New Beginnings

Spring is a time when new life erupts, we break away the shell of the Winter, and pop out into the world with new centerness and focus.
New Issue Coming Soon!

and if you are interested in contributing, please let me know.
Blessed Be!

COMING this Spring -- please send your articles by Jan. 1, 2012 if you would like to be considered for publication. Send electronically to: emily.townsend@gmail.com or Emily Townsend 11750 Carmel Drive Lakewood Colorado 80215 USA

Open Studio

see some photos of the Arvada Open Studio Tour.

And another issue of Creativity Cafe Magazine is in the works - please let me know if you would like to contribute.

Who do you listen to?

Where do you get your wisdom?
From ancestors, grandmothers, teachers?
From a pulpit at a church?
From books - novels, the Bible, or Self-Help books?
From teachings from your childhood?
One thing I love about journaling, is it gives us the chance to access our own inner wisdom.
If you believe, like I do, that all life is connected, and you believe that you can access that connection that is your soul-force, you will believe what you find there.
I love that we each have a different path, all leading to the same truth.
You might find it at church, in working out, in serving your family.
You might find it in music, in dance, in yoga or laughter.
You might not know where to find it, but if you look inward, if you explore your own path, find your own teachers, ask yourself the question, "what does Spirit ask of me?" you just might feel that you are on to something bigger than yourself.
Art has lead me to this sort of truth and self-knowing.
Your path might have taken a different turn, but as we all come to this simple truth that love and connection is the point, we can all hold hands and say:
"I believe it is worth my life to create love in this world, now, in my own unique voice."
So go to it!



"I believe the lasting revolution comes from deep changes in ourselves which influence our collective lives." --Anais Nin

["Creo que la revolución duradera proviene de profundos cambios en nosotros mismos que influyen en nuestra vida colectiva."]

Next Issue . . . .

well, tomorrow is March, and luckily I have some freelance webwork which earns some money; and I have been getting settled into our new home, learning the ropes of Colorado living, meeting up with some local art, UU and Shaman groups, so the next issue is just germinating in my mind still.
SOON - I will have the time to put it together and you will be the first to know!
Namaste and don't lose hope!

ok. we moved.

We are here in Colorado.
and still so much to do - furniture to move, so many boxes, closets to fill, you know how it works.
so our next issue, TWENTY TEN will be a bit delayed.
Please feel free to send your content before February 15 - and it will be considered for the next issue.
THANKS!

the next issue

Twenty Ten.
I love the way the name of the new year sounds when it is written out.
Twenty Ten is when our next issue of Creativity Cafe will be born - early in January, I will finalize content and let you know when we are ready for press.
If you have submissions for content, or letters, please email them before Dec. 1, or snail mail to my new address by then:

Emily Townsend
1070 S Van Gordon Ct
Lakewood, CO 80228 USA

Thanks to all for your support - and check back early in Twenty Ten for our next wonderful magazine full of creative inspiration.