Look at who's the early bird today! Your new mandala is ready to download here. Perfect weather for coloring, if I do say so myself.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Mandala Monday
Look at who's the early bird today! Your new mandala is ready to download here. Perfect weather for coloring, if I do say so myself.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Teesha Moore Journaling Videos
Teesha Moore is a talented artist and playful (my theme for 2010) inspiration to me. I was thrilled to pieces when she posted videos in November on how to make a 16-page art journal from scratch. She walks us through the process, step-by-step, at an easy-to-follow pace. The best part is watching her bring the journal to life. Drool. I have setup the video posts here as a bookmark page so that they will be handy for us when we're ready to play along. I dare you to resist!
How To: 16 Page Journal
First Layer: Paint
White Page Journaling
Collage 1 of 4
Collage 2 of 4
Collage 3 of 4
Collage 4 of 4
Penwork 1 of 4
Penwork 2 of 4
Penwork 3 of 4
Penwork 4 of 4
Lettering 1 of 2
Lettering 2 of 2
Supplies for Journaling/Collage
Journaling Supplies - Pens
Journaling Supplies - Miscellaneous
How To: 16 Page Journal
First Layer: Paint
White Page Journaling
Collage 1 of 4
Collage 2 of 4
Collage 3 of 4
Collage 4 of 4
Penwork 1 of 4
Penwork 2 of 4
Penwork 3 of 4
Penwork 4 of 4
Lettering 1 of 2
Lettering 2 of 2
Supplies for Journaling/Collage
Journaling Supplies - Pens
Journaling Supplies - Miscellaneous
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday Wishcasting
Let's try something new here for this new year, just for the fun of it. I'll be participating in Wednesday Wishcasting. Please play along!
This week's prompt? What dream to do you wish to explore?
I wish to explore the possibility of attending Squam by the Sea in Nags Head, North Carolina this October.
McCabe and Jen Lee are on my Nourishment list in the sidebar. Please pay them a visit if you haven't already. Any retreat in which they will be teaching would be an absolute treat to attend. Playful art, deep rest, good food, soulful company plus being by the sea sounds pretty much like heaven to me. Even better if I have a travel buddy (or two, maybe even three) to go with me. Road trip from Cincy, anyone?
Do share, what's your wish today?
This week's prompt? What dream to do you wish to explore?
I wish to explore the possibility of attending Squam by the Sea in Nags Head, North Carolina this October.
McCabe and Jen Lee are on my Nourishment list in the sidebar. Please pay them a visit if you haven't already. Any retreat in which they will be teaching would be an absolute treat to attend. Playful art, deep rest, good food, soulful company plus being by the sea sounds pretty much like heaven to me. Even better if I have a travel buddy (or two, maybe even three) to go with me. Road trip from Cincy, anyone?
Do share, what's your wish today?
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Day 16,162
APPRECIATING ... how great a pot of homemade soup tastes the second day. Not to say that it isn't awesome the first night, but something magical happens when it spends the night in the refrigerator and gets reheated the next day. I can't say the same for freezing it. Not the same. (This recipe for Curried Carrot soup is an absolute favorite.)
CELEBRATING ... rumors of our first "real" snow "storm" of this winter. Word on the street is that it will start on Thursday and snow through Friday. The current prediction is for 2-4 inches. Around here, that means anywhere from a dusting to a foot. There will be a media frenzy either way.
BASKING ... in the welcome scent of Aura Cacia Eucalyptus essential oil. Feeling a smidge congested today and this brings immediate relief.
SAVORING ... luscious ruby red grapefruit that we received as a gift for Christmas. They have helped to ease my sadness that pomegranates are gone for another year. I didn't start enjoying grapefruit until around the time that I turned 40. Now I'm lamenting the decades that I missed out on their soury sweetness. (Makes me wonder what else I've been missing out on.)
PRAISING ... myself for going to the gym for, get this, FIVE straight days. What's more is that the last two days were all by myself like a big girl! It's so true ... the hardest part is mustering the motivation and courage to show up. (A bit of a theme for me.) I won't lie. I feel really intimidated, but it's been fairly easy to coax myself to stay for at least 45 minutes. I'm not hiding out in the locker area either. Most of my time is spent on the treadmill since the weather hasn't been conducive to walking outdoors. I have been trying to add a few minutes on the bike as well, but not digging much. I already feel more energy in return for the effort. Consistency is the key for me. I have to keep nudging myself forward until (hopefully) it becomes a habit.
What are YOU appreciating, celebrating, basking, savoring and/or praising today?
CELEBRATING ... rumors of our first "real" snow "storm" of this winter. Word on the street is that it will start on Thursday and snow through Friday. The current prediction is for 2-4 inches. Around here, that means anywhere from a dusting to a foot. There will be a media frenzy either way.
BASKING ... in the welcome scent of Aura Cacia Eucalyptus essential oil. Feeling a smidge congested today and this brings immediate relief.
SAVORING ... luscious ruby red grapefruit that we received as a gift for Christmas. They have helped to ease my sadness that pomegranates are gone for another year. I didn't start enjoying grapefruit until around the time that I turned 40. Now I'm lamenting the decades that I missed out on their soury sweetness. (Makes me wonder what else I've been missing out on.)
