Learning to navigate my feelings & not run; to inch my ship out into a sea of art, philosophy, mystic wonders, joy, faith, shadows, challenges, love & humility.
So humbled seeing over 1000 followers
It's been a long road to set aside my fears & self doubt
& show up as my true self
willing to learn & grow,
as a beginner,
in community.
Sending 1000 thank yous & hugs!
for lovable, talented, brave, kind you!
Group hug w/ you all! 🤗
I'm touched & grateful to share this space w/ 2000 followers today.
Last April, my life was very different. I was isolated...
looking up at the sky & asking "where's the island of kind, creative, supportive souls?"
And here you all are!
We've created alongside each other,
Gm explorers!
A sunrise poem
Wake up little one
Feel the ethereal wist
Let go, fall back
Breathe the sweet smelling mist
The sky, the air, the wind like chiffon
Through luxurious curls
Dancing at dawn
#WritingCommunity
#Poem
#Poetry
@poetryLights
Good morning fellow adventurers,
I appreciate how Oscar Wilde reminds us to step out of our comfort zones and into new experiences.
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
May we all find wonder in ourselves as we live and let live today!
I really like how Charles Spurgeon’s poignant quote connects faith, love & hope:
"Faith goes up the stairs
that love has built
and looks out the windows which hope has opened"
Gm family,
So blessed to be part of this vibrant & supportive community of adventurers, philosophers & all sorts of wise, kind & fanciful creators!
Grateful too for
@Aiming_AI
for teaching me this morning's stunning prompt. (see Alt)
Happy serene Sunday!
#grateful
#blessed
Gm dear family,
May our travels today,
whether on foot, in our minds or hearts,
take you to places where new ideas
& understandings
bring us closer to our true selves
and our purposes.
Sept 25, 2004 I lost my dad.
In honor of him, I started an alphabet list of gratitude.
Will you pick a letter & join me?
A
B
C
D
E
F - fathers!
G - grief & all the beautiful ways to experience & release it
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X - this supportive X community!
Y
Z
Gm family
Introvert me
seemed to be a little quieter
this week
I don't know why
& that's okay
Today I can
celebrate it
trust it
welcome it
not bemoan it
feel lazy or
irresponsible
I can say,
okay, I guess
I'm on recess
Anyone else ebb & flow?
What do u do in the ebb?
Good morning beautiful family.
Happy Sunday!
Today I'm grateful for all the tools we have to express ourselves
words
colors
numbers
shapes
collections
movement
music
pictures
silence
scents
light
shadows
textures
energy
What else can you think of?
Today, if my ship rocks, lists or flips
I have the tools gifted
from all of you
who have journeyed before me
I can pause & use them
right size my ship
& restore its balance
with help from the kindest of souls!
-Aura
"Together we can do what we could not do alone" - Anonymous
When we have the courage to make our space,
exactly who we are,
unapologetically,
without doubt or fear of being known or seen,
and with all our quirks & dreams revealed,
we feel hugged, deep inside our souls
like we've come home,
and our inner self is so happy to see us!
Gm dear family,
Such gentle wisdom in this line I heard recently "in our hope for each other, we find hope for ourselves.'
Here's to a hope filled day together.
Happy Saturday!
Gm adventurers,
May we give ourselves grace & compassion today
& take some time to peek into the caves we're resisting.
As Joseph Campbell believed ---
Behind our fears, the treasure lies.
It's worth it and so are we ❤️
Hello family. Happy Monday!
@shamanisis
reminded me about one of my favorite sayings that hangs on my wall.
"Forever Blossoming"
May we each find new ways to blossom today as we journey together on this miraculous planet.
GN family
Here's a poem for anyone wondering where the day went
Oh where did the day take itself today?
Don't ask me.
It simply got up & ran away
And now evening is here waving hello
& I'm scratching me head
saying where the heck did a whole big day go?
-Aura
#poetry
#poems
Gn beautiful family,
It's no easy thing to
open our hearts & minds,
step into new spaces
show up differently
and stretch ourselves emotionally, mentally, spiritually & physically.
Here's to a good night's sleep before we start again tomorrow!
Gm brave adventurers!
I've been reflecting on the Phoenix
and the gift of
being able to return
from the ashes of our pasts.
No matter what we've done,
or been through
we can always
be transformed anew!
There's always
a way back home
to the person we were meant to be.
#hope
Gm creative souls. Happy Sunday!
