by Cali Bird | May 10, 2017 | Being gentle, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination
You’ve slaved away for ages. You are proud of your work. You’re a bit nervous about showing other people but you finally pluck up the courage. You are hoping that people will fall to their knees and tell you that you’re an incredibly talented genius. Instead they...
by Cali Bird | Apr 11, 2017 | Being gentle, Food for thought
This weekend, many people in the Christian world are celebrating Easter. Even though I’ve been a Buddhist for nearly thirty years there is something about the Easter story, particularly the solemnity of Good Friday, that really touches me. For me I think Good Friday...
by Cali Bird | Mar 21, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Food for thought, Start Here
Isn’t it wonderful how a book can change your life! Today I have written about the books that have had the most influence on enabling me to live a creative life. Some are specifically about writing and others are about creativity in general. The common thread that...
by Cali Bird | Mar 9, 2017 | Being gentle, Fame and Success, Food for thought
It is a truth universally acknowledged that if you make art of any kind and try to put it out to the world, you will face rejection. People will say No to your work in all kinds of different ways and you will have to learn how to cope with rejection. Your stories will...
by Cali Bird | Jan 25, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Food for thought
You’re not sure how to journal and whether you should be doing it. You’ve read that other people journal and say it is a good way to come up with creative ideas. Julia Cameron in the book, The Artist’s Way says that you must do it every day, three pages long hand. But...
by Cali Bird | Jan 12, 2017 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Start Here
You loved making art, you were good at it but you haven’t done it in a long time. Now you don’t know how to return to it and be an artist again. Your life has changed since then. Maybe you have children or parents that are growing older and need your help. You had to...
