M.C. Richards said "Poets are not the only poets." Her art integrated all aspects of her life and she felt we are all artists if we carefully pay attention to the wealth of gifts at our fingertips.

Crossing the Unknown Sea – Poet David Whyte tells of a meeting with Brother David in which he learns that “the antidote to exhaustion is not necessarily rest.”

The life of Käthe Kollwitz shows what happens when creativity embraces the poor of the world.

Whether you are a sophisticated film-buff or simply enjoy the occasional movie night, you are in for an adventure when you view the films described here, each revealing unique facets of gratefulness.

Surfing the Night - A friend's gift allows Mary Lou Worster Anderson to "surf the waves" of her own creativity.

What's haiku? - Try your hand at writing a haiku poem and read some of our examples.

Stephen Mitchell’s poem “Jerome” vividly conveys the absorption of the artist’s way.

Georgia O'Keeffe reflects on the wideness and wonder of the world.

Sister Galen Martini and Brother David Steindl-Rast discuss The Artist at the Crux of Community.

Art and the Sacred explores awe -- that inexplicable fusion of fear and fascination -- through poetry and a painting.

Seeing with the Inner Eye --What appears as dry, wrinkled, and old may surprise us when viewed through the inner eye.

Work and Leisure - Every work that is well done bears the marks of leisure.

Movin' On Up (excerpt) - Mahalia Jackson writes that "a song must do something for me as well as for the people that hear it."

Enjoy our children’s picture gallery and then use paint, pastels, pencils or any medium of your choice to discover what you’d like to create with fresh vision.

Intention 2010 - Share how you will improve your world in 2010!

A Different Way to Think about Creative Genius
Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert offers a funny, personal, inspiring talk about how we ruin genius and how we can release ourselves from the terror that we will not be able to keep up our artistic flow.

 Recovering Buoyancy - Victoria Castle offers a quick audio refresher to help you come back into the state in which you are most "resourceful, innovative, and connected to others." To find more Necessary Mischief, visit Victoria's website.

The Worldwide Gratitude Project allows you to paint, collage, write, and express creatively what you are thankful for, using a simple postcard.  You can also view gratitude postcards from far and wide.

Playing for Change - See and hear "Stand by Me" performed seamlessly - by musicians thousands of miles apart - in this project that connects the world through music.  It starts simply, then builds!

Schola Ministries - Explore the sacred songs of theologian, poet and musician Sr. Kathleen Deignan. Discover spiritual awakening the re-enchantment of the human spirit.

The Moontown Café is a gathering place for poets of all styles.  Enter your poem in a contest, join a forum or create a blog to develop and refine your writing.

The Commitments - This video review by The New York Times' A.O. Scott of Alan Parker's 1991 film about a working-class Dublin soul band shows how the move "takes pain and frustration and longing and heartbreak and turns it all into joy."

Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams - Given his pancreatic cancer diagnosis, Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" at Carnegie Mellon University was not just ordinary parting advice.

Snowdays - At this website you can create your own snowflakes and share them with others.  Fun!

Soul of the Garden explores the connection between earthly gardens and inner flowering through poetry, quotes, a daily journal, extensive links and extraordinary photos.

Snow Crystals - Nature's creativity is shines through in these photo-microscopic images of snowflakes. They astound us by their minute and endless variations.

The Reciprocity Foundation provides a unique way to empower homeless youth through programs designed to foster creative work.

lLifeDesigning - Find your own way to a beautiful, creative, and constantly renewed life through the articles and links on this site (in German with some English).

The Inspired Heart: An Artist’s Journey of Transformation, by Jerry Wennstrom. “ Jerry Wennstrom was a rising star in the New York art world when he decided that the ultimate creative leap was to destroy his large body of art, give away all of his possessions, and spend the next 10 years wandering, seeking, listening, and trusting God to take care of him.” (Connie Shaw, Sentient Publications)

The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, by Betty Edwards. If you’ve ever sworn you can’t draw, this book is for you!

Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, by Natalie Goldberg. Whether you’re an experienced writer or a novice, Goldberg’s book offers seasoned guidance for letting your ideas flow.

The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron. A program “to recover your creativity from a variety of blocks, including limiting beliefs, fear, self-sabotage, jealousy, guilt, addictions, and other inhibiting forces, replacing them with artistic confidence and productivity.” (from Amazon.com review)