for the living with sami mckay

here are the top 20 mistakes i made as a creative ranging from poor pricing to self doubt.

this one is allll about planning mixed media, what you need to know (and not know) and the way you should probably let go of the pressure to plan a full composition.

on the process of coming up with ideas but most importantly allowing ideas to flow as they arise

this one is allll about people pleasing, integrity, and finding the courage to be disliked.

this is a haphazard video full of tips and tricks for building meaningful (but simple) creative rituals that make a difference.

this one is allll about acceptance, change and surrendering to fearfull written essay on samimckay.com

this one is about what creative burnout is, how you got it and tips for dealing with it

this one is alll ab out regret and the paradoxes that bring it to life.read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this is allll about navigating doubt as a creative or just a person or maybe even a creative person

on western individualism, self-help language & sacrificing for othersread the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this one's for the creatives out there, i'm answering my most frequently asked questions starting with the most common one: how do you find inspiration?

this one is allll about the symbol of the labyrinthread the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't already:IG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this one is alll about the art of showing up.read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

on fear, predictability, and boredomcheck out my substack for exclusive content https://samimckay.substack.comalso follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about preservation, waste, and opportunities for celebrationwritten essay is on samimckay.com and samimckay.substack.com/ also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is alllll about muchness, smallness, being-ness, self expression and being understood

the future is too cold, the past is too hot, but the present is just rightwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about tenderness and making sense of it allwritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my substack for exclusive content, https://samimckay.substack.com/ .also follow my socials if you don't already: tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is alll about building comfort despite the fleetingness of that which passes! shit matters because we're here to say that it does. read the full essay on my website samimckay.com or substack https://samimckay.substack.com/follow my socials if you haven't alreadyIG: @samimckay TikTok @sami.mckay

this is about feeling small and making your world smaller through intentional joyswritten essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content ⁠https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm..⁠.also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about Joseph Campbell's concept of bliss and recognizing it's role in guiding us where we need to go.written essay is on samimckay.comcheck out my patreon for exclusive content https://www.patreon.com/samimckay?utm...also follow my socials if you don't already:tik tok / sami.mckay instagram / samimckay

this one is allll about the way we use our beliefs & stories to shape the world, and how we can use our storytelling to change our perspective.full written essay on samimckay.com

this is an essay about not wanting to write an essay, discipline and learning from our lives when it's time to rest.

this one is allll about moving and changing definitions of homeread the written essay on samimckay.com

this is about goals in disguise and recognizing our desires when they arrive.

this one's all about the soul and how different beliefs change the way we feel about individuality and our interconnectedness.

alright folks this one's alll about acceptance and how it's not at all like giving up, don't even THINK about giving up, just accept and move forwardfind the written essay at samimckay.com

this is about forgetting and remembering gratitude

this is an essay about corporeality, presence, and physical sensation

this one's alllll about life's purpose and basically how bullshit it is. that's probably the best way to sum it up

This is an essay about change, hidden movement, and stillness.

this one is on encountering & arrival

This essay is about using control to drive busyness, and to accidentally remove the possibility of rest.

This essay dives into ritual as a human behaviour and how we can use principles of love to obtain it in our daily life.

This essay is on moderation as virtue as presented by Aristotle's golden mean

This essay is about sacred space, memory and connecting to history through place.

This essay addresses the concept of longing and perceived eventual satisfaction as a mode of escapism where one explores future goal gratification as a way of coping with present discomfort. The full written essay is available on samimckay.com

This essay explores letting go and the changing of seasons. Find the full written essay on samimckay.com

This essay looks to perceptibility as an opportunity to develop or exchange meanings. Full written essay is available on samimckay.com

This essay explores the symbol of the Scapegoat. Full written essay is available on samimckay.com

This essay explores space as a normative aspect of life that typically goes undetected. The full written essay is available on samimckay.com

This essay looks to the concept of adulthood, experience and feeling behind. The written essay can be found on samimckay.com

This essay explores the connection between wish-making, magical thinking and self-doubt. The written essay can be found on samimckay.com

This essay looks into the process of sense making in the context of nature and sacred space. By exploring Ralph Waldo Emerson's Nature (1836) this essay asks what it means to find meaning in the natural world.

This essay dives deeper into the concept of desire and it's ability to foster tension and discomfort in our daily lives.

This essay explores Emmanuel Ghent's 1990 essay Masochism, Submission, Surrender: Masochism as a Perversion of Surrender, in the context of perpetuating and accepting violent behaviours.

An essay about utilizing a childlike lens, approaching life with a sense of newness, curiosity, and reframing our lives into those of students.

An essay reflecting on the (in)significance of moments, our lives, and our impermanence. Read the essay on samimckay.com and follow @samimckay on Instagram