Things have been hard recently. Whether it's work, politics, world events, friends struggling, or the oppressive heat, life feels like a struggle right now. It's so hard not to be distracted by everything happening around me. I used to be so good at falling into my stories as an escape. I could write and write… Continue reading The Struggle is Real – Finding Escapes
Caroline Donahue posted an amazing article recently about altering goals to be framed with what we can control. Usually, when you set a goal and don’t reach it, you’ve done one of three things: Made success contingent on someone else Been unrealistic about the time and energy you have to devote to the goal You… Continue reading Reframing My Goal and Making a Plan
A lot of what I've spent the last 12 weeks working on has been my "why." Which is just a fancy way of saying "What are your core values?" If you've ever gone through this kind of exercise you know how incredibly HARD it is. Especially if you tend to judge yourself more harshly than… Continue reading Building My Personal Mission Statement…almost
I've finally finished The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron. It was a 12-week intensive to unblocking creativity by uncovering the deeper sources of resistance. Since its first publication, The Artist's Way phenomena has inspired the genius of Elizabeth Gilbert, Tim Ferriss, and millions of readers to embark on a creative journey… Continue reading The Artist’s Way: The Final Thoughts
I'm really puttering out on these last few weeks. As much as I'm "not doing" these tasks and such, I am getting a ton of insight into myself. I've learned a lot about what my fears are, where they come from, and what my dreams actually are. I haven't really found any concrete steps to… Continue reading The Artist’s Way: Week 11 – Recovering a Sense of Autonomy
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