• So for #FridayIntroductions I thought I'd share a peek behind the screen. Words and I have had a complicated relationship since the TBI last year. But I refuse to settle for where I am now. I will keep writing and reading and looking things up. I applied for a poetry writing seminar this summer. I'm starting to write a fiction concept. I surround myself and immerse myself in letters and word origins and wander daily through thesaurus.com - The story I tell myself is that the words are all still in my brain because they are. My brain and I just have to find the right pathway back to finding them. And I choose to believe that when the connections DO happen, it will be better than before. That the words will fit together in bold, beautiful new ways to form a language I would never have accessed any other way. I am writing my way back from the fog - Just because something is hard doesn't mean it isn't also beautiful. There's a reason we make movies about people who swim the ocean 7 or who free solo El Capitan. Because they push us closer to swimming our own race and climbing our own wall. What's your mountain? Some of our biggest victories are hidden ones - #dmperry #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #poets #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #poetsofig #dowhatyoulove #tbiwarrior #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #poetry #storymatters #thestoryitellmyself #courageovercomfort #daringgreatly #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #journaled #madetomatter #mycreativebiz #thelittlevictories #withgritandgrace #expressivepoetry #reflectiveprose #poetssociety
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    So for #FridayIntroductions I thought I'd share a peek behind the screen. Words and I have had a complicated relationship since the TBI last year. But I refuse to settle for where I am now. I will keep writing and reading and looking things up. I applied for a poetry writing seminar this summer. I'm starting to write a fiction concept. I surround myself and immerse myself in letters and word origins and wander daily through thesaurus.com - The story I tell myself is that the words are all still in my brain because they are. My brain and I just have to find the right pathway back to finding them. And I choose to believe that when the connections DO happen, it will be better than before. That the words will fit together in bold, beautiful new ways to form a language I would never have accessed any other way. I am writing my way back from the fog - Just because something is hard doesn't mean it isn't also beautiful. There's a reason we make movies about people who swim the ocean 7 or who free solo El Capitan. Because they push us closer to swimming our own race and climbing our own wall. What's your mountain? Some of our biggest victories are hidden ones - #dmperry #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #poets #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #poetsofig #dowhatyoulove #tbiwarrior #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #poetry #storymatters #thestoryitellmyself #courageovercomfort #daringgreatly #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #journaled #madetomatter #mycreativebiz #thelittlevictories #withgritandgrace #expressivepoetry #reflectiveprose #poetssociety
  • bloom dm perry they said: bloom where you are planted which meant bloom where  you are starved and strangled, find peace amidst  the ash heaps of yesterday, break thru the concrete of dried up dreams, settle down into our system and make friends with its bars thank you for the offer i said, but i can't become who i am by staying where you are so i lifted up my head, turned, and rode the wind - FREE PRINT AVAILABLE for a limited time in my shop- See the link in profile 🙌🏻 - #dmperry #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #poets #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #poetsofig #dowhatyoulove #tbiwarrior #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #poetry #storymatters #thestoryitellmyself #courageovercomfort #daringgreatly #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #journaled #madetomatter #mycreativebiz #thelittlevictories #withgritandgrace #expressivepoetry #reflectiveprose #poetssociety
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    bloom dm perry they said: bloom where you are planted which meant bloom where  you are starved and strangled, find peace amidst  the ash heaps of yesterday, break thru the concrete of dried up dreams, settle down into our system and make friends with its bars thank you for the offer i said, but i can't become who i am by staying where you are so i lifted up my head, turned, and rode the wind - FREE PRINT AVAILABLE for a limited time in my shop- See the link in profile 🙌🏻 - #dmperry #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #poets #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #poetsofig #dowhatyoulove #tbiwarrior #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #poetry #storymatters #thestoryitellmyself #courageovercomfort #daringgreatly #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #journaled #madetomatter #mycreativebiz #thelittlevictories #withgritandgrace #expressivepoetry #reflectiveprose #poetssociety
