What is a gift you can give yourself? Pretend you have been given some grant money to support your creative journey. What would you purchase? [...]

Complete the Cycle This is a powerful month as we complete projects, make amends, let go and prepare for the return of the longer days (in the Northern hemisphere). Completing the cycles that you began this year is necessary before you can welcome new visions and dreams. 1. Forgive Yourself The most important part of completing the cycle is forgiving yourself for shortcomings that you encountered. In order to truly have compassion and forgiveness for others, it is necessary to first have it for yourself. We all have made mistakes and to continue to beat yourself up doesn’t help you or the world. [...]

Life is composed of memorable moments; I call them sparks. They can be both good and not so good memories. When you tune in with all your senses to these moments you encode them into your memory, and they shine more brightly than the lull of the everyday. [...]