Native Americans have a tradition called The Sacred Smoke Bowl Blessing, often called “smudging,” which is a powerful cleansing ritual. Herbs and incense are burned with the idea that smoke attaches to negative energy and, as the smoke clears, it takes the negative energy with it. Smudging is not the process of eliminating or killing anything, but is...
Read MoreClearing Clutter: Creating Room to Grow
We are deep into Autumn, the season of letting go. Trees are losing their last leaves, the fruits have fallen from the branches and we can see through the bareness of the limbs. We can mirror this season in our own lives by clearing the clutter – letting go of old, dead, useless things and thoughts, to make room for new growth and blooming....
Read MoreThe Whole of the Heart
As you know, I’m spending the month of November getting reacquainted with my creative heart. It is great fun to hang out in the studio, tearing images from magazines and calendars, playing with patterns and colors and composition. I’ve also been shaping flying birds out of newspaper and sketching sculptures that I imagine building with found...
Read MoreDoing What You Love: How to Begin (Again)
We all have something we love to do. But for whatever reason, we aren’t making the time. Other things seem more important. We neglect to schedule it in. We put it off until someday. But if we want to do this thing that fills our heart, we have to make the time. It has to be a habit, a routine, a regular part of our daily life. Routines become...
Read MoreLet Your Heart Be Drawn
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love.” ~ Rumi My biggest take away from Patti Digh’s camp last month was the deep connection to creativity, both in others and in myself. Being around people who make art and music and love to write is rich fuel for my own creative soul. I was deeply inspired...
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