Creative Curiosity by Nathalie Le Riche — personal transformation

I see her.The one who believes she doesn’t have time.Grinding herself to the bone, skipping meals, ignoring the body’s whispers.She’s chasing a dream with clenched fists, believing she must suffer to earn it. I see her exhaustion.It was once mine. She says, “I have no money. I can’t afford to rest. I don’t have time to do what I need to do.”And so she pushes harder.And I watch, knowing that no matter what I say, her fear will keep her in the rut of force.She won’t believe until she chooses to be curious. Because the how doesn’t come from force.The...

What if, when life changes and fear rises,we didn’t resist the discomfort?What if we allowed it to surface,to be felt fully—without judgement—and chose instead to be curious? What is this “alarm clock” trying to tell me? What if fear wasn’t a stop sign,but a doorway—an invitation to return to peace,to safety,to ease in the now? Would you allow yourself to become awareof the choices you have?Would you be brave enough to sit with the part of youthat’s been begging to be seen and heard? You see, we inherit beliefs as children—beliefs that were never ours to carry.The gift of adulthood...

Lately, I’ve been sifting through a tapestry of my past creations—a visual diary of emotion, memory, and transformation. This painting—I Choose to Let You Go—came from one of the most painful chapters of my life. I created it in the wake of a 36-year relationship ending, when the silence of being alone felt deafening. The pain of being with myself reminded me of my teenage years, when I had lost all hope. If you’ve ever felt stuck, lost, or aching, I want you to know: you’re not alone. What I discovered in that darkness is something I now offer to you—as...