PRAISING ... myself for going to the gym for, get this, FIVE straight days. What's more is that the last two days were all by myself like a big girl! It's so true ... the hardest part is mustering the motivation and courage to show up. (A bit of a theme for me.) I won't lie. I feel really intimidated, but it's been fairly easy to coax myself to stay for at least 45 minutes. I'm not hiding out in the locker area either. Most of my time is spent on the treadmill since the weather hasn't been conducive to walking outdoors. I have been trying to add a few minutes on the bike as well, but not digging much. I already feel more energy in return for the effort. Consistency is the key for me. I have to keep nudging myself forward until (hopefully) it becomes a habit.
What are YOU appreciating, celebrating, basking, savoring and/or praising today?
Monday, January 4, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Day 16,160
APPRECIATING ... our fireplace insert which is going a long way toward keeping us warm when the mornings start in the single digits. I'm like a cat curling up in the welcome warmth.
CELEBRATING ... signs that my daughter's virus may be fading away. Not that it didn't give us a hearty fight. I swear, her age is irrelevant ... I am always going to be a bit hand-wriggy when she gets sick and celebrate the slightest signs of her recovery. It must be a mom thing.
BASKING ... in huge mugs of hot tea, tall glasses of fresh juice, a steamy pot of homemade chicken soup, and the superpowers I get from green smoothies.
SAVORING ... this very last day of vacation for us all. Makes me feel a smidge of melancholy. Tomorrow it is back to work and our daily routine. Ready or not. Some things will change. Most things will stay the same. But, hopefully, we are well fortified by our time off and all of the time that we've spent together.
PRAISING ... myself for going to the gym for the very first time in my life. Two days in a row, at that. (Today should make it three.) I started on January 1 by (finally) accepting my husband's (millionth)invitation to join him. Bless his heart! He has been so supportive and gentle in his coaxing. Now I just need to get him to employ the same tactics to get me back to the workbench!
Tell me, tell me, tell me what you are appreciating, celebrating, basking, savoring, and praising today!
CELEBRATING ... signs that my daughter's virus may be fading away. Not that it didn't give us a hearty fight. I swear, her age is irrelevant ... I am always going to be a bit hand-wriggy when she gets sick and celebrate the slightest signs of her recovery. It must be a mom thing.
BASKING ... in huge mugs of hot tea, tall glasses of fresh juice, a steamy pot of homemade chicken soup, and the superpowers I get from green smoothies.
SAVORING ... this very last day of vacation for us all. Makes me feel a smidge of melancholy. Tomorrow it is back to work and our daily routine. Ready or not. Some things will change. Most things will stay the same. But, hopefully, we are well fortified by our time off and all of the time that we've spent together.
PRAISING ... myself for going to the gym for the very first time in my life. Two days in a row, at that. (Today should make it three.) I started on January 1 by (finally) accepting my husband's (millionth)invitation to join him. Bless his heart! He has been so supportive and gentle in his coaxing. Now I just need to get him to employ the same tactics to get me back to the workbench!
Tell me, tell me, tell me what you are appreciating, celebrating, basking, savoring, and praising today!
Magic Beans Manifesto 2010
Every creation and service lovingly offered through Jakk's Magic Beans Workshop is for the purpose of your upliftment. I want you to visit my journal, read my words, sense a moment that I have captured and, from that, feel better. Simply. Just. Feel. Better. I want to send a Reiki treatment to you and maybe grant a good night's sleep. I want to place Reiki into a shawl that I have crocheted for you or someone you love to wear in healing comfort. I want you to color a mandala that I have created so that you can set your burdens down for awhile. I want you to wear an I-AMulet that I have wire-wrapped, bask in the energy of the gemstones and affirmations, and feel your sense of empowerment return. I want you to one day take my feng shui e-course and feel the confidence that comes from gently taking control of your living space and transforming it with love. I want to lead you to the labyrinth, be it literally or virtually, and have you receive a fresh insight or some long-awaited peace.
It is my highest intention to use my hands and heart to be of support to others in reverence to the human condition. Yours and mine. If you are humming along right now with everything going your way, odds are that you won't be attracted to what I have to offer through Jakk's Magic Beans Workshop, except as a tune-up or a gift for someone who is traveling a turbulent path. Thing is, we all get to travel the turbulent path at various junctures on this journey of a lifetime – and goodness knows that some stretches can be more turbulent than others. Sometimes we can feel so desperate for some relief that we are willing to suspend our doubts and disbelief in order to try something, anything, that under normal conditions would make us point and laugh. We suddenly open wide to trying whatever might work. That is why I am here. This is my gift and service to you ... to be the purveyor of something that just might help or at least provide you respite on your way.
My true payment comes when you tell me that your I-AMulet means so much that you cannot bear to take it off – that it keeps you grounded as you bravely move forward through your divorce, treatment, or seemingly bottomless grief. My true payment comes when you let me know that I have shared a unique resource on my blog that has opened doors for you. My true payment comes when you tell me that you really, truly feel the loving prayers in your Reiki shawl and laugh because you cannot keep your cats off of it. My true payment comes when you share that your ailing parent has found relief in coloring the mandalas that I post. My true payment comes when I send a distant Reiki treatment to your aging hound after your vet has advised that it's a matter of time and you don't know what else to do. Trust me, I do not confuse the exchange of dollars with the true measure of wealth with which Jakk's Magic Beans Workshop blesses me. I give thanks that what I make and do here can matter deeply to you. It certainly does to me. So don't be surprised if you see me conducting business a bit differently here. This is my dream of sacred commerce coming true in joyful service to you.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)