by jlouden | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I know I’ve been writing non-stop about fear lately. That’s because I was prepping for, and now am teaching GSSD. But mostly it’s because I am learning a joyful and wondering way to be TERRIFIED. You see, I’m taking all kinds of risks these days with...
by jlouden | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
My daughter Lillian and I often share our fears. We do it by text these days as she lives in Seattle and I’m in Colorado (for new readers, my girl is 25 and launched into her first career in pediatric mental health). We used to do in the car, where kids often talk to...
by jlouden | Aug 28, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Wonder if you need to work on overcoming fear? Does any of this sound familiar? You plan to work on your side-hustle and find yourself knee-deep in organizing your books? You decide to cut back on expenses so you can work less and create more, but then find...
by jlouden | Aug 13, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Uncategorized
I love synchronicity and coincidences and feeling like I’m on the right path as much as the next person. I know when I am pushing and need to back off, take a break, wait for my mind to calm down and for my next steps to show up. I believe there is so much more than...
by jlouden | Jul 24, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Uncategorized
Our theme at the weekly Oasis for July has been Pleasure and Freedom. I usually take each theme to heart, reading about it, cogitating on it, turning it over in my mind and heart. I was rewriting my book (it’s due this Friday to my editor!!) and I was getting...
by jlouden | Jun 26, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I recently finished the first draft of a new book, Why Bother? Discovering the Desire to Find What’s Next and after I finished celebrating, and experiencing a little postpartum sadness as well, I reflected how much I learned writing this draft. I think these...
