Today’s blog is the story of 2 young women who “Got it!”. What exactly does that mean when you are trying to live a conscious, creative life? Their stories, though with different circumstances, both show the way. The first is a woman in her early forties whose son has started college. She is still balancing […]

I have an old but wonderful list of the Benefits of Creative Activity by Joe Blodgett and Robert Genn. I was reviewing it the other day and thought that this is something I want to share with you, a bit at a time – it’s a long list! It’s hard to allow ourselves the time,

We’ve lived our lives setting goals for ourselves. For our careers, personal growth, marriage and family, relationships. Many were successfully achieved, others not so much.  So let us help you get the most from the creative goals you aspire to, by understanding what makes a goal become a reality. Goals should be accurate, adjustable, authentic

Have you heard from your Muse lately? If not, perhaps it’s time to invite her in! In classical mythology, there were nine goddesses who presided over learning and the arts. They were daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne (no, that’s not misspelled!) who was the goddess of memory. They became known as the Muses and served

We tout our book as “a book for a lifetime” – what’s that really all about? From a personal standpoint and as many of you know, this book began many years ago as Conscious Creative Retirement. And then through much unanticipated loss, change and personal upheaval, it got set aside and removed from Amazon due

As I was driving around town the other day, I heard a song on the radio, “Running on Empty” by Jackson Browne.  It was so appropriate for the way I was feeling that day.  And begs the discussion of how we replenish our energy and spirit when we feel depleted. Some people tend to  withdraw

  We accept this maxim for kids – learning by doing- harder for us to accept it as adults. Somehow most of us have assumed that by now we should have mastered the tasks in front of us – or dropped them. This leads to a very narrow, limited life! It means that when inspiration

“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.”  Golda Meir This powerful quote was sent to me by a dear friend and former student. I had shared it

When we are looking for inspiration we often forget how close it might be – right here inside us! We have many inner voices – the shoulda, woulda, couldas, for example – and many other negative, berating, societal lectures. But we each also carry our own truth. And if we are willing to listen, dialogue

Understanding who you are as an individual is key to being able to move forward with confidence, belief in yourself and your capabilities to manage change. But identifying our own value system as adults can be a challenge. When most people are asked about their own value system, they are unsure about what their individual