Category Archives: Creativity + Inspiration I wrote in my earlier guest post, “It’s All About You,” that the key to creative freedom is to disregard external motivations and listen only to what you want. That’s true, but it’s only part of the picture; it’s only the first step. The next step is to forget about what you want — not […]  One of the hardest things for me, in my writing and my art (and heck, in my life, too!), has been learning to create for myself and no one else. This doesn’t mean ignoring other people’s intelligent critiques, or charging stubbornly ahead with my own agendas when no one else will cooperate. But it does […]  The other day, I received the following note: “I love these! Everyone is looking good, and the kids are so animated. Once again, LOVE these! Thanks for thinking of taking them that day.” Sounds good, right? What do you think it was in response to? Maybe the following family portraits? Nope, the note was in response […]  “You will probably laugh when I tell you that I like your photographs of my drawings—much better than I do the drawings—I have been very much amused at the way I enjoy looking at them—really enjoy it.” ~ Georgia O’Keeffe, writing to Alfred Stieglitz The quote above is featured in a wonderful exhibition at the Georgia […]  There has been no greater gift that has come into my life than connecting with my inner artist. When I discovered my personal joy in photography, it didn’t stop there; revelations of who I am and where my inspiration comes from continued to flood in. Inspiration flows when we can operate from a space of […] |
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