tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64027021593269849212024-03-18T23:36:33.405-05:00My He-ARTMy small and informal establishment where I serve artwork that nourishes the soul. Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-22106119852997966212013-10-16T12:41:00.000-05:002013-10-16T12:43:23.896-05:00Divine Feminine Spotlight... With Yours Truly<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Happy day to all! As I sit and sip on my daily cup of herbal tea, I can see the rain lightly fall from my window. I feel a great renewal washing over my spirit today. There is a sense of gratitude as I recall the past ten months and all of the wonderful people and artists that have touched my life. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">As I move into a time of rest and rejuvenation for the last couple of months of the year, I anticipate creating a space for dreaming about what comes next. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">What creations, collaborations, and connections are waiting for me in 2014? Ahhh... my heart beats with joy as I float into the clouds of possibility.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Are you all allowing yourself to dream? What possibilities are awaiting you as we close the year? I invite you to dream with me. I also invite you to celebrate all of the ups, downs, and achievements of your life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Today, I am sharing with you my interview with the fabulous <a href="http://shannvanderleek.com/" target="_blank">Shann Vander Leek, </a>from the <i><a href="http://transformationgoddess.com/" target="_blank">Transformation Goddess Experience.</a> </i>Check her out on the cover of Aspire Magazine. Woot! Woot! Her work has inspired me and I was honored she asked me to be a spotlight. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Fancy a listen? </span><a href="http://transformationgoddess.com/divine-feminine-spotlight-with-sofia-dabalsa/#comment-3739" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Just click here?</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> It's a short thirty minute interview about </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thanks again to <span style="color: #a64d79;">everyone </span>who has shared this journey with me. </span></div>
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<br />Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-13256865016618640472013-10-01T06:00:00.000-05:002013-10-01T11:09:19.868-05:00The Goddess Chronicles: An International Traveling Art Journal<h3 class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">I know you have been waiting patiently for the collaboration project of the year, but wait no more!<br /><br /><em>The Goddess Chronicles: An International Traveling Art Journal</em> is now a digital book is complete and ready for you to order. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">The artwork was created by 44 women from around the world. Each of the 64 pages is infused with love and is a visual feast for the eyes. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">Thank you for your patience and your support. It has been a true labor of love. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">Since putting this dream out into the world I have received so much love and joy from each and every participant. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;">I wanted to share a <em>few</em> of the beautiful words I have received…</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333;"><em>“My heart jumped out of my chest at the thought of joining your community and contributing .... I would love so very much to be a part of your project and feel the weaving Speak to us all.”</em> </span><a href="http://www.rovinasetfree.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" title=""><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Robina D’Arcy-Fox</span></a></blockquote>
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<em><span style="color: #333333;">The Goddess Chronicles Journal is a fantastic idea and dream that is going to be a reality! I would love to create some art for a book that gets passed on to future goddesses. What wisdom we can share! I already have some ideas! I hope you will consider me as a part of your dream.”</span></em> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/jetta.b.heinen" target="_blank" title=""><span style="color: #cc33cc;">Jetta Heinen</span></a></blockquote>
Here are the beautiful women artists that participated in this year's Goddess Chronicles Art Journal...<br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f;">If you have just heard of this project and have found my webpage, I am so happy that you did! Let me take you on the magical carpet ride that has been The Goddess Chronicles. Imagine a deep yearning from within your soul. Days and nights pass by knowing that you want to do more and give more. Think about the skills and talents that you have and how they can be used to do good things in the world...<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">That was me in late 2012. Deeply craving the collaboration with other artists and the need to positively affect a local community of girls and women is how The Goddess Chronicles began. I sat with the idea for a couple of months and wondered just who would be interested in such a collaboration. A few times, I talked myself right out of moving forward because of the "gremlin" who told me nobody would care. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f;"><span style="font-size: small;">One day as I bathed my 3 year-old twin nieces, I sat back to let them play in the tub. I giggled as I watched them splash around in pure joy. Their little lights beaming reminded me of a commitment to live life with intention, purpose, love and faith. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f;">Of course nothing went as I planned it. How silly to think that I could control such a magnificent force. In the beginning the artists totaled 71. I had no idea how I would logistically manage it but I said YES to each woman who was called to the work, how could I not? It was a massive coordination project on my part and the upfront costs were more than I had planned. Initially I had planned to buy one journal and have it rotate around to each person. This was now impossible since there were well over 70 interested from different parts of the world.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;">I decided to by journals and mail them within regions of the world to save artists shipping costs. From San Antonio to Australia was super expensive but I knew in my heart that it wasn't about the money or the time I spent, it was about affecting real change in the world and it was about showing Justice and Lyric to DREAM BIG! Journal books went out within the United States, Canada, South America, Europe, Netherlands, Spain, Australia and Israel. Some books were lost in the mail, I even lost some pages myself during a move over the summer months, but in the end... it was beautiful!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #3f3f3f;">If you ask any of the participants of this project they will tell you how deeply moved they have been as a result of committing to producing a page or two for The Goddess Chronicles. That in itself is reward enough for me, especially from women who called me paralyzed with fear because they did not consider themselves artists. They now have a different perspective on what it means to create your soul's artwork. I tear up just thinking about what has manifested as a result of my own dreams.</span><br />
