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From Destruction To Creations: Destroyed trees in city park carved into beautiful works of art. Devastation from fierce storms prompts something beautiful to be created out of the destruction. Sometimes, bad things can be turned into something useful, even beautiful.

Mourning the loss of these sacred trees was surely a dark time for Amboy Illinois residents, but it's what happened next—how the people chose to respond to the tragedy that makes my heart soar. It's an inspiring example of allowing the light of possibility to shine through the darkness of defeat.

See also the tree sculptures that were created.

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Alleviating That Thin Constant Writer's Anxiety

Whitney Ferre is on a mission to open you to living life as both the ART and the ARTIST.

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Scoot Out of Unfulfilling Ruts
Are you in a creative rut? Spinning your tires? First you need to realize where you are at. Then you need to understand what's keeping you there. Finally Chris helps you to figure out what actions to take to get out of your rut. Real world examples are explored in this inspirational article.

Gateways Coaching for Arts Professionals

Creativity Coaching : Barbara Bowen

Barbara Bowen's Gateways Coaching for Artists and Creative Professionals

Barbara Bowen I am a New York based professional writer/photographer, and founder of Gateways Coaching. I coach artists and other art career professionals in transition worldwide: designers, photographers, artists, architects, ad creatives, journalists & authors, media professionals, performers and others in fields involved with creativity.

At various stages of career growth, creative professionals encounter unique obstacles, on the outer or inner levels, or both. Gateways Coaching for Artists and Creative Professionals helps clients to clarify the inner obstacles to momentum, and/or the outer obstacles to career growth. As they gain more clarification, the cobwebs of confusion are lifted. They begin to undertake sensible new risks that renew momentum toward their art career goals. Action is the key to movement, and Gateways Art Career and Creativity Coaching is designed to support it. Learn about standard and targeted coaching, writing services, complimentary consultations, and Join Gateways Action Updates for your FREE PODCAST on the creative process here: GatewaysCoaching.com. Meet remarkable, creative agents of global change at my blog: GatewaystoAction.com.

Creativity Features by Barbara Bowen

Creativity Coaching Snapshots Series
By Barbara Bowen
Each inspirational "Snapshot" article addresses one aspect of your creativity or art career.

Creativity: Discipline or Willingness?
By Barbara Bowen
When it comes to creativity, the word discipline can present problems for our art career.

Creativity and Spirituality
By Barbara Bowen
Creativity is often misunderstood to be an act of the ego and intellect. In truth, the Creative Process is fundamentally a spiritual one.

Tempering the Inner Critic
By Barbara Bowen
When it comes to Creativity, the Creative Voice is infinitely more powerful than the Critical Voice.

Carl Jung and Gateways Themes
By Barbara Bowen
Gateways Coaching themes integrate understandings from the mythologist Joseph Campbell and various spiritual traditions and teachers.

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