I am honoured to be one of Jamie Ridler’s first interview subjects in her podcast series Creative Living with Jamie!  Jamie is an amazing self-development coach and artist. She offers weekly Wishcasting, monthly Full Moon Dreamboards, a book club, in-person workshops, and electronic resources.

We had a great time talking about finding harmony between the act of creating and the administrative aspects of getting your creations out into the world (a challenge I face in my work as a writer/producer). I also of course discussed how being softer generates space and energy for creativity .

You can listen at her site, or subscribe to the podcast in iTunes or other software.

To fans of Jamie who found me through her site, welcome to Be Softer!

This sounds like a very cool project!

Inspire Me Today is going on a global hug tour. The founder of IMT and her husband will be flying around the world in a small prop plane, to over 100 locations on a tour to “gather inspiration, deliver 100,000+ hugs and share more than $1,000,000 with important causes…”

If you want to get a hug, you can see where they’re stopping see where they’re stopping. They’re also looking for team leaders in each city they visit.

For $10 you can sponsor a hug for one of the causes they are supporting:

• Chennai, India, to support the efforts of Dr. Mani’s Children’s Heart Foundation where just 100 hugs – or $1000 – will save the life of a child;
• a preserve in Chiang Mai, Thailand to help rebuild the threatened elephant population;
• Siem Reap, Cambodia where a mere 2 hugs will fund a years education for a child.

Wishing them luck with the project!