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Creative Practice

Welcome to the Haven Library Creative Practice Archive

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Creativity is an ideal way to explore who we are, process life's happenings, and express ourselves in meaningful ways. Here are some articles, discussions, and resources (including prompts) to help you start, maintain, or pivot your creative practice. Whether or not you consider yourself a creative person, I hope you will find support, encouragement, and inspiration to bring your innate creative spirit out to play.

How Slowing Down Can Help Us Procrastinate Less

Sun March 26, 2023
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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…

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Do You Want To Be More Spontaneous?

Sat March 18, 2023
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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…

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Can We Grow Without Grimacing At Our Past Self?

Tue February 21, 2023
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“If you’re not grimacing every time you look at old work, then you aren’t growing.” I was haunted by this tweet from 2021. It suggests…

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Where Do You Get Your Sense of Self? (with Chris Niebauer)

Fri February 3, 2023
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Where is the self when no one is thinking about it?That was the central thread running through my conversation with Chris Niebauer, PhD, who is…

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The Deeper Benefits of Slowing Down

Fri January 6, 2023
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It isn’t easy to keep up with the pace of life. It can feel like time is running away, and there’s always more to do…

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Finding Belonging Through Our Ordinary Weirdness

Fri October 21, 2022
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“Blessed are the weird people: poets, misfits, writers, mystics, painters, and troubadours, for they teach us to see the world through different eyes.” – Jacob…

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Finding Space For Deep Processing In a Shallow World

Fri October 7, 2022
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Deep processing is a core aspect of high sensitivity. But processing is an important thing for all of us to do. And it’s not easy…

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What Can You Do If You Feel Like You’re Drifting Through Life?

Fri September 23, 2022
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Sometimes drift comes through the endless pursuit of goals we hope will make us happy. Or it might come as we passively float along the…

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Fear of Success – Why Desired Change Can Be Hard To Implement

Fri September 16, 2022
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Perfectionism and a fear of failure can hold us back from doing what matters to us. But what about fear of success? In this episode…

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Is The Pressure To Perform, Killing Your Creative Core?

Mon August 29, 2022
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This is a guest post by Elena Thomas. After a recent conversation, I invited Elena to share her experiences as an artist and songwriter dealing…

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