  • #MothersDay... For so many of us it’s complicated. I made this print for my mama this year, who is every one of these words. But for those of you who have lost moms... I get choked up even going there. For the women who have lost babies or who are suffering infertility or who are trying to get pregnant, who have a complicated relationship with this day and all it brings with it, I want to say... you are seen, you are loved, you are celebrated and you are not alone - For any of you who need a last minute gift for a mama- this piece is live in my shop, an instant printable download 💕 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
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    #MothersDay... For so many of us it’s complicated. I made this print for my mama this year, who is every one of these words. But for those of you who have lost moms... I get choked up even going there. For the women who have lost babies or who are suffering infertility or who are trying to get pregnant, who have a complicated relationship with this day and all it brings with it, I want to say... you are seen, you are loved, you are celebrated and you are not alone - For any of you who need a last minute gift for a mama- this piece is live in my shop, an instant printable download 💕 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
  • Beloveds, yes you are so loved. These last few days have been blends of a push to launch a shop, mixed with a transformer blowing at 3 AM and shaking my house (the only thing damaged was sleep), taking things as slow as I need knowing this shop was not emergency (even though I'm inclined to push through and over a cliff), and deciding to go live with fewer finished products than I envisioned (but will be adding to quickly). Here's my fancy launch strategy: Doors are open, y'all come on in. Between now & Sunday at 11:59PM use the code for SHOPLAUNCH35 for 35% off your first order - In the shop you'll find: Thrive Guides™ (on wholehearted practical topics for creatives), Templates (Tools & Workflows- Coming Soon), Trello & Tech kits (coming soon), Toolkits (super practical deep dives into areas of creative biz strategy), & Prints (you can print at home). I chose getting started over getting it perfect. So let me know: What types of creative, business resources have you been looking for and unable to find? Either at all, or specifically meeting a certain need? PUH-LEASE pop them in the comments below - This Thrive Guide™ is 65 practical things you can do to get out of a creative rut. Or past a creative block. Plus I share my number one tool for cultivating a creative practice no matter where you are in the world - A huge thanks to @shaycochrane and her gorgeous stock photography from the @scstockshop and @socialsquares for giving me the visuals I need to make this shop dream a reality. {No one is paying me to say this- just wanted to give credit where it is DUE!} - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #designedtothriveshop #thriveguides #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
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    Beloveds, yes you are so loved. These last few days have been blends of a push to launch a shop, mixed with a transformer blowing at 3 AM and shaking my house (the only thing damaged was sleep), taking things as slow as I need knowing this shop was not emergency (even though I'm inclined to push through and over a cliff), and deciding to go live with fewer finished products than I envisioned (but will be adding to quickly). Here's my fancy launch strategy: Doors are open, y'all come on in. Between now & Sunday at 11:59PM use the code for SHOPLAUNCH35 for 35% off your first order - In the shop you'll find: Thrive Guides™ (on wholehearted practical topics for creatives), Templates (Tools & Workflows- Coming Soon), Trello & Tech kits (coming soon), Toolkits (super practical deep dives into areas of creative biz strategy), & Prints (you can print at home). I chose getting started over getting it perfect. So let me know: What types of creative, business resources have you been looking for and unable to find? Either at all, or specifically meeting a certain need? PUH-LEASE pop them in the comments below - This Thrive Guide™ is 65 practical things you can do to get out of a creative rut. Or past a creative block. Plus I share my number one tool for cultivating a creative practice no matter where you are in the world - A huge thanks to @shaycochrane and her gorgeous stock photography from the @scstockshop and @socialsquares for giving me the visuals I need to make this shop dream a reality. {No one is paying me to say this- just wanted to give credit where it is DUE!} - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #designedtothriveshop #thriveguides #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
  • Those who cannot be tamed are disturbers of the universe, and without them we would be infinitely poorer. -Madeleine L'Engle - I read these words in the quiet this morning, mixed with memes and greetings of May the 4th be with you. Because of course it is, and it's world Star Wars Day. And then the news from my twitter feed ricocheted through my soul: Rachel Held Evans slipped into eternity during the early hours of this day celebrating the story of a scrappy resistance that topples an unjust empire. Somehow it seems both a cruel irony and uncanny timing all in the same breath. And we are truly infinitely poorer - Rachel's words and humor and grace have given voice and language to so many of us who have found life-giving spiritual expression outside evangelicalism but still in community, calling us all to a larger narrative. Her words state it better than I can: - This is what God's kingdom is like: a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table, not because they are rich or worthy or good, but because they are hungry, because they said yes. And there's always room for more. —Rachel Held Evans - I'm still stunned by her loss. Time is the most precious resource we have beloved. May we live and love well, and steward it from the place of knowing we are deeply, tenderly, and relentlessly loved - #becauseofRHE #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
