Why I need to leave

As you're reading this, I'm headed on my first little creative retreat of the year.

I have a feeling that this one will mostly be about  a l l o w i n g: the sun to warm my skin, the ocean to clear my head, and my man to love me up.

Angela Raiola lounging in a beach chair sipping a mimosa shimmying with joy.

How's a retreat that's mostly about sunbathing and vacation sex and devouring a novel or three a Creative Retreat?

Because all those pursuits spark vitality in me.

Because pleasure is fuel.

Because being in a new and beautiful place awakens my soul.

Because to give inspiration, I have to RECEIVE inspiration.

Can't start a fire without a spark, can't sustain a fire without fuel.

It's, like, physics.

I know from so much experience:

if I'm asking myself to make magic

podcasts/essays/offers/dating profiles/sales pages/book proposals/art

I must consistently spark and tend and feed all the magic I can.

Think about a place you're trying to spark bigger self-expression, or growth in a new direction.

What do you need right now: the initiating spark? Kindling to get it going? Enough fuel to sustain the fire?

And where does your gut say you'll find that?

I bet it's right.

love,

Natalie

PS - I know one place where sparks and fuel of inspiration will be abundant: my Create Space retreat in Taos this spring. Have a look, and send me an email at connect@mindwitchery.com if you want to hear about the early bird bonuses.