Reader Conversations: How Do You Want to Feel? Setting Intentions for the Rest of the Year

We usually think about setting intentions at the beginning of the year. Maybe we come up with goals, choose a word, make a plan. If we’re really organized and on top of things, we revisit this and check in with ourselves quarterly or even monthly.

Reader ConversationsAnne ButeraNovember 19, 2022reader conversations, community, holidays, holiday, how do you want to feel during the holiday season, setting intentions, choosing a word for the season, inspiration from other bloggers, winter, intentions for winter Comments

10 Ways to Invite More Ease into Your Days and Why it Matters

When I think about the word EASE, I imagine serenity and calm. I picture being able to do hard things with confidence. I see myself flowing through my days with lightness, finesse, grace.

inspiration, joy, lifeAnne ButeraJanuary 14, 2022inviting more ease into your days, why it matters to invite ease into our days, what does it mean to live with ease?, how can we invite ease into our lives, 10 ways to invite more easy into your days, 10 Ways to Invite More Ease into Your Life, changing our perspectives, choosing a mindset, what does it mean to choose a word for the year?, setting intentions, letting go of anxiety, release yourself from busyness, free yourself from anxiety, how to free yourself from anxiety Comments

Open: Setting Intentions and Returning to My Word of the Year

It’s almost November, two more months left in 2021. At this time last year, many of us were ready for 2020 to be over. Ready to have a fresh start with a new year.

life, studio, businessAnne ButeraOctober 29, 2021goal setting, tips for goal setting, intentions, setting intentions, word of the year, Artist Manifesto, My Big Work, how to accomplish your goals, creative encouragement, fresh start, new beginnings Comments

Prioritize Your Big Work

I recently purchased Sarah Greenman’s Oracle Deck and this is the first card I pulled: “Prioritize Your Big Work.”

art, business, joy, inspiration, lifeAnne ButeraApril 30, 2021inspiration, oracle deck, oracle cards, Sarah Greenman, My Big Work, my purpose, prioritizing art, prioritizing our work, goals, making goals, setting intentions Comments

Simplifying: Goals, Intentions and Planning My Year

I sit at my table with a steaming mug of earl grey beside me. The table is strewn with notebooks and lists and calendars. My pen is poised to write, but I’m having trouble adding anything to the page.

creativity, lifeAnne ButeraJanuary 15, 2021planning, planning for the year, tips for goal setting, setting intentions, January, January 2021 Comments

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