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    Those who cannot be tamed are disturbers of the universe, and without them we would be infinitely poorer. -Madeleine L'Engle - I read these words in the quiet this morning, mixed with memes and greetings of May the 4th be with you. Because of course it is, and it's world Star Wars Day. And then the news from my twitter feed ricocheted through my soul: Rachel Held Evans slipped into eternity during the early hours of this day celebrating the story of a scrappy resistance that topples an unjust empire. Somehow it seems both a cruel irony and uncanny timing all in the same breath. And we are truly infinitely poorer - Rachel's words and humor and grace have given voice and language to so many of us who have found life-giving spiritual expression outside evangelicalism but still in community, calling us all to a larger narrative. Her words state it better than I can: - This is what God's kingdom is like: a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table, not because they are rich or worthy or good, but because they are hungry, because they said yes. And there's always room for more. —Rachel Held Evans - I'm still stunned by her loss. Time is the most precious resource we have beloved. May we live and love well, and steward it from the place of knowing we are deeply, tenderly, and relentlessly loved - #becauseofRHE #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #soulcareforcreatives #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #storymatters #goaldigger #shetheroar
  • Sometimes I write the things to others I most need to hear myself. Yes we need need to know our biz numbers, but we can’t let them determine our sense of self. It’s a trap I know I need reminding of regularly - I’m not defined by the numbers of my followers, or the numbers the scale says (that one’s the hardest if I’m honest), or my clothes size (tied with the scale), or my bank account or my IQ score (post TBI- I don’t have a new number & thank heavens I don’t) or my email list size or the bajillion combinations of metrics that try to define and decide my world and my worth - Had a little aha moment these last few weeks. I have been trying to fit this new business into the shape of the old business I lost last year after the accident instead of simply letting it become in new ways that embrace the season I’m in. I’m convinced one way I’m going to come back from the brain injury fog is to write my way back through it, so expect more writing and art/creativity to be showing up here. And one thing I’m SUPER passionate about is the intersection of creativity, story and soul care especially as it unfolds for creatives and entrepreneurs. I might just become a professional cheer leader after all, because I don’t know about you, but I can always use more genuine targeted encouragement 🎉✍🏻👩🏻‍🎨 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #makersgonnamake #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #goalgetter #goaldigger #shetheroar
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    Sometimes I write the things to others I most need to hear myself. Yes we need need to know our biz numbers, but we can’t let them determine our sense of self. It’s a trap I know I need reminding of regularly - I’m not defined by the numbers of my followers, or the numbers the scale says (that one’s the hardest if I’m honest), or my clothes size (tied with the scale), or my bank account or my IQ score (post TBI- I don’t have a new number & thank heavens I don’t) or my email list size or the bajillion combinations of metrics that try to define and decide my world and my worth - Had a little aha moment these last few weeks. I have been trying to fit this new business into the shape of the old business I lost last year after the accident instead of simply letting it become in new ways that embrace the season I’m in. I’m convinced one way I’m going to come back from the brain injury fog is to write my way back through it, so expect more writing and art/creativity to be showing up here. And one thing I’m SUPER passionate about is the intersection of creativity, story and soul care especially as it unfolds for creatives and entrepreneurs. I might just become a professional cheer leader after all, because I don’t know about you, but I can always use more genuine targeted encouragement 🎉✍🏻👩🏻‍🎨 - #designedtothrivecreative #courageouscreativity #purposemeetsprofit #designedtothrive #creativeatheart #creativepreneur #creativebusinessowner #risingtidesociety #calledtobecreative #creativityfound #communityovercompetition #jaxcreatives #wearethecreativeeconomy #beingboss #womenwhowork #createcultivate #madetomatter #makersgonnamake #thelittlevictories #dowhatyoulove #creativebusiness #illustratedbusiness #dontquityourdaydream #withgritandgrace #goalgetter #goaldigger #shetheroar