by Lani Almanza | Aug 1, 2026 | Caregivers, Creativity, Goals, heart centered leadership, Journaling, Managing Stress, Self Care, Wellness
Alaka’i News August 2026 Celebration Time! August 1st marks the 3rd anniversary of my first book, Under a Full Moon and a Guiding Star being released! The day was marked with a release party on the evening of a full moon that rose in perfect synchronicity with the... 
by Lani Almanza | Apr 1, 2026 | Creativity, Inspiration, Journey, Purpose, Self Care, Uncategorized, Wellness
Finding Your Creative Spirit Life has been so busy lately. I am finding it a challenge to keep plugged into my creative spirit and inspiration, so I am looking for ways to fill the well again. Have you ever felt like that? This is when I... 
by Lani Almanza | May 1, 2025 | Creativity, Gratitude, Health, Joy, Managing Stress, Self Care, Wellness
Wellness – Inside and Out WELLNESS MATTERS Self Care – Inside Out and Outside InHow many of you here feel like your cup has run dry? Yes, so many of us are running on empty. We all have multiple roles of some sort, many which are running... 
by Lani Almanza | Nov 9, 2020 | Creativity, Meditation
Creativity Meditation for 2020 I thought we could all use some time to reset our creativity buttons and look forward to better times. You may want to record this so that you can play it back and be fully engaged in the meditation exercise.Begin by sitting in a... 
by Lani Almanza | Apr 12, 2019 | Creativity
To follow up on the last posting, here are a few words of wisdom to keep you on your creative path.“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties.” ~ Erich Fromm“True creativity often starts where language ends.” ~ Arthur Koestler“Creativty comes from... 
by Lani Almanza | Apr 9, 2019 | Creativity
Lately I have been drawn to the subject of creativity – perhaps because I need to re- insert some into my life – so today we are going to explore what creativity might look like. No doubt you might be one of those individuals who has the notion that only a few select... 
by Lani Almanza | Jan 29, 2019 | Creativity
I recently wrote about how to create a vision board and today I would like to take that a little farther with the creation of an illustrated discovery journal. I first heard about this from Sarah Ban Breathnach’s book, Simple Abundance – A Daybook of Comfort and Joy.... 
by Lani Almanza | Jan 24, 2019 | Creativity
Do you remember how excited you were in grade school when you were going on an excursion? One of the reasons they create such excitement is that they are a diversion or deviation from the norm, from the routine. So, when was the last time you gave yourself permission... 
by Lani Almanza | Jan 18, 2019 | Creativity, Goals
With a new year, comes the opportunity for us to readjust, or reset, our vision towards the things we hope to accomplish in the future – with “future” being this year or the years beyond that. One of the ways to set a new focus is to create a vision board, so with... 
by Lani Almanza | Oct 18, 2018 | Creativity
In search of this week’s topic, I stumbled across a collection of pages that I had saved years ago with all sorts of helpful tips – so in the spirit of Halloween I am calling them tricks. Some are really helpful and some a little quirky but the adventure of sorting... 
by Lani Almanza | Oct 9, 2018 | Creativity
Sometimes you just have to make a move, any move, towards your goals or your vision, even if it might seem futile at the time. A few weeks ago, I decided to tackle redesigning my home work space so that I can begin new creative endeavors. First, I needed to commit to... 
by Lani Almanza | Jun 14, 2018 | Creativity
When was the last time you allowed yourself to play? Really play, like you did when you were a child. To some, playing may appear to be unproductive, but in truth, it’s more profitable than you might think. By permitting yourself to indulge in a good time and... 
by Lani Almanza | Nov 13, 2017 | Creativity, Wellness
* Unplug the television. (and the cell phone, ipad, etc.) * Make regular “soul” time every day. A few minutes first thing in the morning or before bed. * Learn to say no. * Stop doing things you truly don’t want to do. *Redesign your work schedule so... 
by Lani Almanza | Nov 3, 2017 | Creativity
In my quest for inspiration for this blog I came across some more words of wisdom that have begun to replenish the well of creativity. “There are no problems – only opportunities to be creative.” ~ Dorye Roettger “I am always doing that which... 
by Lani Almanza | Nov 1, 2017 | Creativity
My day job has been so busy lately I am finding it a challenge to keep plugged in to my creative spirit and inspiration for this blog, so looking for ways to fill the well again. Have you ever felt like that? I go to my reserve of inspirational books and quotes to see... 