The Journey of Words: Rediscovering Flow in Writing

The impish author I’d grown to think an impostor starts to perform again.  The magical mystery befuddles me. How can a once prolific practice abate when I paint? I wonder. Then the stirring starts. I’m enamored with the flow and cadence of thoughts transforming into words. With passion and purpose the prose progresses. I’ll never figure …

Step Away to Create: Managing Overwhelm as an Artist

In creativity as in life, sometimes feelings of overwhelm call for us to step away. To get fresh perspective. To see our art or circumstances through new eyes.  The online Collins Dictionary defines overwhelm:  “If something is overwhelming, it affects you very strongly, and you do not know how to deal with it.” The antidote:  “The task won't feel so overwhelming if …

The Power of Words

Recently, I came across a post I'd written back in 2016 called "The Power of Words." Former posts often show up in my blog stats when someone, somehow finds them online. There's always a reminder in them for me. I've been missing my writing. My passion for art as well as just living life had …