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Emma vanGrieken
Приєднався 13 бер 2023
Hey! I share talks on culture, media, manifestation, mindset, creativity & my own author journey ☀️
I'm Emma. I'm self-publishing my debut book this fall 2024! It's a collection of poems, fable fiction, original photography & 2 short novels woven through it all.
I'm also working on a self-help essay series based on many of my videos here, but so much more in depth.
On this channel, we'll talk a lot about creative entrepreneurship. But we'll also talk a lot about language & how words shape our reality.
We'll question the consensus & won't be a afraid to get a little bit incorrect in the name of finding truth & advocating for the modern world renaissance.
I'm so happy you're here! 🤍
I'm Emma. I'm self-publishing my debut book this fall 2024! It's a collection of poems, fable fiction, original photography & 2 short novels woven through it all.
I'm also working on a self-help essay series based on many of my videos here, but so much more in depth.
On this channel, we'll talk a lot about creative entrepreneurship. But we'll also talk a lot about language & how words shape our reality.
We'll question the consensus & won't be a afraid to get a little bit incorrect in the name of finding truth & advocating for the modern world renaissance.
I'm so happy you're here! 🤍
How to Find Your Purpose? Stop Looking.
Here's a new idea nobody's told you before: not only do you not HAVE TO have a purpose, but you actually SHOULD NOT have one if you want to live the most conscious, courageous and creative life possible.
You know I love words, and by looking at the definition of purpose for more than 10 seconds, it becomes painfully obvious that a human being isn't meant to wonder what is the purpose of life. This is the wrong question to be asking.
By the way, I wonder how many terms, phrases, concepts, and ideas like this do we hold in our society where we just blindly accept what they mean without looking too deeply to see if they make sense. Honestly, that's probably the most important question of the 21st century.
Anyways, if you're wondering how to find your purpose, my encouragement is to stop trying to find purpose in life at all. Instead, do this.
This spiritual mindset shift had changed my life and helped me be way more successful as a creative entrepreneur, and I know it'll help you too!
- EvG
You know I love words, and by looking at the definition of purpose for more than 10 seconds, it becomes painfully obvious that a human being isn't meant to wonder what is the purpose of life. This is the wrong question to be asking.
By the way, I wonder how many terms, phrases, concepts, and ideas like this do we hold in our society where we just blindly accept what they mean without looking too deeply to see if they make sense. Honestly, that's probably the most important question of the 21st century.
Anyways, if you're wondering how to find your purpose, my encouragement is to stop trying to find purpose in life at all. Instead, do this.
This spiritual mindset shift had changed my life and helped me be way more successful as a creative entrepreneur, and I know it'll help you too!
- EvG
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3 things to do instead of struggling with creative block (which doesn't really exist)
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Creative block doesn't exists. "Blocks" are in your mind - whether it's in your creative practice, love life, or otherwise. Creative block is really just an opportunity to reevaluate where you'd like to redirect your overflow of creative energy. Just because it isn't flowing clearly doesn't mean it's not working. Since finishing Seasons of Life, my debut book of poetry, fable stories, and photo...
Your WHY: How to be a great author or artist & create authentic, impactful work
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Artists and authors... Have you ever wondered if people care about your art, what's the point of creating or where your create path is going? If so, you're not alone. Many famous writers, famous painters, famous artists of any kind achieved success after they died. This of course is not what I want for you. What I want to share with you today is one powerful shift to help you get creatively uns...
Self-Publishing my poetry book: timeline, budget, book tours, my next steps 📖
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As somebody on the writing journey, you might be asking yourself, Should I traditionally publish or self-publish my book? Do I need a literary agent to publish my book? How long does it take to self-publish a book? How much will it cost to self-publish my book? How do I start self-publishing once my book is done? These are all excellent questions, and I'm going to answer them today. My name's E...
Month-Long Editing Vlog: I finally finished writing my poetry book!
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Wow, editing is hard. Editing sucks. Editing is actually kind of fun, but wow, does it take time. In this editing vlog, I'm showing you another stage of my writing journey as I figure out how to become a bestselling author. Welcome to 1 month of editing, a sprint to finish writing a book. In this video you'll see my editing process, how I navigate self-doubt, how I stay consistent with my writi...
Cozy Writing Chat | Writing routine, navigating self-doubt & rekindling your creative spark ✨
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Is there really a perfect writing routine? I think no. Actually, I think A LOT that gets in the way of writing and creating isn't about about having a writing strategy at all. I think it's most definitely a creative mindset thing. Let's shift the perspective on self-belief, a good writing routine, and what it means to be inspired. This is my invitation to see that you don't have to be perfect t...
