Latest Blog Posts for Joey O'Connor's Art, Life & Faith Blog

• 5 Secrets of Flourishing Artists - A Free Webinar
  on Jun 21, 2014 in Creativity Posts Spiritual Formation artists flourishing free webinar The Grove
  Are you a flourishing artist? Or do you feel discouraged and overwhelmed like you’re floundering? As a writer for over twenty years, I’ve certainly gone through seasons where I feel like I’m floundering. There are days when it seems...
• A New Free Gift for You! 7 HARD Questions for Every Artist
  on Jun 13, 2014 in Books Creativity Posts Spiritual Formation art ebook God questions spiritual life thrive
  Last year I wrote a blog post titled, “7 HARD Questions for Every Artist.” The post was designed to help all of us cultivate a more beautiful life. I don’t know about you, but the EASY questions never do much for me. Easy questions...
• Who Has Helped You Cross Your Finish Line?
  on Jun 11, 2014 in Posts Relationships Spiritual Formation 2014 Boston Marathon Cedric King courage perseverance Scott Rigsby
  Think of all your mountain-top successes and face-grinding failures. Your valiant victories and deadening defeats. Your golden trophies and locker-room second-guessing. All those wonderful wins and heart-breaking losses. Before you take too much cred...
• Are You Backing Down from Trouble
  on Apr 24, 2014 in Relationships Spiritual Formation Writing
  If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. If you’re facing trouble, relationship conflicts, struggles and pain that could deepen your character, let me ask you a simple question: Are you backing do...
• Ask More Beautiful Questions
  on Apr 16, 2014 in Posts breakthroughs Ideas innovation questions Warren Berger
  One of my lifelong goals is to stay curious, ask more questions and to learn how to ask more beautiful questions. Whether you are an artist, parent, pastor, creative team leader, or simply a good friend to someone else, learning how to ask more beaut...
• 18 Reasons to Save Art Education in Elementary Schools
  on Apr 14, 2014 in Creativity Posts arts education Calvin College children Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk
  Every year in California and across the nation, we see more and more cuts in art education in elementary schools. This is a deep and pervasive problem. As Calvin College art professor, Jo-Ann VanReeuwyk, states in her list of highly insightful reason...
• The Fantasy of an Uncluttered World
  on Apr 3, 2014 in Posts Spiritual Formation clutter communion with God Jesus Calling peace Sarah Young
  Oh, how I long to live in an uncluttered world! If you look at my desk in the photo above, you’ll see that I’m living in anything, but an uncluttered world. If you look closer at my desk, you’ll see that it’s “medium-clu...
• Creativity, Kids and Hackschooling Makes Me Happy
  on Jan 31, 2014 in Creativity Relationships
  If you can’t see this video in your RSS reader or email, then click here. One of my goals is to be a life-long learner, which is why I really enjoyed this TEDx video on creativity, kids and hackschooling. As the parents of four child...
• Artists, Are You Audacious, Brave and Creative?
  on Jan 27, 2014 in Artist Stories Creativity Posts audacious brave creative Creative Artists creatives Joey O'Connor Mitty Roosevelt Teddy Roosevelt Walter Mitty
  When you look back at the end of your life some day, will you be able to say that you were an audacious, brave and creative artist? If you want to cultivate a beautiful life, don’t be lulled by the anti-artistic Siren songs of safety and a risk...
• Live Bravely
  on Jan 24, 2014 in Posts Spiritual Formation artists bravery courage fear
  I read in a recent issue of Outside magazine that their mission statement of “Live the Active Life” was a failure. Seems nobody really knew what the Active Life meant. The Outside editors and staff found that no one they interviewed could...

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