Living My Creative Dream
I facilitate creativity for a living
I have been given such amazing opportunities to bring an artful, expressive, creative, essence to young and old.
Photo credit Michelena Bamford of Wolf Willow Studio. A recent art facilitation with the enlightened workshop Chickadee Art Club.
The school year is wrapping up- even for me and my students. Last fall I decided that I would focus my attention on a few things that were taking the back burner, my wellness and my downtime. Knowing that I needed to see the school year through, I was careful in taking on more opportunities, while still respecting my need to pay attention to my heART's desire.
It was an empowering choice for me. To say yes to myself, and no to more opportunities. For a gal that has lived in never enough mode for as long as I, it would have seemed more normal for me to panic after saying no. But it seemed to build momentum and became exciting to filter yes's through a new list of criteria.
The criteria was simple, is this about art, is this about wellness, is this a fit for my heART? I have learned that I am good at a lot of things; but just because I am good at it doesn't mean it is good for me to do it.
What this has resulted in? I had more space between. I likely didn't have more down time. I know I haven't used my super comfy couch enough. But what I do put my yes's to, fulfills me, refuels me, and expands around me.
I feel a calmness and an exuberance for the future days of filtering the next chapter of possibility. The community of support, new friends and possibility is fostering a confidence I have never experienced.
I do know that I will continue to teach, it will just be a slightly different approach. Likely undetectable to an outsider or perhaps overwhelmingly detectable and DELECTABLE!
Here's to new beginnings and the spaces between.
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