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…
Three separate clients came to me recently in very dark places. One had just lost her job and felt trapped—she described herself as being in a “coffin.” The second one was a single mother with a 2-month old baby who was living in a foreign country with no support system. I saw her life as…
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….
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…
When I teach, what I think about is how I’m going to create space for learning and magic, not the content. In the larger scheme of things, rich, fertile space is way more important than any piece of information. So if space is so important, why do we continue to focus on the specifics–the subject,…
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