J is for Journaling. It’s next up in my Blogging A to Z Challenge. And that’s what this Wednesday Whoa quote is about – It is a relationship with your mind, which is why journaling is important. Whether you’re keeping a journal or writing as a...
When we think of creativity, we often think of someone getting inspired and painting a masterpiece or writing that bestseller. But it doesn’t happen that way. That overnight sensation? Spent years honing her craft, practicing over and over and over again to get...
Feeling stuck? Can’t find the right words? Is your picture not looking the way you want it to look? Are you in need of some creative inspiration? Anna Quindlen said, “You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” Much...
It’s pretty nice to be talented. If you are, enjoy, but it won’t take you that far. Work takes you a lot further.Natalie Goldberg That’s great if you’re talented, but do you put in the work? It really doesn’t matter how talented you...
Don’t think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It’s self-conscious and anything self-conscious is boring. You can’t try to do things. You simply must do.Ray Bradbury This last creativity challenge calendar is your toughest. But if you get through...
Creativity, trying new things, and starting over are things that you can always find on this blog. I like to highlight people who’ve started over after midlife as an example of what is possible. Here are two different women and how they started over as artists....
January is a time we focus on fresh starts. Usually, that means a list of goals to check off. But is this just a rote practice? Same goals…new year…check it off…again and again. Or is it time to do something new? What about using creativity to...
Do you sit alone in silence looking at the wall or out a window while you try to write? Do you scoff at people who work in coffee shops while you scribble nothings on paper and slowly nodding off? Are you interested in learning how to use sound to stimulate creativity...
We all get into creative funks sometimes. It happens. But how do you get out of them? Do you just wallow in the moment? Do you decide to give up fearing you’ll never be creative again? No. Instead, you can try one of these 8 ideas to smash your creative funk....
We all have an image of the creative artist or writer who works in chaos. Books and papers stacked so haphazardly they’re in danger of falling or paints or canvas and paintings strewn across tables and floors. Chaos equals creativity…right? The fantasy...
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My name is Jennifer and I’m a mid-life blogger who wants to inspire other empty nesters to follow their visions, connect with their creativity and try new things. Read More
