December Stress Relief Sessions
We invite you to join us for these Heal + Create Community sessions! These are open to everyone for the month of December. This month’s…
Author: Jacob Nordby
Jacob Nordby is the author of The Divine Arsonist: A Tale of Awakening, and Blessed Are the Weird – A Manifesto for Creatives. His third book, The Creative Cure, was released by Hierophant Publishing in 2021 with a foreword by Julia Cameron. He is the co-founder of The Institute for Creative Living and also a highly introverted person who can often be found working in the quietest corner of some Boise coffee shop. Meet his on his website at www.JacobNordby.com.
Just Stand There Shining – You’re Enough
I’m at this funky little coffee shop in downtown Boise and spy this picture on the bulletin board. The bulletin board here is pretty much…
What I learned on Surrender Avenue
From the driver’s seat of a U-Haul van, I watched the scorching black snake of highway crawl away across the desert ahead. Swirling dust devils…
Porous to Life
I only know one way to keep or regain a passion for life. The word is porous. Porous. Permeable. Able to be penetrated by. Capable…
Our Inner Uglies and Why We Can’t Afford to Hide from Them Any Longer
In individual psychology, there’s an experience called by different names, but the more poetic and evocative term is “shadow work.” This is a process during which…
Don’t Change, You’re Already Enough
I walked by a mirror and caught the glance of my own eyes. The words that came from my lips without warning surprised me. “I…
The Unlikely Magic of Being Honest (with yourself)
“No, no… I’m okay. I don’t need anything.” These words came out of my mouth so frequently that they might as well have been a…
How and Why To Develop a Creative Practice Even if You’re Not “Creative”
I used to think of my creative practice as the dedicated time and effort I would devote to a project. You know, spending time each day…
Writers’ Community Bonus Audio Downloads
Enjoy these Writers’ Community Bonuses Get started right away! We have prepared these bonus audios for all of our members to get started with immediately.…