Gifted

 "Everyone is gifted, but some people never open their package." ~Wolfgang Riebe

In October 2020, with Covid's uncertainty touching us all, I shuttered my private massage therapy practice in seaside Charlestown, Rhode Island, and I moved all my wellness offerings online. I applied for and received a large grant from my state of to pivot. At that time, I created a private Facebook group for women called The Footloose Muse and here I invited women to get excited about living wildly creative lives. Through daily inspirational quotes, online workshops, a monthly book club, retreats, weekly meditations and blog posts, we grew into a bright and beautiful creative community. 

Fast forward not quite two years later, the group has grown as have my offerings. With the exception of paid six and twelve-week online courses, I have joyfully donated my time and my talent. Guided by the late Wayne Dyer’s quote, Don’t die with the music still in you, I have endeavored to inspire women to embrace their creative birthrights. My own limitations have prevented me from reaching out to more men and I wish to correct that failure on my part by extending a warm welcome to all the men who need the same gentle nudge women do.

So ladies here’s your reminder, and gentlemen here are my ABC’s of creative freedom: 

Don’t die with the music still in you. 

Do what you love and make adjustments in flight. 

Everyone is gifted, but some people never open their package.

As a gifted writer, teacher and photographer, I will dazzle, challenge and encourage you. I will not, however. cosign your bullshit when you tell me you don’t have the time, the talent, or the financial resources to follow your creative path. Your health and well being— emotional, spiritual, physical— depend on me convincing you that creativity is your birthright.

Let’s go!