There’s something I’ve been dwelling on for months, as I’ve made tokens and folded zines alongside people in the Ripple Room and seasonal gatherings … noticing how faces soften when people give themselves permission to create imperfectly.

I kept hearing the same gentle question: Which step of The RIPPLE Practice™ do I most need right now?

The RIPPLE Practice™ Workbook offers the complete six-step methodology for moving from creative resistance to generous presence. But sometimes we need to know exactly where to begin—which of the six steps is calling to us in this particular season of our creative lives.

So I spent a week coding and testing this new assessment. Not as a tool to tell you what you should create or how to get better, but as a way to honor what your creative spirit needs in this season of being.

What People Are Saying

Here’s feedback from beta testers who tried the assessment:

“Just completed the assessment, and I got the word Personalize. It definitely hit home, as I love learning new things from different people, but I definitely have the desire to be able to just sit down and create something that is truly mine, not just copied from a particular class or instructor. I also think that is where I get stuck, maybe afraid to just do my own thing with the different skills I have learned.”

“I took the assessment this morning and my word was PLAY. That is a good word for me even as I rebel against it. I think the words that bind me are 'Get it Right', 'Make art', 'Do it correctly' even as they are authentic to my experience. Intellectually I don't agree with those 3 statements yet I find them coming up for me a lot in my gut.”

Others received Reflect, Let Go, or Embrace—and each response deepened my belief that we all need different things in different seasons.

The Creative Flow Assessment

Your answer might be: to reflect. To identify what’s blocking you. To remember how to play. To personalize your work. To let go. Or simply—to embrace who you’re becoming.

There’s no wrong answer because your creative needs shift with life’s rhythms—and that’s exactly as it should be.

What You'll Receive

The online assessment takes about 5 minutes and gives you immediate access to your personalized workbook—11 pages of prompts, exercises, and gentle guidance tailored to whichever RIPPLE step is calling to you right now.

I’ve spent time making sure this feels like a gift, not another productivity metric. A conversation with yourself, not a personality test promising quick fixes.

This is simply an invitation to slow down and check in with what your creative spirit needs right now.

Which Word is Waiting for YOU?

After You Take It

I'd love to hear from you. What word found you? Does it feel meaningful? Does it surprise you? Sometimes the word we need isn't the one we expected—and that's exactly the point.

Your creative spirit is allowed to need different things in different seasons. This assessment is simply a way to honor where you are right now.

Ready to dive deeper? Download The RIPPLE Practice™ Workbook for the complete methodology, or join me in these creative gatherings.

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