Create an Ode

Create an Ode

Get your imagination sizzling with this creativity prompt to create an ode. In this post I walk you through Ellen Bass’ lovely poem Ode to the First Peach. I show you what makes the poem sing and how to create your own ode in any art form you choose. This prompt...
We Need the Voices of All the Artists

We Need the Voices of All the Artists

“We need the voices of all the poets,” Robert Duncan wrote. This has long been a credo of mine. Yet, I have to remind myself of it. Especially when I’m feeling “not good enough” as a poet. At times like those, I can start to feel “What’s the use? Who needs my poems...
My Deep Why

My Deep Why

Last week I sent you a beautiful, inspiring, 10-minute exercise to discover your “deep why,” what you are here on earth for, what you’re all about. This process is a way to tap your deep heart-knowing of what lights you up, inspires and moves you,...
Why the Heck Am I Here?

Why the Heck Am I Here?

In this post, I share a fun and inspiring practice to help you discover your “life purpose” by tapping into your own deep wisdom and intuitive knowing. That way, you can live in alignment with that which brings you deepest meaning, joy and fulfillment in...
Inspiration for your creative fire

Inspiration for your creative fire

Today I share with you a garland of inspiration to feed your creative fires. You’ll find here 7 of my favorite posts that I shared on my Brilliant Playground Facebook page this past month. May these help you bring more singing, dancing, writing, creating, dreaming,...