Gentle Protest and Craftivism (with Sarah P Corbett)
Do you have a heart for change but find that the loud, confrontational, and extroverted norms of traditional activism don’t suit your natural temperament? In…
Tag: Creativity
Sustaining Your Creative Practice (with Steve Lawson)
Is the audience more than a gaggle of consumers? What role do they play in the creative process of an artist? Should they, as Rick…
We Are More Than Our Thoughts
“A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts.” – James Allen (As a Man Thinketh) I’ve…
In defence of “wasting” time
Are you worn out by the pressure to be useful, always working to prove your worth through productivity? I saw this post on Threads a…
A “real” man, you say?
A couple of months ago, my Instagram feed started showing me strange, AI adverts for military workouts. Possibly because I’d been researching calisthenic exercises, or…
The Trouble With Silencing Criticism
Criticism helps shape us, sharpen us, and call us back into alignment when we’ve veered off course. However, it can also derail us, especially when…
07 | You Can’t Build The New Without Breaking The Old (Coming To Our Senses)
Exploring the Theme: You Can’t Build The New Without Breaking The Old This issue of Coming To Our Senses brings together some of what we’ve…
Done is better than perfect
The randomiser wheel picked “Done is better than perfect”. I’m currently using a tool to select phrases for my journal practice. They are all associated…
Is Creativity The Art of Concealing Our Sources?
It has been said that “ Creativity is the art of concealing your sources .” But what does that mean? Is it about passing off…
Book Club | The Forest of Wool and Steel (Natsu Miyashita)
In a world obsessed with productivity, competition, and the “hero’s journey,” Natsu Miyashita’s The Forest of Wool and Steel shines a quietly revolutionary light on…