Haiku on Instagram: Daily Stories in 3-7-3 Syllables
It’s long been my daily practice to play with a well-known form of poetry called haiku, as a way of … Read more
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Mindfulness Poetry For Creatives
Allowing Now, my new book of mindfulness poetry for creatives is out. And while they are aimed at the general reader, I have a particular interest in mindfulness poetry for creatives. I’d love you to buy it, if that sort of thing appeals to you.
Mindfulness and Poetry: Introduction to Allowing Now and a Mindfulness Poem by Thich Nhat Hanh
Practicing mindfulness, though they would never have called it that, is something that poets have always done. And poetry readers … Read more
Creative Business Block 4: Type Three: The Strugglers
You know your calling and your customer. You’ve made a good start, perhaps experienced some beginners’ luck, but then comes … Read more
Creative Business Block 2: Type One: The Don’t Knows
A lot has been written about writers’ and artists’ block, but very little about business block. It has seven manifestations. … Read more
Beating Creative Business Block: Part One: O Sorrow and Shame
Are you suffering from creative business block? Wherever block presents itself, it always feels the same. One of the most … Read more
Go Creative! Business Planning: Five Year Vision
Are you surprised to hear me talk about a five-year vision? Isn’t that a bit bureaucratic, smacking more than a … Read more
Go Creative Means Go Deeper: Accessing The Create-State
As a creative, I find much business advice mechanical and one-dimensional. It doesn’t speak my language and doesn’t help me to create … Read more
Happy St Brigid’s Day. A New Poem: Queen of Queens
This week’s inspirational poetry: Queen of Queens. My mother’s name is Brigid, named as almost every Irish person used to … Read more
Go Creative Means Go Within: Inspiration Meditation
The one thing that all the most successful CEs (creative entrepreneurs) have in common is this: they’ve developed an ability to … Read more