Creative Curiosity by Nathalie Le Riche — authentic communication

  “I don’t have time to play.”I used to say that too.Caught in the grind, chasing dreams with a clenched jaw and a weary heart.Trying to earn my worth through effort, through service, through sacrifice.Until my body said enough.Until the breakdowns came.Until I cracked open and asked… what if I did the opposite? What if I played?Not for productivity. Not for performance.Just for joy. Just for me. And that’s when the magic began.Peace returned. Joy bloomed.Uncanny doorways opened—ones I couldn’t see when I was running too fast.Solutions arrived with ease.My dreams didn’t disappear… they got closer. Art became my reminder.A...

For years, I believed that silence was safety. That if I swallowed my truth, others would feel better. That my quietness could mend their sadness, soften their anger, create peace. But instead, my silence became a breeding ground for pain—mine and theirs. I didn’t just lose my voice. I lost myself. When I finally spoke, it wasn’t gentle. It was fierce, raw, and misunderstood. My truth, long buried, came out like a storm. And in its wake, I met resistance. Arguments. Accusations. Almost physical confrontations. Not because I was wrong—but because none of us had learned how to speak without...