<span style="color: #3f3f3f;"><br />The theme each artist expressed in this traveling art journal was to inspire young and old; girls and women alike with messages from the heart to </span><span style="color: #ae40a5; font-size: small;">DREAM BIG! </span><span style="color: #3f3f3f; font-size: small;">Many times we can get lost or overwhelmed in life. It is easy to forget about the beauty that is present in each and everyday. The Goddess Chronicles is a book that vibrates with the intention to never give up on your dreams! Perhaps you will find that this book speaks to your niece, daughter, best friend, grandmother, mother, aunt… any woman. If so, look below to purchase your very own copy. Part of the proceeds will be donated to Girls Inc. of San Antonio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Crimson Text;"><span style="font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px;">Yes! This is one of my favorite times of year for sure. After a brief retreat last week I came home renewed and refreshed ready to honor all of my end of year commitments. One of those is a mini e-course with Hermana Sagrada (Sacred Sister) Sisterhood. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;">You will receive access to our private online classroom. We will be posting articles, activities, and art projects that you can do yourself or with your family. Sugar Skulls, masks, altars and much more! Although this is predominantly a Mexican holiday, many cultures around the world celebrate Dia De Los Muertos as a way to affirm the cycle of life and death with rituals and ceremonies special to each culture.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;">You will also have a chance to enter our <i>Dia De Los Muertos Art Contest.</i> Post your artwork to Hermana Sagrada’s </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/563632827001685/?bookmark_t=group" style="background-color: white; color: #7832f7; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" title="">Facebook Group</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;"> under the Album titled Dia De Los Muertos Art Contest 2013 by November 2nd for a chance to win a free spot on the next Hermana Sagrada online ecourse. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;">The album will be open on October 1st and closed on November 2nd. Winners will be chosen at random. We</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;"> will announce 3 winners on November 4th. Each artwork posting is an entry so the more you post the more chances you have to win!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Crimson Text'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 36px; text-align: left;">Are you ready to celebrate in honor of your loved ones? This fun e-course will help you carve a space to rejoice in the spirit of those you have loved that have transitioned on. The beautiful message about this celebration is that it teaches us to live with intention and to build an awareness to live joyfully with gratitude each day.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">It seems like just yesterday that I began my Color of Women Training but actually it has been six months. This training has informed every part of my life as an artist and the projects that I continue to create. This is the last month of training and tensions are running high. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You see this training is not all about painting. On the contrary! What I have learned through my painting and writing assignments... and video rants is that my contribution to the world matters. I have learned to open myself up, to begin talking about painting and spirituality and the transformation that occurs when I practice intentional creativity. Defining what intentional creativity is, has been a bit of a challenge for me, but I have come to know it as a practice that allows me to connect to my soul. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Oh so challenging to define and also to describe. If you stay with me I promise I will do my best. As I sat in my art studio one day I acknowledged the women in each painting I created using The Color of Woman Method. I realized that I am surrounded by a tribe of women from Rio Abajo Rio. This is a place described in the book, <i>Women Who Run With the Wolves. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">" Each woman has potential access to Rio Abajo Rio, this river beneath the river. She arrives there through deep meditation, dance, writing, painting, prayer making, singing, drumming, active imagination, or any activity which requires an intense altered consciousness. A woman arrives in this world-between-worlds through yearning and by seeking something she can see just out of the corner of her eye. She arrives there by deeply creative acts, through intentional solitude, and by practice of any of the arts. And even with these well-crafted practices, much of what occurs in this ineffable world remains forever mysterious to us, for it breaks physical laws and rational laws as we know them."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These words by Clarissa Pinkola-Estes are the best way I know to explain what intentional creativity is and what happens when I practice it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am also surrounded by a group of women who as a collective are </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">daring to dream, daring to dismantle negative images of the feminine, and daring to build a cultural artistic movement! </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We are grateful for all of you who have signed up for the August 30th Hermana Sagrada online course. We have worked hard to bring you a piece of our souls and love of art. The winners are: </span><br />
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Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-54086916127988043712013-08-12T09:00:00.000-05:002013-08-12T09:00:03.988-05:00"Ducks In A Row"<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Happy Monday. Today is Manifest Monday at <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada</a> and I want to know what are your intentions for the day, the week, or your life? I love this topic because each week I get to think about my own intentions and writing about them helps me to be in alignment to receive that which I intend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last week for some reason I kept hearing the phrase <span style="color: #990000;">"ducks in a row."</span> Seriously I thought to myself, 'if I hear <span style="color: #990000;">"ducks in a row"</span> one more time I will scream!' Instead of screaming :) I decided to think about what it actually meant to me. What does <span style="color: #990000;">"ducks in a row"</span> mean? So I went to Google and typed it in. These are the definitions that came up:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am the girl who used to plan everything in advance. So I get it, I do... make sure to look before you leap... get your stuff all lined up...follow a plan... I think those are all positive things to do to move from one place to the next but what happens when you start saying <span style="color: #990000;">"ducks in a row"</span> as an excuse NOT to move forward? What happens if all those ducks don't line up single file like you want them to? What happens when the phrase loses its' meaning and just becomes the phrase of choice because we are too scared to choose something different?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Last week, each time I heard the phrase I couldn't help but to feel this. That <span style="color: #990000;">"ducks in a row"</span> was more of an excuse. In almost every circumstance it was about not being ready to move from one place to the next. For some it was about work, for others it was about relationships and finally for another it was about choosing to live joyfully regardless of the circumstances surrounding her life. Which in that case she didn't care about ducks lining up perfectly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I had to stop and think about this in my own life. Where am I using the excuse, "I got to get my ducks in a row?" I realized that I use it in a lot of areas... my business, my health, my art... The truth is that we can find almost any excuse NOT to do something we say WANT. Why? Because we are fearful of the unknown. Have you heard this before? Have you felt this way before? It's because it's true. It's easier to stay in the comfort zone (which by the way its just and illusion of comfort because everything is constantly changing). Our <i>Inner Critic</i> does a good job of convincing us that certainly we are <i>safe </i>over here so we shouldn't dare go over there where everything is uncertain and <i>dangerous. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Have you ever done something you were afraid to do, then once you did it thought...that wasn't so bad or why didn't I do this sooner? Sometimes we just have to trust that things will go right instead of going wrong. Sometimes the benefits of pushing through the fear outweigh the uncomfortable feelings we carry inside. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I ask myself sometimes, "How am I going to teach women to paint a different vision of the feminine than they are used to seeing, how am I going to teach that painting is a sacred, spiritual, and healing process? What if I mess up? What if they don't like what I am saying? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The truth is that I can't know the answers to any of those questions. What I can do is be the best me I can be, and move with love and intention in each gathering I am a part of. Ultimately, I know that even if all my ducks are scattered about the pond I can come to a situation just as I am and do and give my best. My reasons for painting and teaching intentional creativity are much greater than my fears or excuses not to share these practices. