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November 12, 2025 5 mins

What does it really mean to practice patience—especially when life, creativity, or even a home repair puts you to the test? In this episode, I share candid lessons both from a year of waiting and from my 30 Bad Poems in 30 Days challenge: the struggle to slow down, the urge to keep producing, and why patience might be the most creative tool you can cultivate right now. Whether you're wrestling with a stubborn project or just want inspiration for your own journey, this pep talk is for you.

 

If watching your kids build a pillow fort makes you wonder where the heck that zany, wild, playful part of yourself went...we should talk!

Want more tips? Check out all my previous Creative Pep Talks in this playlist!

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