As I was looked at my leftover pumpkin art, I was wondering...
Where do all the leftover pumpkins that decorate the towns & shops etc end up going?
I hope they find new wonderful purposes.
Be good to a pumpkin 🎃
Hello brave adventurers,
Let us not be bothered by the storms that face us today.
Let us meet them with curiosity, acceptance & a willingness to learn.
Happy Tuesday!
Good morning shining souls,
May we set our course towards gentleness, reflection & love today.
May we celebrate out own sparkle and everyone else's too!
Happy Friday!
Gm adventurers!
Today may we be willing
to be willing
to be willing
And to allow that new feeling of
the willingness to be willing
to be plenty to celebrate.
Happy Wednesday!
Something I've wanted, but kept oddly avoiding.
I took one of my old hand drawings & ran it thru MJ.
It reversed the ship's direction, so I flipped it back in Photoshop.
Does anyone know how to flip it in MJ?
So glad I tried this!
See my process in ALT.
For some of us
child trauma
looked liked
a strange, scary circus
thru young eyes
A strange brew of
chaos
love
fear
rage
laughter
caring
& horrors
We swore we'd
left the circus behind
& didn't realize
the elephant followed us
out into the world
Please reply if you can relate.
I changed up my process & love it!
Instead of writing text & then finding an image to match,
I went through images I created & never shared,
then I free wrote how the piece made me feel & posted it.
What a turnaround! Seems small, but I feel freer & more connected to my posts
When we are willing to
show up
in spite of our fears & doubts
& journey
into the unknown
alongside
kind, compassionate souls,
new remarkable worlds
open up
before our very eyes.
#courage
#couragetobe
Waving hello fellow adventurers!
it takes a great deal of courage
to get into our own rickety boat with the few tools we have
& set sail for new horizons we cannot see, but trust they are there
because a map is written on our hearts & it's calling us out there.
I felt unseen.
I didn't know that the one I needed to be seen by the most
was me.
Or how to do that,
or why it even mattered.
But I found people who seem to have that
and asked them how they got there.
And I learned to listen & try new things.
And a new door unlocked...
Months in this gracious, patient & supportive community
I can feel my inner artist coming out more to play.
So proud of me for moving beyond my perfectionism paralysis
in spite of my fear & shyness
And so grateful for you all
Sending you a giant hug!
(hugs welcomed back 🤗)
A wise mentor taught me,
We can't understand everything.
We often need to act our way into better thinking,
not think our way into it.
So I keep the heart of an explorer,
believing in something greater than I can see or imagine
& staying curious enough to take the next step
Gm beautiful family
Thinking about all the things I've held onto in my life
and how not all of them have served me well
Just for today, I'll release resentment, shame, blame, guilt, self-pity, self-doubt, unforgiveness
& embrace love & beauty, even in the messiest of moments.
When we allow our creativity to spill out in all our affairs
beauty, wonder, joy & inspiration come rushing back to us
like old friends set free,
ready to create with abandon & abundance.
And we realize it was never our limits we feared
but our limitless power to create.
We can't control
every bump on the ride
but we can create
softer landings for ourselves
by slowing things down
and adding...
grace
compassion
creativity
temperance
humility
love
mercy
faith
trust
acceptance
cheerfulness
gentleness
humor
goodness
any others?
Hello brave souls,
Cut the ropes
Go adrift
Be wild
Fly free
Explore, live
In discovery mode
Nervous, curious
Pondering,
Questing
"What do I need?"
"What do I want?"
"Who am I?"
Got anymore questions to add?
Many of us didn't realize each time
we're rude, manipulative, dishonest or hateful we crush our own self esteem, self respect & self-worth.
That there's an exquisite ecosystem inside us
created to generate love & dignity
if we consistently feed it compassion.
These never get old for me to make.
I can't tell exactly why I love them,
but perhaps it's the soft, whimsical, heavenly adventure of it all.
What's something you can't stop creating?
Good morning adventurers,
Creativity has no rules
no musts
no shackles
nothing to hold us in
Today may we
let it all out
& create
unabashed
openly
daringly
& joyfully
like a child.
#CreateFearlessly
#CreateFreely
Good morning family of explorers!
Let's erase the line
Between our creative practices
And all our affairs.
Let's open the window and
Allow artistry to spill out over everything.
#DareToBeMe
It begins with
wonder
and grows into curiosity
which fuels courage
that burns into action
And if we're lifelong learners
observation
reflection
adjustment
experimentation
& play join in on the fun too!
