by Cali Bird | Jan 6, 2021 | Being gentle, Big Magic Conversations, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Fear and Procrastination, Food for thought, Start Here
Welcome to a series of conversations on the fabulous creativity book by Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic. Published in 2015 this book soon became a creativity “bible” for me. Even if you are not a fan of Elizabeth Gilbert’s other books (such as Eat Pray Love) I still...
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 | 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...
by Cali Bird | Aug 11, 2016 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Start Here
It can be difficult to find time to create when you are tired all the time. Life can be very busy these days. You have so many responsibilities. It’s not just work. You have your commute time, things to do with the family, parents who are getting older and need...
by Cali Bird | Jul 7, 2016 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Fame and Success, Start Here
You finally got around to painting, or writing a short story. You’re pleased that you’ve done it but there’s no way you’re going to show it to anyone. It’s crap. It isn’t exactly how you wanted it to turn out but you don’t know how to fix it. You know the perspective...
by Cali Bird | May 30, 2016 | Being gentle, Creating with a day job, Start Here
Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be able to afford to fully devote yourself to your art? You wouldn’t have to worry about having a job to pay the bills. The only thing you would need to ponder would be what to do for your next creation. Sadly, for most artists this just...
