Mindfulness Through Art: What It Is and What It Isn't
Category: Creative Process
How to Creatively Cultivate Your Internal and External Resources
One of the best things my Mom use to do for me as a kid was hand me a spoon and say "Go outside and play." I grew up in poverty, without an abundance of toys and monetary resources, but what that spoon gave to me was priceless: imagination, ingenuity, inspiration, self-sufficiency, tolerance, perseverance, acceptance, and confidence. Hard to … Continue reading How to Creatively Cultivate Your Internal and External Resources
The Power of Memes to Connect
A quick google of Wikipedia says a meme is, "an idea, behavior, or style that spreads from person to person within a culture. A meme acts as a unit for carrying cultural ideas, symbols, or practices that can be transmitted from one mind to another through writing, speech, gestures, rituals, or other imitable phenomena with … Continue reading The Power of Memes to Connect
Soothing Public Speaking Anxiety
Picture of my self compassion monster, a wonderful creative helper. I started this blog on wordpress in 2012 and did four postings in all the time between then and now. I am terrified of public speaking and writing and sharing art is in that category for me. In fact, according to the National Institute of Mental … Continue reading Soothing Public Speaking Anxiety