Kristal Norton

artist, author, and creative soul guide

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Making the Commitment to Show Up

Last week when I shared some thoughts on developing a dedicated creative practice, a lot of interesting comments, and ideas, and reminders came up that helped me (re)start the journey. Before, sitting down to create when I didn't feel like it sounded like icky forcing - but these last few days of showing up for the practice felt far from...
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Thoughts on Developing a Creative Practice

Over the last decade of diving into how we humans can return to creativity later in life, one thing has always eluded me (or is it perhaps one thing I've been resisting?). It is the question of whether we need to have a dedicated daily or weekly practice in order to truly deepen into our creativity. I've always leaned toward...
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Our Important Reminder…

For the last few weeks I was feeling overwhelmed, overworked, uninspired… all my focus was on meeting deadlines, checking things off my to-do list, getting things done. I was nearing burn out. Struggling to find joy in my day. And in the midst of it all, I didn’t know what was wrong. I just new I was feeling like crap….
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Creativity is Not a Stone

I haven’t painted anything in over two weeks. What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I get it together? I wonder how she can create so much and still blog and take care of her kids. These are thoughts that used to pass through my mind when I wasn’t creating something. I used to beat myself up for not creating as…
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What I’ve Learned From My Creative Rut

(click here if you can’t view the video) I’ve spent the past four months in a creative rut. How did I get out of it? Well, it began with getting out of my own way. You see, whether you realize it or not there’s a natural ebb and flow to our creative cycle. Sometimes we’re completely inspired, and sometimes we’re…
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