Hi friends, I'm back! And I'm waving hello to those of you who joined during my hiatus and are getting your first Sketching Adventures email!

Hummingbird.

That was my brain’s default speed this summer.

Fluttering faster than I could think.
Zipping around on a sugar high.
Blurring my reality.

Between the constant evolution of AI, an ever-changing world, and a life that’s packed full of goodness, it sometimes feels hard to keep up.

Not to mention all the things we can blindly click on these days.

Attention? Calm? You still out there?

My speedy brain needs a massage.

A chance to recalibrate, slow down, process.

So I've started visualizing this when I meditate:

Healing hands on my brain.
Massaging deeply.
Melting away the tightness.
Releasing the tension.
Softening.
Expanding.
Becoming a true pile of calm brainy mush.

Let those sore thinking muscles rest, and give those click-happy thumbs a break.

The world isn’t going to stop moving forward.

So we gotta make sure we take care of that pile of mush in our skull and pause to look around every once in a while.

Cue Ferris Bueller.

It’s often when we take the time to soften, expand and allow in a little calm that the magic happens.

So I'm taking my own advice and pressing pause on the to-do list to reconnect with you.

Because it’s been a minute, and I've missed Sketching Adventures and my There’s No One Way podcast. Aiming to get both back on track this fall. (Hold me to it!)

Have you felt this flutter-fast speed of life lately? I’d love to know where you’re at.

And if you do take a break, there’s plenty of sugar water to go around when you’re ready to get zippy again.
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Maura

P.S. – It's so good to be back. Can't thank you enough for being here!

Wondering what I've been up to? Here’s a snippet:
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​Life-wise: Lots of nature and mountain time in our home state of Colorado, plus my husband and I checked off a wishlist trip to Scotland – endless lochs, mountains and even turquoise water and white sand beaches.
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​Work-wise: I’ve been deep in Creative Partnerships the past couple years. It’s been fulfilling and inspiring to combine my 20 years of creative and solopreneur experience with my certified coaching skills. And wow, these clients are such amazing humans. I'm truly honored to be a part of their evolution!
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