Kelly Pratt, Creative Life Coach

Category Archives: Martha Beck Teachings

Martha Beck Teachings

Name It

“One of the most important tasks in artistic recovery is learning to call things by the right names… [when we can’t create we call ourselves lazy] That is not merely inaccurate. It is cruel… Blocked artists are not lazy. They are blocked.” Julia Cameron, Artist’s Way Every Day We have the ability to change our minds. Literally. And we have the further ability to decide how we are going to move through our day. Try this:

Cool & Inspired Sorta Jazz

I love lyrics. They inspire me..So I wasn’t surprised at all when today as I was working on some biz offerings, lyrics from a 1979 song from came floating into my head… The line completely embodied the feeling that I go for when I’m working with my clients every day…

The Gift from the Sea that Keeps on Giving OR Why My Social Self is taking Rumba Lessons

This is where the light bulb went on! I have to be able to dance a solo before I’ll ever be a great partner in a pas de deux! …my Social Self and Essential Self have learn to “dance well together.” Martha Beck introduces the Essential and Social selves in Finding Your Own North Star and expands on the concept in Steering by Starlight.

Hiding in Plain Sight – I am in Retreat

My friend Joy Agcongay wrote a post which she called On Retreating on her ADVENTURES OF JOY blog last week.  It’s beautiful. she says: “And I’ve been retreating as a verb. (Humble nod to Patti Digh.) Retreating from the blogs. Connecting quietly one-on-one on email and social media rather than broadcasting, easing myself in and…

I Knew it! Permission to Doodle!

Notes from Christine Kane's Uplevel Your Life intro class

Survey Says!!! Doodlers retain more than non-doodlers! HA! I always had a feeling those kids who looked so studious staring straight ahead in class with that rapt look on their faces were actually far far away…. And that’s exactly what the studies are showing. (right: my notes and doodles from an introductory Uplevel Your Life…