Creativity & The Goldilocks Zone Most of us remember the story of Goldilocks and her encounter with the three bears when she went for a perfectly innocent journey through a deep dark forest and came to an innocuous house whose door was wide open. Of course she didn’t find anything odd about this situation (because […]
The Artist’s Journey & Creativity: Books That Launched A Thousand Possibilities
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Creativity & Exaptation
I’m sitting on the Amtrak Coast Starlight, lurching out of Los Angeles at a lugubrious trundle. My partner Bruce is next to me, relaxing and reviewing the last two days of our authors’ conference. One doesn’t take trains in America to go fast, it’s all about the journey. Perhaps this is why train travel […]
Creativity Odyssey: Embracing The Unknown
I recently spoke with an artist who said: “I want to paint in a freer, more abstract way but I end up feeling like I don’t know what I’m doing”. I understand this feeling. I’ve felt it innumerable times. It can feel disconcerting. Yet, I’ve come to realize that this is exactly where we […]
3 Invisible Paradoxes Of Creativity
Click on the arrow to watch the webinar. DOWNLOAD THE WORKBOOK. 3 Invisible Paradoxes To Activating The Creative Life Of Your Dreams You’re here for a reason. You have dreams in you waiting to be expressed. You want to unleash your creativity and live your most meaningful life. Am I right? I […]
The Artist’s Journey Creativity Reflection Journal- Say YES To Your Dreams
It All Begins With Saying YES To Your Dreams What dream is calling you? What idea is whispering in your ear? It may be something you’ve sat on for years. But you tell yourself you’ll get to it later. Life keeps getting in the way. Years pass. Before you know it, you look up and […]
Creativity, Epiphanies & Phase Transitions
As we approach January 6, I’m reminded of Epiphany, a time of historical, religious and celestial significance, which serves as inspiration for this blog post. Epiphany, the time that marks the latest sunrise of the year in the Mediterranean latitudes is also noted by the Catholic celebration of the Magi. I’m fascinated with this confluence […]
The Future As Past: The Paradoxical Nature Of Creativity
The Future As Past: The Paradoxical Nature of Creativity What’s past is prologue William Shakespeare, The Tempest The New Year is often associated with reflection and resolution. I’ll go to the gym five times a week, I’ll read 52 books, I’ll lose 25 pounds, I’ll paint 100 paintings. Most of these resolutions melt away before the end […]
Paradoxes, Turning Points & Creativity
The Paradoxes of Creativity You were born to be a creator, to express your most meaningful and creative life. And, as you say yes to a life of creating, you realize that creating is rampant with paradoxes and dichotomies. The Spontaneous and the Considered In abstract expressionist paintings we talk about the relationship […]
The Creative Journey of Nourishment & Becoming
The Creative Journey of Nourishment & Becoming In the last two blog posts, Nourishing the Creativity of Your Inner Artist and The Cycles of Creativity I talked about the special properties of this dark time of year, a season that seems drab and dreary and moribund, but is paradoxically anything but. This is a […]