by jlouden | Jun 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I woke up a couple of mornings ago hearing the words, “Don’t be afraid of rigor.” There is a growing love in me for showing up as fully as I can through presence and choice, rather than rules and comparison (by comparison I mean seeing that someone...
by jlouden | Jun 24, 2014 | Favorites
1. I’m choosing to write this post because I’m afraid to. I’m fearful Amazon could get wind of it and yank the buy buttons from my books. Staying silent about what bothers me so I won’t get hassled — that hit me hard. That is not the...
by jlouden | Jun 18, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I found an old email file this last weekend. Okay, truth: I found several. I’m not saying how many. These were email files filled with advice and instructions from coaches and consultants I hired in the past. As I read some of these emails, I blushed. There were...
by jlouden | Jun 12, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Stepping in mud is never the issue… I’m writing a lot of words that I hope will someday become a book. Yesterday, I wrote about a time when I tried to do something big, something that was a huge stretch. It didn’t work out the way I wanted, the way I...
by jlouden | Jun 8, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’m writing. Something like 600 to 1,000 words a day. I’m spending each morning lashed to the mast of listening – what is this story that wants to be told? Alternating between shaping and spewing. Mostly trusting. Lots of spewing. Here is a fragment:...
