Unleash Your Soul’s Song: Childhood Could Be The Key
Our childhood holds the keys to our life purpose and our mission – or what I would call your “Soul’s Song.”
Automatic Writing Exercise: Pathway to Enlightenment
In chapter 7 of “How Enlightenment Changes the Brain” by Dr. Andrew Newberg, he gives an automatic writing exercise that is designed to open your mind in preparation for creativity and enlightenment. He takes you through different types of writing. First is a standard sentence. Next you write about your feelings from past experiences where […]
12 Tips for Living Large on a Budget
My brother-in-law, Gene Kuhns, calls it being “rich in the tapestry of life.” Over the last few years, I’ve learned from my husband that you don’t have to be rich or make a lot of money to live a fun, full life. You can have a life that is fun and fabulous on a budget.
Reinventing My Life: Finding a Sense of Accomplishment
Reinventing yourself in a good way can be as difficult to wrap your mind around as starting over because of difficult circumstances. The subconscious mind can view a drastic life change as a loss, even if the change is for the better. It seems rather ungrateful for me to admit, because I’m living out my […]
Ti Amo – Smooth Jazz Piano
Smooth jazz piano piece set to photos from Barnsley Gardens at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia. Dedicated to my husband Dave, “Ti Amo.” Subscribe to my YouTube channel to receive more piano creations. I’ve waited my whole life to find someone who truly adored me … who celebrated my smallest victories as if they were […]
Ice Formations
Video: Piano Music with Ice Formation Photos from Lake Winneconne, Wisconsin My husband and I spent about 5 days in Wisconsin with my husband’s parents. While Dave worked winterizing his father’s boat, pond and other assorted things around their property, I stayed toasty warm inside the house. Besides getting a little client work done, I […]
How To Find Your Creative Flow State and Get More Done
Would you like to live your life in a creative flow state? Would you like to get more done with less effort and in a more joyful manner? If so, take this lesson from nature. Fall is nature’s way of letting go of the old to make room for the new. Whenever there is releasing […]
How to Find Joy Even When Things Are Hard
When someone tells you to find joy when things are hard, your first thought might be, “This person obviously hasn’t gone through anything very difficult in her life.” When we go through hard things we tend to fixate on the thing that isn’t working for us. It’s easy to become like a dog with a […]
Want More Freedom, Joy and Peace?
Want more freedom, joy and peace in your life? Create! Create something every single day no matter what it is. Imagine a bird with its wings clipped so it can’t fly. Picture a stallion trapped in a tiny corral or a dog on a leash. None of these creatures can do what it was born […]
Creativity Challenge: Watercolor Markers
I’ve been playing around with these Artist’s Loft Watercolor Dual Tip markers on a small water color notepad. I really love the way the markers glide on. They’re easy to control and there’s something incredibly therapeutic and relaxing about drawing with them. I’ve been doodling different designs and learning how to control the pens. Today I […]
Autumn Drive – Smooth Jazz Piano
Saturday was gorgeous here in Northwest Georgia near Chattanooga, Tennessee. The autumn leaves have arrived, and the temperatures were perfect — in the mid-sixties with a slight breeze. Dave and I went to the “Sculptures in the Sky” kite day at the Montague Sculpture Gardens in Chattanooga. On the way home, it was perfect for […]
Creativity Challenge: Justifying Creativity
Whenever a school district hurts for money, one of the first places they consider cutting expenditures is art and music. Our society has a hard time justifying creativity. Creativity is perceived as a luxury. It’s the practical things like math, English, science and technology that are perceived as necessary. This societal philosophy bleeds into our […]
Creativity Challenge – Releasing Perfection
As an analytical person with perfectionist tendencies and an inclination toward drawing literal scenes, today I decided releasing perfection was the way to go. I wanted to draw some nature items from my front yard without worrying about literal-ism, placement, proportions or perfectionism. Today was about having fun and relaxing, not about a finished product, […]
Structure vs Exploration: Parallels Between Religion and Creative Expression
I have decided that the way many people feel about organized religion (based on the 10 Commandments) is similar to the way I’ve viewed playing music most of my life. I was taught how to read music and play the classics by a teacher who was very strict about getting every note right and the […]
Outside the Box: Learning How to Play Jazz Piano – Creativity Challenge
My husband and I have been going to jazz concerts recently, and I decided I’d like to learn to play jazz piano. My journey with playing piano has been a metaphor for how I’ve lived my life. I started off very much “in the box”, doing everything by the book. As I grew older, I […]
Uniqueness and Belonging
Probably each of us has experienced the longing to belong and yet also to be unique. We want to fit in, yet we want to stand out. In nearly every religious philosophy there is a concept of “oneness.” Jesus taught if you aren’t one, you’re not His. Whether we like it or not, we belong […]
Creativity Challenge – Autumn Phantom
My latest extemporaneous piano piece is a haunting melody for autumn and Halloween called Autumn Phantom. I’ve been practicing minor chords and getting comfortable enough with them to play them naturally. Most of my meditative melodies are created in major chords. It’s easier not to hit a sour note if you just stay on the […]
Creativity Challenge – Portrait Sketch
I loved drawing people as a teenager… faces in particular. After I drew the okra blossom at the Social Security office on Friday (10/12/2018), I pulled up a photo of my husband on my phone and worked on a portrait sketch of him. Honestly, I had no expectations. I was 17 or 18 the last […]
Creativity Challenge: A Photo Collage
At the end of the meditation that set me on this creative challenge, the idea flashed into my mind to create a photo collage for my husband’s birthday. I wasn’t sure exactly what I’d need to make a nice photo collage, but I figured I could research and find out. When I walked into the […]
Creativity Challenge: Art, Music and Poetry
For my creativity challenge project today I combined art, music, and poetry. I went to the meadow on our property for inspiration, and took my sketchpad, and drawing supplies along with the new easel I picked up at Hobby Lobby for only $17.50. The easel was the display model and the last one they had. […]
