Kristal Norton

artist, author, and creative soul guide

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The Fear and Magic of Beginner’s Mind

Prefer to listen? I have a bad habit of over researching. I tend to gently slip my way into learning something without committing to it. I watch, I read, I learn. And when it finally gets to be too much and I have to face the fact that it's time to actually DO... there's a clash. My mind and my...
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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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The Truth in Embodiment

It never ceases to amaze me the connections I make between my art journaling journey and my life; and how it can be used as a tool to express all of the lessons I learn along the way and to practice new ways of being. Most recently, my path has led me to karate of all things. After almost two...
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