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The role of the imagination is to awaken us.

March 21, 2023

In her book, If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland wrote: When we ignore the imagination, we stop living from our center, from the creative fountain, and we live from the periphery, from externals. Imagination brings possibility. As educator Maxine Greene said, “The role of imagination is to awaken, to disclose the ordinarily unseen, unheard, [ Read more … ]

We need to create space for transformation

March 14, 2023

Spaces instigate transformation. During the civil rights movement, black churches were instrumental in creating change because they provided “free spaces” for people to meet. Churches were the places where people could come together to inspire one another, plot strategy, and catalyze change. Without those free spaces, the civil rights movement might not have happened. I [ Read more … ]

We get to the true heart of who we are when we do our most creative work.

March 7, 2023

When we do the most creative work that we can possibly do, we get to the true heart of who we are.  Creating requires openness, flexibility, and ‘not knowing’: Hold beginner’s mind: Step back from what’s happening so you can see what wants to emerge. Work with what’s available: encourage what’s under the surface to [ Read more … ]

“the group is the art form of the future” ~ jacob needleman

February 28, 2023

The philosopher Jacob Needleman once wrote, “I believe that the group is the art form of the future. In our present culture the main need is for a form that can enable human beings to share their perceptions…and through that sharing, to become a conduit for the appearance of spiritual intelligence.”  I love that. When [ Read more … ]

6 questions to ask when you’re stuck

February 21, 2023

6 questions to ask when you’re stuck: How can I give myself and this project more space? What do I really love or feel passionate about? If I wasn’t stuck, what would I do? Where is the most beautiful, nurturing place I can take a walk right now? Is there a tiny action step I [ Read more … ]

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