A Muse's Daydream: Creative Journeys to the Present Moment
Hi. It's Jill Badonsky.
This podcast is stories to free your creativity and promote mindfulness.
I am an author/illustrator of three and a half books on creative mindfulness, inspirational humorist, performance poet, creator of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification Training, workshop leader, and certified yoga instructor.
I live with two cats and a bougainvillea. www.themuseisin.com www.kaizenmuse.com P.S. Don't text while driving
Episodes
79 episodes
The Return of Surviving the Family During the Holidays
Hi There, Jill Here,This episode is a rerun of humorous suggestions of how to deal with family during the holidays. It gives a number of tongue-in -cheek and whipped-cream-in-mouth ways to deal with a dysfunctional family at the holiday...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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7:06
Blue Returns
Hi... I'm back with the podcast to be a catalyst for creative escape and inspiration. If you're still listening, I'm grateful. I'm not a consistent person except in the department of creativity. RIght now, we need it more than ever. May...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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3:48
Season Six: Episode One Creative Thoughts
The Muse's Daydream is back. I've been spending time working on a card of decks... no wait, a deck of cards. I explain about them, read two of them, and invite you to buy a deck in case you want creativity to be easier for you. Also a Zoom work...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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9:36
You are the Art
This episode is a momentary departure from the usual frivolity for reverie of the inspiration, relaxation, and the possibility of creativity.Script and Poster of the ...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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3:17
Starry Starry Determination - Reloaded
I’ve spent a career teaching how self-judgment works against us in the creative process. I’ve spent a lifetime dealing with my own harsh self-judgment, so I have the requisite compassion to understand its costs.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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2:24
Dysfunctional Family Holiday Survival Guide
Sometimes a little humor and perspective around the holidays is called for. I know it was for me. This episode gives a number of tongue-in -cheek and whipped-cream-in-mouth ways to deal with a dysfunctional family at the holidays... or re...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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7:06
Lady of the Canyon
Sometimes the undesirable and embarrassing parts of who we are make the best stories. Writing does that... it uses creativity to lift us out of self-judgment about our personal weaknesses and into comedy, healing or just an awarenes...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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7:42
Making Interruptions Work for You
If you've ever tried to record a podcast without the proper sound proofing it can be challenging. This episodes illustrated the frustrations I encounter with interruptions and how they can be good practice for resilience. The ...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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6:54
Ain't No Ballerinas in Hiphop
Hi,Thank you for listening. Think of someone who might like it and please, spread the word.Here's the blog that goes along with the newsletter.Wri...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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8:53
And Again, Nothing
Nothing here except this:Subscribe to my newsletter for podcast scripts and more creative inspiration. More hereThanks for listeningBrought to you by Kaizen Muse Creativity Coachin...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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5:16
The Reason
William James, philosopher and psychologist observed, “… when we reach the end of our days, our life experience will equal what we have paid attention to, whether by choice or default.” I’m over 60., but I don’...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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6:08
I Don't Eat Duck (The one about the job)
Ever find yourself in a job where you don't recognize who you are anymore? "Sold your soul to the company store?" I did for 10 years. It made me cranky but ultimately gave me compassion, resilience, confidence, and the determination never to ea...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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8:25
Jumping Too Soon
This episode is about how moments in childhood predict who we are as adults including jumping too soon into pools and relationships. Everything's better with humor and creativity.For podcasts delivered straight to you,
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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9:39
For Friction Reasons
We continue on this journey of misguided creative adventures you may not want to try at home - adhd has it’s hazards, but stay tuned to A Muse’s Daydream, it also has its advantages.This episode includes a home far far ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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9:38
Fresh Water Pearls and Melted Crayons
This is a story that begins in the Miami sun with wobbly sailboats incarcerated in the straight lines drawn by a well-intending mom and ends with... wobbly sailboats sailing free. It highlights the advantage of perseverance whic...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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6:50
Perfectionism is Creativity's Evil Stepsister
Hi Listener,If you've been in earshot of me randomly bending a stranger's ear or at one of my workshops or trainings, you've probably heard the story I'm about to tell you. I share so maybe a little light is shed on the poison of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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7:24
A Single Person Lives Here
hi,I wrote this poem a few years ago when I was single. I'll still single, but in two weeks, I'll be married. Yet, I will still be living alone because that's what we decided was best for both of our independent artist mentalities. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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4:09
The World Inside of a Flower
Hi It's Jill. This episode I explore a Georgia O'keefe quote that goes like this: “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your world for the moment.Did Georgia O'Keefe really like flowers? Yo...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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6:28
Rock Pile too
I'm not really in New Mexico... this is an encore episode to go along with the theme in this week's Muse letter of seeing things differently but also finding the beauty in things we...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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4:54
Let's Try Something Different
The script is here if you want to follow along.Written, engineered, and...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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4:40
Not Really Skydiving
Don't quit your daydream. Daydreaming is the source of infinite creativity. Unlike any other form of thought, daydreaming is its own reward. ~Michael PollanDaydreaming incubates cre...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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4:02
Things Talking
My hangouts can be found here. It's rainy here in San Diego. I wrote a poem and podcast last year about rain. I was in an Airbnb for two months because my bathroom was being renovated. ...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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7:44
The Haiku Hiking Trail
Written, narrated and engineered by me, Jill Badonsky This was written in 2020 to help us get through, you know, that thing in 2020. But it's also relaxing for 2023 and beyond.Embrace the Wabi Sabi
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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10:15
