Finding Your Creative Rhythm: Cozy Mornings, Coffee, and the Art of Showing Up

Cozy Mornings, Coffee, and the Art of Showing Up

Some mornings, I swear my morning routine is the only thing keeping me functional. After some morning meditations, prayer, and yoga, I brew my coffee, light a candle, open my journal, and sit at my art desk. You know, that sacred little corner that somehow knows my truest thoughts. Before the day's noise starts, I give myself thirty minutes to just… make something.

Some days it's watercolor puddles.

Some days it's collage scraps from last night's junk mail.

And sometimes, it's just doodles, stitches, and prayers tangled together.

Here's the secret I've learned after years of chasing creative "balance": It's not always about how much time you have in a day, because seriously, do any of us have enough time? It's about when your soul shows up.

Finding your creative rhythm

You have your own rhythm, even if life has had you on a hamster wheel for a while. Perhaps your creative spark flickers after the kids head to bed, or you're listening to your husband snore in his recliner. It could be in the early morning light when the house is still. It may be the hour you steal before preparing dinner and doing the dishes.

Finding your creative rhythm can never be about forcing a schedule. It's about listening to your energy, your emotions, your season of life. In my twenties and while in college, I painted well past midnight. Now, I guard my mornings like a little love note to myself. I've learned that I create best before the sun rises and the world asks anything of me. And you? Your rhythm might look totally different. There's no right way to make art, just the way that keeps your soul humming.

Creativity looks different in every season

This month, as the leaves tumble, darkness falls at 5pm, and life gets cozy again, I've been reflecting on how creativity can show up in small, unexpected ways:

• Making soup from scratch counts.
• Rearranging the living room counts.
• Writing a single sentence in your journal counts.
• Cutting and folding paper into a tiny handmade book absolutely counts.

Creativity is found in many forms, and sometimes, we just need a tiny doorway to step back into it.

Enter The Soul Zine

That's why I made The Soul Zine, a free mini art project designed to help you begin again. It's not only simple, it's simply one piece of printer paper, folded into a tiny booklet that holds your heart. It's playful, imperfect, and wildly freeing.

This is your permission to start, a gentle reminder that you don't need fancy supplies or hours to feel creative. This little zine is your reminder that art doesn't have to be perfect to be powerful. It's messy. It's human. It's yours.

What's Next: Pieces of Me: Prayer Flags

Later this month, I'll be opening my newest course, Pieces of Me: Prayer Flags. I have been working on this course for a while, as I want it to be a soulful exploration of layers, storytelling, and reclaiming the pieces of ourselves that may have gotten lost along the way. I want it to be just perfect for you and help you find your inner creative soul. You can get on the waitlist for the Pieces of Me course.

The Soul Zine is a gentle step into my world, a way to warm up your creative muscles, gather scraps, and rediscover what makes you you.

Cozy Gratitude + Real Talk

November always makes me extra sentimental. It could be the soft light and anticipation for the holidays. It could be the way Gratitude sneaks into everything. Perhaps it's realizing that midlife creativity isn't about proving anything anymore, but rather about remembering who we are underneath the to-do lists.

So if you've been feeling invisible, tired, or creatively flat… this is your reminder: You are still here. You are still capable of wonder.

And there's room for your art, your stories, your soul. Even if it's only 10 minutes a day.

Now go make something small and beautiful just for you.

Learn more about The Soulful Zine here!