by Katherine Torrini | Nov 9, 2015 | CREATIVE INSPIRATION, POETRY
BEAUTY has both drawn me and confused me for as long as I can remember. I need it, no less than food and water. I feel pain at its loss, joy at its return. It shelters my spirit with hope, and makes my heart sing like the sunrise. It is the highest expression of...
by Katherine Torrini | May 6, 2015 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION, VIDEO
“Oh God, help me to believe the truth about myself, no matter how beautiful it is” –Macrina Weiderkher, Benedictine nun. I almost cancelled a consult with a potential new client this morning– more than once! She didn’t come from the...
by Katherine Torrini | Apr 15, 2015 | EVENTS, UNSTUCK
My Inner Critics almost made me do it…or rather almost not do it… Four years ago, two of my Inner Mean Girls (the despicable duo of “Miss Originality”+ “Miss Sophistication”) ganged up to almost stop me from making one of the very...
by Katherine Torrini | Mar 30, 2015 | CREATIVE INSPIRATION, VISUAL JOURNALING
A long-time client texted me last month to share her ah-ha: When I fill the well…my creativity overflows!…ta-dah! Now, Paula knew that already, of course. She’d had that ah-ha before (more than once!) But it can be the simplest things that we...
by Katherine Torrini | Jan 30, 2015 | Press & News
“One in four Northwest Arkansas children live in poverty. That amounts to 26,000 children, enough to fill the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion four times. Almost half of the area’s children come from low-income homes, many of which teeter on the brink of...
by Katherine Torrini | Dec 23, 2014 | CREATIVE INSPIRATION, POETRY, VIDEO
“For someone who refuses to live in fear, you sure are afraid a lot…” — says my Inner Critic….. Now, I’ve worked with my Inner Critics long enough to know not to take this at face value. No, it’s not proof that I am a fraud....
by Katherine Torrini | Dec 16, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION
Excellent. I’m excited that your Creative Guidance System is operating. I’m excited that you’re listening. I’m really excited because that hunger is telling you exactly what you desire. Your soul is hungry to C.R.E.A.T.E! Your soul is hungry...
by Katherine Torrini | Nov 4, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION, VIDEO
I LOVE brainstorming. I’m really good at it. You probably are too. We are veritable idea machines! But would you believe that brainstorming IS NOT always the best thing for your creativity? Shocking, but true! Learn all about the dark side of brainstorming in...
by Katherine Torrini | Oct 3, 2014 | COACHING, UNSTUCK, VIDEO
I’ve got an Inner Optimizer. She’s so efficient, she doesn’t even waste time with having a better name for herself. She’s committed to getting the MOST out of my time, energy and resources — at all costs! Sometimes she’s a godsend....
by Katherine Torrini | Sep 15, 2014 | COACHING, CREATIVE INSPIRATION, VIDEO
We act like “I don’t know” is the worst possible answer in the world. It’s practically a taboo in our society not to know. Inspired recently by the wonderful book “What it is” by Lynda Barry (part art journal, part comic book, part...
