There may be a thread of anxiety sewn into things like creating art and sharing it with the world, being yourself and speaking your truth, public speaking and the like BUT those are not half as scary as watching life drift by, letting fear consume you to the point where you don't even try to do... »
When you give the mind something to chew on with the repetition of these beautiful, sacred code mantras, you’re dropping these jewels of higher consciousness into your subconscious, like it’s a well... »
It's the way I've most deeply been able to place myself as I truly am out into the universe, and receive, in turn, the likeminded souls-cum-friends that I have. And that means everything to me. »
The reality being that intellectually understanding a need for self-care is not at all the same thing as actually serving it up to yourself. »
Free time was filled with long walks through streets lined with cotswolds cottages, which were named things like "Wisteria House" "The Old Wheatsheaf" and "Flower Pot Cottage." »
Right now, I’m sitting on the plane heading back to Toronto from London, and my mind is racing. I’ve realized that this it’s regular MO... »
Do you remember what you were thinking about this time last year? I remember amassing a ton of books — old classics I'd always wanted to read, some on the craft of writing itself, and Ryan Holidays' books on marketing. I remember sitting there that Christmas day, beaming and thinking... »
...And then I did. And something wonderful happened... I connected with others so much more deeply. Because I was suddenly IN the trenches with them, versus on the outside as an editor. I was learning anew, about the craft of "arranging bouquets of words," as I say. »
Do you like taking pieces of the worlds you read about into your daily life? Colour me crazy but I've been thinking lately that I want to offer that by way of perfume, or jewelry. »
It's like the remaining bit of dust that had begun to accumulate as I "grew into an adult," flicked off and the sparkle of childlike wonder fully emerged. »
I was finally learning a truth that every eight year old knows: creating is fulfilling. Drawing, writing, cooking, tinkering, imagining, means to extend one’s identity as far as possible. It is called affirming oneself. »
