Dear Reader 🌿 Spring is finally here! In my balcony planter, daffodils and wildflowers are stubbornly pushing up the first green shoots, entirely…Read more
Recently, I received a polite, clear, and decisive no to an application I had sent to work with a creative organization I deeply admire. I had put r…Read more
Karin von Daler · Jan 12, 2026
Peace in your heart
Dear friend, These are tough times for many of us.  And yet, there is still a way home—perhaps shorter th…Read more
Karin von Daler · Jan 5, 2026
Your creative New Year ritual
Here’s your ritual for leaving the old behind and stepping into the new This ritual is simple and takes about an hour to complete from start to f…Read more
Karin von Daler · Dec 6, 2025
Gift creativity to your loved ones
Hello friend, In the old days, December was even darker without the artificial light. Yet it was in that silence and darkness that handicrafts, ima…Read more
Karin von Daler · Jan 31, 2024
Healing is loving the worst version of yourself
Healing is not becoming the best version of yourself; healing is letting the worst version of you be loved. One of the hardest things I know is w…Read more
Karin von Daler · Dec 20, 2023
Find light in the fertile darkness
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” – Rumi In ancient times, at the darkes…Read more
A Ritual to Guide You Through the Dark and Into the New Feel free to change anything as you do this ritual! When I invite you to draw and write, …Read more
Karin von Daler · Oct 30, 2023
Embrace the dark to move through it
Embracing the Darkness and Moving Into the New We can't repress the darkness right now, but we can see, hear, feel, and acknowledge that it's her…Read more