Sam Kimberle, Creative Entrepreneur

We are here! 😍

We have arrived at Deep Creek Lake where Keith, Frank and I will be staying for a bit of time.

I've been thinking a lot about how we narrate life-- how we think and feel in the moment, and the thoughts we think.

Our thoughts are just a bunch of words that we say to narrate our lives, after all.

Do you remember being a little kid and getting so excited about things that may seem pretty mundane to you now?

A parent, or even an older kid, could get you all excited over something like going to get ice cream 🍨, or going to the park to swing on a swing set. 💗

Before you got there, you were excited. 😃

The whole time you were there, you were having an AWESOME time.💥

And then you would think about it for days, and it would still make you happy.☀️

I mean, I feel like I can remember particular instances of this, and I'm sure those instances happened almost 30 years ago for me at this point.😆

Why does that wonder have to go away?🧐

✨It costs nothing to allow yourself to enjoy simple pleasures.✨

It costs nothing to get excited about things that might otherwise seem mundane. If it brings you joy, it's worth it!🙌🏻

For me right now, it's standing knee deep in snow with my husband and my dog, looking out over a frozen lake. ❄️🐶❤️

What simple pleasure will you get excited about and enjoy today?

Want more space? You have to make it. 🙌🏻

Decluttering your space means decluttering your mind. 🤯

I've said it before, and I will keep saying it.

Why?

Because it's so easy to forget. I should know-- I forget it all the time.🤣

So often it just feels easier to leave things as they are. To just move yourself around clutter, or just forget about it for another day.

And when I'm stressed, I love to buy more things. I love the rush of purchasing something I want. But then when I see myself adding the new treasured item to another pile of things to go through, or find space for, the positive rush is gone.🙁

And when you think you can forget about clutter for another day? You're fooling yourself.

Even when you're not actively thinking about clutter, it's in the back of your mind.

It's on your "to do list," and that means it's taking up valuable space in your memory of things to do-- space that could be used for writing your next book, painting your next painting, or whatever else you have plans to accomplish and never seem to feel energized enough to think about.

Why do you not have energy to do and think about the things you want to do? Because things like CLUTTER run in the back of your mind like malware on your computer, and slow it down!

In this picture you will see my most recent decluttering success.

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I talked about it in my weekly newsletter, which comes out every Thursday.

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Yesterday I went live in the Creative Life Scholars Facebook group and talked about how you should treat your creativity like your Lover! 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

This idea is inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's amazing podcast Magic Lessons (I wish SO MUCH that she would release new episodes!) 🙏🏻

Anyway, I talked about 5 different ways that you should treat your creativity like your lover. One of them is that you NEED to make time and space for your creativity to happen at any and all costs. 🙌🏻

Treat your creativity as if you're having an affair with it. When people are having an affair, they always seem to make time for it no matter what, don't they? Approach your creativity with the same passion. 💕

Want to watch the replay? Join the Creative Life Scholars Facebook group to watch live every Monday. Link is in my bio. ❤️

I went back to the labyrinth last weekend. I felt like I needed to, so I did.

I felt like the labyrinth could use a good sweep. Once I arrived, I took a look and realized that the labyrinth looked better than I had remembered it had the last weekend. It didn't look so dirty and grim. I did a little sweeping, and then I decided to sit for a while.

As I sat, the first thing I realized was that the sun was shining on my face. It illuminated the whole space, and the center of the labyrinth in particular. I realized that the warmth of the sun brightened up the entire area.

I then looked down and noticed what I thought was a leaf. I had tried to remove most of the leaves while I was sweeping, and thought I must have missed a couple.

As I continued to look at what I thought was a leaf, I soon realized it was actually a bug! It was some sort of leaf-like bug that moved so slowly I thought it was a leaf!

I watched it move for a good 10 minutes or so. It was almost as if it took 2 steps forward, and then 3 steps back, but somehow it moved forward, sometimes directed by the breeze.

As I watched this bug move in the sun, I had the overwhelming feeling that things aren't always as they seem.

Much like the weather, we see things through filters of expectations, experiences, and moods.

It's important to be aware of this in our lives, particularly when we are in situations where we are making decisions or judgements. It's always important to be as informed as possible, but be aware that there is likely something that you just don't know.

Things just aren’t always as they seem.

🔥BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: JOIN THE 5 DAY FREE CREATIVE ACTION CHALLENGE!🔥

I am SO excited to be sharing with you the details of the FREE 5 Day Creative Action Challenge that will take place in the Creative Life Scholars facebook group!

👉What's the Creative Action Challenge all about??👈

It's about taking BIG CREATIVE ACTION! 💥

Whether you're starting or growing a creative business, or you have creative other plans in mind, the Creative Action Challenge will show you the exact strategy that I use to GET. THINGS. DONE. 👊

Next week I will be LIVE in the Creative Life Scholars facebook group ever day at 10:30 AM EST covering topics including: goal setting, overwhelm, fear, motivation, and MORE!

And of course, if you participate every day in the activity threads, there will be AWESOME prizes to win! 🥳

I can make this PROMISE to you: If you do this challenge, and I really mean DO IT, you will make progress on your creative goals next week, for sure! 🤗

Ready to join?? Check out the link in my bio!

New poem called “Indivisible” published this morning on Medium.

“Burn” my newest published today in P.S. I Love You

How powerful is your mind?


More powerful than we often give it credit for, despite all the mindset work, and popularity of thing like the law of attraction, etc.


Our minds can be so powerful that women have lifted cars to save a child trapped underneath. Our minds are so powerful that they can determine whether we live or die.


So why can’t great things come into my life when I think about them?


There is a beautiful ease to this idea. It seems almost magical. Doing this would surely keep your energy, frequency, and spirit high.


But if you’ve ever actually tried to think of the great things you want to come into your life, it’s usually not so simple. Sometimes even admitting what you want can be a challenge.


But if you really think about what you want, you are very clear and intentional about it, and you believe it can be yours, why couldn’t you attract those things into your life with your powerful mind?


Why not give it a shot? The potential of what could be surely seems to outweigh the risk.


Open your mind, believe in your dream, and think about it relentlessly. Remember: you are the only one who sets limits on the power of what’s inside of you.✨

“Love is Freedom” published today in P.S. I Love You, inspired by the holiday weekend here in the U.S.

https://link.medium.com/Xvo7hFgfS7

My newest in PS I Love You for about the first unofficial “date” I went on with my husband while we were in high school, almost 15 years ago. 🥰

https://link.medium.com/rWEyS3hIG7

“Disposable” is my newest for published in PSILY on Medium.