How Writing Can Help Us Through Times Of Disaster

We live in overwhelming times. Never has the world experienced a shutdown of all economies while battling an entirely invisible foe—the novel corona virus. Adding restrictions of personal freedoms, conflicting news reports, and the uncertainty creates a perfect recipe for fear and panic. Everyone has their own way of handling crisis. Yet writers can share…

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5 Keys To Increasing Self-Esteem And Self-Confidence

Self-esteem and self-confidence aren’t synonyms. Though a connection exists between them, they’re different. Esteem has to do with how we see ourselves in terms of worth and self-love. Confidence is how we feel about our ability to perform. Someone can have great confidence in their abilities and yet think very little of themselves, while someone…

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How Can We Boost Creativity On Demand?

Creativity is one of those life forces that ebbs and flows like the tides. High tide can be beautiful and forceful, but it doesn’t last all day. It gradually gives way to gentle waves. We would love creativity to flow through us like a steady river, yet it seems artists, writers, musicians, and creative types…

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How To Spark Creativity When You’re Feeling Tired 

spark creativity when you're feeling tired

Creativity is a mashup of work and play, art and science, simplicity and complexity. If it were as easy as paint by numbers or a dot-to-dot template, it wouldn’t matter what your energy level was; you’d just yawn your way along while sipping coffee and coming out of morning brain-fog with a dozen fantastic ideas.…

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5 Reasons You Need Creativity In Your Life

reasons you need creativity in your life

(Even if you’re a research scientist…) We tend to see creativity as the ability to produce art, music, literature, and wonderful masterpieces of beauty and design. Or we think of our aunt or grandmother who could crochet an afghan, sew their own wedding dress, or perform with the community ballet. Yet it’s much more. It’s…

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How To Boost Up Creativity To Feel More Energetic

boost up creativity to feel more energetic

“I’m too tired to write!” I said with tears streaming down my face. This wasn’t ages ago, in my youth. This was yesterday! I’d forgotten that creativity is the key to energy for me…for a moment. Then today I remembered and doodled for a while, took a walk listening to Kundalini chants, and I came…

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5 Creative Solutions For The Most Common Divorced Working Mom Issues

creative solutions for common divorced working mom issues

Some of my blogs have investigated the special challenges working divorced women face. Here are 5 creative solutions for the most common divorced working mom issues. While the harrowing experience of divorce is tough on all parties involved, women face special challenges. Most divorced working moms must juggle financial constraints, parenting and childcare, relationships, and…

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