Let's edit this poetry book! 🫖 a cozy week of revisions & writing
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Let's edit this poetry book! a cozy week of revisions & writing
Cozy Writing Vlog | editing and revisions for my poetry book ✍🏻
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Cozy Writing Vlog | editing and revisions for my poetry book ✍🏻
We went to a sheep farm & learned about pickling food 🐑
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We went to a sheep farm & learned about pickling food 🐑
Writing Vlog | Productive word counts & revealing a secret project
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Writing Vlog | Productive word counts & revealing a secret project
Cozy Writing Vlog 📖☕ My Fantasy Book & a Low Energy Day in My Life
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Cozy Writing Vlog 📖☕ My Fantasy Book & a Low Energy Day in My Life
What is NaNoWriMo & why I'm doing it AGAIN
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What is NaNoWriMo & why I'm doing it AGAIN
Witchy Kitchen: Let's Make Fire Cider
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Witchy Kitchen: Let's Make Fire Cider
Divine Feminine | spoken word on femininity
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Divine Feminine | spoken word on femininity
Soul Shards | spoken word on heartbreak
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Soul Shards | spoken word on heartbreak
How I Recovered from Burn-Out + Relit my Creative Spark 🌸
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How I Recovered from Burn-Out Relit my Creative Spark 🌸
Happy spring! 🌱 spoken word in the garden
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Happy spring! 🌱 spoken word in the garden
This ONE SHIFT will help you find your purpose
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This ONE SHIFT will help you find your purpose
How to find inner-peace + embracing new beginnings
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How to find inner-peace embracing new beginnings
We ran away to the wilderness to do yoga, hike & heal
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We ran away to the wilderness to do yoga, hike & heal
How to Trust Your Intuition & Get Unstuck
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How to Trust Your Intuition & Get Unstuck
idk dude... i dont feel like i belong on this world, ive never done any harm to anyone, i was always respectful, doing the right things, but i always ended up being hurt instead. i dont want to spend my life rotting away in a 8 to 4 job just to survive and spend the money to "buy" temporary fun/joy like everyone else... im a thinker, i think all the time, i dislike the situation in the world and in my country, i just wish we all decided to have peace and to allow everyone to be an equal, i wish we could all just be friends naturally... anyway, i lost the plot, i dont know where i was going, but life is tough, i feel like im just letting the days pass by, whatever i tried so far hasnt worked and its just depressing knowing i cant change anything, i did however make changes in myself and i now notice certain negative patterns that help me cope, i also lost some weight and became fit, so there's that i guess... anyway, im sure someone will find this helpful, so please keep it up!
Purpose is a funny term. I grew up in fishing village with clear distinction of hobby and work. Having enough free time to write or create is a first world issue. If you stay busy you are generally happy. Idle people tend to have inner turmoil.
I firmly believe most problems in our modern world come from the fact that we're so safe and at ease that we have to invent something to be challenged by. I agree, idle hands make messy work.
This was exactly what I needed to hear, without realizing it. I considered myself an artist for so many years; that's all I've done since I was a toddler, and it really fits with that romanticized vision of an artist. Someone who's been honing their craft since they were a child as though it's in their blood or something... but after struggling with art block and finding myself more pulled towards writing, I've felt a major sense of identity crisis. When in reality, all I want to do is tell stories. It doesn't matter how. I just want to tell stories that touch people's emotions in a way that makes them stop and experience something raw and real even for just a moment. Thank you for your video <3
I'm so glad this is what you needed to hear. I have so much to say about creative block... Feel free to join us on Instagram for more of those chats 🥳 Exactly, exactly, exactly, you've got it. The modality, your what, doesn't matter compared to your WHY. You might really like this video next: ua-cam.com/video/rbnPnF8Z_18/v-deo.htmlsi=AjwOsZVTbyqfYVFL
I’m surprised I came across this, but consistent malleability has many benefits over a concrete thing to be based on. It’s like multiplication\addition comparison
Of course, I agree. We're always evolving as we grow and learn. Trying to stick ourselves to one thing without critiquing if it's still benefiting us and adapting it as needed I think in large part is the root of this problem
I can proudly say,YOU'RE A GREAT POET.....❤
🥲 THANK YOU! This meansa lot to me
So many paths have led me down this road of letting go of control… very interesting. I’ve certainly been trying my best, but it’s a difficult concept to wrap my head around 🙆🏻♀️
More to come on this soon, but imagine for now you're always trying to control your fate, versus approaching it with an attitude of being open and decisive about what's right for you, with high standards around what you won't accept. That's not control, that's sovereignty. When we get THERE, we can surrender to what the Tao Te Ching calls The Flow. ua-cam.com/video/rOnXyTIhjeY/v-deo.htmlsi=0HduOVTvLBqpYmDm
Also, do you have Instagram? I'd love to follow you there!
