Hello wonderful readers! Well, if these newsletters were a TV show, consider this the season premiere after a long summer hiatus… Maybe you’re old enough to remember when you couldn’t binge a series in a filthy weekend and had to wait for months to find out: I wish I could claim a theatrical flair for […]
It’s almost comical when you’re the one who’s supposed to be “keeping it together” in the middle of complete uncertainty. Huxley needed answers: How long will it take to fix the car?Where are we going to stay?Will we make it to the lake day we planned our summer around? The only answer I could give […]
“How are you, Hadley?” I asked. The four of us were dragging our suitcases across the empty streets of Kellogg, Idaho. Our car was a mile behind us. Broken down off interstate 90. Hadley processed the question in her ten year old brain, then answered matter-of-factly: “I’m fairly terrified. But other than that, I’m OK.” […]
Make art. Tell stories. …Ask for help? 😱 My last email stirred up a lot. Friends reached out to encourage. Other artists reached out to commiserate.My aunt sent me a business plan. My buddy Lucas sent me crypto. Kayla just thought it was funny. But me? I felt totally exposed. Guidance, the inner voice I’ve been following, […]
This is the part I’ve been avoiding. I’m not going to make it as an artist without your help. Every time I ask Guidance what to do, I hear the same response: “Make art. Tell stories. Ask for help.” No matter what I ask — whether it’s how to grow my business, what to focus on next, or what […]
I’m not kidding: Whatever I desired manifested out of thin air. I was a magnet for the experiences and connections I longed for. From the moment I arrived in Nosara, Costa Rica, synchronicities blossomed like jungle flowers and I discovered a version of myself I’ve been working to become for a very long time. This […]
I’m writing this email from the hospital. NOT where I expected to end up after following my inner compass toward what’s most alive. Yet, I’m seeing my life and my art with vivid clarity. • • • This all began when I reclaimed my power. I said ‘no’ to costly coaches and ditched all the […]
One week after I started the experiment of following my highest excitement – I found myself sitting on a bench in the sunshine, reflecting on all that had happened: The bliss-bender, the victory-hangover and the slingshot back into frantic productivity. I felt a bit head spun – it was hard to make sense of all […]
Hello Art Friend! It’s been a few days so I’m excited to catch you up on my life-experiment! As you know, I’ve been “following my highest excitement.” Exclusively. Climbing trees, visiting zoo animals, hiking misty mountains and rocking mosh pits… all at the expense of my scheduled meetings and “responsible” obligations. Then, Monday brought a […]
Monday I woke up with a hangover. No, not from drinking. (Do people still drink?) From the sustained physical and emotional energy of exclusively “following my highest excitement” for the past week. On Friday Kayla, the kids and I continued the experiment family style – hiking through falling snow in the majestic Rocky Mountains before […]