Groggy Froggy SoulCollage®

2009-10-26T12:43:00.000-04:00

I am the one who embraces the Everything that I am.

I am the one who respects the planet and seeks to show that respect more every day.

I am the one who remains amazed at the growth of plants and the gifts they bring. Since first reading the tales of Narnia, in which a bar of metal from a lamp post fell into the fertile soil and grew a lamp post, I have been aware of how equally magical (perhaps moreso) it is that we can take a tiny seed, cover it with dirt and add a little water and sunshine and within days we will see little green plants. Within weeks, it will produce something beautiful for us to look at or maybe even something yummy to eat! I am the one who is constantly finding this a new and exciting realization.

I am the one who still finds wonder in the knowledge that we live on a sphere out in space. I am the one who sometimes finds it difficult to see anything as mundane because it all seems magical and AWEsome.

I am the one who is happiest at home. I am the one who strives to take "home" with me when I go out into the world.

I am the one who is filled with different colors and patterns of growth.

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Some New Cards

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Shadow and Light

2009-02-03T06:39:00.000-05:00

I received another email from Neale Donald Walsch this morning, telling me how amazing and wonderful I am and how much God loves me.

Shadow work isn't easy. It's really no fun looking at the part of ourselves we don't like. But if we can learn that the shadow is trying to protect us, it can help us to be more gentle with ourselves.

It is also helpful to take a break from the shadow work and make a card about a neter that we really enjoy. Maybe you're a baker or you play the piano or maybe you're a really good hugger. Make a card for this part of you.

Put it somewhere visible so it can remind you of how spectacular you are and that, as Neale says, God loves you to pieces.

So do I.

Are You Looking For Your Shadow?

2009-02-02T08:56:00.001-05:00

I received this in my email this morning. I'm subscribed to messages from Neale Donald Walsch. Maybe next year I'll have a Groundhog Day SoulCollage Workshop! We could at least all make a card today. :)

On this day of your life, Lisa, I believe God wants you to know...

....that you should hope to see your shadow today. It

might be the best thing that ever happened to you.

It's Ground Hog Day for the soul. If you do not know

what Ground Hog Day is (if you live outside the U.S.

you may not), Google it. Or go to Wikipedia. Then

smile if you see your shadow today. For when the

shadow side of you is seen, embraced, and loved,

your healing has begun for sure.

Self-improvement begins with self-acceptance. All of

life, everything else, has led up to this. This is your

work now. It is the final step. Go for it.

You know exactly why you saw this message today.

Workshop

2009-01-30T09:08:00.000-05:00

I lead a workshop last night. It was absolutely wonderful. Each person there was amazing. I was so touched by the sharing. They made lots of cards and everyone was very open in sharing them.

I wanted to pass along a link. Debbie Ford does a lot of shadow work. She's written books and lectured about embracing our shadow sides. I subscribe to her blog and this morning I received this beautiful post. I think it speaks so well to why we make cards for those parts of ourselves that we really don't like. Here's the link. Enjoy!

My Path Found Me

2009-01-11T12:45:00.000-05:00

This is another card for my Vision Suit.

It's been an amazing week of self-discovery for me.

I finally listened to the voice that has been trying to tell me what I want to do with my life.

It was startlingly clear.

I want to work with children, being a cheerleader for their creativity.

As I travel the amazing blogging community, I hear a similar phenomenon of people, particularly women, becoming aware of the full potential of their creative inner selves well into their thirties, forties and beyond.

This is a truth for me, as well.

I was 40 when I discovered my inner artist. She burst into my awareness and out through my paint and glue-covered fingertips.

I don't believe in regrets, but for a time I struggled with the "what-ifs." Such as, "what if I had discovered this muse and her power in my teens or even as a child." "what if I had discovered how powerful my inner selves are before so many outer voices influenced my life's path."

Here and now I want to help introduce children to their Neters and to encourage their participation in making choices throughout the rest of their lives.

This card, made as part of the Full Moon Dreamers project, reflects my immediate goals for January.

Details: Writing a mission statement.

Networking: Finding people and places that will connect me with those who will benefit most from this process of SoulCollage and my take on it through my Neters.

Get Started: Just Do It. Don't wait. Make it happen and let the Universe help me.

I hope you'll come with me on this journey.

I finally feel that I am on THE path, no longer walking in the bramble betwixt them afraid to go forward.

I look forward to your insights along this path.

Intention and Surrender

2008-12-19T11:58:00.000-05:00

This is the third of the three cards I drew on Monday.

I am One who has colorful green eyes that glow.

I am the One who blows on the magical green stuff and it lifts from my hands.

I am the One whose beautiful hands are open to receive.

I am the one with feathers in my hair.

