by jlouden | Apr 10, 2020 | Blog, Why Bother
I’ve been reaching out to people I admire to share their why bother stories – the times in their lives they felt stuck or lost or despairing – big or and small – and what turned things around. Today’s story is from the fabulous Tori Press,...
by jlouden | Apr 7, 2020 | Blog, Why Bother
I’ve been reaching out to people I admire to share their why bother stories – the times in their lives they felt stuck or lost or despairing – big or and small – and what turned things around. Today’s story is from the fabulous Lauren Fleshman....
by jlouden | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Why Bother
I’ve been reaching out to people I admire to share their why bother stories – the times in their lives they felt stuck or lost or despairing – big or and small – and what turned things around. Today’s story is from the incredible Tara Mohr. I...
by jlouden | Mar 11, 2020 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
In the 2003 second edition of The Woman’s Retreat Book, I wrote: Retreats. The word has an almost mystical power for me, a feeling of coming home to my deepest truth. Rabbi David Cooper in Silence, Simplicity and Solitude writes, “All of us have a deep reservoir of...
by jlouden | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Uncategorized
Doing your creative work means you have to be willing to do your spiritual work. Right. Deep breath. So, once again I’m showing up to say I write and teach what I need to learn. Wait, no, this is more accurate. I write and I teach what I keep forgetting. I used to be...
by jlouden | Feb 19, 2020 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Uncategorized
I don’t think most of us understand the cost of ignoring, judging, denying, or putting off enjoying our desires. If you’re like most people, you don’t even know how to know what you want. That’s because we don’t know–or perhaps believe–that giving space...
