by Cali Bird | Mar 22, 2019 | Being gentle, Fear and Procrastination
Why is it that fear and doubt go hand in hand with creative activities? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could just get on and paint or write or act without being nervous about it, without worrying what people think, without self-sabotage? In the War of Art, Steven...
by Cali Bird | Feb 8, 2019 | Being gentle, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought
Inner wisdom means knowing you can trust your gut instinct. It means knowing which creative project to work on and which to park for the time being. It will give you the courage to keep working on your art even if it is doesn’t seem rational or your nearest and...
by Cali Bird | Nov 22, 2018 | Being gentle, Fear and Procrastination
It is so exciting when you start a new creative project. Your juices are flowing. You can’t wait to work on it. Then you start the work. You do some more work. Now some of the initial enthusiasm has worn off. It becomes daunting. Have you even got the skill, or the...
by Cali Bird | Oct 26, 2018 | Being gentle, Food for thought
I think I am a selfish person and that being creative makes you that way. One of my nasty dark fears is of other people’s needs taking me from my work. It’s not a nice way to think, but sometimes this panic goes through me. In the last couple of years my...
by Cali Bird | Sep 12, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Food for thought
I’m a Buddhist so you might find it a bit weird for me to talk about the concept of divinity. But this summer it has been my new favourite word. What is divinity? This depends on your religious and philosophical points of view. If you look up “divinity” in the...
by Cali Bird | Jul 24, 2018 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Food for thought
You have a job and a family – and a passion for your creative project. You squeeze your creative activity into whatever gap you can find in your schedule whether that is on the train, on the toilet or when everyone else is watching Netflix. You forego social plans and...
