by amy | Feb 10, 2021 | Mapping, Self-guiding Tools
Out walking in the cold sunshine of nine degrees below zero windchill, I found the squeaking crunch of the snow under each step comforting. Do you ever feel that with each step on your creative path that you are stepping into uncharted territory? Crunch, crunch,...
by amy | Jun 21, 2015 | Learning, Mapping, Practice
One of the many qualities I love about a labyrinth is the experience it give of the whole. It’s a tricky talent to hold the big picture and take the singular steps of life, but this configuration offers a neat pattern. Oh, if it were so easy! Nonetheless, its...
by amy | Jan 5, 2015 | Beginnings, Mapping
Once again, the New Year Intention Celebration was a magical success! In collaboration, Sheila Burns, owner of Bliss Yoga Studio and I, founder of Spirit Out!, co-led this 4th annual event. Rather than thinking up goals or resolutions, we make space and safety invite...
by amy | Dec 21, 2014 | Mapping, Perseverance
My neighbor gave me the best gift. A dot-to-dot book! Remember those? When it is particularly challenging to see the order in what seems chaotic, I find it tremendously satisfying and reassuring to do a little dot-to-dot. Even though each portrait in the book has 1000...
by amy | Aug 6, 2014 | Beginnings, Growth, Mapping
Remember whirlycopters? As kids we’d toss ’em up and watch ’em spin to the ground. For the Walking in This World class that just started, I asked us all to find a metaphor for our intention. Perhaps out on a walk, or somewhere else, we were to find...
by amy | Mar 20, 2014 | Mapping, Perseverance
Ever been walking along, minding your own creative business when a sharp turn appears? Could be time for a switchback. The other-than-linear path of an artistic entrepreneur (like other human beings, too) can be a challenge to navigate. Do you feel like you are...