world. It feels very, very important. Frankly, I started Savor & Serve...
by jlouden | Apr 14, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Ever falter and lose your momentum right before the finish line on a project or when preparing for something big? Lord how I hate when I do this! Sustaining momentum: honestly, it always felt a little boring to me. Pedestrian. What I loved was bolting out of the...
by jlouden | Apr 11, 2012 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I attended a “retreatshop” lead by the delicious Rachel Cole last Saturday. The subject was desire and self-care in the form of asking “What are you truly hungry for?” Isn’t that the best question ever? Let it roll around on your...
