Feeling Stuck is Not Always The Same as Being Stuck
Feeling stuck is not always the same as being stuck. We might respond to a feeling before we’ve identified its source, and when we do,…
Feeling Stuck? Wondering What You Should Do Next?
I sometimes notice that I’m feeling stuck. When I’m frustrated, trying to figure something out. Stuck for inspiration when I’m attempting to create something or…
Why These 4 Questions Shape My Daily Journaling Practice
I’ve been journaling more or less daily for the past fifteen years. As much as I love the romantic vision of pen on paper, I’ve…
Creativity and the Art of Unfreezing
In the wake of burnout, Tuula Ahde found herself unable to move through the world as she previously had. And she got busy looking for…
Encountering Creativity Through Ice Photography (by Tuula Ahde)
Tuula Ahde is an amateur macro photographer with a background in visual and online learning design. She co-created Photoyoga For The Mind in 2017 with…
Life is a Walk of Art (with Amy Tsilemanis)
Walking art is a nice metaphor for the experience of experimentally oriented people. In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I chat with Australian…
Do You Tend To Stumble Into Things?
Do you find that some of your most meaningful and important endeavours are accidental? Tuula and I unexpectedly made two short horror films earlier this…
Is Something Holding You Back?
What stops people expressing themselves authentically? This question has been on my mind over the past couple of weeks. I collected responses from a poll…
Finding Ourselves in the Fog of a Hundred Shades of Beige
If you’ve looked up stuff about the trait of high sensitivity online, you’ve probably been confronted by a sea of pastel colours and a hundred…
Why Is It So Hard to Say “I Don’t Know”?
“How do you tend to respond when you do not know?” We had this question in our Journal Circle a couple of weeks ago. It’s…