Igniting the true magic of the journey ⛵
"Come Home"
There's a spirit within us that frightens us
Not because we think it's evil
But because it dares us to show up,
As we are. Not how others wish us to be.
When we willingly cross that threshold
to meet it, co create with it
We find the void inside us finally filled.
Love isn't loud
pushy
controlling
sneaky
judgy
or fixy
Love is a quiet
acceptance,
first of ourselves
in gentle spaces
where we
hold
hear
accept
& nourish ourselves
until love overflows
& we can gently hold space
see
hear
accept
& celebrate others
wherever they're.
Peek-a-boo Challenge
using the MidJourney option
I call the "Peek-a-boo tool"
1. I made an image (shown left)
2. I clicked the left arrow underneath & a little girl reading appeared (top right)
3. I clicked the right arrow and another little girl reading showed up (bottom right)
Whatever adventures we find ourselves on today,
even in the bumpiest of waters
may we remember these 3 pearls:
1. we need not tackle it alone
2. this too shall pass, and
3. inside every mess lies a hidden treasure
Corita Kent views life through such a gentle, love-filled lens that it's humbling to me
"Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries"
Good morning explorers.
I was up with the sun this morning
appreciating it in all it's magnificent glory.
Life is truly a gift.
As a good friend likes to tell me
"Treat life well today!"
Happy Wednesday!
Gm beautiful family,
My theme this lovely Monday is Easy Does It.
Today I won't push, prod, rush, insist, fix, defend, doubt, explain myself or interfere.
I'll surrender to the flow, accept & see, with curiosity & a grateful heart, what the divine sends to me.
#JustForToday
Goodnight sweet travelers,
Let not the day's mishaps
detract us from the lessons & gifts
in this wondrous human experience
Each stumble brings us closer
to our own humanity
and to each other
Sweet Dreams
As of 10 minutes ago, the kids are back at school
My house looks ransacked
rejected first day outfits flung on chairs & railings
shoes
plastic wrap
empty boxes
cut off tags
& new books everywhere
I know I'll miss these days
so I'm sipping tea in a cozy spot treasuring it.
Our lives can seem like a mix of mismatched experiences but,
when we take the time to piece all the tiny broken pieces together
exquisite patterns emerge
and we realize
we're much more interesting, beautiful & courageous than we realized!
Gm brave explorers,
I did a brave thing yesterday & hosted a Bedtime Story Hour Space. I was nervous, but the people that showed up were accepting & patient w/ me as I tripped thru it.
And this morning, it somehow unlocked permission for me to remember how much I love tree
Gm lovely family
Reflecting on how absurd it once sounded to BOTH
1. Relax, let go, trust & surrender to uncertainty +
2. Make progress, feel strong, capable, confident & safe
I thought they were opposites
Now I get,
#1
opens the door to
#2
Anyone into discussing this more?
We can feel yucky
when we slip back into an old habit
after practicing a better way
But we can also be grateful
to be aware we're doing it
willing to hit the reset button
& show up as a better version of ourselves
w/ renewed appreciation
to be back with our healthier habit
Gm adventurers
May the winds be warm
as we sail thru the unfamiliar
allowing it to wash over us
May we let go & be guided
by providence
by love
thru the fanciful
the imaginative
the unimaginative
the whim & whimsy
the unbridled
the chaos
& all the beauty therein
#Be
#LettingGo
Gm Journey mates,
May the power of belief carry us thru today.
"I can do it!"
I am the captain
Of a glorious little ship
Learning to steer
Takes many a slip.
But if I am hopeful
& willing to try
I'll find
My unwavering
Whispering why.
That unlocks
"I can"
"I believe"
& "I
Just got word,
my friend is
cancer free today!
I'm reminded,
during breast cancer month
that...
the lungs can breathe
the heart can beat
the limbs can touch
the mind can heal
the spirit can love
the soul can fly
the body can endure
& we can survive,
together!
#breastcancer
We're not here to live this life alone.
Help is all around us
Community is all around us
Guidance is all around us
Just for today,
I'll remove the blinders
leave doubt behind,
turn the doorknob,
step into a new experience
& find joy in it
despite any discomfort.
I'm having oodles of fun
w/ art that reflects
our inner child & demons
Going to keep creating
them until no more pop out lol
Here's our inner child asking
"Why so angry?"
Anger replies
"Because I love you. You're letting people cross your boundaries. It's time to speak up"