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Sneak Preview of The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder by Jill Badonsky
The book is designed to create less crankiness and more creative joy in the world.

Tune In to the Life Within Seeking to be Known
By Chris Dunmire
Will you give birth to it?

Nourishing Now Wows
By Dan Goodwin
Focusing on all the shortcomings and “if onlys” is a sure way of overlooking all your creative abilities and the resources available to you right now.

CCA : Inspiring Creativity Excerpts : Rick Benzel

Inspiring Creativity
is available from Amazon

Getting Unstuck

9 Ways to Escape from Creativity-Halting Goo

Every Artist Gets Stuck from Time to Time
By Rick Benzel
It can happen at any phase of your work: when you’re beginning a project, in the middle, or close to completion.

The Reframing and Marcel Proust Approaches
By Rick Benzel
Ways 1 & 2 (of 9).

The Pottery, Buddy & Matrix Approaches
By Rick Benzel
Ways 3, 4, & 5 (of 9).

The Spiritual, Reward, Hero & Hire-a-Professional Approaches
By Rick Benzel
Ways 6, 7, 8 & 9 (of 9).

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