a welcome celebration . . .

Always kiss your children goodnight -even if they’re already asleep. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Would you believe a newborn baby that is six feet, five inches? I happen to love giraffes. Recently, we took a trip to the Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo. Of course, a trip to the zoo is not complete without seeing these wonderful tall blonds.(While not actually a picture of the newborn here, I love the thought that mother giraffes love and kiss their babies too. It touches my heart!)
Back to the zoo — I have the kind of energy that draws people and animals to me. That day one of the giraffes walked right up in front of me as to have a little chat. Eyeball-to-eyeball we silently conversed. I asked her if she was expecting (she looked quite round.) How fun to see in yesterday’s paper that there was a new arrival at the zoo! I am so delighted.

There is so much in life to celebrate. All we have to do is keep our eyes and our hearts open. Blessings and have a great day!

Weaving the Dream

“We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving . . . and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing. -Louisa May Alcott

How do you weave your dreams with your real life? How fully do you believe in yourself and in your own dreams? For me, life is about living my dreams as fully as possible. And yes, it is a challenge some days. Usually, I find that integrating my dreams into life is possible because I hold the belief that we each have the power and the strength within us to make it (whatever that “it” is) happen. Sometimes it takes a lot of work and sometimes it is almost instantaneous.

I am a weaver and a dreamer. I love to play with textiles weaving them into rugs or wall hangings, building on the dream, the inspiration, I have in my mind. This piece celebrates a sunset at Solana Beach, a moment in time when I was living my dream.

Is this so different than bringing another dream, a business, a relationship or maybe a whole new way of being, to my/our current reality? I don’t think so. When we connect the quantum field and life force energy, we can accomplish anything; especially when we allow it to happen one step at a time.

Blessings and have a great day! C.

Details and Success . . .

It’s the little details that are vital. Little things

make big things happen. ~ John Wooden

I am noticing bigger things are unfolding in my life, such as opportunities for creative, inspiring work with other coaches, new clients from different areas of the world, creative workshop opportunities and greater financial success. Out of curiosity, I began to look at what I am doing differently now. Interestingly, it is the attention I am giving to the small things — working on the details in life.

For some time, I have been drawn to the details in my life — sending that note, calling a friend or prospective client, making my bank deposits more quickly, even sorting and filing my paperwork or scrubbing my sinks (ugh?). I have heard that when you pay attention to the small things the large things take care of themselves. I am excited and delighted to tell you that it is sure working for me.

It is rather amazing to me that investing the time and effort in the details promotes such wonderful results.

I love it! What about you?

C.

Journaling- Creativing Healing

Just in case you think that Art Journaling is about creating beautiful pictures, I wanted to assure you that it is more about the process of expressing yourself — however that comes about. It is not about being pretty; it is about just opening up and letting what is inside come out. It may take the form of a scribble, a line, shapes, colors, textures . . . and the results can be healing.

In the May/June issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, Linda Edkins Wyatt talks about art journaling and how it helped her work with her panic attacks. She reports that she had fewer and fewer panic attacks and that they lessened in severity. I can well understand how this works. Some creativity every day, even a few minutes, can lessen my stress and calm me.

I would love to hear your stories.

Blessings! C.

PS. I love this magazine. It makes me smile and provides off-the-wall inspiration galore !

Cowardly or Courageous?

The courage it takes to speak up is nothing compared

to the good it can do. [Author Unknown]

I keep talking about ‘taking new steps for new results’. The truth is: new steps call for courage, strength and a great deal of heart.

As I was choosing the domain name for my website, I researched the use of heart. Heart carries with it firmness of will, resolution and fortitude as well as courage, love and being at the center. From this place, it feels like the perfect word to use in my coaching practice.

Personally and professionally we want, and need, heart to attain our desires and our dreams. We need that courage and strength to reach our potential and step into the reality of our magnificence.

In the Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man was looking for a heart and the [cowardly] lion was looking for courage. As a long-time coach who is just now in the process of certification, I feel like the lion — fiercely courageous while also being caught in old habits of fear. For me, it is truly time to step out, live my courage and move into even greater personal and professional success. The time is NOW.

Care to take this journey with me? It is bound to be exciting. The fierce ‘eye of the tiger/lion’ urges me on to bigger and better things. What about you?

C.

Creativity, Fun and Healing

What a fun time and an art journaling success! While growing up, most of us were not taught that creativity and art are ways to express our emotions and our thoughts. The women at my art journaling were engaged in the process of letting go, having fun and learning something new — even about themselves.

I have used art journaling for over ten years for everything from getting rid of headaches, to getting over a painful divorce, to understanding different ideas and dreams. It really does help me to reduce the stress in my live. Barbara Ganim and Susan Fox’s book Visual Journaling: Going Deeper than Words suggests that art can be used to reduce stress, release anger, resolve conflicts, get in touch with feelings and give voice to your soul. I have lived these suggestions and they worked for me and for a number of my clients.

Explore for yourself — answer the question “What do I have to be thankful for?” using crayons, chalk, paints or your own medium of choice. Then, add a few words to your scribbling process. Enjoy!

Cheryl