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30-DAY CREATIVITY CHALLENGE

Led by Sarah B. Seidelmann & Inger D. Kenobi 
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Many of us put creativity off, but creativity is too delicious, too holy, too magnificent, and too dang YEEHAW-generating to be put on hold. 

To quote Elizabeth Gilbert, "A creative life is an AMPLIFIED LIFE. It's a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life."


 
Getting started is often the most difficult part, but once you're in the creative flow: 

You discover the extreme delight of really liking what you're working on. 

You also learn that not everything will turn out perfect, and that's FINE!

You become happier and more energized. 

You let go of the illusion of 'finding the right time.' 

You no longer dwell on, 'Why me? Who cares? What's the point?' 
Instead, you sit with the question, 'Who will I become if I pursue this?' 

 
You understand that your ideas come to you for a reason, and you grow your ability to collaborate with your muse/the divine/the Universe/magic/creative forces. 
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THERE IS SO MUCH GOOD NEWS HERE!

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You can begin today. With ten minutes.

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Sketch your coffee mug. Take an artsy photo of a grand old tree that has you fan-girling! Throw together an outfit based around a garment you’re saving for a great “occasion” and wear it. Write a Haiku. Arrange grocery store flowers in some funky containers you find at Goodwill and put them in your space (or deliver one to a friend!).

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A few years ago, Sarah chose to create images of funny Self-help book titles-  oh man that was FUN! 

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And of course, everything is better when you do it IN GOOD COMPANY, sooooooooo . . . 

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We're THRILLED to invite you to this 30-day creative group experience!  The permutations will be GOBSMACKING.

This is BEAM in a nutshell

You choose a creative project | You work on it for 30 days, 15 minutes a day

You take a daily photo of your work and post it in our private FB group. 

No feedback will be given (only your own!) from us or any of the other participants (phew!). 

But we'll 'love' your posts and energetically cheer you on. 

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Creative expression, support, and, the joyful discovery, 'I DO have a voice!', all rolled into one. 

​Investment: 50 dollars

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DATES

Our Choose Your Project LIVE call will happen on January 7th, 2025 at noon Central Time. 

The challenge itself will start on January 28th and run until February 26th. 

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You will grow. 99% guaranteed.

Maybe you saw Sarah’s 100-day Creative Soul Retrieval and it felt a little too long or intimidating. 

Or maybe you dream of 'someday' going to a painting workshop. 

Or maybe you think creativity is a bit self-indulgent, but you could possibly do something once the kids graduate. 

Or maybe you would LOVE to spend a long weekend filled with notebooks, writing, and coffee, . . . . . .  once everything else in your life is sorted. 

This kind of thinking is super normal. But like one of the previous participants said: 



I'm noticing that every day SOMETHING is bubbling up which is building my confidence as a content creator.  Loving it!

You deserve to experience this flow now.

This discovery.

This joy (and sometimes frustration of course!).

WARNING: This process will also bring up your sh*t and it will also show you your LIGHT.
 



And we all benefit and delight when just one person decides to let IT (whatever sleeping giant of awesomeness and creation is within them) OUT.

This 30-day journey will be a great way to discover the life-giving properties of a creative project for you!

(You love the idea of this challenge, but not sure what to pick? Click here to find a list of fun ideas.) 
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​It doesn’t matter how you express your creativity, it’s just that you do it!

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One of Inger's most recent projects was painting flowers on her kitchen wall. Every day after work, she climbed up on a ladder and painted for 15-30 minutes, and it was SO MUCH FUN. 

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Through this tiny, daily practice, Inger reports: 

  •  Doing a tiny creative act in the afternoons was SO uplifting. I felt like a female Michelangelo.  

  • I care less about the result and more about stepping into the creative flow. 

