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These tiny poems are freeing because they don't have to make sense. What does it mean to be a gleam in a buffalo's eye? What does it mean to be yesterday? Or a Saturday? What if whatever you wrote made perfect sense and no sense at all?

Amber and Nicola met on this creative podcast. Their heartfelt conversation explores creativity as a safe playground and profound personal fulfillment.

The keeper of the keys of time had watched over the kingdom longer than time itself. He walked the lands at night, checking every door. What

It was an eternity filled with both the temptation of the unknown and the fear of discovery. She knew that this sip at once would destroy th

You may have noticed that I've started sharing more of my writing on this blog. I'll still offer thoughts on the creative process, but those will be interspersed with pieces I've written that are calling to be shared. This piece, I suppose, is actually both.

Creative living isn't about waiting for the perfect studio, the right materials, or that elusive "someday" when we'll finally have enough

sometimes when I don’t have anything  to say I sit  outside  and stare    at stars just to remember

Clarity in my writing. Clarity in my work. My one word for the year 2025. What are you focusing on this year?

Your creativity isn't gone when it grows quiet—it's just gathering strength for its next beautiful expression. The mango tree in my garden i

Whose life are we living if not our own? This was a last-minute trip and I was hesitant to go at first. But by the end, I was wishing I coul

Do you have a dream to travel the world someday? What if your dream was actually closer than you think? What if someday was today?

One summer when I was in college, I worked as an orientation leader giving tours and presentations to prospective students and their...

Thinking back on both of these experiences, I wonder how much of our creativity is really just an uncommon idea borrowed from someone or som

If you could choose only one word for the coming year, what would it be?

I started writing this blog, Living a Life Imagined, over 7 years ago. I heard that's the amount of time it takes our bodies to regenerate n

It's never too early and it's never too late to start following your dreams. It's always the perfect time.