Impostor Feelings and Creativity
You’re not alone if you’ve ever felt like an impostor in your creative pursuits. So many people feel like they don’t measure up to the…
Book Club | The Courage To Be Disliked (Kishimi and Koga)
We recently finished reading The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change Your Life, and Achieve Real Happiness by Kishimi and Koga in…
Somewhere To Rebuild Ourselves
We’re sometimes encouraged away from trusting our gut in choices and decisions. We might second guess and overthink things and talk ourselves out of rebuilding…
To Live in the Here and Now (Life is Music)
Life is like a piece of music. The goal is not to reach the end. It’s to move in the rhythm and melody of the…
An Unexpected Detour (Sound Anchor)
Maybe there’s a voice saying you should be getting home… “there’s no time to play, take unnecessary detours or go on frivolous adventures.” But despite…
The Detour is the Destination: Notes on Sensitivity and Spontaneity
There’s a voice in many of us—practical, measured, maybe even stern—that whispers (or shouts): You should be getting home. There’s no time to play, take…
Playful Mischief and Gentle Rebellion (with Emma Bearman)
How can we nurture environments and habits for playful mischief and gentle rebellion in our lives, relationships, and communities? In this episode of The Gentle…
How Cold Bucket Criticism Extinguishes Joy and Creativity (Sound Anchor)
In her book, You Don’t Owe Anyone; Caroline Garnet-McGraw tells the story of a “Cold Bucket Experience” when she had just finished her first dance…
How Slowing Down Can Help Us Procrastinate Less
I was recently asked how I distinguish between slowness and procrastination. It got me thinking. While procrastinating can cause important stuff to stagnate, maybe slowing…
Do You Want To Be More Spontaneous?
Are you spontaneous? Can you go with the flow when plans change or if something catches your attention and invites you to follow it? In…