A Muse's Daydream: Creative Journeys to the Present Moment
Hi. It's Jill Badonsky. This podcast is stories to free your creativity and promote mindfulness. I am an author/illustrator of three and a half books on creative mindfulness, inspirational humorist, performance poet, creator of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification Training, workshop leader, and certified yoga instructor. I live with two cats and a bougainvillea. www.themuseisin.com www.kaizenmuse.com P.S. Don't text while driving
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Here is an article I wrote in honor of David Hockney. This guided relaxation takes us on a meditative ride with him.
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Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com
We are tiny dots in a vast, beautiful masterpiece, each small on our own, yet essential to something far greater than we can see. Wherever we land, we add depth, color, and purpose to the whole.
This special episode is a guided meditation that you can listen to. Something that reminds us that art, color, and imagination can transport us away from the difficulties of the world, if just for a little bit of time, to nou...
My alter-ego ,Jilly Ann, seems to want to tell more stories these days.
I hope you enjoy this one about Kudzu. It's amazing what an invasive strain of flora can tell ya in terms of how to live your life.
Thank you to my subscribers! Share with your friends! Make it a gift.
Jill
Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com
I had a hankerin' to do another episode with a Southern accent, I suppose because it feels like coming home to a part of myself I didn’t realize I’d been missing. It feels like returning to a world where differences involved accents and not ammunition. I think I slip back into it from time to time just to remember there was a time that even though we didn’t pronounce our vowels the same way, we sti...
The script to this podcast is at The Muse is In on Substack
Bhutanese philosophy views death not as a tragic end, but as a natural transition, a continuation of life, and an integral part of existence.
Back in 2019, an MRI indicated that I had an aneursym in my ascending aorta. Yikes, I thought. I must be on my way out. I wrote a letter to all my people telling them I loved them and … see ya.
W...
Howdy,
[read with Southern accent]
This here little story is just an antidote to the craziness in world out thar. I wrote and recorded it in hopes that it would distract you from the chaos, but also help you find something soft to sink into.
In Neighborliness~
Jill Badonsky
The full script and other goodies are found at Substack
For more information about me and such, go to this here link.
Meditation, especially guided ones, help me through this difficult time, and any difficult time. Thought this one might help you.
I posted one earlier, but this week is pretty much a sh#tshow, so just in case you need another one .. here it is.
Written, narrated, and engineered by jill
Music by Epidemic Sound
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Hi, It's Jill Badonsky. A Muse's Daydream is back with meditations, creative inspiration, and probably, some humor. This is a meditation I published on Substack, a place you can follow my writing and be notified of new recording.
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Here's the transcript:https://jillbadonsky.substack.com/p/guided-meditation...
Hi There, Jill Here,
This episode is a rerun of humorous suggestions of how to deal with family during the holidays. It gives a number of tongue-in -cheek and whipped-cream-in-mouth ways to deal with a dysfunctional family at the holidays... or really, anytime.
Sometimes a little humor and perspective around the holidays is called for. I know it was for me.
Have a beautiful holiday season...
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I'm back with the podcast to be a catalyst for creative escape and inspiration. If you're still listening, I'm grateful. I'm not a consistent person except in the department of creativity. RIght now, we need it more than ever. May this poem and the accompanying music and effects lend some calm and motivation to do your own art and writing.
It's a great time to be trained as a creativity coach no...
The Muse's Daydream is back. I've been spending time working on a card of decks... no wait, a deck of cards. I explain about them, read two of them, and invite you to buy a deck in case you want creativity to be easier for you. Also a Zoom workshop is included as part of the purchase.
You can buy a deck here.
Upcoming trainings:
The Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Training : June- October
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This episode is a momentary departure from the usual frivolity for reverie of the inspiration, relaxation, and the possibility of creativity.
Script and Poster of the poem is available to purchase at this link.
"Don't let the future hold your happiness hostage." ~Sam Harris
THe Workshop:came and went
Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com
I’ve spent a career teaching how self-judgment works against us in the creative process.
I’ve spent a lifetime dealing with my own harsh self-judgment, so I have the requisite compassion to understand its costs.
Once we’ve made it to a place of near completion, there is time is to be discerning, but the process requires license to start out crappy, make mistakes, and tolerate not being able to ...
Sometimes a little humor and perspective around the holidays is called for. I know it was for me. This episode gives a number of tongue-in -cheek and whipped-cream-in-mouth ways to deal with a dysfunctional family at the holidays... or really, anytime.
Have a beautiful holiday season.
Subscribe to A Muse's Daydream wherever you get your podcasts
A new Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Training i...
Sometimes the undesirable and embarrassing parts of who we are make the best stories.
Writing does that... it uses creativity to lift us out of self-judgment about our personal weaknesses and into comedy, healing or just an awareness of our common humanity. ,
I've brought one of those stories I'm particularly startled by, to sound effects, music, and uncut candor on this episode.
If you've ever tried to record a podcast without the proper sound proofing it can be challenging.
This episodes illustrated the frustrations I encounter with interruptions and how they can be good practice for resilience.
The secret to happiness is also revealed.
Script
Making a podcast is challenging in many ways but can be a particularly frustrating when you don’t have the prope...
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Jill Badonsky
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I’ve always identified with Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, the ugly duckling story… maybe that’s why I don’t eat duck or why I should. ...
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Written, narrated, and engineered by Jill Badonsky
Music and sound effects by Epidemic Sound
Upcoming art and creativity programs www.themuseisin.com
William James, philosopher and psychologist observed, “… when we reach the end of our days, our life experience will equal what we have paid attention to, whether by choice or default.”
I’m over 60., but I don’t care,. I don’t choose to pay attention to my age most of the time “Age is only a number.”
There are occasional reminders th...
Ever find yourself in a job where you don't recognize who you are anymore? "Sold your soul to the company store?" I did for 10 years. It made me cranky but ultimately gave me compassion, resilience, confidence, and the determination never to eat duck again... so to speak.
Learn to facilitate creativity groups and/or recognize and celebrate the depth of your creative self by taking the Modern Day Muse Facilit...
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