Recently I was asked to give a short talk about my creative journey. The question I was asked to answer was this: How does experiencing the creative aspects of ourselves deepen our own spiritual journey, increase self-awareness, and provide greater energy and joy at this stage of life? Because several Read more…
This week I read a blog post by speaker, coach, author and photographer, Karen Walrond, On Faith, Patience, and Talent, that resonated with me hugely and reminded me to Have a Little Faith in Me. The blog post recounted Walrond’s experience responding to a friend who was lamenting that she Read more…
Recently a friend of mine who is also a photographer agreed to do photography assignments with me drawn from Doug Beasley’s Vision Quest Cards: Photo Assignments For Personal & Spiritual Growth. It’s fun (and helps me be more accountable) to have someone to share the assignments with and to give Read more…
In early November I began working part-time to help out a friend who had 2 staff members (in a 4-person non-profit higher ed accreditation agency) resign in a short interval of time. Since I began working in the office, I have picked up my camera only a few times. Instead Read more…
A Different Kind of December Gifts… Mother nature has been giving us a different kind of December gifts this year. The weather continues to be unusually mild for Minnesota in December, with temperatures in the mid-40’s today and yesterday. The snow that fell earlier this week is rapidly melting. Lakes Read more…