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I knew that there was a reason for me hearing this phrase over and over again and I am so glad that I was <span style="color: #741b47;"><i>present</i> </span>(when I am, I get a <span style="color: #741b47;">gift</span> from the universe :) enough to figure out what it meant for me. So now its' your turn. Are you making excuses when you say I got to get my "ducks in a row"?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yay it's Manifest Monday where we get to put our intentions out into the universe and have all of our sisters hold the energy for them! I am intending to manifest more SWEETNESS in my life. That is right all things like HONEY. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am feeling such gratitude for spending the weekend with my twin nieces Justice and Lyric and my sweetheart Jeff. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Afterwards we made cilantro pesto and tomato sandwiches with all the goodies we bought at the market. The girls gobbled them up. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So grateful for all of my art friends on an offline. Meeting in person becomes and extra special treat each time. Thank you for the emails and comments left on Facebook about how our online courses make you feel. It warms our hearts...like hot apple pie it does :) Here is a comment from last week:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Loving that I will have another opportunity on August 16th to paint live with <a href="http://www.shilohsophiastudios.com/" target="_blank">Shiloh Sophia</a>. I will be helping to answer questions on the Facebook page and LiveStream chatroom. This is revolutionary education! Sign-up, follow online, and be in community with others at the same time. This lifestream is called:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-48804050001238589442013-08-02T12:10:00.001-05:002013-08-02T12:10:35.046-05:00Kyong-Hui and Cosmic Community<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday after a long day at work I decided to head over to the craft stores in my neighborhood for some new supplies required for my Color of Woman Training. I was in search of Sumi-e or India Ink and some big sheets of watercolor paper. I was very tired and almost did not go but I remembered my commitment to living creatively and intentionally each day so I asked my husband to drive me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the car on the way there we talked about the simple strokes found in Chinese and Japanese paintings that use Sumi-e Ink. A single brush stroke can convey such beauty and in it you can find many images in them. Asian culture is another one of my favorite things to learn about. With my husband Jeff being half Korean there are subtle reminders around our home that demonstrate the influence of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese culture. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So we got to Hobby Lobby and found the ink. I did not want to stay long because as I stated I was a bit exhausted and was ready to go home to relax. The watercolor paper was too expensive at Hobby Lobby so we decided to go right next door to Michael's. I thought to myself thank goodness they are in the same shopping center... we will be in and out. I knew the paper was less there and I had a coupon too. It was close to 7pm when we went in. I was mesmerized by all of the Fall decor and Halloween decorations that I started to jump up and down. I love the Fall and Winter seasons. After a few minutes of looking at all the cool stuff we headed over to the paper aisle. Jeff browsed over at the books while I looked at paper and canvas. I picked my paper then walked around to the side of the aisle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I heard Jeff snickering off to the side... he had that look like he wanted to say something to a woman looking at the watercolor color paper where I had just been. I leaned over to see and I saw a woman in the same color clothing as me. I moved back and mouthed to Jeff "don't say anything" but he did and I am glad he did. It was kind of funny when I stepped around and faced her. Jeff said "you both are twins" she paused and looked and then we all began to laugh. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Jeff is more of a conversationalist than I am and so he did his thing talking while I did my thing and listening and observing. At some point early in our exchange I became so comfortable talking to this woman that I felt my energy increase. During our talk together she shared her Korean experience, <i>Calligraphy</i> and her 85 year-old instructor who is a traditionalist, her American name Fay and her real name Kyong-Hui and the history behind it, how she does not consider herself to be creative but has a tremendous respect for art and artists, Frank Lloyd Wright and his style, her sister, her mom, her dad, food, restaurants and that she doesn't like morons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a wonderful and mystical conversation. As I listened to the wisdom in her voice I envisioned the Red Thread of Connectivity encircling all three of us. It was like we had our own little Red Thread Ceremony right in the middle of the craft store. I am thankful to Jeff for tugging at both ends of the thread and bringing us to that point in time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I learned so much, I laughed so very much, and I made a new friend. When the announcement came over the intercom that said "Dear Michael's Customers, it is now 9pm and Michael's is closed please bring your final selections to the counter..." I couldn't believe that 2 hours had passed. It was pretty amazing. I asked if we could take a picture together because I knew I would want to document the experience. We exchanged information and said our good-byes at the register. I am so excited to see her again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I learned that community is truly everywhere I go whether I am tired or not there is a magic happening between our souls all the time...it does not have to be planned in a workshop...there are synchronisities occuring every moment, we just have to pay attention and be open. Thanks to Kyong-Hui and Jeff for a beautiful evening. </span><br />
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<br />Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-53252670217326501092013-07-29T10:29:00.002-05:002013-07-29T10:29:45.255-05:00Manifest Monday<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Happy Manifest Monday. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This weekend I spent painting with my sweet husband Jeff, my mentor Shiloh Sophia, and about 150 other Facebook friends. We painted being in abundance, so its natural that today I am focused on manifesting my abundance. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Here is Jeff's painting called Lady Abundance. I love the symbols he chose to represent his abundance story. The Cardinal , a chalice of overflowing water, the dragonfly...the purple circles represent his possibilities and ideas, the pyramid honors the past, the mask represents his love for acting and the wing on her shoulder represents the future. Her eyes are closed because he stated he wanted her to focus on abundance through the third eye of wisdom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">What I have learned about abundance is that it is not a place to arrive it is truly a state of being. I get to choose abundance every day. In the morning when I wake up next to the man I love and who loves me back I feel abundant. When I look up at the sky in the middle of the day during any circumstance I remember that the world is an abundant place. When I hear my nieces singing or laughing my heart is fully abundant. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I know that there are hard times and that sometimes it's hard for us to feel abundant. During these times it is important to stop and clear my mind. I have moved to a point in my life that even through all of the rough patches there is room for experiencing life through the lens of abundance. Its a choice. I can choose.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">During our painting session this weekend we were prompted to ask our Muse of Abundance for ten words and write a letter or poem. Here is what I came up with:</span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"><em>I am taking FLIGHT into a new world of living my true nature of abundance. The world is and abundant world and I am BLOOMING. I dance with LOVE and JOY beaming from my heart. My soul shines in divine RADIANCE as I move towards new GROWTH. My HAPPINESS shows in all I do. The BEAUTY from within is my true WEALTH. I live in ACCEPTANCE of this new story of my abundance!</em></span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">She came out looking like this. I am still not finished with her. I want to add more flowers into her hair and she is asking me for a symbol near to her ear. I love the colors that came out of the meditation. It has a very tropical feel to it. I kept thinking Hawaii, blue for water, her hair is a lei, bird for my future story of an abundant life and doing it all with Love, which is represented by the heart on her forehead.</span></span><br />
