Art Creativity & Wellbeing

I'm glad you are here!
Here's a summary of the steps to creating the life you actually want to live:
1. Pay attention to your self-talk. You get to choose whether you believe it or not.
2. Remember that when people feel good, they do good things. If someone isn't doing a good thing it's because they feel bad.
3. Cultivate feeling good by choosing to… Not the other way around. I.e. it's not "good things happen so I feel good"… It's "when I feel good, good things happen"
4. Ask, how might you cultivate feeling good?

Here's how I do it…

Much love,
Kay

PS As of this month I am retiring my newsletter… After writing it for 7 years I'm understanding that it's not the best place for me to place my creative energy.

I have a huge THANK YOU for those of you who have been a part of the newsletter! Corresponding with you is a joy in my life.
I want to celebrate that in this moment.
I'm celebrating you right now
This link will take you to lots of options for connecting with me even after the last issue of my newsletter is published…

http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly

Links for today's episode:

21 Ways to Read a Tarot Card

The Adventure Zone

My favorite tarot deck, The Gill Tarot

I'm so excited to share my new website! It's hosted by dear friends of ours, people who babysat our firstborn when he was four months old. It feels so good and streamlined with why I'm building my life right now:
http://kaylockkolp.com

http://kaylockkolp.com/writings for essays, my book Positive Discipline Ninja Tactics, and every single 2021 issue of the We Turned Out Okay Playbook

My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : )

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!

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A few Program Notes: in the segment AFTER my conversation with David, I share about something sad that happened in our family recently: we said goodbye to our beloved pet chicken, Saphira.
I wanted to let you know here in case the emotions around the loss of loved ones aren't something you'd like to engage with today. 
In that case please enjoy my conversation with David Rue and skip this month's post segment.

Also, I apologize for my audio quality... David sounds great, but on my end, not so much! My amazing producer, 25-time Husband of the Year Award Winner Benjamin Kolp, is working on it.

Thank you for being here

Once in a while in conversation, I notice something special: everything extraneous falls away, there's a beautiful sense of flow, and I literally lose time.
That's what happened in this conversation with David Rue.
David creates an amazing podcast for children and families, Biddy's Stories. (You can find Biddy here at David's website, or wherever you get your podcasts.)
David has adopted the motto "when you go to sleep laughing, you wake up smiling." He brings wonderful stories into existence. Or as he shares in this conversation, "I let the story see where it wants to go."
The stories are fun for the grown-ups as well as the kids. I can attest to this personally : )

At some point we go way beyond the usual podcast conversation stuff – and into a conversation that's both fun and profound.
I hope you have as much fun listening as we did talking!

Much love,
Kay

PS Here's the story of why I am doing my 2023 Long Walk: https://www.gofundme.com/f/from-wheelchair-to-walking-across-england

My website's art page is LIVE!! This means you can see some of what I am creating : )

Or see what's new at
my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!

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"People who feel good do good things. People who feel bad do bad things."
When a friend said this to me recently, it made so much sense. 
But if you're not feeling good right now – if you're experiencing feelings of anger, or sadness, or guilt, or frustration over all that's going on in the world (maybe even in your world)… I hope this episode helps you find a way forward.

Much love,
Kay

PS Sign up for my monthly essay and art share (and training update for my 2023 Long Walk) by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly

My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : )

Or see what's new at
my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

If you are feeling buffeted by circumstances and kind of stuck, you are going to love this conversation.

In this episode I get to speak with Micaela Levesque, the creator of a giant mural that takes up the whole side of a building in Hartford, Connecticut.

At the time of our conversation it is the biggest thing Micaela's ever made, and we discuss how it came to be.

Its creation included very practical things! Like getting a special license to operate a giant scissor lift, and Michaela's ability to turn her mindset to abundance and think really big : )

Find Micaela at micaelalevesque.com…

Find the pictures – including the one of her beautiful mural – at my Instagram account, @weturnedoutokay…

Sign up for my weekly essay and art share (and training update for my 2023 Long Walk) by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly

My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : )

Or see what's new at
my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!
Much love,
Kay

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This question changed everything for me. I had never thought of my own health and wellness in such a context before! It took some deep work, but the answer that came up in me... whooee! I share about it today. 

 

Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly

My website's art page is LIVE!! So you can see some of what I am creating : )

Or see what's new at
my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!
Much love,
Kay

This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe

Today I share the story of a recent injury my Mom sustained… and how in the aftermath the love I feel for her caused me to – very nearly – show up in her life in a tyrannical way.

Not in the loving, caring way that I would wish.

Two questions a friend of mine asked me to think on helped me be in the best energy both for myself, and to be helpful for my Mom.

I hope this one's helpful for you!

Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly

My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!
Much love,
Kay

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Spoiler alert: my word of the year is…
MAGIC
What's yours?

Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly…

My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my Redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!
Much love,
Kay

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I was so excited to bring today's guest to you that I completely fail to introduce her at the beginning of the episode!
Let me do that here: Liz Powers is CEO and Chief Happiness Spreader at ArtLifting, the virtual art gallery that champions artists impacted by homelessness and disabilities.

Long before Liz and her brother founded ArtLifting, she worked as an art therapist. She would meet people in the direst of situations and was routinely impressed with their resilience.

If you are looking for a conversation to lift you up and remind you of all the good in the world, this is the one for you.

We recorded only in audio! Something I'm going to keep doing. There's a different feeling when we are not worrying about appearance or facial expressions but instead focusing on conveying important ideas, connecting, and fun.

To see Liz's book art and my first-ever amaryllis art, find me in Instagram @weturnedoutokay…

Find Liz at http://artlifting.com
or in all the socials @artlifting

Sign up for my weekly essay and art share by going to http://kaylockkolp.com/weekly…

My website's art page is still under construction. So for now I invite you to see what I'm working on at Kay to the Tenth, my redbubble page

Thank you for being here! It means a lot!

Kay

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If you're in need of a conversation that boosts your joy in being alive, this is the one for you!
My guest, Peleg Top of pelegtop.com, is a mentor and an artist based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Peleg goes deep today on how the challenges he's faced have helped him grow into the playful and fulfilled person he is today. This is an extremely fun conversation which includes, among much else, references to ecstatic dance and the latest Abba album! More Links from our conversation…
I first heard Peleg speak with Mark McGuinness on Mark's wonderful podcast, 21st Century Creative.
Peleg sends out a beautiful newsletter-essay each month called a Love Letter; sign up for them here.
A formative book for me that comes up today is called A Young People's History of the United States
While my website's Art page is still under construction, visit my redbubble page by clicking here…
Thank you for being along on this journey with me!
Much love,
Kay

Kay Lock Kolp M.Ed. Coach and Artist
kaylockkolp.com
    The quote I live by: "Play is the highest form of research." – Albert Einstein

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Something exciting is happening!
Today I share about what's changing, and what's staying the same.
Thank you for being on this journey with me
K

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