Author: Starcat
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How to Start a Creative Process Journal
You’ve probably kept some form of personal journal before, for yourself or for a class. But have you ever kept a journal specifically for your creative process? You might be writing a book, or it might be a process journal for another long-form creative project you’ve taken on, like making a mural or series of…
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Starcat’s Best Books of 2022
Here it is, everyone, my annual Best Books post. But this time I couldn’t pick just 10, so I’m featuring my 14 favorite books from 2022. As always, please note that these aren’t necessarily books that came out in 2022, just ones that I encountered and very much enjoyed. I read 70 books in 2022.…
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Word of the Year 2023: Trust
Happy New Year, everyone! As longtime readers know, each year around this time, I read back through my journals and do a year-end ritual of reflection. This year I’m finding that I’m averse to it, or most of it anyway. This past weekend I finished reading through my 2022 journal entries and it just left…
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In Which I Surrender…
My 2022 Word of the Year is RECEIVE, but over the course of this year my inner work has morphed into a theme of SURRENDER. I’m moving from the head to the heart, in terms of which part of me gets to lead the way. I’ve been tapping more deeply into my intuition and the…
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Starcat’s Favorites: The Mysteries
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Back in the late summer, I signed myself up for a couple of new – well, I guess you’d call them life coaching packages, though it’s more like magickal or spiritual coaching, really. One was an offering from an inspiring coach I’d met via the WEALTH course. I signed up for a free consult she’d…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Milton C. LoveCat
In the midst of all the chaos of this autumn, we welcomed a new feline family member into the fold. Everyone in the extended family is completely charmed by Milton. I know you are, too, right? He was rescued by some dear friends who weren’t able to keep him themselves, but thought of our cat-loving…
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My Dad Is A Hurricane
Well, damn. I thought my last post, about losing Percy LoveCat, was a tough one to write and share. This one is even more intense. Get the Kleenex. On Thursday, September 29, 2022, my Dad, Owen Henry Grant, died unexpectedly at home at the age of 81 (nearly 82) from a heart attack. He died…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Cats. Always cats.
Oh, beloveds, I haven’t written here since June. Why? On July 4th, my beloved familiar Sir Percival T. LoveCat crossed the rainbow bridge. He was 13, and lived a wonderful life, and yet it was way too soon. It’s been so hard, missing his physical presence. Percy helped me build my beloved second career, as…
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Starcat’s Favorites: Seaside Vacation
I’ve been away this week, up at Quester’s family camp on the ocean. It’s been a delight. Quester and I were celebrating our 31st wedding anniversary, and we also enjoyed hosting some new friends from out of state who stayed with us for a few days. It can be hard for me sometimes to take…
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The Wealth All Around Us: A Call to Gratitude
I’ve noticed recently how much my mind likes to default to what’s “wrong” in my life. This is especially true as I focus on building my financial foundation. When I wake up and start my day, my brain wants to immediately fixate on something like “solving a money shortage.” It wants to point out the…