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<span class="userContent"></span>Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-46838939371996518012013-07-25T08:00:00.000-05:002013-07-25T08:00:04.736-05:00Tutorial Thursday<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hi Friends. Yay it's Tutorial Thursday again at <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada </a>and I wanted to share what I did for my art studio space. It was important for me to have an altar of items that are important to me and remind me of my connection to others. Most of the items on my altar have been things given to me with a few things that bring me joy. I have some pictures and videos to share with you all today. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">So we had an old sofa table that was black. I wanted to use it as my altar but it needed to be white to match all the furniture in the studio. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It was a very hot morning but I managed to get the table spray painted without any issues and it dryed very fast. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here is video number one to show you the table just before I began to paint it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Here is the table after it was spray painted and added the slate pieces in. I used the back side of the slate because I thought it matched more the light feeling I was going for. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This mermaid was hand made by one of the most talented artists I have met on my journey. <a href="http://www.daisycoba.com/" target="_blank">Daisy Coba</a> crafted this with her hands. It is a mermaid to remind me of beauty!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These little guys remind me of when I was a little kid. I loved watching all of the Little Rascals episodes. My favorite was Spanky especially when he was very young like 3 or 4 years old. When I grew up I collected the shows on tape so I could watch them over and over. I would love to get them in DVD or Blue Ray if they are available. They remind me that IMAGINATION is important to living. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My altar would not be complete without my Cleopatra. I have read every single book I could find on her life and influence. To me, she was all of the archetypes rolled into one. I made this mixed media piece at a workshop at Viva Bookstore where I now teach my own workshops. Love that irony. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*Guided meditations<br />*A safe and sacred cocoon via <em style="position: relative;">Hermanasagrada </em>Facebook group where you will be invited to share as much or as little as you like with lots of feedback from <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> & <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">*Printable drawing of your Mariposa guides <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> y <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a><br />*Daily musings by your Mariposa Hermana’s <a href="http://sofiadabaslsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> y <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a> to keep you elevated and sharing as we build a community of sacred friendships<br />*Journaling prompts that invite you to self-inquiry and inner work… to help you feel comfortable even as you may struggle to unfurl your wings (because as we know, the struggle pumps health and vitality to our beautiful <em style="position: relative;">Alas</em>!)</span></div>
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What do you wish for? What do you want more of in your life? It's time to illuminate your dreams. Illuminate them by setting an intention. We will start this class by writing the "whys" of your special intention. Then we will take that positive energy and create una vela sagrada (sacred candle) using the words and images that resonate with you. Next you will paint a picture of your trusted guide and saint to help radiate the intention you hold in your heart. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.8;">Claudia and I invite you on this exciting online creativity course where the group will work with the Sacred energy of ritual! Rituals are deeply grounded in our own Latin American background which has roots not only on the Old World religions but also in Native American culture. I promise you will love this!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We aim to create community while we help one another unfurl our beautiful <em style="position: relative;">Alas/</em>wings so that we may all soar as beautifully and as high as we know we can. We believe that ritual is one of the paths that can get us closer to the Divine.<br /><br />This course will begin on<strong> August 30th</strong> and will be shared through our online Sancutario/Santuary on a <a href="http://hermanasagrada.wordpress.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">wordpress</a> blog. We will also meet within our online community: “<em style="position: relative;">Hermana Sagrada</em>” where we hope everyone will stop by for some <em style="position: relative;">te con leche</em> and <em style="position: relative;">comunidad</em> ...sharing your thoughts, your art… and most of all your c<em style="position: relative;">orazon</em> (heart) in our loving community of Sisterhood.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Private links into the classroom for Veladora, Retablo de Santo, and Bonus <span style="line-height: 1.8;">Lesson Instructions</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Guided meditations<br />*A safe and sacred cocoon via <em style="position: relative;">Hermanasagrada </em>Facebook group where you will be invited to share as much or as little as you like with lots of feedback from <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> & <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">*Printable drawing of your Mariposa guides <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> & <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a><br />*Daily musings by your Mariposa Hermana’s <a href="http://sofiadabaslsa.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Sofia</a> & <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" style="color: #7832f7; text-decoration: none;" title="">Claudia</a> to keep you elevated and sharing as we build a community of sacred friendships<br />*Journaling prompts that invite you to self-inquiry and inner work… to help you feel comfortable even as you may struggle to unfurl your wings (because as we know, the struggle pumps health and vitality to our beautiful <em style="position: relative;">Alas</em>!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We know you have many options to choose from when deciding on what online art class to take. We hope you are intrigued by our offerings and take some of our courses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Finally we are all moved in! Yay for no more boxes and getting rid of the clutter. Although I would have much preferred to travel with my honey this summer Divine Order was in action. Besides I have a great new art studio that I have been organizing and infusing with love and light. This week I have spent a lot of time in there writing and planning in the mornings and late at night. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Soon I will be able to share the workshops I have lined up for the Fall and beginning of 2014. Anyone want to come to Italy? Mmmuuhahahaha (wriggling my hands). I hope some of you will join me online and in person! Today, I wanted to share a video of the studio and an amazing revelation I had last week. