Create Anyway

Download or read book Create Anyway written by Ashlee Gadd and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motherhood and creativity can coexist. You have creative dreams swirling in your heart, but pursuing them while changing diapers and managing the carpool schedule feels impossible. You have no time. No space. You can mother, or you can create. You certainly can't do both (right?!). But what if you could pursue your God-given creative gifts alongside motherhood, for the enrichment of both experiences? What if you stopped viewing creativity as a selfish act, and started to see it as essential to your own flourishing as a mother? This book is a much-needed permission slip to do just that--through the pictures you take, the stories you write, the meals you make, the music you play, the gardens you grow. In this unforgettable book filled with rich storytelling and stunning photographs, writer and mother Ashlee Gadd helps you set aside the guilt and discover the sacred connection between creating and mothering. One-part commissioning, one-part pep talk, Create Anyway will propel you forward with a renewed sense of energy, purpose, and enthusiasm for stewarding the creative dreams God has planted in your heart--right alongside the diapers and carpool. Here's to creating in the margins of motherhood. Here's to creating anyway.

Download or read book Create Anyway written by David Limrite and published by . This book was released on 2020-11 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is dedicated to helping artists realize their artistic vision. After 31 years and over 10,000 classroom hours teaching art at colleges, private institutions, and his own workshops, David Limrite has learned how important mind management is for an artist.Without purposefully directing their attention and focus, artists often procrastinate, engage in perfectionism, and succumb to crushing self-critical voices.It doesn't matter whether you are an active professional, a self-identified artist, or a creatively-inspired person. This book will encourage, motivate, and challenge you to take creative action. It will help set you on a path to more meaningful and courageous creativity, profound artistic growth, and increased productivity so that you can become the artist you have always wanted to be.

Download or read book Courage to Create written by Clare McCallan and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2024-04-19 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You know God is urging you to use your creative gifts for his kingdom. But in a world that quantifies “success” by the fame and fortune that few artists achieve, how do you own your identity as an artist for Christ? In Courage to Create, host of Catholic TV’s “The Renaissance Room” Clare McCallan and her artist friends share their wisdom for overcoming common obstacles in the creative life to help you fulfill your artistic calling and truly serve the Lord. Poet and performing artist Clare McCallan arrived in New York City determined to be one of the artists who “makes it.” She soon discovered, however, that there were hundreds of others just like her: eager, gifted, and broke. As she continued to ask God to help her become the writer she knew she could be, she noticed that her prayers were answered by other artists who started showing up in her life. Together, they created a supportive community for each other’s artistic vocations by transforming a dilapidated convent into the St. Joseph Home for Artisans. Through this experience, McCallan realized that what the world calls an artist and what God calls an artist are two different things. In Courage to Create, McCallan and other Catholic artists highlight the crucial lessons they learned to help other aspiring Catholic creatives step into their birthright as artists made in the image of the Creator. McCallan weaves personal experiences and interviews to identify important principles that will help you create a satisfying life of creativity, community, and joy while bringing goodness, truth, and beauty into the world. Each chapter introduces you to a member of her creative community with diverse artistic talents and backgrounds. Their stories serve as a source of hard-earned wisdom from people who have been where you are now, including Connecticut House Representative and actress Treneé McGee, who discusses bringing the gift of truth to build bridges within your community Tanzanian journalist, producer, and TED Talk personality Queen Carberry Banda, who encourages you to unleash your inner child's freedom to move and play Oil painter and muralist Adam Moniz, who highlights the empowering effect of physical space in an artist's life Writer, abuse survivor, and Spirit Fire advocate Teresa Pitt Green, who explores the connection between art and restorative justice Designer and songwriter Molly Broekman, who shares the benefits of collaboration and mentorship Throughout these chapters, you’ll also find “Artist Moments,” which offer space for personal reflection on your own creative journey. By connecting your story with those who have walked before you, Courage to Create helps you to take courage and find solidarity in the growing movement of young people betting it all on their faith, gifts, and vocation.

Download or read book Me written by Skyara Reign and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have seen much I have seen love and I have seen horror. I have left this earth twice only to return with the memory of eternity. I am a woman, and I am gay. I am a seeker of truth and divine love. I am all of these things and yet none of them. My experiences and sexuality do not define me, for my identity, like yours, will always be safe, in love. This personal narrative shares author Skyara Reigns journey of self-acceptance and self-love after having survived sexual abuse and growing up a homosexual in a Christian environment. She presents a powerful story about finding and loving our authentic selves and coming to the understanding that we simply are who we areand whatever that may be, we are all perfect creations of divine love.

Download or read book Who's That Girl? written by Valerie Winrow and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-07 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IBV PUBLICATIONS PRESENTS WHO'S THAT GIRL Be empowered, restored, motivated Author Valerie Winrow is on a journey to self- discovery. With a writing style that is both conversational and simplistic Valerie shares her story of faith, perseverance, love and appreciation for life. She is dedicated to inspiring others to live on purpose each and every day. Embracing yourself as God created you to be is the ultimate deliverance. By doing so, we release ourselves from past hurts and disappointments that hinder us from living our true purpose. Whos That Girl will encourage people to challenge themselves, step out of their comfort zone and take a chance to live the life they deserve, the life they were created for. This memoir is released in association with an accompanying music CD, Finding Valerie that shares ten inspirational songs set to Jazz and R&B infused melodies. It is available at cdbaby.com/valeriebellsmith. Valerie hopes that readers will be blessed by the book and the music.

Download or read book Activate Your Power written by Eitan Sharir and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2010-11-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all possess a natural and authentic power that we can access at will once we know how. Activate Your Power is a personal leadership guide to achieving a more fulfilling life through effective decision-making and the power of intention. Building on his many years of experience with the corporate world and his wide exposure to human behaviour, Eitan Sharir has developed a set of innovative tools and techniques for unlocking your full potential and directing your own success. Activate your Power provides real-life examples and simple, practical exercises and tools, to help you refocus your attention, change your perspective and improve your life! Readers say: Whether you read this book in your corporate persona, striving to be both successful and ethical, or whether you read it as an individual, I sincerely believe that Activate Your Power will be a valuable positive catalyst in your life. I have had the good fortune to have worked with Eitan Sharir and have seen the positive effects of his approach to coaching and leadership. Activate Your Power is an inspiring book that offers practical strategies that enable the reader to re-awaken the power and potential that resides within a book that will genuinely change your approach to life and business -- for the better. This book is about helping us understand that each of us has the power to achieve success regardless of our environment Its about holding ourselves accountable for our own lives, and not blaming someone, or something else for the struggles or failures we experience. Reading this book will help you learn how to improve your life, professionally and personally The concepts that Eitan talks about have made a major contribution to the mindset of all of our employees and have helped our organization achieve wonderful results.

Download or read book From the Heart written by Rob Parsons and published by Hodder & Stoughton. This book was released on 2022-04-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Heart brings together a rich selection of articles by Rob Parsons, one the UK's best-loved Christian authors. Most of these were written for his monthly column in Premier Christianity magazine where he shared his thoughts about some of the things that matter to him most. As far as possible, they have been kept exactly as they were when he wrote them. Rob's reflections on the joys, challenges, doubts and fears of everyday Christian life are layered with warmth, humour and messages of hope and encouragement. But it's not all sweetness and light: there are some things that not only make him sad, but angry. Topics include: - Nasty Christians - Dare to be Vulnerable - Deal or No Deal? - Disappointment with God - God's Will According to Cyril - Worry Wars - The Strugglers' Group 'From the Heart is searingly honest and wonderfully encouraging. I absolutely loved it!' - Cathy Madavan, author of Irrepressible