#livingcreatively

[twistedcatmeow]

Do you live creatively, or do you play it safe? The path to enlightenment is one that not many will take, because it requires courage, faith, creativity, inspiration. You might look foolish. You will most likely have to do things differently than your neighbor. You will be required to use intuition and free will in harmony with each other.

 

But the payoff is awe-inspiring. You will know who you truly are, deep down, at your core. You will experience things that few others have managed. Your understanding and experience of beauty and love and Spirit will know no bounds.

Try living creatively for a day. Listen to your heart and ignore your negative ego when it tells you that you can’t or gives you messages of fear. Take some risks, do something new, or do an old thing in a new way. Stretch a little. Do things as if no one were watching you. Speak your Truth. Make decisions that are interesting but generally out of character with how you usually are, just to see what that feels like.

Pay attention to how you feel at the end of the day.

#Creativity #LiveCreatively #LivingCreatively #Courage #Faith #Inspiration #KnowThyself #DoThis #PracticalSpirituality #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #DailyMessage #365DaysToEnlightenment #Ayamanatara #LuminaNumina #CatWisdom #AdoptDontShop #RescueCat

[dcappproveddesigns]

We would like to thank all who helped and supported local artist @silk.26, @marcia_stafford and @dannykd_1592 ,our team member. Good friends+ great art= good times!! We look forward to the next event! @dc_approved @studio48_mcdonoughga #artistsoninstagram #artist #mcdonoughga #interiors #interiordesignerslife #localartist #customartwork #goodfriends #goodfriendsgoodtimes #thankyou #livingcreatively #artspeaks #artwork #artlovers #artexhibition #artistic (at Studio 48) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5IwO6npZaQ/?igshid=16g69f2utwmb6

[ravennazane]

“...probably the most complex god in the entire Germanic pantheon.”

[cegriffiths]

Happy birthday to Mr @teseos_ #illustration #illustrator #menswear #mensfashion #livingcreatively (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BooJ3KOA5cQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m2ihgej5ow7j

[jaimehaneyartist]

Lately I’ve just been savoring the time at hand. The slow living of summer with my family that I so love has been nourishing for me. Tending my gardens and just spending time being in them is such an inspiration that I’ll draw from later in my paintings. However, time has now shifted once again as school has started back up this week. I’m not ready to let go. . #slowliving_create #gardeningismysuperpower #lazyorangecat #fillingmycreativewell #gettinginspired #livingcreatively #takingtime #jaimehaneyartstudio #studiogardens (at Posey County, Indiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSfE0o0pJe8/?utm_medium=tumblr

[wilsonwright]

Sometimes, in poetry, in song lyrics, a phrase stays with me. Thanks Emily & Emily. #emilydickenson #poetryinspiresart #letteringsketch #creativeplay #openminded #findtheway #livingcreatively #relaxandrenew #solutionsnotproblems #focusonthevision #breatheasy #beimperfect #findyourtribe #beherenow #askforhelp #beopentochange #morningmantra (at Warwick, Ontario)

[afroanticsplanner]

These stickers books from @capitolchicdesigns & @craftsmithco are 🔥🔥🔥. I love how every item can be intermingled. Ordered online & picked up in store. How easy is that???? #plannersofinstagram #onmydesk #lovemyplanner #blkwmnplan #weplantoo #thehappyplanner #plannercommunity #plannerbabe #plannertribe #happyplanning #creativeplanner #planneraddict #plannerinspo #plannerobessed #plannergoals #plannerfun #plannerpeace #plannerinspiration #makersgonnamake #livingcreatively #handsandhustle #bossbabe #girlboss #calledtobecreative #afroanticsplanner https://www.instagram.com/p/CMx5ufLJOch/?igshid=1guy1qzo0evxo

[bunnyhell]

The Stars like Dust , a sci-fi classic by Isaac Asimov make a beautiful necklace! #booknecklace #booktagram #vintagebookcovers #handmade #etsy #bunnyhellshop #tinnybookjewelry #handmadejewelry #mycreativebusiness #livingcreatively #makersgonnamake #etsymaker #scificlassics

[cristopherworthland]

The Art of the Room© chez @francoishalard #inspiredspaces #classic #collected #pottery #giacommetti #greatphotographer #creativespirit #nonchalance #tableau #stilllife #livingcreatively #arles #frenchinterior #frenchstyle #frenchdesign #theartoftheroom

[thelongbonds]

On ambition and beating it.

