Category: nature
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Writing with the Moon’s Phases
I’ve been keeping track of the moon’s phases, and how they affect me and my energy, for a long time now. Applying it to my creativity in particular has been a more recent nuance that helps me plan my projects more effectively. It also makes writing more fun. When you tap into the moon’s energy…
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Starcat’s Favorites: A New Book Baby
One of my favorite things to do in this world is to create books for my fellow bookworms to enjoy. So I’m super excited to announce that BlackLion and I have a new book coming out next month! Follow the Ebb & Flow: the Law of Attraction and the Tides of Life will be available…
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The Care & Feeding of A Thriving Artist
So you want to be a Thriving Artist. You decide to incorporate one (or more) of your creative passions into your everyday life. Go, you! But now what? How do you sustain yourself for the long haul? Especially when “everyone else” seems to be either: A) lounging on the couch watching Netflix or B) getting…
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What’s Your Big Vision?
I talk a lot on this blog, over time, about vision boards. That’s because I love making them and find them a useful reminder of my aims. But let’s step back just a moment. In order to use a vision board, you kind of need to have… a vision. What is it that you want…
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Starcat’s Favorites: The Forest
One of the things I’ve been enjoying most during this time of sheltering in place is walking in the woods behind our home. I’m blessed to live on family land that was my grandmother’s. She died when I was just 15, but even before that, I remember her saying how she wanted the land to…
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9 Self-Care Practices You Can Do at Home
Self-care is particularly crucial in a time of crisis. Sometimes you can’t get out into the world for a massage or an artist date, whether it’s due to the global pandemic we’re experiencing now or for personal reasons from health to finances. Here are 9 things you can do to fill your own cup, from…
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A Love Affair With the Sea
One of my favorite places to be is by the ocean. I suppose that’s why I was born here in Maine. There are many reasons why we’re drawn to stand at the edge of the sea. The natural beauty. The negative ions from flowing water that help us feel less stressed and more joyful. The…
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Travel and the Creative Soul
What comes to mind when you hear the word “adventure?” For me, it’s a no-brainer. Adventure means TRAVEL. Travel feeds my creative soul like nothing else. I first caught the travel bug when I was a shy teenage Girl Scout. The longer I stayed in Girl Scouts, the fewer peers and the smaller the troop…
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Starcat’s Favorites: High and Low All at Once
I know I’ve referred to one of Quester’s favorite quotes here before, more than once. It’s by the band Moe, and goes “it’s high and low all at once, not one or the other.” This month has been one of those times when the quote comes in handy. We lost two dear people from our…
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There Will Be Ebb
If you’ve done any kind of sustained creative work at all, you know that feeling when inspiration strikes and you ride the wave of powerful creative flow. It’s so thrilling! You also know that eventually that wave crashes on the shore, and the water ebbs away. You find yourself sitting in the sand, wondering what…