by jlouden | Dec 10, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I am a racist. I know this not only because of this test but because I am fortunate enough to have the skills and the education – both spiritual and political – to be aware that I am. I am fortunate to have the safety to open my heart to this truth, to be...
by jlouden | Oct 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I found myself muttering at my i-Pad this weekend when one of those “perfect life” narratives popped into my Facebook feed. You know, the kind where somebody shows you their perfect life and then suggests that you too can have the same “pinch me” life if...
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 | Jan 21, 2014 | Blog, Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Uncategorized
I’m often asked when interviewed about The Life Organizer book, “What’s the biggest change someone has experienced because of your book?” I always answer, “I don’t know this woman personally, but there is a review on Amazon that...
by jlouden | Jan 18, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Favorites
I wrote on Facebook this week that “launching has become my spiritual practice.” By that I mean, the extremely vulnerable practice of sharing my work has become a powerful way to grow into my true life. My prayer has become: Offer yourself to your world...
