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Category Archives: Fear, Resistance & Stuff That Gets In The Way

How I Got Back On the Wagon (This Time)

People ask me all the time what my secret is. How do I manage to keep doing my creative things, despite all the other demands on my time? Making money demands and relationship demands and house demands and oh-my-god-I-have-multiple-small-businesses-to-manage demands, etc. etc. etc. ad nausuem. Here’s my secret (wait for it, ’cause it’s a big… Continue Reading

Battling the Resistance Demon (Part 1) [Video]

When I was 13, I stopped doing art. Not that I gave up on all creative pursuits. I played viola in the school orchestra, and at 16 I discovered dance, my first Bliss, which I pursued with a manic passion, until I was permanently sidelined by an injury a few years later (long story). But… Continue Reading

Playing Big Instead of Dancing in the Shadows

If you like to write, you should know about the cool thing my friend LaVonne has going on over at her blog, one.blue.berry. LaVonne loves stories — she loves to write them (which she does exquisitely well — check out her juicy memoir about how she married a gorgeous Greek for his green card!), she… Continue Reading

The Great Bedtime Experiment

Part 1 (In which I encounter the End of the World) Have you ever noticed that when you make a big decision and commitment, the Universe seems to choose that very moment to send you the exact thing that will most challenge you? Happens every time. “I will no longer do that kind of client… Continue Reading

An Inventory of Love and Time

Have you been making your way through the Day of Genius workbook? If you haven’t already downloaded parts 1, 2 and 3, go do that now. Then come on back, because I have another one for you! It has tickled me no end that the worksheets have been downloaded hundreds of times over the past… Continue Reading

Mapping Your Route to Happiness

Happy Merry Joy! I’m in Alabama right now, spending my first December 25th ever away from my family, so that my sweetie and I can spend the holiday with his family (another first). Whether or not you’re celebrating any particular holiday today, I hope you’re experiencing joy. And I hope this post (and the free… Continue Reading