Kristal Norton https://kristalnorton.com/ artist, author, and creative soul guide Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:20:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://kristalnorton.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/favicongold-150x150.png Kristal Norton https://kristalnorton.com/ 32 32 My Inner Critic Talks to Me, but Apparently Not to Everyone https://kristalnorton.com/my-inner-critic-talks-to-me-but-apparently-not-to-everyone/ https://kristalnorton.com/my-inner-critic-talks-to-me-but-apparently-not-to-everyone/#comments Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:20:06 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8975 So... for the last eight years of guiding creative souls to face and overcome their blocks, I've always believed that everyone has an inner critic that would talk to them inside their head. But yesterday I happened upon someone who was flipping out over a "fun fact" they discovered; then I in turn had my world flipped as well!! The...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/my-inner-critic-talks-to-me-but-apparently-not-to-everyone/feed/ 29 Who Am I: Re-Imagining How to Find Yourself https://kristalnorton.com/who-am-i-re-imagining-how-to-find-yourself/ https://kristalnorton.com/who-am-i-re-imagining-how-to-find-yourself/#comments Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:19:46 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8961 Beautiful, sometimes (or perhaps oftentimes) life throws us for a loop. And if we're not already rooted in who we truly are at the core, these life changes or unexpected events can leave us feeling lost and adrift, floating in a sea of questions, gripping for meaning. And if that life curveball challenges or shifts your identity, such as losing...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/who-am-i-re-imagining-how-to-find-yourself/feed/ 4 The Fear and Magic of Beginner’s Mind https://kristalnorton.com/magic-of-beginners-mind/ https://kristalnorton.com/magic-of-beginners-mind/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:19:05 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8588 Prefer to listen? I have a bad habit of over researching. I tend to gently slip my way into learning something without committing to it. I watch, I read, I learn. And when it finally gets to be too much and I have to face the fact that it's time to actually DO... there's a clash. My mind and my...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/magic-of-beginners-mind/feed/ 3 Answering the Call to Create https://kristalnorton.com/answering-the-call-to-create/ https://kristalnorton.com/answering-the-call-to-create/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:09:24 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8553 One would think answering the call to create is as simple as 1-2-3: 1. Feel the urge.2. Grab some supplies.3. Go create.Right? Sometimes. But I know all too well it's not always as easy as it sounds. If you're anything like me, you may easily wake up one day with a nine-hour-YouTube-marathon hangover, knee deep in supplies you now feel...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/answering-the-call-to-create/feed/ 4 Making the Commitment to Show Up https://kristalnorton.com/commitment-to-show-up/ https://kristalnorton.com/commitment-to-show-up/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:56:16 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8537 Last week when I shared some thoughts on developing a dedicated creative practice, a lot of interesting comments, and ideas, and reminders came up that helped me (re)start the journey. Before, sitting down to create when I didn't feel like it sounded like icky forcing - but these last few days of showing up for the practice felt far from...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/commitment-to-show-up/feed/ 12 Thoughts on Developing a Creative Practice https://kristalnorton.com/creative-practice/ https://kristalnorton.com/creative-practice/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2019 03:03:32 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8490 Over the last decade of diving into how we humans can return to creativity later in life, one thing has always eluded me (or is it perhaps one thing I've been resisting?). It is the question of whether we need to have a dedicated daily or weekly practice in order to truly deepen into our creativity. I've always leaned toward...
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/creative-practice/feed/ 18 The Truth in Embodiment https://kristalnorton.com/the-truth-in-embodiment/ Thu, 09 May 2019 15:33:09 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8458 It never ceases to amaze me the connections I make between my art journaling journey and my life; and how it can be used as a tool to express all of the lessons I learn along the way and to practice new ways of being. Most recently, my path has led me to karate of all things. After almost two...
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]]> Better Than Self-Love? https://kristalnorton.com/better-than-self-love/ Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:12:34 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8066 It’s that time of year again – where hearts and cupids are everywhere we look, and the self development world is plastering quotes on self-love. Don’t get me wrong, I’m all for love. But why does it have to be centered around buying more stuff, and what the heck does self-love mean anyway? Love can mean very different things from...
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]]> {Creative} Soul Truths #5 https://kristalnorton.com/creative-soul-truths-5/ https://kristalnorton.com/creative-soul-truths-5/#respond Fri, 22 Sep 2017 08:00:48 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=8001 You already have everything you need. Your authentic Soul voice is bright, beautiful, and patently waiting to freely express itself. Its quiet voice is always speaking to you, through what we call intuition, even if you can't quite hear it now. We all have intuition… it's our inner knowing, or what I like to call the language of our Soul....
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]]> https://kristalnorton.com/creative-soul-truths-5/feed/ 0 {Creative} Soul Truths #4 https://kristalnorton.com/creative-soul-truths-4/ https://kristalnorton.com/creative-soul-truths-4/#respond Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:00:19 +0000 https://kristalnorton.com/?p=7985 Unfortunately our society tends to dismiss play for adults, and perceives it as unproductive, petty, or as a “guilty pleasure”. We’ve formed the belief that in order for something to be meaningful or legitimate, we have to work hard at it. Yet recent studies are showing us that play and rest are essential; it’s just as important as getting enough...
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