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Posted on March 9, 2023March 10, 2023

Life Creating Itself

You owe it to yourself to put something beautiful into the world each day. The world desperately needs your unique perspective. The world needs you becoming you. Life itself is longing for your creativity to express itself as life itself creating life itself creating life itself creating… Continue reading Life Creating Itself

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Posted on February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

In The Effort

Your creative work is waiting for you to start doing it. The inspiration you need is found in the action you have not yet taken. Put pen to paper, brush to canvas, or hands to instrument and get to work. In the effort is where you will find your muse. By Robert Van Valkenburgh Continue reading In The Effort

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Listen To Your Work
Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020

Listen To Your Work

“The paint is talking to you. The brush is talking to you. The canvas is talking to you. Your job is to listen to what it is saying, to follow it where it takes you, and to share what you find with others.” —To my daughter One morning while I was writing, my daughter sat … Continue reading Listen To Your Work

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Trading Excitement For Creativity
Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Trading Excitement For Creativity

In order to be creative in one aspect of our life, we may need to be boring in another. Creativity is not an infinitely flowing wellspring we can tap into any time we choose. It requires space. It requires dedication. And, it demands attentiveness. Being that we are limited in our capacities for each of … Continue reading Trading Excitement For Creativity

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Creating Our Lives
Posted on September 28, 2020September 28, 2020

Creating Our Lives

It is important to have some medium through which we are able to express ourselves. Much of our life these days is spent on the receiving end of information. We are bombarded with input and spend endless hours consuming other people’s ideas, opinions, and agendas. It is easy to forget that we are creative beings. … Continue reading Creating Our Lives

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