Empower: the secret behind an overused word
Words are like reality stars. They have their 15 minutes of fame. As a lifelong logophile, I watch mindfully as words are pushed into and then out of favor. I …
This Time, It’s Weird
Lately, I’ve been having a weird relationship with time. I don’t know if I’ve always had a weird relationship with time or if this is something new I can attribute …
How I Learned Creativity is Not My Back-up Plan
“You are very creative,” my teachers, my friends, my extended family members used to say to me as a very young girl. It was one of my first official labels. …
Division is a seduction
I am a divider. Not on purpose, and not because I want to break people apart. It’s just the opposite. My sovereign purpose is to inspire undivided lives. In spite …
4 Techniques To Help As You Leave Your COVID-19 Cocoon
In the past week, I forged back out into the world. I saw people in person. I attended small gatherings. I left the cocoon of my home for extended periods. …
Creativity is your house blend
Why not create something right now? If you read that and felt confused, threatened, repulsed or afraid, OK. If you read it and felt challenged, excited, inspired or happy, OK. …
Integrated Creativity Constraints
Stop using creativity as a last resort There’s a form of creativity that springs out of a world of infinite possibility, an endless expansive space of feasible. Then there’s another …
Done
I’ve pursued it again and again in my life. Gone after it casually, aggressively, doggedly, quietly, loudly, half-assedly, and determinedly. I’ve set myself toward it joyfully, gleefully, numbly, passionately, begrudgingly, …
The Fight For The Heart of Human Goodness Is Upon Us
I am a white woman who grew up in a predominantly white neighborhood and community. As a child, I often visited my grandparents in northeast Ohio and it was there …
These Days Call for New Gentleness
On Day 2 of the quarantine, I realized I had to switch up my game plan. My daily game plan is usually centered around me working from my home office …