Winter Snow Spiral Meditation For You
A meditation for you: a winter snow spiral with a candle at the “heart” of it. May the coming day and year bring you blessings.
creativity
7 Things Successful Creatives Do Before Breakfast
What practices do creative people perform every day? Here are seven suggestions to inspire you from Stan Stewart.
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Why Your Creative Project Never Turns Out the Way You Plan
This is not what I set out to do. No matter how much I wish for and plan for my creative projects to go a certain way, they always come out differently. Plan Creative Projects? Creativity and planning don’t always mix well. One is more of a right-brain activity and the other more left-brain. For
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Unmixing – separating logistics and creation
Unmixing – sort of the reverse of a mixing/recording session where the technology gets untangled from the creativity.
Pain Chain and Releasing the Brain
Pain Since I started a blue-collar job (my first one since college), I’ve been experiencing pain. To be clear, I have chronic pain from three bulging discs in my neck. But this is different. Due to the nature of physical labor and long hours of driving, I’m feeling more discomfort than I can ever remember.
No Small Parts: The Great and Powerful “Ahs”
Size Doesn’t Matter “There are no small parts.” When I was in secondary school (equivalent to high school in the USA), this is what my theatre director said to me. Because I had wanted to get the lead in a musical, I was bummed. I got a part, but not the lead. Apparently, I was
Muse As Magnet – Why I Compose and Write
Throughout my life, I’ve pondered the muse. Even my brand name includes a play on the word “muse” (as well as music, for, now, present moment, and so on). Yet, once in a while I need to be called back to unravel the mystery of why I create. Recently, I’ve had a number of conversations
Quick Creative Process: The Long and the Short of It
In my previous post you read about longer creative processes. Obviously, one alternative to this is a very brief or quick creative process. In my experience, the typical way that an artist does a short project is by intentionally setting a goal or intention of doing it quickly. Thanks to @SoMiDalsgaard for sharing your thoughts
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Long Creative Process: The Long and the Short Of It
“This is the short and the long of it…” ~ William Shakespeare One thing that I’ve noticed about my own creative process is that the time to create something can vary widely. What I mean by that is simply that some processes take years (or even decades) and others can be quite brief. I’ve observed
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