The Awakened Rtist Blog
Soulful stories about creativity, business, spiritual awakening, and the beautiful journey of building a life that truly lights you up.
Real Stories.
From a Real Life.
This blog is where I pull up a chair, pour a cup of something warm, and talk to you like the friend I hope to be..... about creativity, business, spiritual awakening, and what it really looks like to build a life that lights you up from the inside.
No fluff. No perfection. Just honest stories, hard-won wisdom, and a whole lot of love — for art, for animals, and for the beautiful messy journey of becoming who you truly are.
Rosemary with her beloved fur babies 🐾
From Career Change to Creative Business: My Maker Story
This one's personal. Pour yourself something warm and settle in, because I want to share a little of my story with you today. I spent years as a musician. Music was my identity, my passion, the thing I had built my whole adult life around. But somewhere along the way, the joy started to get quieter..... and I found myself wondering — is this still mine?
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What do you want your creative work to say about you long after you're gone? This one goes deep..... and it just might change how you think about everything you make.
Read More →From Career Change to Creative Business: My Maker Story
I spent years as a musician. But somewhere along the way, the joy started to get quieter..... and I found myself wondering — is this still mine? Here's what happened next.
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