What a beautifully composed video ^^ Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us <3
Thank you thank you thank you! I have another idea for the next one. Would you rather see... 1. How modern literature is destroying women's intellectual lives Or 2. Why not having a purpose is the most liberating realization Let me know!
@@emmavangrieken Both of these ideas sound great, but I lean towards the video about purpose simply because it’s a topic that’s been on my mind as of late ^^
@@rissaruwu soooo many thoughts on this, and definitely it's time to make an evolved video in it next. Can do🙏🏻 I also have this one from last year in the meantime that you might like 😊 ua-cam.com/video/dOa237eJgsk/v-deo.htmlsi=5ve004ASSLKHvZVy
@@emmavangrieken Thank you so much! 😊🙏🏼
Thank you to everyone here! I love sharing this creative path together! 🤍
I think my why for writing children’s books is that I want to inspire girls to be people of courage, to live out their purpose, and to love learning. I hope my stories (even though they are fantasy) spark those three things in the hearts of children everywhere.
I love this why! This feels like the kind of why that has substance and can keep you going on the harder days. Thank you for sharing ☺🤍
I have news about my DEBUT BOOK coming in the next video as well! Stay tuned 👀
I am an author and almost a first-time self-published author! It looks like I am at the same stage you are. I am getting my children’s book formatted right now and will start the cover at the end of the month. So excited! Hope your book does well. Another author I follow said to enjoy every moment of this process.
Thank you so much! Wow that's exciting, do you have an Instagram we can connect on? What's your children's book about?
Congrats on your book! Have you looked into Ingramspark in terms of self-publishing platforms/agencies that assist in the print manufacturing and distribution of your book?
Good luck!!!! with your book Emma. I have always been fascinated by poetry and have recently thought about starting my own blog. Glad I found your channel.
That sounds super exciting! A blog would be spectacular to explore your own voice. I'm excited to keep connecting and read your work one day! Do you have another social media we can connect on?
I just want to say thank you to everybody who's following along with this journey! Nearly 400 of us have come together in my 1 year on UA-cam. I'm excited for the future!
I see you go barefoot. It's supposedly good for you. The ground is negatively charged and will neutralize the positive ions in your body.
This is gold!!
Thank you!
@@emmavangriekenhi, im trying to use your poetry readings to win over a woman i like. Can you make poetry videos?? And thank you for steering me towards poetry
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this is so motivating. some day, I hope our books share shelves 🫶 cheers to all the writers, artists, poets, creators out there putting their art into the world. amazing and forever impressed x
I would love to share a shelf. What's your book / idea about?
@@emmavangriekennon-fiction and poetry at the moment, though I hope to return to storytelling eventually! My 9yo self is baffled and insulted Im not writing fantasy right now 😂
@@sunspicecitrus wow! Tell me more about that. What kind of stuff do you write - for both non-fiction & poetry? What would your 9 year old self want to read a fantasy story about? 😄😄
Thank you for sharing such a beautiful moment
Thank you so much for being here! I almost didn't want to capture this but I knew I'd want to look back later 😁
I dream of doing the same. Be proud of your hard work and enjoy the ride and wherever it takes you!
Oh wow! I think you should do it then, that'd be awesome 🤍
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Amazing video upload, I appreciate you for sharing! Enjoy your day💖👍TFS
Thank you! I'm so glad it resonated for you🤍
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What did I just watch ❤
Poetry friend! I have more like this on Instagram! What made this hit home for you?
Whats the book about
I have 2! My poetry book, which is the one that's almost finished, is about the cyclical cycle of life. It's a 10 year long collection of poetry about rebirth & rediscovery 🌷 My other book is a crazy fantasy I'm 120,000 words into, so CLOSE but not quite done the first draft. That one goes like this: After the Autumn Princess breaks her people's most important treaty, the royal family must campaign across the realm to answer for her crimes at the Citadel. But along the way, a dormant magic begins to awaken that threatens her family's throne & puts all of their lives at stake. Do you have any bookish projects? ☺
Yesss thanks goodness
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I am so excited for you I can’t wait to see more!!
