by jlouden | Jan 22, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
This is day 3 of a 5-day series. The rest of the Creative Sunbeams are here. CREATIVE SUNBEAM #3 When you find yourself thinking this while writing Great! But I bet you don’t. Mostly we are cruel to ourselves when we create, expecting whatever comes out to be better...
by Tressa Beheim | Jan 21, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
This is day 2 of a 5-day series on how to delight in your writing. Creative Sunbeam #1 is here. CREATIVE SUNBEAM #2 When you find yourself thinking this while writing Try this instead: Set positive expectations for your next writing session. When you do so, your...
by jlouden | Jan 20, 2022 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Why Bother, Why Bother
Brava / Bravo for being alive – another day is yours to savor. I know the world may feel dim and troubled and yet your creative life can still glow with delight and attention. In fact, it’s never more important than when the world is troubled to tend your own...
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...
