The Naked Creative
Have you ever walked into a room and felt naked? Have you ever shown anyone something you created and cringed? Have you ever felt like running away and hiding in shame? Being a creative person means being vulnerable enough to…
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Write Your Own Permission Slip
We all have a story promise in us. Something sown deep within that seeks to be released. Perhaps some of you have that lump in your throat, that heart race, that visceral response in your body that tells you it’s…
Enchantment, Fairy Dust and Gratitude
It was 9am on the 26th of February 2010. I sat down at the kitchen table with a coffee and my notebook. I had an idea—an idea that I wanted to write a novel. I’d met a character in my…
Better Together
Q Commons is a live learning experience that challenges attendees to stay curious, think well, and advance good in their communities and yesterday I had the privilege of attending the Perth event. One of the speakers spoke about the irrelevance of…
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge Day 99: Small Things
When I began this quest to complete a one hundred day creative challenge I wasn’t sure I’d get to this point. In the beginning it was an idea sparked by Hillsong’s Cass Langton and I decided to run with it. When…
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge Day 98: Wide-Open Spaces
One Hundred Day Creative Challenge Day 98: Wide-Open Spaces She looked at me with eyes that hadn’t seen a decent night’s sleep in months. Her hair, tied back in a scrunchy, revealed regrowth that pre-kids she wouldn’t have put…