🥲 This means the world to me. I can't wait to share it!
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Amazing, Emma!❤
So cute
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Keep going you got this❤
I'm so excited!!!
I was going to say something witty and sarcastic and then I listened to this and cried so you win this round. Powerful stuff, you have a real gift.
Haha, witty humor is always welcome! Thank you friend. Much to the dismay of my fantasy novel, I'm really starting to like working on my poetry book again
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beautiful poem, thank you for sharing! 💌
Thank you for sharing your time to listen😊🤍
Love is never blind. Lovers often are...
Oooooh, I like that
It was a wonderful experience🌙
Thank you!
Aww this is so sweet i love it 😻
Fairy PRINCESS
@@emmavangrieken the C O M P L E T E 👌🏼 embodiment of it.
@@talapatheia it's ma SOUL!
Crying..breathless.. and completely speechless 🔥 what a true inspiration you are!!
The light in me sees the light in you🥲🦋💫🤍
Nice video. You like the reality as it is which is why you're OK with not knowing your past. For me the opposite is true. I don't like the laws of nature and wonder if God (if it exists) when he created the universe if he had a choice to create it differently. But since it's impossible for me to analyze God I could analyze myself and for this I'd need to know my past. Suppose I have a soul and a past, if I knew my past I could make an intelligent conclusion of what I'm actually evolving/devolving into, a conclusion of what God is driving us from and into, and hopefully understand his reasoning behind this iteration of the universe. If that would ever come true I could gauge if a different, better universe with different laws of nature is possible at all because the current one is horrible. Which is why I like cannabis, it dissolves my ego and gives me false memories of my (possibly non-existing) past which is the best I can do for now. Which is why I feel like a stranger with amnesia to myself. I'm aware of it and would like to heal it, which among other things would probably mean breaking my life cycle(s), whatever that may mean.
I'd suggest that getting to know yourself is part of the journey of getting to know God. Trying to understand the universe is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole. It's like Alan Watts says. At the end of the day, we're looking at atoms with a microscope made of atoms. There's only so much we can guess at. Beyond the present moment, I thinking knowing your past and accepting it is absolutely crucial for moving forward in healthy thriving waya
Holy moly guacamole you had quite some terrible dreams! The worst dream I had (that I knew wasn't real) was me holding my hand up high holding my heart and little gnome-like bloody devils around me jumping up trying to get my heart.
WOW that's a big one.what do you think it means?
@@emmavangrieken I hope it meant nothing (because I can't see how it could mean anything good lol)
I have this recurring dream. I see a calendar, February 24, 2024. Ukraine has defeated the Russians. Desantis is president. I see all the world leaders, they are signing a peace treaty, The Unified Global Partnership. A wind blows the calendar ahead, March 5, 2024. There are giant fireballs over the oceans, the head of the statue of liberty is laying sideways on the side of a mountain, New York is gone, the Hoover dam, the Seattle Space Needle are washed away by the great tsunamis. There are giant fireballs over the land. Not on the land, over the land. Strong winds and fire are rushing across the lands, so hot the forest have burned, the Eiffel Tower has melted. The German Arch in Berlin, the leaning tower of Piza, Mt Rushmore, the pyramids in Egypt and Peru, the Great Wall, all are blown apart and falling. The ice is melting. Everything is ash. The sun goes dim, it becomes night, always night. Then the cold comes. People come from underground, trying to find water and food. There is nothing left. The air and water are full of ash. There is hardly anyone left. The land isn't the same, the continents aren't shaped the same. I see the leaders saying, "We must not make the same mistakes, again." They are proclaiming to be the gods. Here is your shelter, your food and drink. You don't need and you are happy. I see people being rounded up to separate those who openly remember, or know about the past. I shudder when Ukraine declares advancements, as the election nominees are announced, as the date, 2/24/2024, approaches. I hope it is just a dream.
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Omg thank you so much for this video!! I can really feel your words💌 So inspiring💗 I need to listen to this again🙏☀️ Like I'm blown away🤯🥳
You're welcome!!! It's gonna be 8 weeks straight of this inside Visionary! I'd love to have add your unique magic to that container if it aligns for you🥰🔥💫
@@emmavangrieken thank you for the information!🥰 Right now I'm actually already in a coaching program, but it sounds amazing!!💗
@@nanna_live I hope it's absolutely wonderful for you🥰
Thank you, it is🥰🙏 I bet your program is too!🌸💞
@@nanna_live it's gonna be life changing!!🎉 I'm excited to keep sharing the goodness with you here in the meantime🤍
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