Something that really holds a lot of creatives back is the need to sound deep and to be seen as deep in the eyes of others. We often compare ourselves to artists and creatives of old believing that if our art or work isn’t like theirs, it isn’t worthy of sharing, but in this episode I share what I’ve come to learn about what it truly means to create and share from a place of real depth and realize that your power to be profound is already in you.

So, did you know that you can be at peace right now? Like..NOW, NOW. I found that out in a difficult, yet beautiful way recently after shifting my perspective and surrendering to the power of mindfulness while dealing with what I thought was a pretty stressful situation. I allowed myself to see the beauty of life not only for what it could be in the future, but for the all the beautiful things I can appreciate about it right now. Sometimes, we can get so caught up in getting to the next level that we forget to enjoy the level we're at right now. In this episode, I share a quick reminder to seek the beauty of where you are because the present truly is a gift.

Sometimes, the reason we end up so frustrated is because we’re often fighting battles we were never meant to fight. In this episode, I share a quick reminder not to see surrender as a weakness, but your greatest asset as a child of God. Remember the battle was never yours to fight anyway! So give it to God and allow Him to shift your response AND that situation right in your favor.

So many of us can get stuck in a timeframe of where we encountered our last failure setback or disappointment and unfortunately, we often allow those moments to define us. But in this episode, I want to encourage you that you don’t have to live from that stuck place anymore - at any given moment you have the power to release the old identity and step into the new. At any given moment, you have the power to begin again. So don’t allow your past to strong arm you any longer..because you have the power become the best version of yourself RIGHT NOW, no permission necessary.

Oftentimes, the struggle to release unhealthy relationships in our lives is real and we often end up repeating toxic cycles of having them in our lives. In this episode, I share my own experience of these patterns in my own life and how I was able to heal and end this cycle by moving away from trauma responses and stepping into truth.

After the enemy reeeally tried it (yet still failed!) these past few weeks, I knew I had to share this message that God placed on my heart. When there's a big purpose, a great plan for your life, the enemy will use everything in his arsenal to stop you. But the question is..will you remain persistent under pressure? Will you continue to do what God has called you to do, even when it seems like everything..and I mean EVERYTHING..seems to be working against you? In this episode I wanted to remind even when motivation and inspiration fails, God doesn't. Once He's given you that vision, He will be sure to bring it to pass and give you strength to pursue and persist right in the face of the enemy. So keep pressing your way through..because the victory's already yours!

So instead of the typically planned audio recording, I decided to share the audio of a video that I was inspired to create a few days ago for this week's episode. It's all about taking a leap of faith and moving when God tells you to move.. quite literally. Some of you have been living in a place that can no longer contain what God wants to do for you and where He wants to take you. And He's now saying it's time to get out of your comfort zone and MOVE!! So, if this word is for you, take it, trust God and go where He's calling you to go!

Our lives are a product of our minds and our thought life. In this episode, Shakara gives practical ways that we can transform the way we think and consciously manifest the life of abundance & prosperity we truly desire.

In this journal episode, Shakara reminds us that while it's important to make plans and be prepared, it's even better to be ready to throw those plans out the window and surrender to the flow of your intuition. Because when we lean into Divine guidance..that is TRULY where the real magic happens.

As creatives, we can all go through ruts and periods of discouragement that cause us to question our gifts. In this weeks episode, Shakara reminds us that it's okay to go through these seasons and that the key is to push through those moments of doubt and to keep creating anyhow. Because it's not about creating the perfect piece of art..it's about creating because that's what you were born to do.