by Chris Smith | Mar 23, 2018 | Alignment with Values, Authenticity, Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Freedom, The Book - Reap As You Sew, Unbound
Today I’m again encouraging you to live out your sacred purpose in whatever creative ways you’re called. This holy time, especially if you are Christian or Jewish, is a great time to ponder whether we’re living in ways that help us to become our true...
by Chris Smith | Jan 9, 2018 | Creative Expression, Freedom, Quilts and Stories, The Book - Reap As You Sew
My quiltmaking took a backseat in 2016-2017; it won’t in 2018! I finally remembered that my “hobby” is also my lifeline, my therapy, my prayer, my creative outlet, a source of joy, a cooperative effort with the Great Creator who gave me this...
by Chris Smith | May 28, 2017 | Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Overcoming Obstacles, Quilts and Stories, Spiritivity, Spiritivity Coaching Tools, Unbound
Let’s talk about setting goals, failing to achieve them, and a creativity coaching tool that can help! Following the lead of Michael S. Hyatt, I reviewed 2016 and set goals for 2017 that, if achieved, would likely make me feel that I’d had the Best...
by Chris Smith | Apr 7, 2017 | Alignment with Values, Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Life Stories, Quilts and Stories, Transformational Breakthroughs, Unbound
Pondering Priorities and Piercing Perfectionism Turned the Tide When I learned to sew, my mother instilled in me excessive concern about how each garment would look inside out. My seam ripper became the most used tool in my sewing kit. I’d rip and re-do a seam or a...
by Chris Smith | Feb 13, 2017 | Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Heart-to-heart Interaction, Life Stories, Sacred Calling, Spiritivity, Spiritual Direction
7 Reasons to Let Your Light Shine through Gifts from Your Heart It’s the month when we celebrate Love. And I’m basking in the joy of two recent Love Trips: a week in Mexico with my daughter Kacie, during which we finalized the design for a multi-generational wedding...
by Chris Smith | Dec 27, 2016 | Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Gratitude, Life Stories, Spiritivity, Transformational Breakthroughs
My very most spiritual Christmas experience happened in May more than two decades ago on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land with five friends from church. Despite Palestinian-Israeli unrest nearby, we were blessed with an occasion of wonder, mystery, and joy in Bethlehem....
by Chris Smith | Nov 3, 2016 | Creative Expression, Gratitude, Spiritivity
November—the month of All Saints, All Souls, and Thanksgiving—is a good time to remember that we’re all called to creativity. And many of those who’ve gone before us and made a holy splash have also been artists in their own ways! BE INSPIRED! Why...
by Chris Smith | Nov 2, 2016 | Creative Expression, Encouragement and Inspiration, Gratitude, Hands-On Spiritivity Exercises, Life Stories, Quilts and Stories, Spiritivity
Today I miss visiting the cemetery, eating special foods, and saying prayers for the people being commemorated on temporary altars in homes, on the sidewalks, in restaurants, and even in shopping centers. In short, I wish I were in Mexico for Dia de los Muertos!...
by Chris Smith | Oct 19, 2016 | Authenticity, Creative Expression, Empowering and Freeing Choices, Encouragement and Inspiration, Freedom, Healing, praying for guidance, Sacred Calling, Spiritivity, Spiritual Direction, Transformational Breakthroughs, Unbound
We Can’t Do It All, and We Can Be Our Best In my last post, Serving God and Money, I wrote about a nightmare, along with some physical health issues, which convinced me to revamp how I steward the time, talent, and treasure God has given me. Scripture makes it...
by Chris Smith | Oct 17, 2016 | Alignment with Values, Authenticity, Creative Expression, Freedom, Life Stories, Spiritivity, The Book - Reap As You Sew, Transformational Breakthroughs
Nightmares Are Often Wake-Up Calls This is Post #4 in a Series. Here are links to the preceding posts: Including the Messiness When You Tell Your Life Story How I Transitioned from Lawyer to the Spirituality of Quilting How Do You Know When You’re Actually...
