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Creativity tip: How can you make it strange?

October 29, 2013

Creativity happens when we make unusual connections…making what is familiar “strange.” We presume that certain things automatically go together—boat, duck, and water, for example. When we put unusual things together, we are in “creative” terrain. (As a silly example, ham sandwich and hair jell don’t go together…it’s a creative combination.) When we put two paradoxical [ Read more … ]

When we are most vulnerable, we are most alive…

January 26, 2010

When we are most vulnerable, we are most alive, most open to all the dimensions of existence. In our vulnerability, is our power. ~Miriam Greenspan When I began teaching, I met weekly with a very wise mentor. For me, teaching has always been about growing into my deeper, higher Self and uncovering my own gifts. [ Read more … ]

A Space Big Enough to Hold it All

August 4, 2009

The other day I was working with a coaching client. She’s an artist, writer, graphic designer, workshop leader, creativity coach, and I’m sure I’ve missed something. I’ve always been impressed by her—she’s very talented and accomplished in so many ways and somehow, she brings all these talents and passions together as one person. Her current [ Read more … ]

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