by jlouden | Jun 18, 2015 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
I was speaking with my friend Hiro the afternoon of June 6th, having a little catch-up. She listened to me kvetch about not being able to find a house in Colorado and about not knowing when we would move my mom to Florida because there wasn’t a spot in memory care...
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 | May 7, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort, Video
When my sweet publisher brought out the paperback version of The Life Organizer, it was partially to nudge me to write another book, which made me feel both wanted and panicked – because for what feels like eons, I’ve struggled to write my next book. I...
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...
by jlouden | Jan 11, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Illustration: Kristin Noelle When you choose shadow comforts or a time monster, you choose less. Less aliveness. Less desire. Less connection. Less creativity. Less of your true life. That’s not true when you choose healthy comfort. Healthy comfort regenerates...