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I received a huge validation from my inner little girl. A couple of years ago my mother gave me a dress I wore when I was a child. She saved it for all these years. I kept it safe because I remember wearing it and feeling happy in it. My grandfather owned a dress factory and had the dress made for me. I wanted to honor the little girl that I had pushed away for so long so I proudly hung the dress up where my altar will live in the art studio. As I hung it up I became very emotional. I realized 2 important things. My strong symbol the butterfly was duplicated in different parts of the dress. The butterfly has such a significant meaning for me and is the icon of my <a href="http://www.soulfulmetamorphosis.com/" target="_blank">Soulful Metamorphosis </a>and <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada Sisterhood</a>. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">I was surprised that it has been with me since I was a child. As I looked closer to the dress I noticed the red lines in it and immediately thought of the Red Thread of connection. In my <i>Color of Woman Training</i>, we learn to establish a sacred container for the community through coming together in circle. We honor this community by performing a <i>Red Thread Ceremony</i> in which we pass around a red thread that symbolically connects us to our intentions and each other. A powerful and moving practice it is. As I looked over the dress it became so clear to me that I am on the right path. I continue to recognize the synchronicity of seemingly disconnected people, places and things and my attitude and experiences are elevated. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I just had to share this here today...documenting the journey and the path....of COW. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I let Talisman sit for a couple of weeks because it was intense and because I love looking at the brightness of her and her blue skin. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I paused for a moment in a dream and to dream ...I painted my Sacred Dreamer during the month of June. She was a joy to be with. I<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> learned a lot about my dreams and goals with her. I learned that it really is easier and so much more fun to live when you follow your heart. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I have long had a love affair with the Wizard of Oz and Dorothy. The yellow brick road represents my story and reminds me that I have the brains, heart, and courage to awaken and fulfill my deepest desires. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">One morning this week I found a comment on Facebook from a sweet friend that said: "I love how you explained the meaning of your beautiful painting...seems like you have always had the power to go home, Dorothy!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It hit me like golden sunlight warm on my face. Yes! I <i>do</i> have the power to go home! WE ALL DO. Have you been home lately? Visit the house where your soul lives. Knock on the door and the Muse will let you in. Step through that door and open yourself to the wisdom and Truth of yourself. </span></div>
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<span id=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:0]" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Again, this morning I woke up with such a sense of gratitude in my heart. As I watched the sunlight come through the window blinds... I could see the water's reflection from the pool outside on my ceiling...the way the water and the sun danced upon the dry wall above me...it was like I was looking into a live portal. It was magnetizing and just like what happens when I paint and get ready to meet the Muse. </span></div>
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<span id=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:0]" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am so grateful for the space and time of my life RIGHT NOW. I am so grateful to have been blessed to be on this path with all of you dreamers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span id=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:0]" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I know now that this feeling will not end because I have been shown the way to access it! My eyes may be closed but I can see everything! W</span><a class="profileLink" href="https://www.facebook.com/shiloh.mccloud" id=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:1]" name=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:1]" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; color: #d08043; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"></a><span id=".reactRoot[5249500].[3]{comment517766338272499_519539058095227}.[1:0].[4:0:1].[3:1].[4:0:1].[1:1].[1:0].[1:0:2].[2:0].[3:0:2]" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ords can't express what is inside for my teachers and mentors. Especially Shiloh. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">My Facebook friends' words pulled it all together for me! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I am telling the whole world OVER and OVER again! There is MAGIC HERE! There is PEACE HERE! </span><br />
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Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-83222852401251351422013-06-22T19:20:00.001-05:002013-06-28T10:02:20.663-05:00Moving with Faith<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My, my, my! June has flown by for me. I really can't believe that we are celebrating the second day of summer. I have been busy in the studio and writing a book close to my heart. I wanted to post what I have been up to since at the end of the year I plan to make my blog into a book...I must have content and documentation of my "luminous" year! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Big news over at Casa McDaniel... we are finally moving out of my parents upstairs apartment and into our own house again! The decision to move into my parents house nearly 2 years ago was a good one. We have been able to take advantage of repairing ourselves financially and most importantly we have come to learn that we really don't need a lot of stuff to be happy. Downsizing helped us appreciate what is truly important to us and what really matters. With the increasing amount of art supplies, workshops, and commissions I am in need of a bigger studio. My husband too, an artist at his core, is ready to start building his furniture again and getting creative. Being and living as artists is important to us. Finally after almost 2 years we are ready to begin again with a new found respect for what truly matters. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These last 2 years have been about big changes. In this time I grew as an artist, quit my job, let go of being a landlord, let go of friendships that drained my energy, which in turned allowed space for new friendships... </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Jeff and I got married... there were ups and downs...there still are, but I move through all of it with unwavering faith. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I practice bringing my mindfulness to each interaction, circumstance, or situation I encounter. Practice makes everything possible. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Working with the Talisman assignments through my COW training has been such a grounding experience. I love meeting each Muse that comes through the portal of my canvas. There is something so profoundly magical that happens when I take my time getting to know the face staring back at me. The conversations we have...the Love that is present...just really amazing. That is me painting up there at the Southwest School of Art here in San Antonio, TX. I am currently working on a proposal for a class I want to teach. Keep your fingers crossed for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My Talisman, Ewya, is still not quite finished. I am loving her with her blue skin so very much but I am not sure if I should leave it or glaze over her to integrate her more...we will see. This strong and powerful "she-ro" has helped me to feel a confidence I did not know before. I got bolder this month just like her vibrant colors. I committed to facilitating a workshop and another red thread ceremony. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">My husband and I sold two of three properties we owned and just this last week closed on the second. We still have one more to go but I feel a heavy weight has been lifted. I have been in the real estate game for 13 years and it's definitely time to let go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ewya, showed me the wisdom inside of myself and allowed me to keep going even with traces of fear. Letting go of what doesn't serve my life and values is a continuous process. I am getting more and more comfortable with changes and more comfortable with what I am offering in the world. