It is when you are really living in the present - working, thinking, lost, absorbed in something you care about very much, that you are living spiritually....For I know that the energy of the creative impulse comes from love and all its manifestations - admiration, compassion, glowing respect, gratitude, praise, tenderness, adoration, enthusiasm. And why should we all use our creative power? Because there is nothing that makes people so generous, joyful, lively, bold, and compassionate.
Brenda Ueland
Friday, January 15, 2010
Fabulous Artist Robert Martinez!
We have the great, good fortune to have added a new co-op artist to our space - Robert Martinez. His work is found in some of the best galleries in Denver and we can now count ourselves among them. Come by and see his incredible talent yourself.
We at Blossoming offer a myriad of types of coaching:
Creative Idea Generation and Problem Solving
Leadership
Team Development
Effective Communication
Conflict Resolution
Writing workshops
We offer private, one-on-one writing sessions or small group sessions you can attend with friends or family members. Please email for availability + pricing.
You are both the traveler and the destination.
Julia Cameron, The Vein of Gold
Word exploration with L.A. pottery artist, Lori Koop
Lori is known for her inspiring pottery work, much of which incorporates words. Beginning in 2010, she has created UPWORD - a weekly word : designed to inspire. She begins 2010 appropriately with Listen.
Writing Produced in our Writing Workshops. In a word, Fabulous.
It's cold out here and he feels there is a warm place nearby, but can't tell which way to head in the dark. All of the trees look the same in all directions. If he were to pick a direction even at random out of desperation he could find himself right back where he began, and most likely wouldn't even realize it. He had a friend who would know, who could follow a path, but that was long ago. Now, he cannot even find the start. He will wait some more, wait and see. In the midst of these trees, in the dark. sok.
The owl in the apricot tree
The cup of noise from the owl in the apricot tree Causes me to lose focus. Focus. Drink in the experience. No distractions. Only my own to reign in and explore. cmv.
Recommended Reading
A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf
All of the Ten Poems Book Series by Roger Housden
Anything by Mary Oliver
Before You Know What Kindness Really Is by Naomi Shihab Nye [Poem]
Callings: Finding and Following An Authentic Life by Gregg Levoy
Centering: In Poetry, Pottery and The Person by M.C. Richards
Saved By A Poem - The Transformative Power of Words by Kim Rosen