art journaling
Pregnant with Stars
This pink haired woman became the inside cover of Heartwork Journaling – the book! While she was emerging from my journal, I was thinking of Heartwork Journaling and sharing it with the world. I am pregnant with stars and each person who picks up a brush to soothe their souls and rediscover themselves… another star…
Read MoreSoothing swatches – a creative meditation with watercolors
Watercolors are a beautiful metaphor for life. I used to be very scared of them because they can feel very difficult to control. Just like life, right? Watercolors train you to trust. You have to just let them flow and then follow your intuition to paint. It’s so liberating. They will teach you about…
Read MoreDinner Table Tools to deal with difficult people during the holidays
This is the storyboard excerpt from Heartwork Journaling: Dinner Table Tools lesson 5 from the book. This lesson has helped people enjoy their holidays MUCH more (including ME!) How to deal with “difficult” people during the holidays. Purpose of this lesson: This lesson will help when you interact with people who regularly hook…
Read MoreYou’ve been planted – finding hope when you’re in the darkness
This Heartwork Journaling piece was created inspired by a quote I recently heard. Sometimes when you’re in a dark place, you think you’ve been buried but you’ve actually been planted. ~ Christine Caine That perspective shift took my breath away because it’s something that I know is true, even when it doesn’t feel true in…
Read MoreEquinox and the full moon – new courageous beginnings
Today is the equinox. The equinox represents half light and half dark (daylight and night) 🌓 I’ve been thinking a lot about light and shadow, day and night, struggle and flow, pain and pleasure, endings and beginnings. . We kinda can’t fully have one without the other. As I reflect on what Heartwork Journaling has added…
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