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">After weeks of writing and working on curriculum with <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" target="_blank">Claudia Olivos</a> for </span><a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada's </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">new online courses, </span><a href="http://www.shilohsophiastudios.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">The Color of Woman School </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">assignments, my </span><a href="http://www.soulfulmetamorphosis.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Soulful Metamorphosis</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> "book" that literally had my right hand in pain from the constant flow of words, blogging, and taking a creative writing class for fun... I was exhausted and over-extended to the max. The past few weeks have been about rest and reflection. Oftentimes when I find myself in these periods, I cocoon for long hours that turn into days. I sleep a lot and stay in my small space moving in and out of what I think is real and what is dream. Family and friends have come to understand the intensity of my process but it is not always easy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In recent weeks I have been completing the Talisman painting with COW. I am always amazed at the power of practicing intentional creativity. It is a beautiful thing to see the transformations occur when facilitating workshops for others but it is something so enriching and enlivening to experience for myself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have traveled to the past...a very painful and sobering encounter..and offered my soul gratitude. I have learned to stay centered as possible in the present moments of my life, and I have glimpsed at the future self, artist-woman I want to become through the Talisman teachings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The whole experience reminds me of Ebenezer Scrooge's movement from the past, present, and future from Charles Dicken's, Christmas Carole. Is that weird? I thought it was kind of fun and something I could relate to as I went through the process of excavating the crusted pieces of my soul. I thought of Ebenezer's character as a man who let the Critic take over his mind and life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do you do this too? Sometimes, does the Critic take over because we believe the lies of this internal voice? We say things like: I am not good enough, I am too this...or too that...she/he is better than me...I am not worthy. This voice is in all of us. We recognize it and know it well. It will always be there because it is part of our human make-up. What we must be able to discern is when listening to the Critic is necessary and when it is not. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I believe this! Yes! This is why painting and intentional creativity are important parts of my life. It is why I have decided to live it and teach it to others! We do not have to be at the mercy of the Critic's negativity. We can choose in every moment to first observe then give the microphone to the Muse. What does she say? What song will she sing to help you </span><i style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #a64d79;">re-member</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> the parts of your body, mind and soul that have been dis-connected from each other? This is the awareness and mindfulness intentional creativity can bring to all of us. Through this "showing up" ...shifts in the soul materialize. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It has been a busy time over here in my Cafe´Arte´Studio the past month! Writing curriculum, video making, painting, Color of Woman training, and teaching workshops! Phew! It is all good though because every one of these comes from LOVE! I am in awe and living in gratitude at all of the wonderful people I continue to meet in person and online! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 1.8;">Building a community is so important to me at this point in my life! </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 1.8;">Here are some pictures of a very special workshop I taught this week. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you are in a place where building community is calling you I would love for you to join me, <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" target="_blank">Claudia Olivos</a> and close to one hundred <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermanas Sagradas</a> next month on July 12th for <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/register.html" target="_blank">Santos Luminosos! </a> or on August 30th for <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/el-vuelo.html" target="_blank">El Vuelo: Flying together in Sisterhood! </a> Sign up for any of our courses and you will be granted access into this very sacred circle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 1.8;">Claudia and I invite you for these exciting online creativity courses where we will work with the Sacred energy of ritual! Rituals are deeply grounded in our own Latin American background which has roots not only on the Old World religions but also in Native American and other ancient cultures.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In each of these courses you will be led to create two projects, as well as working in your Diario Sagrado (Sacred Journal) via writing and art journaling prompts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Santos Luminosos is a fun course in which we will illuminate intentions with <em style="position: relative;"><strong>Veladoras</strong></em>- <span style="line-height: 32px;">you will decorate your own votive candle to use in your daily life for intention, meditation, or prayer </span>and you will also create your very own <strong><em style="position: relative;">Santo</em></strong> –you will create a Folk Art style Santo on wood!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We will be creating a 3D sculptural Mariposa and you will be led to create your own Mixed Media painting from start to finish. From the drawing and painting to integrating the figure into an abstract mixed media textured background!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have missed you! The past couple of weeks have been... about practicing courage, creativity, community, and a bit of relaxation. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> Courage to step out of my comfort zone and make some videos for the fabulous</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Corazon Sagrado </a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">course <a href="http://claudiaolivos.com/" target="_blank">Claudia</a> and I are offering. We are creating communities and tribes of women all over the world and loving every minute of it! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">There I am facilitating a Goddess Chronicles creative afternoon. Thanks to De Anna from <a href="http://www.creativecounselingsolutionssatx.com/index.html" target="_blank">Creative Counseling Solutions</a> for the opportunity to live my mission! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ever since I started on my creative path, I have been working day and night on my mission of facilitating creativity in the lives of people I meet. Why? Because it heals us in ways we cannot imagine, it connects us to the place inside where wisdom can be accessed, and... it's FUN ya'll! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">In the last few weeks I have learned the lesson of balancing between my mind and heart and my body and soul. I listen to all four of these guides. I allow myself to not let any one of them take over but in the last three weeks my soul has been in touch with my Muse, gave her the pen and said WRITE. I have been writing so much to the point that my Muse did not want to let go and my right hand wound up in a brace!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I have been so used to schedules and planning that when I began to follow my dreams I became so much more abstract and a little bit all over the place. </span></div>
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100 pages and I am not sure what will come of it. I know it is the story of my
soul. A good friend put me in touch with a professional editor and I believe I
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Also this week started I started listening to a series of
