Do you ever feel like your life is turning into just one big to-do list?
I’ve been feeling that way lately too. As part of my self-care I’ve been giving myself bits of time to reconnect to my creativity. When I spend too much energy in task-mode, I don’t feel that I’m as connected to my Inner Wise One or my Inner Creative Genius as I’d like to be.
It’s so important for us, especially those of us who are soul-centered entrepreneurs, to nourish our souls; bring more joy into our lives and our work; reconnect with the Radiant Being inside of us!
So, I’ve been doing this through art ~ mostly doodling or coloring. It’s simple and doesn’t take much time. I love to listen to what my art wants to tell me. There’s such wisdom in our art ~ even if it’s just doodling. I am able to get out of the thinking/doing left side of my brain and into the allowing/being right side of my brain. And that allows me to go deeper into myself, to the place where my Inner Brilliance resides.
I find that Spirit has this wonderful way of having the Universe supply us with what we need! I have been having so many wonderful art programs and e-courses suddenly show up for me to choose from that will help me create the space and time to do this for myself. It is so nice to be led through these art processes!
I signed up for Minette Riordon’s e-course “Creative Stress Busters: Meditative Art and Journaling Techniques for Stress Relief” (see below for more info on her course). I found that the two mandalas I colored for the first lesson have such different energies and different messages for me:
(Printable mandala from www.coloring-book.info)
As I colored and relaxed more into this mandala, I found that the colors got darker, bolder, brighter. It felt like the wisdom in the art was telling me that when I don’t allow myself time like this to “refill my cup”, I get “washed out”. But giving myself some sacred space, I brighten up, I go deeper, and I am more vibrant. (Good to remember!)
(Printable mandala from www.printmandala.com)
As I colored this second mandala, it felt right for it to be soft and light. I also found myself allowing the perfectionist part of me to let go and not worry about coloring perfectly ~ and then saw that it still looked lovely. The art wisdom was about letting go of some of that “needing to do it right” stuff.
Then a Facebook friend posted that she needed to lead a group Soul Art process in order to receive her certification in it. Woo-hoo! Thank you, Spirit, for plunking that in my lap! It ended up being a nice intimate group of two: a good friend and me. It was so fun and so sacred! My Soul Art creation brought through the wisdom of how I can find balance in my work: by being out in Nature while doing work tasks or creating, by being playful with it and letting it “be messy”, and by feeling free to express ME. The affirmation that came through was: “I am artfully creating the joy of my business!” Here’s my creation (you can read more about that experience on my blog):
So, as you can see, my Soul has a lot of wisdom to share with me ~ if I will just slow down a bit in order to hear it!
I invite you to look for ways that you can nourish your Soul. I encourage you to try doodling and coloring and art expressions! Even, if like me, you don’t feel you “are artistic” ~ we ALL are artistic! We all can create art; beautiful art! It can be for your eyes only. Allow it to be just for you and for your Soul’s wisdom to come through.
Join facilitated programs like I am, or just pull out your crayons and paper and have at it! Go online and look for printable mandalas. (I purchased some very cool mandala coloring books that I’m having my boys give me for Mother’s Day 
Find other ways to nourish your Soul. Perhaps dancing, journaling, baking, photography, painting your toenails a glittery color, wearing swirly skirts…whatever would make you happy!
And if you’d like to dive deeper into how you can bring more balance and joy into your life, check out my Replenish Your Spirit coaching. You can also receive a complimentary half-hour Coaching Discovery Session with me.
And mark your calendar for next month’s Group Angelic EFT Call where we’ll be tapping on Connecting with Your Creative Genius on June 25th. (May’s call is on creating a Stronger Connection to Your Angels/Your Angelic Business Team.)
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