Unlocking Creative Potential: Living in the Moment and Embracing Mindful Living

Ever wondered how to truly live in the moment and unlock your creative potential? Join us for a heartfelt episode of Stop Time Live in the Moment, where we celebrate the release of "The Places Where There Are Spaces: Cultivating a Life of Creative Possibilities." Host Lisa Hopkins takes you on an intimate journey, sharing the joys and fears of releasing this deeply personal work. Listen as Lisa reads a touching passage from the foreword, setting the stage for a book that's designed to inspire and guide you through the realms of creative and mindful living.

This episode isn't just about the book; it's about building a community centered on creativity and presence. Get excited for the upcoming virtual book club and conversation series this fall, where we'll dive deeper into these concepts together. Discover practical coaching exercises, journaling prompts, and heartfelt lessons learned during a transformative time in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec. Don't miss the opportunity to be one of the first to explore this new release, available now on Amazon. Your support and feedback mean the world, and we can't wait to hear how this book resonates with you! 

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Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:23

Hey there, welcome back to Stop Time Live in the Moment. Today we're celebrating something incredibly close to my heart the release of my new book, the Places when there Are Spaces Cultivating a Life of Creative Possibilities. You can probably hear me smiling. You know, it's excitement and fear. I don't know what I'm afraid of exactly. I suppose it's vulnerability. You know, when we release a piece of ourselves into the world, we do put ourselves out there in a way that makes us potentially vulnerable. But you know what? Only if we're attached to what it's supposed to be. But you know what? Only if we're attached to what it's supposed to be. So I am really practicing hard what I teach and living in the moment and just enjoying this feeling and recognizing it and knowing that, well, hey, I did it and that's enough. Before we dive into what the book is about and all the exciting activities coming up around it, I want to share a passage from the foreword that really sets the stage for what you can expect. So I'm just going to read a little bit from my foreword, all right.

Speaker 1: 1:45

So living in the moment has always come naturally to me Ever since I can remember. It's been second nature. I could always see the possibility in each moment, and even when moments were less than ideal, it was easy for me to find my light in the darkness, like glow-in-the-dark tape on the theatrical stage of life. For the longest time, I assumed that others were able to do the same, and when they couldn't, it frustrated me. It wasn't until I became a life coach that I discovered there was a way to share and express my gift of living in the moment in a more tangible way beyond the proscenium. In many ways, my lifelong career in the performing arts was all about the places where there are spaces. In theatre, we begin with an empty space, and the way we position or place the actors and scenery on the stage creates relationships and evokes meaning. In dance class, as in life, I was always drawn toward exploring and experiencing the spaces between the leaping and the landing, both as a student and as a teacher landing. Both as a student and as a teacher, my choreography was filled with space that allowed and invited perspective, energy and breath. This has been a long time coming. In fact, I'm pretty sure that it's been inside me all along. In any case, it is literally a place where there was a space, and I've chosen to be in the moment and fill it unconditionally, trusting the process, as I share some concepts and ideas I've learned along the way, inquiry and musings that I have gathered in my journey, many of which were created or rewritten while staying in place in the Laurentian mountains of Quebec during the global pandemic. Some are shared lessons, while others are more practical coaching exercises intrigued, I hope so.

Speaker 1: 4:04

This book is not just a reflection of my journey, but a guide to help you navigate your own paths more creatively and mindfully. And there's journaling too. There's journal space there. It's an interactive book. I really hope you guys are going to enjoy it. I'm learning as I go, guys, and I just have this innate feeling that I want to create community around some of these ideas, like we do here on the podcast. So this fall I'm conjuring some kind of a virtual book club and conversation series where we can delve deeper into these themes and discuss the prompts together. You'll hear more about it and if you're interested in finding out more, please follow us on social media for details and registration information.

Speaker 1: 4:50

So, guys, I so appreciate you and your continued support and listenership. So you can find the places where there are spaces on amazoncom right now and the link is in the show notes. If you pick up a copy, leaving a review would be greatly appreciated, as it helps others discover the book and supports our community here as well. If you are not on Amazoncom, it will eventually be populating all the other sites in all sorts of countries. I saw it. It was in Sweden already and in Germany and wherever you buy your books. But be patient. Again, it is currently on amazoncom and if you feel like getting in there and being one of the first on this early release, that would be great. Let me know what you think, guys. And again, endless thanks, endless thanks, and whatever it is you're working on, just go out there and do it. The journey is the thing. I'm Lisa Hopkins. Thanks so much for listening. Stay safe and healthy and remember to live in the moment.