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Being Pulled by What Wants to Emerge

5 November 2025 by Jen Waller

A close-up of a fountain pen resting on a white surface, its golden nib angled toward the quote below. The text reads: “The faster I write the better my output. If I'm going slow I'm in trouble. It means I'm pushing the words instead of being pulled by them.” (Raymond Chandler) The image conveys simplicity, focus, and creative flow.

Flow appears when we stop forcing and start following. When we are pulled by what wants to emerge, effort turns into ease.
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Beyond Words: Touching the Essence

30 October 2025 by Jen Waller

Against a black background, a burst of coloured powder — pink, orange, yellow, blue — explodes outward, vibrant and full of movement. Above it, in white text, is the quote: “It's all the unwordable things one wants to write about, just as it's all the unformable things one wants to paint — essence.” (Emily Carr) The image captures the energy of creative expression and the beauty of what can’t be put into words.

Some things can’t be explained, they can only be felt. Essence often lives in the pause before understanding, quietly shaping what we create.
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Realising Sensations

27 October 2025 by Jen Waller

An impressionist-style landscape painting in soft blues, greens, and yellows depicts a mountain and surrounding countryside. Overlaid in white text is the quote: “Painting from nature is not copying the object, it is realizing sensations.” (Paul Cézanne) The image conveys a sense of texture, depth, and living presence — a visual expression of perceiving through feeling rather than imitation.

Cézanne said, “Painting from nature is not copying the object, it is realizing sensations.” When we live from that same space, life itself becomes art.
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The Feeling of Being Fully Alive

16 October 2025 by Jen Waller

A close-up of a fountain pen writing on textured paper, softly focused and warmly lit. Text on the image reads: "Like to write? Of course, of course I do. I seem to live while I write — it is life, for me." (Elizabeth Barrett Browning) The image evokes presence, creativity, and the quiet joy of self-expression.

When we’re fully present to what brings us alive, it’s no longer about what we’re doing — it’s about being in it.
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When Dreams Lend Themselves to Us

9 August 2025 by Jen Waller

A softly blended night sky in shades of blue, dotted with pastel pink, white, and turquoise stars. At the bottom is the quote: "We must learn how to lend ourselves to dreaming when dreams lend themselves to us." (Albert Camus)

Not every dream arrives grand and urgent, some drift in quietly, waiting for you to notice.
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Creativity That Doesn’t Need to Prove Itself

20 July 2025 by Jen Waller

A digitally illustrated image of a torn-paper-style nature collage. At the top is a brown-paper sky with the quote in black text: "Art is man's nature; nature is God's art." (Philip James Bailey) Below are torn layers of mountains, waves, and earth in various textures and colours: grey stone, turquoise water, white crests, brown rock, and snowy peaks.

What if, despite what we sometimes believe, there’s a naturalness to creativity?
Not just in paint and poetry, but in the way we can approach solving problems, connect with others, or see the world differently.
What if art isn’t something separate from us, but something we’re already part of?

>Nature doesn’t try to impress. It just expresses.
And maybe, so can we, when we’re not caught up in trying too hard.

Everyday Creativity: Recognising Your Creative Potential

7 October 2024 by Jen Waller

The image features a vibrant light bulb set against a dark, neutral background. The bulb itself is not an ordinary one; it glows with a gradient of vivid colors ranging from pink at the top, transitioning through orange, and into a deep violet at the base, symbolizing creativity and innovation. Surrounding the bulb are white lines and dots that radiate outward, suggesting the emission of light and energy. These rays add a dynamic quality to the image, representing the light bulb as not only a source of light but also a metaphor for ideas and creative sparks. Above this visually striking graphic, there is a quote by Frank Barron: "Creativity is energy being put to work in a constructive fashion."

The quote of the day is: “Creativity is energy being put to work in a constructive fashion.” (Frank Barron) Frank Barron (1922–2002) was an American psychologist and professor renowned for his pioneering research on creativity and personality. He dedicated much of his career to understanding the nature of creativity, exploring how it manifests in individuals, … Read more

Questions About Creating from Nothing: Finding Inspiration in the Unexpected

4 October 2024 by Jen Waller

The image is a visually complex and dynamic depiction of mathematical and scientific equations and symbols floating against a dark, digitized background that suggests a deep, cosmic or virtual space. It features a chaotic arrangement of various mathematical expressions, diagrams, and notations that glow in a neon green colour, giving the impression of intense cerebral activity or theoretical calculations. Prominent among these symbols is Einstein's famous equation, E=mc², highlighted and slightly larger than the surrounding equations. Above this intricate array of scientific data, there is a quote by Ernest Barnes: "The astonishing thing about Einstein's equations is that they appear to have come out of nothing."

The quote of the day is: “The astonishing thing about Einstein’s equations is that they appear to have come out of nothing.” (Ernest Barnes) Questions For Coaches: Bonus Questions: About Jen Waller Jen Waller is a transformative coach dedicated to empowering individuals to get out of their own way and make a meaningful impact in … Read more