Isabel’s Journey - Because Life Ain’t Over Yet

This post is two things: first, a continuation and conclusion of my Creativity series, and second, a tribute to the last year's experiences I have had. It is a long read, so I will not be offended if you skip this one. But it means a lot to me personally, so I thought I would warn you ahead of time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3) Find Opportunities to Exercise Your Creative Brain I joined an Improvisation troupe in the Fall of 2022 - I realized that by joining a Talent Management Agency I needed more acting practice, if I was going to be successful. Plus, I just missed theatrical expression, so I auditioned to be part of this local troupe. And they liked what they saw, so I have been on the team ever since then! :) Before joining this team, I understood I had talent, but I didn't understand how to apply that talent; I relied very heavily on popular culture to fuel my scene work. In my mind, everyone could relate to popular culture references - per...

 A lot has happened since my last creativity post - the last week or so, I've been debating whether I should open up about it all. My last post was about not allowing stress to hijack your creativity - and I still stand by it. At the time, I was working so hard to make a difficult job work. I was employed, but the work was not physically or mentally healthy for me. And yet, my Pride would not allow myself to quit.  And I was extremely creative, and productive about that creativity during that time - so my theory felt justified. But then, suddenly, the choice to continue working that job was taken out of my hands; I am currently unemployed. Being unemployed is not new to me - I was unemployed for 3 months last year, when I was fired from a job I was struggling to do, according to the company's wants and needs. What makes THIS time so different, is that my job had the benefits. My husband is also starting a new business - and has been sick this past week and half, so he couldn...