How my journey began

I was a highly sensitive, shy, creative child. I could spend hours drawing, reading, or dreaming up fanciful stories on my own or with friends. To say that I had a rich inner life is an understatement.

At 15 years old, I had no idea what I wanted to do in the world, but I knew that I loved all kinds of creative expression and had talked to a school counselor about my curiosity for art school.  This well-meaning counselor told me that I should forget art.  He said, "You'd be better off looking at business schools and you should take a typing class."  I was crushed.  At that age, I thought he was an adult and he must know better than me about which direction I should head.  I spent the remainder of my time in school doing typing drills, having put away my childish dreams of being a creative person.

I pushed down my passion for writing, for music, and art. I believed that my sensitivity was a weakness. I covered up how I naturally expressed in the world because it didn't seem practical or acceptable.  It seemed safer to follow a prescribed path.

Over the years, I’ve come to know that my sensitivity is my greatest superpower and my creative mind is a gift. And I know that I'm not alone. Through my own journey, I have come to understand that my purpose is to help creative souls recognize their own beauty, strength, and talents by being true to who they are and how they express themselves in this world.

I believe that each one of us is an artist and the greatest masterpiece we all have in front of us is our own life. Being a word geek, I always loved that the antiquated form of the verb “to be” is “art”.  As in, “Thou art.”

My purpose is to help you find who your inner artist truly is and how you want to express yourself in this life—to discover, “How great thou art!”