by jlouden | May 15, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
What is the jeweled secret in plain sight that holds so much that you want? See if these pictures give you a hint. Saturday night dance party in my studio with wonderful kids Sunday morning Bob eating breakfast Monday me making art messes Any time you need a...
by jlouden | May 8, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Check out this brilliant question a reader asked me: I Don’t Want to Numb Out, What do I Do? “I stumbled upon your “shadow comforts” blog posts and could almost scream because this is ME! This is such a stupid question, but what do I do with all the free time? I know...
by jlouden | May 1, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I have a renewed “room of my own” that I want to share with you. It includes a new adjustable desk base from ModTable with a top from Ikea and new art table from Ikea, too. I turned my old desk into a wide open space to write at, with Buddha looking out...
by jlouden | Apr 24, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I am an ordinary human. I hereby wildly loudly celebrate being ordinary. Average. Making mistakes. Getting C’s. Here is why I am wildly celebrating being ordinary and average: because I see a world enthralled to best, a world that increasingly equates being...
by jlouden | Apr 3, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Hey there Taters (a term of endearment in our house), I’ve been zooming through an intensely busy time the last 4 weeks and I got 2 more weeks of intensity to go — teaching & interviews & travel all mushed in together. I’ve found myself...
by jlouden | Mar 28, 2013 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
This weekend, during our annual Brain Trust retreat, I had a spiritual epiphany. Or more aptly, a spiritual epiphany had me. It was a direct experience of true nature. A glory outburst. An infinity hallway of hearts with me walking smack down the middle. You’ve...
