creativity4us.com http://creativity4us.com Creativity for the Rest of Us Fri, 13 May 2016 02:25:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Preparation for Departure http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/preparation-for-departure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preparation-for-departure http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/preparation-for-departure/#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 02:25:32 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2756 The day you start out is not the time to start one’s preparations. – Nigerian folk saying It’s not uncommon, especially when I am embarking on a special journey, to experience a heightened desire for my basic needs while traveling to be set. In the early stages of preparation it can feel as if there […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/preparation-for-departure/feed/ 1 What Do You Do When the Bridge Goes Out? http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/what-do-you-do-when-the-bridge-goes-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-do-you-do-when-the-bridge-goes-out http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/what-do-you-do-when-the-bridge-goes-out/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2016 03:02:12 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2748   A footbridge is out on my favorite walking trail. I don’t know what happened and I didn’t believe it at first. Ignoring the “trail closed” sign tacked to the post I forged ahead to see what was up. Often it just means there is some brush clearance underway which I can easily walk around. […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/what-do-you-do-when-the-bridge-goes-out/feed/ 19 The Call – Awakening Possibilities http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-call-awakening-possibilities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-call-awakening-possibilities http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-call-awakening-possibilities/#respond Wed, 23 Mar 2016 22:48:19 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2738 I am gob smacked by spring this year. After all the rain and storms we’ve enjoyed this winter, existing creeks are rushing beyond their banks while dry ones have surged back to life. For the first time in over a decade I can see the actual waterfall that my favorite and most frequently hiked trail […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-call-awakening-possibilities/feed/ 0 The Longing http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-longing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-longing http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-longing/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:39:58 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2720 Pilgrimage is an ancient term for journey. Often associated with spiritual journeys, many of us set out without knowing that’s what we’re doing. Catching a game at all the major league baseball parks, walking the Inca trail, standing in the ancient home of our ancestors, or visiting the birthplace of an organization like the famous […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-longing/feed/ 2 DeMaskifying: Being Real http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/demaskifying-being-real/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=demaskifying-being-real http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/demaskifying-being-real/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2016 20:25:33 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2702 photo by Michele Feher I start a new project by plucking my eyebrows. Working from home makes this not quite as peculiar a ritual as if I were in an office working among other people. We all have our little (or not so little) idiosyncrasies that are the beauty of what make us who we […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/demaskifying-being-real/feed/ 1 Good Vibrations http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/good-vibrations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=good-vibrations http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/good-vibrations/#respond Fri, 08 Jan 2016 03:55:40 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2689 “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them” is one of Einstein’s more popular quotes. The quote, often referred to when talking about creativity and innovation, calls out the shift required when we desire for something in our life to be different than it is now. It can […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/good-vibrations/feed/ 0 Be the Light http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/be-the-light/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=be-the-light http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/be-the-light/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2015 01:18:17 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2669 After a recent program in Florida, a group of us went swimming in the ocean at midnight. The safety of the group allowed me to relax into swimming in the darkness. We were in the cycle of a new moon and it was very, very dark. Stepping into the shallow surf, I looked down to […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/be-the-light/feed/ 3 The Fire of Vision http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-fire-of-vision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-fire-of-vision http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-fire-of-vision/#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2015 02:13:47 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2660 I’m a big believer in vision. Since my early twenties when I first learned I had a choice and the power to effect the outcome of my life, having a vision to work towards has energized me. I’ve accomplished many of the things I set out to do and changed course on others. Surprises were […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/the-fire-of-vision/feed/ 1 As I Walk with Gratitude http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/as-i-walk-with-gratitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=as-i-walk-with-gratitude http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/as-i-walk-with-gratitude/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2015 19:33:43 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2635 As I Walk With Gratitude As I walk, as I walk The universe is walking with me In gratitude it walks before me In gratitude it walks behind me In gratitude it walks below me In gratitude it walks above me Gratitude is on every side -Adapted from the Navajo prayer  As I Walk with […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/as-i-walk-with-gratitude/feed/ 2 Slow Work http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/slow-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slow-work http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/slow-work/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2015 07:44:48 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2625 The Slow Food movement began in Italy in 1986 as a protest against McDonalds moving into Rome. Slow Food emphasizes local production and sourcing of ingredients, mindfulness in preparation, and community sharing in the fruits of the labor. It now has over 100,000 members in 150 countries. Under the umbrella of the Slow Movement, Slow […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/slow-work/feed/ 1 In the Steps of the Ancestors – The Story Continues http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors-the-story-continues/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors-the-story-continues http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors-the-story-continues/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2015 05:27:00 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2602 Last weekend I participated in the Way of the Teacher – the concluding weekend in the four part, yearlong series of the new Four Directions program. Developed by Patrick O’Neill – long time student, collaborator, and friend of Angeles Arrien – the new program builds on and deepens practice in the pioneering work of Angeles’ […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors-the-story-continues/feed/ 1 In the Steps of the Ancestors http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2015 03:17:47 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2587 Most of us know Halloween as the time of year for carving pumpkins, kids (young and old) in costumes and lots of candy around to enjoy or tempt us, depending on the relationship we have with sugar. This is the time of year that the Christian traditions celebrate All Saints and All Souls. Living in […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/in-the-steps-of-the-ancestors/feed/ 1 Coming Out of Hiding http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/finding-my-voice/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=finding-my-voice http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/finding-my-voice/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2015 18:24:41 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2557 In high school I was so afraid to speak in front of people that I badgered Sister Petronella into letting me drop public speaking (a required course) and take an elective instead. I withdrew from theater appreciation class in college when I read on the syllabus that our course work required performing a scene in […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/finding-my-voice/feed/ 2 Re-entry http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/re-entry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=re-entry http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/re-entry/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2015 04:54:37 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2545 I’m just finding my feet again after two back-to-back retreats. The first was a heart opening experience at Mending in the Mountains – a retreat for women who have experienced cancer. The second was Patti Digh’s Life Is A Verb Camp – a summer camp for adults focused on creativity, courage, community, and compassion. They […]

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]]> http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/re-entry/feed/ 7 Mending in the Mountains http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/mending-in-the-mountains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mending-in-the-mountains http://creativity4us.com/featured-articles/mending-in-the-mountains/#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2015 05:20:35 +0000 http://www.creativity4us.com/?p=2530 I just returned from Montana where I was invited to be the guest speaker at Mending in the Mountains, an annual retreat in Big Sky for women who have experienced cancer. The retreat is the brainchild of the Cancer Support Community of Montana and featured a compassionately designed agenda of talks, workshops, support groups, recreation, […]

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