by Mary B Safrit | Sep 17, 2020 | The Creative Life
A year and a half ago, I sat in my office watching a masterclass. It was 8 pm, long past the time I should have gone home. But there I was, listening to an author named Emily P. Freeman talk about “How to be a Working Writer Without Losing Your Mind.” A friend...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 27, 2020 | How-to's, Relationships and Community
Friendships can feel tenuous at the best of times. Someone gets a job and moves within a month. Someone starts a dating relationship and disappears into the ether. When things change and friendships shift, it can be challenging to talk about that kind of loss. But if...
by Mary B Safrit | Aug 14, 2020 | Singleness, The Creative Life
Perhaps you’ve never heard the term “single Christian creative” before, so you’re not exactly sure if it describes you. Let me break it down. Single- a whole human person who happens to not be married Christian- a person who follows Jesus Creative- a person who makes...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 30, 2020 | Parables, The Creative Life
I came back to myself after an hour and a half of workflow. Though I had the intention of working on titling my new group coaching program for forty-five minutes at the most, I got sucked in. Surely the perfect title would emerge if I thought about it long enough. I’d...
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by Mary B Safrit | Jul 15, 2020 | How-to's, Singleness
In preparation for my vacation to North Carolina, I spent 14 days in isolation. If you plan on traveling, odds are there will be a recommended quarantine on one end or the other. So, for those of you looking down the barrel of fourteen days of making friends with the...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 9, 2020 | Singleness, Teaching
“People don’t know what to do with me.” I was already scribbling notes with a fury when she said this. While interviewing Kat Harris, who also writes for singles, I asked about particular challenges she’s experienced as a single woman in her creative work. The...
by Mary B Safrit | Jul 1, 2020 | Singleness, The Creative Life
This blog contains affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission on purchases made through those links at no cost to you. Click here to read more. If you’ve been around the blog or the podcast for a hot minute, you know I am all about promoting the work of...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 17, 2020 | How-to's, The Creative Life
This blog contains affiliate links, meaning I earn a small commission on purchases made through those links at no cost to you. Click here to read more. On June 5th, I turned 30 and ye olde blog turned two. Though two years is a relatively short period of time to have...
by Mary B Safrit | Jun 11, 2020 | Parables, The Creative Life
In years when the solstice was just so, we planted corn in our family garden on Easter Sunday. Though I started the day in boots, I was barefooted before long. I reveled in the loose, warm dirt, feeling my feet sink in and small clumps of soil crumble over top. The...
by Mary B Safrit | May 27, 2020 | How-to's, Singleness, The Creative Life
Around 3 pm every day, my resolve starts to fade. Focus and motivation evaporate and the cloying self-doubt begins to creep in. But I’m so sucked into it, I don’t notice until it seems too late. I get so far into my head that it can feel like I can’t...
