Category Archives: How-to + Advice

48 things to be grateful for when you need to shift your focus

    Living life on a mission of fulfilling one crazy dream at a time is a wonderfully challenging and fulfilling way to live. The more dreams you realize, the more you’ll understand what I mean. In the midst of awesomeness – do you ever pause and think about how amazing your life is? On…

5 ways to use impulsivity as (jet) fuel for your dream

This is a guest post I wrote for Jana Schubert back in November – totally forgot to share it here too! I just have to mention that I really love her new site – Love Work Now. If you ever find yourself in the need of a career coach – I know from experience that…

Have yourself a whimsical little Christmas

I’m writing this post by the fireplace. I’m wearing white wool over-knees and I’m drinking Chai tea with milk. …aaand I have candles lit and I’m burning Christmas incense. I know, it might sound a little cliché on paper. I am, after all, listening to Sufjan Stevens’ Christmas album. It’s so cozy it’s to die…

Own the dream – Don’t let it own you

  If you can dream – and not make dreams your master; If you can think – and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; From If by Rudyard Kipling I first read this poem a couple of days ago, and…

How to create a regular creative or spiritual practice

There’s something about having a daily practice that is strangely comforting and secure. Having a practice means feeling a calm and clear pull of knowing what to do. A daily creative and/or spiritual practice is much like any other habit, with focus, mindfulness and a higher purpose. Even the word “practice”, and the very idea…

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