Your heart holds wisdom that goes far deeper than your rational mind… and the primal language of your heart is metaphor. The power of metaphoric images is that they bypass the linear mind, fundamentally shifting our perceptions and outlook. Once we’ve “stepped into” whatever metaphoric image is presenting itself, we often find that whatever was…
More than anything else, creating something new requires space. Our rational, thinking selves believe that “creative space” means making time in our schedules and physical space in our homes or offices. (You could call this “linear space.”) But the truth is, the creative process works on a different level and requires a different kind of…
A new client whom I’ll call Alice came to me recently in a desperate financial situation. The work she’d been doing as a book editor had dried up over the past year, and she needed to find some other work quickly. She had decided to apply for a position as Project Manager at a non-profit….
The artist Paul Reynard was asked before he died, “What is the place of art in contemporary life?” He responded, “The question could well be formulated as ‘What is the place of love in contemporary life?’” I’ve always loved that statement–it says so much. I’m also enthralled with his writings on the creative process. He…
Before the 2009 Bioneers conference, I’d never heard of Lily Yeh. She was one of the main speakers and I cried through her entire presentation. Yeh is an artist whose mission is to heal. Among other courageous things, she went to Rwanda and made art with the survivors of the 1994 genocide. Below is an…
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