by jlouden | Jul 25, 2018 | Blog
There is an idea floating around certain corners of the internet that self-care should always feel delightful or be soulful or important somehow. Maybe involve scented candles and make you feel like a goddess. Or a unicorn. But I want to talk about when we don’t want...
by jlouden | Jul 18, 2018 | Blog
Over tea with a friend I love and who lives far away, after catching up on our kids and partners and parents, we got to the yummy stuff of talking about our dreams, our “bright shinies” as we call them, the new creative inklings beckoning to our hearts. I sipped my...
by jlouden | Jul 11, 2018 | Blog
Accept that there’s no right way to start because a trackless wonderland has no maps and not a single do not trespass sign to speak of. Gently tug your dutiful mind away from trying to begin at the beginning. Who knows what that is? Begin where there is energy or an...
by jlouden | Jul 4, 2018 | Blog
I can get so darn sick of my writing voice. Too acid, too cheerleader, too dull, too… There are days when I want to never write another word. Sometimes this does mean I need a break, that I’ve been forcing myself to produce too many words without taking in enough of...
