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How to Create Magic when you Feel Stuck

Some days can feel tedious. To escape, you may be tempted to get online and scroll tropical beach vacations or snowy wonderlands. Ah, if only I could transport myself there tomorrow, you wish. While teleporting to the Bahamas may be out of reach, magic is not. When I get that closed-in feeling, I have found a reliable ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment

What has been Stirring Within Me

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” — John Lubbock, a British banker, politician, and naturalist The emails arrive regularly, “Hi Carolyn, just checking in, ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment Tagged With: alone time, fatigued

Doing it Differently Second Time Around

I see it everywhere, the collective sigh. Not this again. We thought we were rounding the corner on the pandemic, had started making travel plans and dreaming about friends to see. And then things came crashing down, again. What I have seen, in myself and others, is a rote retreat to the patterns of the first round of ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment Tagged With: chance, different, opening, possibility

Rewilding your Creative Spirit

Have you ever felt a bit… flat? Not disastrously so, like terrible things are happening. More like tiny things are happening and you feel fine, but not fully alive. Not inspired. Not excited. That was me about 6 weeks ago. Everything was okay, yet my days were somewhat forgettable. Then a barred owl changed ... continue reading

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The Three Words that Free Us

Half moon in the evening

  Last week a family member shared some upsetting news, and I just lost it. I couldn’t be “strong” or “hold it together.” So, I did what I do when I need healing – I took a walk, even though it was late and dark outside. I started thinking about all the things that were tilted in my life, from the pandemic to the ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment Tagged With: confusion, control, expansiveness, mystery, surrender

When Faced with Pain, Create Anyway

She wheeled into the room on her little knee scooter, trying to find her way around the chairs in order to sit down. Cynthia was just the latest in a string of women in my writing circles who had had misfortunes of one sort or another, from broken toes to surgeries. I haven’t been able to write, she said with exasperation ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment, Creative Process Tagged With: Change, Pain, shifting

Ready for a New Plan? Or None at All?

We were all sitting on the roof of my cousin’s home in Crete finishing dinner when my family asked what the plan was for the next day. My Greek relatives giggled. They had started making fun of us for our constant querying about The Plan. Where are we going, we'd ask. What are we doing, what time will things begin and ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment Tagged With: discovery, plan, spaciousness

How NOT to do a Creative Sabbatical

woman lying on the grass

I had been looking forward to a week-long creative sabbatical for quite a while. It was time to begin my vision for the upcoming year. I saw myself slipping into the silence, doing some inspirational reading and writing, and listening as insights from my muse poured in. It seemed so simple. I began the first day, lit a ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment, Creative Inspiration Tagged With: expectations, listening, muse

Is it time for an Imaginative Stay-cation?

drink with hibiscus flower

It all started a few weeks ago on the way to the dealership to drop off my limping car. While driving, I started thinking about how busy I’d been and how summer had always been a signal for me to slow down… yet this summer I hadn’t. It was all because of good things – my business is booming and I’m helping my daughter plan ... continue reading

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Slowing the Spinning Mind

We all had the same idea. The sun was out and it was warm, the first time in weeks, if not months. Heading out to the back yard, I grabbed a Mark Nepo book, my daughter Chloe got a beach towel, and our dog followed us outside. Chloe lay her towel on the grass, I sat in the chair, and we both closed our eyes. The feel of ... continue reading

Filed Under: Being in the Moment Tagged With: freedom, memory, rest

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Hi, I’m Carolyn. My purpose here is to rekindle your creative soul and inspire you to live the life of depth, imagination and creative expression that you’ve always wanted. Join me on this adventure!

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