Websites and Inspiration
Podcasts and Talks
Why a good book is a secret door
Sci-fi stories that imagine a future Africa
How I started writing songs again
12 truths I learned from life and writing
How loss helped one artist find beauty in imperfection
Success, failure and the drive to keep creating
My year reading a book from every country in the world
Make good art by Neil Gaiman https://youtu.be/2OwRUyZMKwI
Articles
Savoring As A Gateway to Happiness
https://mattruby.substack.com/p/15-lessons-on-creativity-and-life
Does Life Feel Too Full For Writing Right Now?
Seven Lessons From Mister Rogers
Rilke and the Rediscovery of Purpose in 'Senseless Disorder' - Antioch College
The joys of being an absolute beginner – for life | Life and style | The Guardian
Some More Creative Inspiration
A meditation for creativity:
On February 11, 2014 three distinguished panels divided into business, health, and women professionals met to discuss the astounding effects of Transcendental Meditation on creativity, performance, and stress management.
Throat chakra healing sound for communication, creative expression, honesty and originality:
The concept of a chakra is from Hindu tantric literature. It is supposedly an energy center found in the human body. It is typically believed that there is 7 primary chakras, however there are many more minor chakras. It is traditionally believed that the chakras are systems that interact with the body's biological processes.
Your elusive creative genius:
"Eat, Pray, Love" author Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius.