Hello Creatress! Hello Joy!

Why this blog? Why now? Finding my joy.

Hi babe!! Blogging makes my heart sing and brings me so much joy. I feel like I was a blogging OG when it first became a thing before it really became a thing. In 2007 when I was living in Arizona and going to what was then called, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, I started writing blogs on a blogging platform. One of my first blog posts was called, “America, Our Drug Lord.” That was fun. And then the platform disappeared and so did all my blog posts. I then moved forward to writing blogs for my clinic, but it just wasn’t the same. I didn’t feel fully authentic and self-expressed, hiding behind my doctor title.

As you see I’ve scrapped the doctor title here on this website because in order for me to really self-express, I can’t be representing an entire medical field where everything I say will be held against me. So full on disclosure now – everything I write on this blog is for entertainment purposes and I trust that you will do what is best for you with the entertainment I provide.

Writing has been something I’ve been doing since I’ve moved to America and learned English when I was six years old. English is my second language but you’ll never guess that speaking to me. All my programming is mostly American, with a European flare. I still have all of my diaries that I’ve kept throughout my life. Memoirs of Isabel one day. The year I graduated from naturopathic medical school, I was interning with Lisa Wilson at the Raw Food Institute in Connecticut, and her daughter, Harper, was so kind to let me stay in her room. One day I was riding my bike around the neighborhood on a three way call with my girlfriends and it dawned on me that I’m going to write a book!

Spotting The Super Human Trend

The book was to be called, “Activating Your Super Human, the Keys to Optimizing Your Mind, Body, and Soul.” Motivated, inspired, and excited about this next chapter in my life, I sat with Harper in her room and mapped out the keys of what it takes to be Super Human. I researched everything I could about self-publishing because it seemed to be the way to go and then I met my husband, Greg. I’ll save the details of how I manifested him for another day and it’s a really good one! Greg and I started working on the book together when we moved to London. We even started Super Human Earth (SHE), a conscious collective and curated platform for holistic wisdom and innovative technology. We hired a branding guy in Bali, our branding was sleek and chic.

So what happened? Well, it was early on in our relationship and there were a lot of kinks for us to iron out. We were still learning so much about each other and ourselves, and to make a long story short, we just didn’t get along when it came to the direction of where we’re going with the book and SHE. I assume full responsibility for my part of it –  I’m an only child, this was my heart child, my big idea, and I couldn’t let go of my ego enough to share. I know, two kids playing in a sandbox and one of them getting all fussy yelling, “That’s my toy! Give it back!” You know the phrase, “There’s no ‘I’ in team?” Yea, well that doesn’t go far in a partnership, esp. a marriage. Lesson learned. Bless my beautiful man for tolerating my one child syndrome.

More Super Humans

A year or so into it, Ken Wilber and Dave Asprey published their Super Human books. Aside from getting discouraged, I also learned that I have the potential to tap into some stratosphere, matrix, or cloud when it comes to upcoming trends and where we are collectively and consciously going. Bold statement I know but I’m not the only one. And it’s pretty incredible to spot my soul family who taps into the same clouds. And just to give you a taste, fast-forward sixteen years and I’m celebrating NYE at Dave’s house being served a bulletproof coffee by him. I’ve meet other Super Humans who tapped into that matrix along the way like Michael Bernoff, Melanie Ann Layer, just to name a few.

I set my book aside for a few years and focused on my clinic. My dream was to create something beautiful like a coffee table book and eventually when Creatress was born, I shifted the language towards women and turned each key into a magazine so that I can get it out to you vs. waiting for the final product. This way I get to stay in the art of creation and produce something as it’s complete. Being a multi-passionate, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, up until now things have taken me more time that I would like to admit. Yet, this is my journey and I keep reminding myself that everything will come together in divine timing. Here’s a link to Key 1 – Reprogramming Your Mind.

Lessons Learned & Allowing Joy In

I’ve learned so much since then. I’ve learned that it’s never too late to start expressing yourself and allowing joy in. If it’s writing a book, blogging, vlogging, podcasting, sewing, painting, whatever it is that makes your heart sing – just do it and do it now. Why deprive yourself another moment of joy? Don’t focus on who is going to view it or like. Focus on how much joy it brings you when you are in the act of creation. Another thing I’ve learned is that it really doesn’t matter who is doing what around you – keep your eyes on the prize, stay in your lane, do what makes you come alive and ignore the rest. Leave the rest up to God. This lesson I continue to learn, each swirl around the circle I get deeper and deeper but this lesson runs deep.

The Matrix Is Real

When you pull an idea from the ethers, there are also others doing the same. Instead of seeing them as competition, know that you too have the right to take that material, embody it, and self-express it in your own authentic way. The way you self-express will resonate with so many others who are just craving, yearning, and desiring the embodied wisdom that you have to share. And then it will inspire and empower them to pay it forward and do the same. Never let anyone else doing the same thing stop you from doing your version of it… unless it’s breaking the law in someway i.e. trademarks.

Let Go & Let God

I also learned to not get ahead of myself when it comes to the outcomes, the end result, and how it’s all going to work out – it’s such a distraction from the present moment, and also from being in joy now. Hold the vision, yes, and let it play out organically. God’s got you. There’s something bigger at play and it doesn’t matter how long it takes to get “there” because “there” is just a figment of our imagination anyway. We never get “there” because when you do, you’ll already have set your eyes on a new prize. This is our human nature and it’s perfect and it’s normal and it’s all okay.

It’s true that happiness is in the journey so let’s focus on the journey vs. the destination. I constantly replay this phrase in my head, “Happiness lies in the journey.” How do we make this the most incredible journey ever? How do we become the most alive while doing what we love even if we are doing it for five minutes a day? Sometimes we can get ahead of ourselves and our minds can spin out of control thinking about all the possibilities and paralyzing us from getting started. I’ve learned that staying in the act of creation is where the gold is at.

Lastly, I’ve learned to embrace all shades of messy and that done is better than perfect. If you focus on perfect, it’s less likely you will have a finished product… ever. Instead get it out there when it’s 80% done and keep coming back to refine it… or don’t! Either way, you’ve seized the opportunity to self-express, create, and be in joy. In the end this is what truly matters – filling your cup.

May this inspire you to do what you love and let that be enough.

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