by jlouden | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Multi-tasking screws me up. It does you, too. If you feel like you’ve lost the ability to focus, that you simply can’t settle down and get absorbed in your creative work or even a conversation with a dear friend, it’s not you, it’s multi-tasking. Multitasking lowers...
by jlouden | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Any time hustle and bustle, memories or grief, the suffering you read about in the news or know is happening next door, or even a sheet pan of overcooked cookies winds you up, do this: Breathe in… pause… sip in a little more. Pause. Sigh LOUDLY. Simple but it...
by Tressa Beheim | Dec 22, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
December is a month that invites us to delight in its magic and connection while bringing with it ambivalence, perhaps stress, and often, grief. I miss my parents. I miss living near my kids. I miss my sister. When things are hectic or hard, our brains are habituated...
by Tressa Beheim | Dec 15, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
We all get the message each year that the holidays are supposed to be a joyful, celebratory, most wonderful time of the year. We see the ads, the holiday movie snippets, the happy posts on social. My wish for you is that this is true. That the holidays are wonderful...
by jlouden | Dec 8, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Not liking your creative work is as common as being hungry and as fixable as getting a snack. But us creatives forget this when we’re in the middle of an “I suck” marathon. We can grind to a halt for weeks, months, or years. But it need not be...
by jlouden | Oct 20, 2021 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
I’m doing a series on creative burnout. Read Part 1, Part Two and Part 3 if you wish. We do not create in a vacuum. We stand on the shoulders of those that have come before us. We draw on inspiration and influences from a multitude of sources. We rely on other...
