Self-confidence is something that most people long to have more of. According to Albert Bandura’s theory of self-efficacy, we can increase our sense of self-efficacy and self-confidence by performing tasks successfully, witnessing others succeed through sustained effort, receiving support and encouragement from others as we approach a task, and managing stress and encouraging positive mood […]
You must listen to your body in order to heal the disconnection between your body, heart, and mind. “The body doesn’t lie.” –Terry Tempest Williams Our body speaks to us through symptoms—pain, numbness, tightness, weight gain, sleeplessness. If we slow down to investigate and be present with the sensations in the body, we open to […]
Art and healing are synonymous in my world. I make art because it helps me to make meaning from my life, and it supports my physical and emotional wellbeing. At times we become caught up in doing what we perceive that we should do, and we lose touch with what we want and need. We […]
Nature inspiration can recharge our creativity and our wellbeing. Early morning or late evening walks near wetlands are a great way to get inspired to create. If you don’t have wetlands in your area, where can you go to connect with the natural world? Perhaps a nearby park or garden. If you can’t find one, […]
Mindfulness and happiness go hand in hand in my world. Research has shown that a regular mindfulness practice can support feeling a greater sense of peace, happiness, and wellbeing. One of the habitual patterns of the mind is to ruminate about the past and worry about the future. Neither of these habits tends to be […]
Knowing your inner landscape. What does it mean to become intimately familiar with both our inner landscape and our outer landscape? Do we approach each with a sense of mindful care? “It is a landscape so familiar to me that sometimes I have felt a species before I saw it.” –Terry Tempest Williams Knowing your […]
Finding freedom with meditation practice is a journey of personal and spiritual growth. We desire freedom from suffering and its causes —loss, grief, uncertainty, fear, self-doubt, lack of self-confidence, anxiety, depression, psychological and physical pain, illness, death. Finding freedom is possible in this moment when we choose to take refuge in our own breath with […]
My creative vision is changing. My photography has always been a contemporary inquiry into landscape, place, memory, narrative, and meaning. Much of my work has involved focus study of landscape and the notion of equivalence as investigated in the work of Minor White. The work has primarily explored equivalence in relation to emotion. Through the […]
Clarity is power. –Buckminster Fuller It’s only 9:30, and I’ve encountered this message twice today, that “Clarity is power.” Yesterday I had an awesome session with my coach, discussing my intentions and action steps for the next month. I’m juggling several projects at once right now, and when you add the business aspects to all […]
Embracing uncertainty is a courageous and sometimes terrifying act. The ultimate trust. To let go in the dark.—Carole Maso, Ava Lately I’m reminded again and again that this life really is about trusting enough to let go in the dark and practice embracing uncertainty. Though we balk at change and uncertainty, the truth is […]