So, how can we, as doers, movers and shakers, cultivate gratitude while still working hard toward manifesting our dreams? Here's a golden nugget—straight from the Muse’s mouth.

What the outside world sees is a disheveled young woman chasing an improbable dream. What do I see? I see Hercules. I see Odysseus. I see… the need for more epic female heroines?

I'm all about 'following your passion.' ...Yet, what happens before the BIG light bulb, "a-ha" moment? When we're unsure where our passion lies, where do we start?

There can be a lot of fear around the act of creating. We freak out that our muse will somehow decide she's not in the mood to come out and play. And then what? We're left with a blank screen and an insatiable craving for that sense of Being