My name is Kathy Kane.  I am a Kaizen Muse Creativity Coach and an Amherst Writers and Artists writing workshop leader. It’s a wonderful thing to be. But I wasn’t always in this happy place.

Like a lot of you I spent many years (for me, 30+) going and doing and striving and working. During those 30+ years I had a successful career with a major brokerage firm. I married and, in the process, got 2 lovely stepdaughters who have given us 3 beautiful grandchildren. I am part of a very large extended family and live in Northern New Jersey. For you gardeners that is zone 6, and I am always thankful for spring and a second chance.

But, somewhere along the way I felt I lost my creative self. That self used to dance and play music and paint. She played tennis and read lots of books. She had dreams. Then she started fading away. Over the years she shriveled up into a small hard raisin in my deepest self. I will admit I knew something was missing. There was a vague sense of unease; of irritation; a scratchy label at the back of my psyche, sand in my spiritual sneaker. But I didn’t allow it access to the upper layers of consciousness. I put on my Scarlett O’Hara persona and left it for another day.

Well, eventually Scarlett had to face reality, and so did I. I applied small steps and called on some Modern Day Muses for assistance. Things started to change; slow, gradual and lasting change. Writing accelerated that change. My life is different now. There is a sense of freedom and possibility that was missing before. My fingers itch to play more with my pastels and water colors. (One place I get to do that is in an Artwords workshop which I run with my sister Eileen Sottovia. Check out Artword’s Blog to see what this is about and to look at photos of some amazing art journal pages.)

I am living proof that the union of Kaizen and Muses is a powerful combination! I’m ready to help you find your way.
To read more about my journey please visit my blog.