Since starting my family, I’ve had a conflicted and torturous relationship with ambition. It pains me to want more more more outside of myself and those closest to me. It hurts to feel deficient. I have to consistently fight to remind myself that the more recognition I seek, the more I long to be noticed in a professional capacity, does not a happy human make.

As a mother, whose children are reaching and stretching out of babyhood, I have to push back against the desire to be seen more and more and more. Because the truth is, I don’t ever want to be one of those people who works herself ragged, outside of the home, and then rationalizes the damage I’m doing to my family and my body with how much I’m contributing financially. We have to provide for our families, but that can mean so many different things. Providing is complex, it’s nuanced. It’s food, water, shelter. It’s opportunity. It’s safety and trust and kept promises. It’s presence of mind and dignity. It’s emotional. It’s all the things we do between waking up and tucking in.

And the truth is, if it were all to burn down tomorrow—this beautiful life, the hope and promise for the future that I’m so grateful to find waiting for me every single day (even when I can’t see it or choose not to), this family of mine—I’d only want to remember what I did for them, how present and healthy I was, every one of those simple, quiet moments of contentedness. I’d only care to remember being together.

All of that being said, early this past spring, I became an absolute manic person with a big idea. When I say BIG IDEA, I mean it. I won’t get into what it started out as and its many evolutions since, but I will say that it taught me a lot about my limitations, my triggers, my strengths, and my mental health. When I finally took a month off, I was left with a shell of what was once bursting with life and beauty, but I eased into feeling balanced again. Decompressing from this massive endeavor actually felt pretty great. I reigned myself in and became present again. I stopped drinking coffee and started listening to my body. I carefully considered crucial things like blood sugar and my endocrine system. I don’t think it’s any coincidence that my chaotic resurgence coincided with both re-starting my cycle after 2+ years postpartum, and the thawing of winter, but it was a perfect storm of DO MORE, DO IT ALL, CREATE, MAKE, BE SOMEBODY, and it broke me.

Fast forward to now, on the other side of my “hiatus,” and I’m inching my way back into my project in a capacity that I think I can handle. I refuse to let it break my heart again. On the back burner (as per usual), I have a novel I’ve been working on for several years that I’m now adapting into a play. I’ve even been trying to write here again. But, most importantly, my eyes and hands and mind are back on my family. Bit of summer back story: we’d been barely scraping by this summer (no stipend) when Adam unexpectedly lost the part-time job he’d been working to make ends meet because the Professor he was working for had somehow miscalculated his funding (wtf), so needless to say, it’s nothing like sudden, serious broke-as-a-joke-ness to set a person straight.

What I mean to say with all of this, and what I want to remember from this time, is to always keep my head in the game and out of the clouds. I have a lot of different interests, I think most of us do. I’m not particularly skilled at anything, but I like to do what I do as well as I can. I want a lot out of this life since, you know, I’ve only got one short shot of it. I don’t ever want to let having no money keep me from happiness because that’s preposterous with all of my privileges. I want to remember that I’ve chosen to stay home with my children, despite how difficult it makes just about everything for us financially, because it’s what feels right, and above all other gut feelings, this one I trust with all I’ve got. I want to remember that as long as I’m present, making good choices, caring for my mind and body, and the minds and bodies of my children, that I AM ENOUGH. Dreaming is special and important, ambition shapes the world, but the day to day is, frankly, everything.

