Did you know that you have big things to accomplish in life? And did you know that those big things are getting rather dusty while you pour yourself another cup of coffee, and decide to mull things over rather than do them? Welcome to your Soul Purpose in life - the gift that you, and you alone, are here to give.

Four years ago, I was a frustrated, fed-up writer, sitting in a Starbucks in Times Square in tears. I'd gotten 27 rejections on my book -- ironically enough,it was about how to live your dreams -- and I was sure my own dream of being a successful author was dead. At that moment, a little voice whispered in my ear that I would only become a writer when, and if, I chose it. Like really chose it -- deep in that secret place we all have in our gut.

It's not that would-be writers can't sit down and work when pressed to it; it's that they're not so sure they want the pressure of being an author. But they do want to. But they don't. And so on.

Did you know that you have a unique purpose in life, and that you won’t be truly happy until you find it – and live it?

Here is a list of the key reasons we have trouble sticking to our writing or other creative projects. Perhaps this will help the next time you find yourself polishing doorknobs instead of sitting down to work.

This is an article about retreating, whether it be for an afternoon, a week, or a year. Retreats are for those times when you've reached a personal plateau from which you just don't seem to be able to budge.

Working with [this musician] got me thinking about how accessible his 'creative channel' was for him -- and how many people we call geniuses share this trait, along with some other distinct qualities.

Lately, I've been thinking a lot about skiing, and how it relates to life. You tend to get pretty philosophical after you've found yourself seated not once but a dozen times while trying to learn how to ski bumps.

I am the daughter of an artist, John Falter, who long ago was heralded for a brief minute in American history. But more than that, he lived to create, and he did that with huge love and joy.

Lately I've been thinking about my dad, John Falter... Simply by example, he taught me how one can have a highly successful, profitable, and glorious career as a self-supporting artist.