What a wonderful year being a part of Lifebook 2013, a year-long mixed media art class focused on celebrating and honoring YOU. Even if I had gotten behind schedule, I looked forward to Tam’s e-mails and the weekly lessons. She is quirky and fun and motivational and awesome. Our Facebook group, where we share our work, was full of lovely inspiration and support. The entire year felt like coming home. I made a video for you:
In case the link doesn’t work, you can view the video here.
I came away with some huge life lessons:
- Creating art is a means of expression and a way to discover more about myself.
- I am not alone in feeling inadequate or not enough sometimes, but I am always enough.
- It’s so important to tune in to myself and really listen.
- To be gentle with myself and even celebrate everything that makes me ME.
- I also discovered that state of FLOW, where time just falls away.
This year, I’m taking some different classes, but I hope to return to Life Book in 2015. It’s such a great value for all the art lessons and teachers, the community, and the self-discovery!
Here are all my previous LB posts:
- Life Book recap: celebration & courage
- Grounding art with little owl buddies
- April Life Book recap: Honoring & Grounding
- May Life Book recap: Honoring & Divinity
- Behind the Art and an offer for you
- June LB recap: Honoring & Emotions
- Self-empathy as a practice
- Such a yellow: healing through art
- Healing through authenticity, empathy, and mindfulness
- Final Life Book theme: celebration
