Do you have a hard time shopping for your spiritual loved ones? You are not alone! It’s hard to shop for people who are deep into personal development work. Many already own what they need for their spiritual practice. The good news is that there are so many incredible artists and artisans making heartfelt items that cater to the spiritual. Here are some ideas for gifts to buy your loved ones, all from small, ethical businesses. (Which your spiritual buddy will love!) The Jodi Sharp blog has moved! SEE THE FULL GIFT GUIDE HERE ..read more

  Let’s be honest- the holidays can be tough. Sometimes they’re even tougher because we think that they SHOULDN’T be tough.  This time of year is a complicated one. We get filled with all this propaganda that this is a time for everything to be perfect. Christmas movies always end in joy and fulfillment. Pinterest boards of people with perfect holiday decorations. Family or friend visits where you’re supposed to feel connected and happy.  But then suddenly we find ourselves turning into our 13-year-old selves around our family, getting deeply disappointed about a gift we recei ..read more

 I’m so grateful to have made an installation again! Thank you so much to Terra BURNa for creating the space for me to try out this installation. The Jodi Sharp blog has moved! READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE HERE ..read more

  Feathers are one of the oldest universal symbols. There has always been a magic to them that makes people believe in the impossible, and in doing so, connects us to the world of spirit and transcendence.  When I started my stained glass meditation line, I didn’t intend for feathers to be such a big part of my offerings. But over time I got asked to make them more and more. Clients connected with the symbol of the feather in a deeper way than other symbols. When something deeply resonates with you, it’s important to follow that feeling. Your personal spiritual practice is all ab ..read more

  Object focused meditation can help you reach a state of presence faster. As children, we were trained to keep our mind from wandering by giving it a job to focus on. Object focused meditation makes use of your previous training by getting your mind to focus on the item in front of you. A stained glass meditation is a beautiful way to add this practice into your life! Once you’ve purchased one, here’s what you do with it. The Jodi Sharp blog has moved! READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE HERE ..read more

Do you feel spiritual but not religious? Do you want a spiritual practice, but don't know where to start?  In this talk for The Simplified Life Wellness Weekend, Artist Jodi Sharp teaches you what a spiritual practice is, and gives you 5 steps for how to create your own! The Jodi Sharp blog has moved! READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE HERE ..read more

Photographs from Suddenly the Night Series by Patrick Dussault Against Certainty There is something out in the dark that wants to correct us. Each time I think “this,” it answers “that.” Answers hard, in the heart-grammar’s strictness. If I then say “that,” it too is taken away. Between certainty and the real, an ancient enmity. When the cat waits in the path-hedge, no cell of her body is not waiting. This is how she is able so completely to disappear. I would like to enter the silence portion as she does. To live amid the great vanishing as a cat must live, one shadow fully at ease ..read more

Currently, the world is in a state of difficulty, and one of the only solutions we have is for everyone to stay in their homes for the sake of public health. There’s only so much Netflix you can watch before you start crawling up the walls, so here are a couple of creative things you can do it mix it up while you wait this out.   Purge Your Home You're home now, so why not spend some time making it feel terrific? I'm sure that there are corners of your house that haven't been touched in years, so now's the perfect time to do a purge and deep clean.  Go through each area of your house and ..read more

In the last week, the coronavirus has escalated from a serious issue to a world pandemic. Governments are implementing never-before thought of travel bans, isolation practices, and extreme measures to try and control this thing. If you're not feeling at least a little bit afraid by now, you're in the minority.  I'm currently stuck in Utila, Honduras, a place I never thought I'd be during a global crisis. While I'm on a relatively safe island with pretty good food security, the situation keeps getting scarier. The regulations are getting stricter with each passing day, and it's a big unknown ..read more

"Here's What Our Parents Never Taught Us" You will stay up on your rooftop until sunlight peels away the husk of the moon, chainsmoking cigarettes and reading Baudelaire, and you will learn that you only ever want to fall in love with someone who will stay up to watch the sun rise with you. You will fall in love with train rides, and sooner or later you willrealize that nowhere seems like home anymore. A woman will kiss you and you’ll think her lips are two petalsrubbing against your mouth. You will not tell anyone that you liked it. It’s okay. It is beautiful to love humans in a world whe ..read more