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How I Became a “Natural” in Just 10 Years
As a performing a singer/songwriter, I can’t tell you how many times people have said to me, “You’re a natural performer!” As if I was born with the ability to comfortably stand on a stage and entertain an audience.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
In my teens and twenties I fantasized about singing onstage (even sang into a hairbrush in front of a mirror), but I was well into my thirties before I really did anything about it.
See, fantasizing about something does not make it come true. Unless you take action. And that means taking action even when [Read more…]
New Animation: November 14, 2015 at 06:40PM
New #stopmotion #animation showing what tiny-and-daily steps in making and sharing can do: transform “compare and despair” into self-compassion.
We’ll be doing that, plus growing confidence, embracing enoughness, and learning to love our creative work in #CreativeCourageLab. Starts Tuesday, 11/7.
Read all about it and sign up at http://creativecouragelab.com
#stopmotion #stopmotionanimation #animation #video #stopmotionapp #blackbeans #fullcolorlife #livingacreativelife
Snapshot from My Studio: November 14, 2015 at 04:34PM
Working on a new #alteredbook #whiteoutpoetry #bookpagepoetry spread: better circumstances are within reach no kidding.
First layer: Daniel Smith #watercolorground
Now to wait for it to dry… #originalart #workinprogress #wip #blackoutpoetry
The Surprising Results of My Crazy Experiment – a Case Study in Creative Courage
Two years ago I did a crazy experiment in tiny and daily writing.
I’d been wanting to develop a consistent, sustainable writing practice for a long time. I also wanted to learn to write poetry like my poet heroes.
I was already a believer in the benefits of a tiny and daily creative practice (namely, daily keeps your toe in the creative stream, and when you keep your commitment tiny makes you a thousand times more likely to actually make it happen, plus it helps you get back on the wagon when you stumble), but so far I’d [Read more…]