Three Kinds of Stuck

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Three Kinds of Stuck

Pep talk for jiggling things loose

Mar 10, 2023

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In today’s episode, I talk about being stuck.

Sure, I talk about being stuck in creative work – as in writer’s block or feeling stuck when painting. But you may want to listen for how these situations are analogous to feeling stuck with just about anything in life – a job, a relationship, a health condition.

Even if you’re not a writer or artist, the problem is universal…..as are the solutions. And the topic of being STUCK came up in a lot of ways for me in February, so I figured the Universe was trying to tell me something.

Here are all the posts or podcasts I mention:

Emerging Form

How Might Awe Inspire Our Creative Process?

“The more we are open to awe and beauty, the more we benefit from curiosity, feeling a part of the world around us.” —Florence Williams Preview: Episode 81 The Power of Awe “So much of creativity is just noticing the world,” says Florence Williams, author of…

2 years ago · 1 like · Christie Aschwanden

of ink + insight

Insight Writing Workshop

2 years ago · 1 like · Cynthia Berg

ink on my fingers

Thoughts from this morning

1. You’ve got nothing to write about. 2. I mean, you could write about how it feels to be getting older but there are older people than you online, who cares about your perspective? 3. And people younger than you don’t care what you have to say because you are now invisible to them…

2 years ago · 126 likes · 50 comments · Susannah Conway

For Dear Life with Maggie Smith

Pep Talk

Hi, Friend. Last week paid subscribers submitted questions—such great questions!—for our first pick-my-brain Q&A. I’ll be responding to most of those questions in future paid-only posts, but then I saw this question from Lindsey: Hi Maggie — When you feel stuck in your writing or creativity, what does your pep talk sound like…

2 years ago · 83 likes · Maggie Smith

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