  • Every time I show up, even if it's just for 15 minutes, I grow my 'staying-power' muscles. â€‹â€‹â€‹

“Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

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-Kurt Vonnegut

Beam includes: â€‹â€‹
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3 live Zoom coaching calls: Coaching on intention, what to expect, mindset, connecting with your creative project, finding answers within, and overcoming obstacles LIVE. During our last call, we'll wrap it up by celebrating the fruits of our labor. 
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A Facebook community where we will post our daily progress and be supported to keep going for 30 days straight. We can do this! 
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Instant access to: a hand-picked selection of videos (by us and other artists) to plug into when you need a creative boost. â€‹â€‹
Why join TODAY? â€‹â€‹
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Because you’ll ENJOY connecting with your project. 
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And it's so rewarding to step up and claim, 'I'm doing this!'

Together we're tapping into infinite wisdom to create momentum and space for our artistic expression. 

In the words of a previous participant: 
This project is a microcosm and reflection of how I can choose to live my life.

The BEAM challenge dates are: 


January 28th - February 26th 

BUT: our LIVE Choose Your Challenge Zoom call will happen on January 7th, noon Central Time. If you can't be there live, we'll send you the recording straight to your inbox. 
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"I cannot express my gratitude for the way you and this group have brought me to a whole new level!!"

"What’s becoming clearer for me is that commitment and accountability partners like y’all are ways to do that! I continue to love this process, both witnessing you and being witnessed in my creative process."

"Feelings of accomplishment!"

"It is like I am aligning myself more than I ever have in my life on a consistent basis. I am stepping into myself and the act of sharing crystalizes it. My sense of worth has increased - things are materializing in fast and mysterious ways. I feel incredibly grateful."

"This project gave me faith in myself that I can create what I want and need in this life, and led to me launching three new creative living projects near the end, all of which represent major departures from my past experiences with making changes." 


"15 minutes a day DOES make a difference."

"Sending love and my gratitude to this community of creators.  Visiting this page everyday was like swimming in waters with the power to transform."

"What I LEARNED about myself: My commitment to my self-care, joy, creativity, and being of service is of the highest priority for my heart and soul. I do what I truly commit to. I love a long-term project and a sense of completion. I am an artist and healer."

"This project has been an incredible gift to me."

What people are saying about creative soul retreival

Enrollment is now open. Come and create with us. 
Yes! I'm so ready for this! 
Ideas

We’re always better for having created.

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30 creative ideas to get you started: 

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1. Take a negative thought and turn it around /use ink to express it’s opposite truth

2. Arrange objects into the shape of a smile and photograph.

3. Write a written response to a hardware store paint swatch you pull out of a hat each day.

4. Dance each day for 5 minutes to a different song. Reflect on what it was like.

5. Design a piece of furniture each day.

6. Write one line of a song about your life’s journey.

7. Record 30 seconds of you playing a ukulele song and share.

8 . Photograph your feet each day in different places

9. Hug a different tree each day and take a selfie

10. Collect something.

11. Fold an origami crane each day and photograph it.

12. Write down something you overheard each day and illustrate or decorate the words.

13. Draw a map of your life.

14. Record an experience of parenting /motherhood/daughterhood each day.

15. Take a photo of your daughter (cat/hamster/white pine tree) each day

16. Make 30 bracelets.

17. Take 30 photos of your dog, cat, or python

18. Create Art using only circles

19. Remember a loved one that’s gone with a tiny drawing or a few lines of writing.

20. Draw a tarot (or other card) each day and reflect on how the symbol relates to your life.

21. Read 3 pages of a book that’s important to you each day and reflect on what it means to you.

22. Do a doodle in response to a random paragraph out of your favorite book.

23. Creating a fresh food mandala.

24, Coach one person a day for 15 minutes and reflect on what you learned as a coach.

25. Cut up 3-5 pieces of your favorite writer's work and create #foundpoetry

26. Read a poem and paint a 2 inches x 2 inches watercolor to express your feelings about it.

27. Paint flowers on your kitchen wall. 

28. Remember 30 rooms you've been in and journal about what you did there and what it meant to you. 

29. Create art around 30 of your favorite quotes. 

30. Start your memoir by writing the first sentence of 30 chapters. 

Before you go, watch the  AWARD WINNING documentary:

"Follow Your Feel Good: The Art of Sarah Seidelmann" is an Official Selection of the Duluth Superior Film Festival and won "Best Documentary" at Eagan Art Block Film Festival.
 “You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”
-Maya Angelou
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