by jlouden | Dec 30, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Somedays I admit to being afraid of the creeping darkness of overwhelm, disenchantment, and outrage that tries to threaten our world. I feel sad when I see people throw up their hands and murmur, “Too late. Too complex. Too many bad people with too much money and...
by jlouden | Dec 16, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
You did the work. You created, you let go, you grieved, you waited, and… over days and months, and yes, years, you shaped a life that is a true reflection of your desires and values. Oh, yes, you did. Now: Can you stay in it, enjoy it, when it becomes totally...
by jlouden | Dec 9, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
This blog post was made possible by the wise women of the Oasis. “Imposed haste.” Can you feel the looming tyranny of that phrase pressing on your chest? Imposed haste: “generations beyond the beyond” pushing you to do more, accomplish more, to “show them”...
by jlouden | Dec 2, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I am not a runner. I have proclaimed this many times. I had knee surgery on my right knee twice. I am short and somewhat stocky. People like me are better for, say, the shot put than running. I do not run. Except, apparently, I do not know the first thing about myself...
