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 | Sep 4, 2019 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I can’t stand it! Too many amazingly talented people whose gifts the world desperately needs are stuck in a debilitating cycle of self-doubt, quitting, then looking for a magic solution. It’s keeping too many of us from getting what we most want. It’s blocking us from...
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 | Aug 7, 2019 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
For those of us in the U.S., this week brought a double wave of horror with back to back mass shootings of unspeakable violence. Of course, we are filled with rage over more innocent lives lost to hate, stupidity, greed, and the rise of white supremacy. Of course, we...