A Muse's Daydream: Creative Journeys to the Present Moment

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Celebrating one year of A Muse's Daydream with one of the most popular episodes and a drawing for regular listeners.

To enter the drawing: email me at [email protected] with A Muse's Drawing in the subject line. Tell me where you're from and if you have a favorite episode by August 30th. Prizes: New out-of-print editions of The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder, $35 Gift Certificate to Bookshop.org, original art from yours truly.

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This episode  illustrates how the writer (that would be me), can be influenced by TV shows and movies from the 60s and 70s, a zigzag carpet design that asks me to dance, and the altered state of consciousness one can get into when daydreaming while getting a massage. And of course, there's a nugget of wisdom.
Sometimes it's more painful not to follow a creative call than it is to follow one that goes nowhere.

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What if you could call a hotline to get ideas? I did and for SOME REASON it required a lot of patience. But I did get a pizza out of it, you might get a tip or two about your creativity.

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"Get "lit" with conversations that will encourage you to share your light! If you are struggling to get motivated, know there is more for you in this life or you feel stuck in a rut. I'm here for YOU." Here's the episode I got to be on.

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Jill Badonsky is the author/illustrator of three books on the creative process, creator/trainer at KMCC, and internationally recognized workshop leader. She teaches at the La Jolla Athenaeum and Omega Institute as well as through www.themuseisin.com

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I've been a little stuck with coming up with a new episode lately, so I tuned into Radio Daydream. Where do those kind of daydreams come from? The answer has something to do with brooms, unused amused,  WD40, and a little bit of belief.  What if you embraced your magnificence just a little more?

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Jill Badonsky is the author/illustrator of three books on the creative process, creator and trainer of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification program, yoga/mindfulness teacher, and internationally recognized workshop leader. She teaches through Omega Institute, the La Jolla Antheaeum, and through The Muse is In.
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Last October, in the middle of election insanity and pandemicness, I found an article about the water found in the Clavius Crater on the moon. I took a trip to the moon to get out of the craziness and found out how relaxing it can be to just float in a relaxing body of water.  I still need moments to revisit that experience and thought you might too.

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I'm revisiting November 2020 when the pandemic was still in high gear. It's interesting to see how I was feeling then - and how helpful the creative imagination was in getting through it.
It was time for me to get out of the house for a hike - a haze that smelled like garlic was following me around at home.  The hike was a little foggy, a lot like how the creative process is sometimes.  . This episode includes owls, squirrels, and garbanzo beans.
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In this episode you hear about Evil Witch Dry Cleaners, flying monkeys, and a journey down a yellow brick road of an idea.  Writing gives us the power to create our own reality.

Another adventure in the metaphor of the creative process with special powers to relax and inspire you..
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Good Witch played by Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coach and Founder • AVANT HAÜS MEDIA, Christina Barsi.
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This episode, A Muse's Daydream strays from the original work of Jill Badonsky to one of her favorite authors. James Thurber was one of her early influences for tongue in cheek humor and stories with morals.

“The Moth and The Star” from Fables for Our Time and Famous Poems Illustrated was written by James Thurber. Copyright ©1940 by Rosemary A. Thurber. Presented by arrangement with Rosemary A. Thurber and The Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc. All rights reserved. To learn more about James Thurber, visit ThurberHouse.org and JamesThurber.org

James Thurber (Bio)

American humorist James Thurber was born in 1894 in Columbus, Ohio, where he was raised and educated. After attending The Ohio State University (1913-1918), Thurber worked as a newspaper writer in Columbus, Paris, and New York before joining the staff of The New Yorker in 1927. His contributions to that magazine, both as a writer and an artist, were instrumental in changing the character of American humor. Thurber left the staff of the magazine in 1935, but continued to contribute to it for the next two decades. In 1940, failing eyesight – the result of a boyhood accident – forced him to curtail his drawing; by 1952, he had to give it up altogether. He continued to write until his death in 1961.

 Thurber’s humor speaks not only for an era, but also for the confused human condition in general. His essays, stories, fables, and plays, as well as his drawings and cartoons, have been collected in over thirty volumes, and they continue to be reprinted often in textbooks and anthologies. Thurber’s work has also been frequently adapted for the stage, television, movies, and musical presentations.

 James Thurber, in addition to receiving multiple honorary doctorate degrees and Library Association awards, has been honored with a special Tony Award for A Thurber Carnival (1961) and an Emmy (Best Comedy) for the Thurber-based My World and Welcome To It (1970); in 1994, on the centennial celebration of his birthday, the United States Postal Service imprinted his self-portrait on the postage stamp.

Thurber House (www.ThurberHouse.org), listed on the National Register of Historic places, was one of the boyhood homes of the humorist-cartoonist and now serves as a nonprofit literary center and Thurber museum. Thurber House continues the legacy of James Thurber and since 1997 has awarded the Thurber Prize for outstanding American humor to such writers as Ian Frazier, Jon Stewart, Alan Zweibel, Calvin Trillin, Trevor Noah and Simon Rich. For more about James Thurber, please visit: JamesThurber.org

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Blanche interrupts our regular programming with a Mother's Day message for everyone, even if you're not a mother and especially if Mother's Day isn't all chocolate and roses.
Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky with special guest... Blanche Baldwin, Muse Broker

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In this episode a writer is waiting for the perfect conditions to write in a galaxy of complications and distractions. It includes a boar, a Bed, Bath and Beyond flier, and a river of lilacs.

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