Are You Willing to Declutter Your Fears to Achieve Your Dreams?

AlyssaEncourage Me!, Lisa Jordan, Nurturing Creativity, Nurturing the Soul, Writing Life

by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan I told my husband once I submitted my latest book to my editor on August 31st, then I would make time in my very busy schedule to declutter our basement. Now this is a project and a half, friends. With over thirty years of marriage, and twenty-four of them have been spent in our current home, …

The Beauty of Learning to Wait

AlyssaEncourage Me!, Lisa Jordan, Nurturing Creativity, Nurturing the Soul, Writer's life, Writing Life, Writing Life Coaching

by Lisa Jordan, @lisajordan Several years ago, I celebrated a friend’s birthday by attending a pottery painting party at a local studio with our circle of friends. We had two hours to choose a piece of greenware—clay that has been shaped, but not fired yet—and paint it any way we desired.  We laughed, ate the most fabulous cupcakes and celebrated …