by jlouden | May 15, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
When you celebrate something you did, you fire positive emotions that teach your pliable, sweet brain: I can trust myself to keep my commitments! It feels good to take action! I did my scary sh*t and nothing ate me! And when you don’t acknowledge what you did,...
by jlouden | May 1, 2019 | Blog
I got a clean bill of health last Thursday. One doc said, “You have boring lab work and boring joints” while another said, “We use a scale of 24 and you are a 2.” I’m so happy to be boring! After I celebrated, soaking in the Spring feeling of my good health...
by jlouden | Apr 24, 2019 | Blog
I tell writers at my writing retreats: “Don’t confuse beginning with the beginning. Beginning is just starting. It has nothing to do with knowing what the opening of your piece, what your piece is ultimately about, or even where it will end up.”...
by jlouden | Apr 17, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
This week I got some possibly scary health news. Nope, it’s not cancer or anything life-threatening, but it brought about one of those “holy shit!” moments; the first I’ve had. It’s also complicated with multiple physical things possibly converging to make me have odd...
by jlouden | Apr 3, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
When you read this, I’ll be halfway through a seven-day writer’s retreat in a cabin off the grid, up high in the Colorado Rockies. I wanted to share my prep and my fears about going on a creative writing retreat because while I lead super fantastic in-person and...
by jlouden | Mar 27, 2019 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
From where I stand, too many conversations about life purpose centers around making money, being original, becoming well-known, making a big impact, garnering a ton of Instagram followers, or having ONE TRUE PURPOSE. As if your life purpose was singular and final,...