[hannahhardyart]

Join me this Sunday at this beautiful light centre where I will be sharing my Living Creatively workshop- connecting to your Free Spirit at 11.45am✨💖 I will also be exhibiting my healing artwork and will have a few special copies of my book Where the fairies, Angels and goddesses hide✨💖 this creativity and wellbeing event at Mangreen has so many delicious holistic goodies to get involved with and inspired by! ✨🌈💖 #lightcentre #lightworkers #mangreen #livingcreatively #internationalworkshop #internationalspeaker #healing #creative #art #holistichealing #hannahhardyenergy #hannahhardyhealing #thefreespiritnetwork #wherethefairiesangelsandgoddesseshide #spiritualgrowth #manifesting #newyou #newera #ascension

[twistedcatmeow]

Do you live creatively, or do you play it safe? The road to enlightenment is one that not many will take, because it requires courage, faith, creativity, inspiration. You might look foolish. You will most likely have to do things differently than your neighbor. You will be required to use intuition and free will in harmony with each other.

But the payoff is awe-inspiring. You will know who you truly are, deep down, at your core. You will experience things that few others have managed. Your understanding and experience of beauty and love and Spirit will know no bounds.

Try living creatively for a day. Listen to your heart and ignore your negative ego when it tells you that you can’t or gives you messages of fear. Take some risks, do something new, or do an old thing in a new way. Stretch a little. Do things as if no one were watching you. Speak your Truth. Make decisions that are interesting but generally out of character with how you usually are, just to see what that feels like.

Pay attention to how you feel at the end of the day.

#Creativity #LiveCreatively #LivingCreatively #Courage #Faith #Inspiration #KnowThyself #DoThis #PracticalSpirituality #PersonalGrowth #SelfImprovement #DailyMessage #365DaysToEnlightenment #Ayamanatara #Sunset #CaliforniaHighDesert                        

[artbyfusion]

This was the first album cover I had done for my buddy @sir.stanlee it was a 2x3 foot painting with Florencent acrylics thank you again for bringing me along on this very awesome journey bro and trusting me with your album covers it really means alot thank you #albumcover #art #sirstanlee #artbyfusion #characters #creatures #cartoons #longbeach #losangeles #california #callmesir #livingcreative (at Long Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxmDzFpzxU/?igshid=1hn65al2hxxa5

[ravennazane]

Portrait of a muppet. 🤘🏻 

[datpassionguy]

Wanna know how to improve your stage setup. All about the lights baby! #stagedesign #lighting #props #livingcreatively #hustlehard #liveyourpassion #leds #programming #gettingitdone

[tanyacole]

*** ARTISTS. MUSICIANS. WRITERS. ACTORS. AUTHORS. CREATIVE PEEPS IN BIZ. *** Yesterday I had the pleasure of providing Creative Idea's Consultancy advice to a new client and a gorgeous repeat client. <3 An up-and-coming amazing author with a very special message in her writings, along with her publisher contact. We talked via video link up as they were situated in Perth and I was able to provide insights and feedback on her illustrations as they related to the storyline and overall message of her story; as well as focus the connection the author wishes to accomplish with the readers. I am very much looking forward to sharing the book when it starts the pre-publishing marketing rounds! 💃💃👏👏 Next year I will be offering a lot more avenues for people to work with me. So if you have a creative endeavour you are dreaming about getting off the ground and launched...dream no more!! :) I will be taking bookings from February next year. Get in touch. I <3 doing this work and opening creative minds and helping peeps reach their creative goals and dreams! :) 😘 * If you know of someone who could benefit from creatively consulting with me, please share this with them. Thx Click on the link in my profile and then the ‘Connect’ tab or past the following link into your browser to find out more >> https://tanyacolearts.com/work-with-me/ 😊👢🎨🎭🎻 #creativeliving #livingcreatively #selftransformation #possibilities #personaldevelopment #artmaking #videolinkup #creativitycoaching #creativelivingconsultant #creativelivingcounselor #artistmentor #creativeideasconsultant #mentoringartists #tanyacoleartsdotcom https://www.instagram.com/p/BrHNJV7Fs7y/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1e33cotpzt67k