by jlouden | Apr 9, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Desire is not identity. You are not what you pine to create. You are the witness that watches all your desires arise. You wish to write like Elizabeth Gilbert, to start a social movement like Eve Ensler, to raise your kids and grandkids to be compassionate, to create...
by jlouden | Feb 26, 2014 | Blog, Uncategorized
(This is a rewrite of a post from June 2010.) I was hanging with another self-employed coach/writer friend recently and we were both having a hard day. One of those days in which you wonder, “What is it I do? And why?” You may bemoan not becoming a nuclear...
by jlouden | Jan 29, 2014 | Creativity, Self-Care & Comfort
Teaching my new course last week, I said, “What if resistance could be a good thing?” Because if you are resisting something, that means there is something more you want. Resistance signals a desire for more – more art, vibrancy, connection, beauty,...
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...