interviews with professionals in the publishing business through <a href="http://www.christinekloser.com/" target="_blank">Christine Klosers Transformational AuthorExperience. </a>If you are even considering writing your own book I highly
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Yay! Today we are announcing the Winners of the <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada (Sacred Sister) </a>Online Course! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Oh joy! Oh rapture! We got some ART! You feeling it? <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/register.html" target="_blank">Sign up here!</a></span>Librarian Christiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548326750080191787noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6402702159326984921.post-73460562193733655142013-05-09T15:20:00.000-05:002013-05-09T15:20:19.803-05:00I Love Collaborations Like This!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello Beautiful People of the World! Today's blog post ties together two things that I recently realized were inextricably connected. The journey with the <a href="http://colorofwomanschool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Color of Women</a> has me uncovering insights that inform my daily decisions, my creation of art, and what it means to be teacher of this kind of sacred work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Conversations within the <a href="http://colorofwomanschool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">COW</a> vessel sparked some connections between my interaction and experiences with my mentor, Shiloh Sophia, and a book I am reading called SQ21: The Twenty-One Skills of Spiritual Intelligence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As we began to talk about the topics of Archetypes and Personality Types, immediately my awareness intensified and I began to deepen my thoughts about what I have been learning and interpreting in <a href="http://colorofwomanschool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">COW</a> and SQ 21. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">In the book, Cindy Wigglesworth talked about the MYERS BRIGGS Personality Test and how it relates to MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES. The author stated, "Typologies like Myers Briggs are descriptors of innate personal preferences that stay with a person regardless of the state or stage that person is in. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">For example an Introvert remains an introvert at all stages of development. However, how that introversion expresses may change as people mature through stages. Typologies merit discussion in terms of helping people to develop their skills – as people will have preferred means of learning based on typology, and preferred forms of spiritual expression/devotional practices." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This was HUGE for me because I have long believed that our society created a system that valued only MATH and SCIENCE. I think this may have something to do with so many being unsatisfied in their current jobs. I don't know... I am still researching potential correlations...but I do think that in this way we are producing a nation of employees and not citizens. It is time to balance the value of the Arts and the Sciences... not work from only one extreme. Truly, we need both. Last week at church <a href="http://ur-divine.com/" target="_blank">Reverend Linda </a>reminded us that there is a gift in flowing from the right and the left brain, the Critic and the Muse as we refer to in <a href="http://colorofwomanschool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">COW</a>. All of these concepts tie together. It reminds me of the Yin and Yang of life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">This is EXACTLY what I am doing now within <a href="http://colorofwomanschool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">COW</a>. Shiloh Sophia has asked us to give birth to the language of our souls. Finding the LANGUAGE of this sacred work has required hours of writing, listening, meditating, painting, honoring, and holding a space for others! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I am doing this work so that I can bring it to masses of women, men and chidren....seeking PEACE in their hearts, minds, souls, bodies, and environments. I whole-heartedly feel that all of us in the world today are closer to practicing building our SQ, spiritual intelligence. My sisters in COW are building SQ so that they can begin to articulate the Vision of their lives, bring others towards this way of BEING with the MUSE, who is directly connected to the ONE CREATIVE SOURCE, and find a common ground on which to live with a greater sense of peace in all we do and touch in life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Hello beautiful friends! It feels like it has been a while since I blogged but really its been less than a week. I am definitely staying busy in the studio and with my <a href="http://www.youcaring.com/tuition-fundraiser/sofia-s-dream-the-color-of-woman-art-school-/49503?utm_source=widget" target="_blank">Color of Women Training. </a>Last week was the launch of a collaboration with my good friend <a href="http://www.claudiaolivos.com/" target="_blank">Claudia Olivos</a>...<a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermana Sagrada</a> which means Sacred Sister. We thank everyone who has signed up for our first course and all the support we have received! <a href="http://wildsister.com/" target="_blank">Sisterhood</a> is a marvelous thing and creating these spaces for us to connect is our absolute pleasure! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Speaking of sisterhood, my friend </span><a href="http://www.liberatinginnerbeauty.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Lucia Gabriela</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> from </span><a href="http://www.liberatinginnerbeauty.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Liberating Inner Beauty</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> has started a Revolution! When I heard of her story and her mission to </span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">empower women by liberating inner beauty from self-created and inherited abuse, fear, guilt and self-imprisonment I was intrigued. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-size: large;">Will you join me in </span><a href="http://www.liberatinginnerbeauty.com/" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Liberating Inner Beauties Revolution?</a><span style="font-size: large;"> Its a 28 day revolution and best of all it is </span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">FREE! </span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; letter-spacing: -1px; line-height: 1em;">For 28 days you will receive 28 amazing soulful, inspiring, juice, yummy, fun and short emails. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 19px;">Lucia has partnered with amazing health and life coaches, spiritual healers and mentors, personal and yoga trainers, body image experts, artists and experts in various fields – together they will deliver amazing content that will inspire you, motivate you and guide you to the liberation of your inner beauty and true being from Abuse, Fear, Guilt and Self Imprisonment so you can welcome your true majesty with Awareness – Acceptance, Appreciation, Gratitude and Infinite Love.</span></div>
