I haven’t posted for a few months while my attention has been focused on the increasing care needs of my elderly parents and then processing my mom’s passing on September 6. Today, as I return to my blog, I’d like to honor my mother by sharing with you all the ways she influenced me creatively. [...]
Are you a juggler, like me, with several balls in the air at all times? Despite all our time-saving devices, our daily lives seem to be fuller than ever. Juggling all those balls can leave us feeling like we don’t have time for our creative work. This is actually my own #1 creative obstacle. If [...]
More than two weeks have gone by since my last post, and that’s pretty much my self-imposed limit unless I’m taking a deliberate hiatus. Which, currently, I am not. Damn. It’s been hard to get around to posting because I have been overwhelmed lately with Things To Do. For the most part, they are things [...]
Leave it to Americans to juxtapose Thanksgiving and Black Friday. Start with a day when we acknowledge our non-material blessings and the joy of community, and follow it up with millions giving their credit cards a pre-dawn workout for what will likely distract them from everything they were expressing such gratitude for just one day [...]
We always hear, “There are no magic bullets,” but in my creative work, I have found a few things that can really make a big difference when I’m feeling stuck. Like the first block in a domino train, certain actions can set off a series of positive reactions that can get you flowing creatively, whether [...]
Over the years, I’ve come to think of myself as a procrastinator and even…lazy. I believe that I lack self-discipline. “I was never taught that,” I explain. It’s true. Things were pretty casual in my house when I was growing up, and other people’s homes that had that air of productivity and order always struck [...]
People seem to get a perverse pleasure out of beating themselves up for “procrastinating.” But before you pull out your internal whip, take a moment to reflect on whether you really are procrastinating at all. Let’s identify the various species that can resemble this wretched sin so many of us feel guilty of. Periods [...]
Starting a creative project is kind of like walking around naked in Times Square. It’s amazing how all your STUFF comes up when you’re trying to express yourself. Stuff like: Fear of judgment Fear of failure Fear of success Okay, lots of kinds of fear Overwhelm Imposter syndrome Second-guessing Indecision Difficulty staying focused Procrastination Do [...]
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