Someday – is Today

Someday — when the kids are grown, when work lightens up, when I win the lottery — I am going to start that business, become a yoga teacher, write that book, develop that app, paint that picture, finish my degree, pick up that musical instrument.

There’s a Japanese proverb: “The day you decide to do it is your lucky day.”

But how do we make the decision to actually start and complete creative things?

This is the question that author and nationally acclaimed storyteller Matthew Dicks explores in his new book, Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life – published by New World Library.

I’ve invited Matthew to join me on my blog today to talk about the concept of “someday” – and how creative people can embrace someday as today.

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Are You Living a Van Gogh Story?

There’s a quote by the legendary Wayne Dyer that brings to light the power of now – and the significance that courage plays into fully realizing one’s potential.

“Don’t die with your music still inside you.”

As a self-empowerment coach for highly-creative and spiritually-minded women who are here to express their life’s purpose through artistic endeavors, I’m fully aware of how much courage it takes to stand in front of an audience and share your unique gifts.

Many adults struggle with courage and end up “holding back” – for an entire lifetime – gifts and talents that could so easily be appreciated by others. (more…)

The Art of Creative Surrender

Imagine a white canvas in front of you – and a vision in your mind of blues and greens and purples – so you begin to paint, carefully placing your brush on the canvas as you blend the colors – and suddenly, you knock a jar of brown paint onto your palette. What then?

Do you clean it up? Do you start again?

Or do you wonder what the synchronicity of the spillage might be telling you?

What wants to be noticed? What wants to be included?

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You Are A Phenomenal Woman

Full Moon WomanAs we approach the beautiful energy of summer, a time that brings celebration and rejuvenation – let’s take a moment to honor your WOWNESS!

We’ve all known phenomenal women. They have that special “something” – a glorious glimmer that brightens a room when they enter. Their smile, warm demeanor, or caring presence draws us to them. They fully radiate their beauty from the inside out.

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice

Winter Solstice

  • Would you like space to call your own this holiday season?
  • Would you like a place where you can celebrate your creativity and your intuition – and all your many gifts and contributions?
  • Would you like some support in identifying what you’d like to let go of – and what you’d like to keep – as you put closure on 2013?
  • Would you like a sacred space that could support you as you move into the New Year with grace and ease?
  • Would you like to dance with the energies of the Winter Solstice and apply the gifts of the winter season to your 2014 vision?

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Journaling by the Moonlight – Facilitator Training

JBTM - imagesThe Journaling by the Moonlight (JBTM) brand is expanding!

Come join a dynamic team of JBTM facilitators and add a rich, life-changing process to your menu of client services by offering workshops, retreats, and coaching programs based on the Journaling by the Moonlight process.

Originally created for mothers, this unique process is ideal for creative and spiritually-minded individuals who yearn for a deeper connection to self, and who are ready to tap into their inner light – what I call the “full moon within” – and claim their authentic self, both personally and professionally.  Based on the phases of the moon, Journaling by the Moonlight gently guides individuals from darkness to light as they create an authentic vision filled with purpose, passion and creative expression.

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