A Steady Decline : Monetizing the Practice

Dear reader,

Today I want to talk about staying committed to writing and art making and creativity even when your stats are plummeting. As the year comes to an end I reflect not on a year of business growth, but of decline.

I am reflecting on how this is my last essay of the year and what a gift it is to be in your inbox. I don’t take that space lightly.

I am reflecting on a year of knowing more about myself than ever before. A year without falling in love and no financial windfalls.

I am reflecting on what we choose to monetize and what it does to our creative practice when we chose to do so.

I am reflecting on a year of being home a lot and transitioning into a year of being gone a lot.

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I am reflecting on what happens when we monetize the practice we must do to survive spiritually, and what happens when it becomes something we must do to survive in capitalism.

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Housekeeping before we keep going :

Save the Date (please note date change) : Jan 18 + 19 Mapping Your Creative Business : A year ahead planning retreat on zoom to support you in visioning each quarter of the year, designing your weeks, and dreaming up your offerings

Tomorrow Dec 21 is a special Solstice Cave Day in Landscapes which is still free to try this week. We meet 12-4pmEST with special solstice and year end writing prompts.

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