Birthing Ideas is Like Birthing Babies
Why “idea midwife?” Creating, like birthing, is a natural process, with its own ebb and flow, phases, moments of wonder, times when...
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The Mars Principle, turned inward or “Where has my “get-up-and-go” gone?”
Has your energy and forward motion run into a big fat stop sign? Mars is the action principle. Our will. Our courage. Our motivation. It...
It’s all good
It is easy to lose sight of this truth. It can be so seductive to be in the drama of a big Saturn, Uranus, or Pluto transit; to view with...
It’s 2012. Don’t be scared.
In 2012, the defining astrological phenomenon is a waxing square from Uranus to Pluto — revolutionary transformation in which “We the...
What to Love About Mercury Retrograde
Let me ask you…do you get a little stressed when your business or professional growth seems to slow down? If you are like most of us, a...
I thought Mercury Retrograde was over!
It’s true. Mercury turned direct in the wee hours of the morning on December 30, 2010 (at 19 Sagittarius 38) — so why does it still feel...
A Tradition of Re-dedication
Originally published in December 2009, and lovingly reviewed each year since. December 12th marked the first night of Hanukkah, the...
The Power of Baby Steps
Every morning, I receive my very own email message from The Universe. (I am sooo special! The Universe even knows my name.) I really look...
The Feeling Compass
It all happens in a moment. You are feeling generally pretty upbeat. Sure, it has been a challenge, lately. But you are happy, right? You...
Why Games Work When Goals Don’t
I'm lucky. I did not play any organized team sports growing up. And I didn't participate in any competitions like spelling bees, dance...
The Great Writing Game
Have you ever had something you really, really want to do…and find that day after day, you just don't do it? For me, that "thing" is...
Cats & Marketing – Part 3
In part one I explored Norton’s approach to marketing (attracting sustenance). In part two, we saw how Kramer, my other furry guru,...
Have a Wonder-filled Christmas!
Catching snowflakes on your tongue. Flopping into a drift and creating a perfect snow angel. Seeing how long you enjoy a candy cane,...
Why You Shouldn’t Leave the Cat in Charge of Your Marketing – Part 2
In Part 1, I explored one cat’s approach to marketing (attracting sustenance). Now in Part 2, we’ll consider how Kramer, my other furry...
I Don’t Want To And You Can’t Make Me!
And now, my ornery inner kid is working up to a temper tantrum because, while she loves to do many, many things, she hates to “have to”...
Why You Shouldn’t Leave the Cat in Charge of Your Marketing
This is Norton. He is one of my two furry feline gurus. For purposes of this exploration, we’ll consider food (sustenance) as the...
My Unsung Song
“I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.” — Rabindranath Tagore I’ve...
Weeds! Weeds! Weeds!
My garden has become just a bit overrun with weeds. What’s that got to do with bringing your creative work to the world? Quite a lot, it...
The Day the Earth Stood Gently Still
I’m not usually one to look backwards, but today I am experiencing a gentle yearning to turn the clock back, just a little bit, to...
What Are You Waiting For?
Grace Judson, friend, colleague, cool coach and founder of Svaha Concepts sent me the article she wrote yesterday in which she shared the...