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In 28 days you will experience an amazing YOU and welcome your forgotten True MAJESTY with awareness, acceptance, appreciation gratitude and love. </span></span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large; line-height: 21px;">I would love it if you would support Lucia's vision and empower YOURSELF towards a more healthful life! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">A special announcement today for all of you who have supported the artistic journey I am on and for others who will join. I have been working on so many projects the last several months. Days have run into late nights...writing...painting...dreaming. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(excuse me if I take a minute to get to the announcement but ya'll know I like to write :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Just taking chances doing what I love everyday. Really putting myself out there...committing to authenticity...it's scary...I feel vulnerable a lot. I just painted my <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.blogspot.com/2013/04/color-of-woman-kachina.html" target="_blank">Legendary Self</a> to remind me that I am courage (heart strong). When I get up in the morning I intend not to focus on the negative things...like if anyone would "buy-in" or "invest" in my art... or my dreams for that matter. ...I intend not to focus on hard things...like the thoughts that sometimes pop in my mind about not being good enough....I intend not to focus on the money things....like having to pay all kind of bills on a very limited income. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">I think we all have these feelings and thoughts but I have learned that even though it can be tough, to just do the things I set out to do anyway...despite the uncomfortable-ness. For the most part I have been doing good. I believe in abundance consciousness and I am </span><a href="http://brenebrown.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">DARING GREATLY</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> like Brene´says!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I have craved collaboration with other artists for... always! There is something magically special that happens when we gather specifically to create something together. I call it the SOUL GOOD feeling. I love that feeling! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My friend Claudia and I are joining together to bring to YOU: <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">HERMANA SAGRADA.</a> That means Sacred Sister in Spanish. (by the way I added a translate button to the top of my blog for those friends in Italy, Puerto Rico, and France that have asked me to do so....I am so loving my Sacred International Sisters!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Our aim is to help bring forth the beauty in every woman ALL OVER THE WORLD through community, writing, painting and celebrating our <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/courses.html" target="_blank">CORAZON SAGRADO</a> (Sacred Hearts)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Honestly...out of love, and to honor the sacred connection we experienced together. We would like to share the story with you and share our little <a href="http://www.hermanasagrada.com/" target="_blank">Hermanita Casa</a> with you all. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Mark your calendars! We will open our online <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/563632827001685/?bookmark_t=group" target="_blank">Facebook Forum</a> on May 1st with loads of freebies, small gatherings, big gatherings, lessons, and more! Our goal is to make healing through art as accessible as possible to everyone while honoring what is sacred! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">"Art" is about FEELINGS and moving through those emotions as you create it. For me this happens through painting. It could be a different "creation" for you but it is still about the feelings. Never has this been more clear to me than now. My <a href="https://www.youcaring.com/tuition-fundraiser/sofia-s-dream-the-color-of-woman-art-school-/49503" target="_blank">COW</a> training is allowing me to break open internal pieces of myself that need attention and nurturing. Can I just say this process is freaking amazing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Many of you know of my traveling art journal <a href="http://www.sofiadabalsa.com/the-goddess-chronicles.html" target="_blank">The Goddess Chronicles. </a>If not you can click and read about this very inspiring project. It has touched so many in very profound ways. I wish that I could somehow put together all of the responses, messages, phone calls, texts, and emails. Just to have them in one place to somehow share the wealth! The richness of how moving it is to be in the center of such a loving place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Today I wanted to share one of my experiences with this </span><span style="color: #0c343d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"art work"</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"> that I have INTENTIONALLY created for myself and those it has resonated with. I received a message from sweet Ann that asked me for advice. Here is the email I received:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Hi Goddess Sofia, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(yes ya'll, a Goddess I am! but anyway keep reading)</span><br />
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<span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I've been going through a very tough time lately with a lot of transitions -- some good (getting married in May) and some not so good (dad is very ill, business is going poorly, etc.). So, I'm sorry to say that I've had no inspiration to do the journal. I am not sure what to do. I've been meaning to reach out to you to figure out whether I should just pass it on and maybe try again later? What do you think?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I sat with this email for just a minute before I started to type away. <i>Pass it on?</i> I thought? I don't think so! Remember that the only inspiration you need is WITHIN YOU! Nothing outside of you will MOVE you. It can influence you but YOU will do the work! This is the ART! </span><br />
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and send the rest of it off to the next goddess that way we won't hold them up.
everyone is on a time limit with this project and we can't have it sit for too
long in one place. (hugs)</span></span></span><br />
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Now, put your page in a place that
you can see it everyday. remember art is NOT about what it looks like but about
how it makes you FEEL. I challenge you to pour your heart out onto these
pages...the good, the bad, ugly...EVERYTHING! be intentional about this
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You do not need positive inspiration,
really you don't. YOU have EVERYTHING YOU NEED INSIDE RIGHT NOW! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What you need is INTENTION. a time to
focus on putting whatever will come out onto this blank page. Light a couple of
candles, say a prayer if you do that, meditate a little on what you are
feeling...if you feel like shit then PAINT THAT. what does that look like to
you? At the same time do you feel JOY about getting married...then paint that
on top of that shitty layer and you will see what a difference it will make in
you. I promise. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Get all the crap out first! sadness,
shame, fear, loss. let it dry.. FEEL it and then make a CHOICE to let it go.
Make a choice to change what you can change or make a choice to ACCEPT what is.
Make a choice to find the JOY and BEAUTY around you in that very moment. Then
PAINT it! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What colors will you use for your
wedding theme or party...use those...what is your favorite flower? recall from
memory and paint it on your page. what is your BIGGEST DREAM? share that with a
little goddess who will NO DOUBT experience the energy you put into this
project. It will become HER dream! (you are POWERFUL!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #741b47; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This will not change the status of
your father, it may not change the day to day of your business but I KNOW that
you will FEEL different about it all. even if just the slightest shift occurs in the right
direction you will FEEL it!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and when you have hope you can MOVE into the next step...you EVOLVE into the
next best version of you and EVERYTHING is affected. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in your business, it may help you to know and believe that on a deep, deep level
only FELT with your HEART that your father IS divine health and pure LOVE! HE
IS and will ALWAYS be connected to you my dear Ann. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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focused time just for you? to do this SOUL work? Cleanse yourself allow some
fun and COLOR in your life right now. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Ann emailed me back to express her gratitude for my love, wisdom and compassion (her words). As I write this I realize that this is my ART <i>WORK.</i> This is my JOB. I facilitate creativity! I AM CALLED to this! You won't believe this but it's true...as I look behind me at my little altar of super important things...I see HER...My <a href="http://sofiadabalsa.blogspot.com/2013/03/new-york-city.html" target="_blank">SOUL-FIRE</a>...she came to me in NYC through Shiloh's gentle guidance. These are the words she holds for me...the words that rang TRUE in my interaction with Ann:</span><br />
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