Last Saturday I was privileged to spend the day with seven Amazing women at my Let it Go, Let it Flow Retreat in St. Paul. There is something deeply powerful and profound when like-minded women gather together for a day
What is Creative Living?
In her best selling book, Big Magic, Elizabeth Gilbert, asks the question, “What is creative living?” Her answer, “Any life that is driven more strongly by curiosity than by fear.” Julia Cameron uses the term, creative recovery, in her well
10 Tips on How to Reduce Stress in Your Life
Earlier this week I participated in a webinar called “Radical Ideas for Radical Times.” During the webinar, the facilitator, Laura West, of http://www.joyfulbusiness.com/ talked about some current and rebounding trends. Two of the trends really jumped out at me, stress and
Filling Your Creative Well
How do you fill your creative well? According to Julia Cameron, author of the best selling book, The Artist’s Way, “Art is an image-using system. In order to create, we draw from our inner well. This inner well, an artistic
Reflections on Prayer
In February of this year I took a writing class at a neighborhood church and it had quite an impact on me. As I was brainstorming ideas this morning for an upcoming retreat centered on prayer, I looked back on