by jlouden | Jun 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I woke up a couple of mornings ago hearing the words, “Don’t be afraid of rigor.” There is a growing love in me for showing up as fully as I can through presence and choice, rather than rules and comparison (by comparison I mean seeing that someone...
by jlouden | Jun 18, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I found an old email file this last weekend. Okay, truth: I found several. I’m not saying how many. These were email files filled with advice and instructions from coaches and consultants I hired in the past. As I read some of these emails, I blushed. There were...
by jlouden | Jun 12, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Stepping in mud is never the issue… I’m writing a lot of words that I hope will someday become a book. Yesterday, I wrote about a time when I tried to do something big, something that was a huge stretch. It didn’t work out the way I wanted, the way I...
by jlouden | Jun 8, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I’m writing. Something like 600 to 1,000 words a day. I’m spending each morning lashed to the mast of listening – what is this story that wants to be told? Alternating between shaping and spewing. Mostly trusting. Lots of spewing. Here is a fragment:...
by jlouden | Jun 1, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
This month was all about seeing a behavior of mine I do not like at all. Mom had an infection in her colon (enough said) and Bob spent a few weeks really, really sick. When the people I love are sick, I get brusque. A little cold. I know, not very becoming or womanly....
by jlouden | May 27, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
About two years ago, I asked my friend and writing mentor, Jeffrey Davis, a question that I recently learned has bore precious fruit for him, and is starting to inspire his tribe in wonderful ways. Here is what Jeffrey said about our exchange during our TeachNow call...
