Walkers Welcome
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Walkers Welcome

For me, a labyrinth is a pattern that encourages reflection on my repetitive thoughts. What stories am I retelling? What habits am I building? Another blind spot seems to be just beyond the next twist in the path.

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Socially Distant Networking
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Socially Distant Networking

I joined Sadie Hawkins to talk about creativity, confidence, rejection, improvisation, tarot reading, labyrinth walking, Burning Man, belly dancing, and more.

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Cooking with Preserved Lemons
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Cooking with Preserved Lemons

If you're reading this, it means you've been gifted a jar of preserved lemons, or you've been diggin' through blog posts on this website. In either case, enjoy!

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Patience and Resilience
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Patience and Resilience

I’ve transitioned into a new phase, and my newest touchstones seem to be patience and resilience. Each step brings surprises; sometimes wisdom ensues.

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The Touchstone of Integration
Christy Smith Christy Smith

The Touchstone of Integration

For the Touchstone of Integration, I have selected a tiny amethyst as my reminder because integration occurs in the subtlest ways: Pay attention to the signs.

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My Cats of Creation
Christy Smith Christy Smith

My Cats of Creation

I posted a photo of Tiki or Bamboo any time I got the chance to write. Dubbed my Cats of Creation, they chivvied me from bed to writing nook for nearly a decade.

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The Touchstone of Spirit
Christy Smith Christy Smith

The Touchstone of Spirit

The Touchstone of Spirit is the one I resisted the hardest. I consider myself completely unqualified to tackle the subject. And yet, it's enriched me the most.

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What’s the origin of creativity?
Christy Smith Christy Smith

What’s the origin of creativity?

The podcast What Origin? explores the origins of creativity. Gavin and I chatted about The Enrichment Project, creativity’s power to heal, and much more.

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Feeling the Gravity of Gratitude
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Feeling the Gravity of Gratitude

I must confess. I was totally unprepared to meet this campaign's goal with a few days to spare. The shock, the gravity of my gratitude, is still setting in.

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The Touchstone of Circle
Christy Smith Christy Smith

The Touchstone of Circle

In an ideal world, we'd have our shit figured out before we ever sit in Circle, and yet we wake up there, messy, in media res.

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Touchstone Bracelets
Christy Smith Christy Smith

Touchstone Bracelets

When I was a girl, all the pockets would simply rip out of my clothes because I was always stuffing them full of rocks. Now I like to string them into bracelets.

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The Touchstone of Balance
Christy Smith Christy Smith

The Touchstone of Balance

If each Touchstone is a stepping stone, Presence gives way to Balance, where I seek a compromise between all the possibilities this moment holds.

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