I am the One who doesn't try to hold on to the green stuff.

What do you want from me?

I want you to loosen your grip.
I want you to trust that once you have blown on the magical green stuff, it iwll scatter like wild flowers, seed and take root in the fertile groundwork you've lain and, while you won't know whether you will grow daffodils or tulips, it will be beautiful and just what you needed.

What do you have to give me?

I give you the assurance of a beautiful future if you let go and blow; breath.

How will I remember?

When you see a seed or flower or beautiful hands.

Peaceful Sleeper

2008-12-16T21:38:00.000-05:00

I like to draw three cards for the week. Then I have time to think about what they are saying to me as different occasions arise.

I also do this because I am realistic about the fact that I won't do a drawing every day.

This is one of the three cards I drew yesterday and the journal entry I made.

I am one who sleeps peacefully with my head on a fluffy pillow.

I am the one who has been playing the drum.

I am the one who rests in peace and comfort even though the forest is right behind me with all its mystery.

What do you want from me?

I want you to rest peacefully.
I want you to to trust that you will be well even when things look scary or mysterious.
I want you to play your drum and then rest.

What do you give me?

I give you the assurance that you will be well cared for no matter how little you know about what's "out there."

How will I remember?

When you see trees with their bare branches reaching up.
Every time you lie down to sleep.

My Emerging Self

2008-12-15T08:45:00.000-05:00

I am the one who is looking up, squinting and laughing.

I am the one who is emerging from one place into a very different looking place.

I am the one who can't see where I am going yet but I keep pecking at the shell, getting a little bigger piece of the picture with each peck.

I am the one who who has gone from ice to sun and sand.

I am the one who looks toward the light with my eyes closed, trusting and laughing.

What do you want from me?
I want you to trust without knowing.
I want you to laugh and enjoy the Light.
I want you to keep pecking at the shell, knowing you have outgrown that safe place.

What do you have to give me?
I give you the senses to feel and acknowledge the Light, even when you can't see it.
I give you the tools for breaking out of your shell.
I give you joy in the face of new horizons.

How will I remember?
You will remember every time you see an egg or a child.
You will remember when you close your eyes and feel the sun on your face.

Quote:
It all began the day I found
That from my window
I could only see
A piece of sky.
I stepped outside and looked around,
I never dreamed it was so wide
Or even half as high. ~from Yentl

For complete song lyric, click here.

Giveaway!

2008-12-12T12:10:00.000-05:00

Free Giveaway: Peace by Piece eBook! Download a FREE copy of Artella's eBook, Peace by Piece: Collage Your Way to Inner Peace and Harmony! This workbook guides you through several collage projects, each one designed to bring you closer to your true self and your powerful ability for manifesting your dreams and desires. Download your copy here!

Beach Balls and Shadows

2008-12-10T14:00:00.001-05:00

She refers to all the different beach balls we each have. I love that visual and equate her "beach balls" to the shadow selves in SoulCollage.

Great interview. I can't wait to get the book.

I Am One Who Dreams in Color

2008-12-07T20:35:00.000-05:00

A Letter From Deepak

2008-12-07T10:12:00.000-05:00

Another example of why SoulCollage is so valuable.

Find more wonderful answers from Deepak at DeepakChopra.com

This is a letter I found on his site, not a letter from me.

Ask Deepak: I’m losing all my friends

December 4, 2008

Question:

Most of my life I have been disassociated from people. It is effortless for me to unknowingly alienate friends, associates and family. Sometimes I feel like I am on a path of self-destruction although I would not consciously hurt myself, I don’t let myself grow either. I have the tools; knowledge, guidance and love, to heal but I don’t use them. As my children and I age, I find myself seeking friendships but strangely enough when I found a friend she lost her job and moved away. We are still in touch through email, but I really want a friend. My husband and I have achieved a moderately warm relationship after 22 years but we are both a little reserved. He has his own issues, although he’s a wonderful person, father and teacher. What do I have to let go of in order to let myself heal and have friends? A year ago I was diagnosed with ADHD which may explain my painful experience with lifelong associates. (Everyone criticizes me all the time, except my one cyber-friend of three years).

Answer:

The best way to overcome the power of unconscious habits is to make them fully conscious. That means you not only see what you are doing, and understand it, but more importantly you forgive yourself for it as well. This reintegrates that disconnected, unconscious part t of you back into the realm of conscious living.

So you see that you are emotionally disconnecting from those around you, but why do you do that? What is the payoff? Is it because that is safer than risking emotional disappointment? Is it because the channels of emotional satisfaction that initially pulled you into relationship have fundamentally changed for you and you no longer feel any juice in the old connections? Or perhaps you have just entered a phase in your life where you need to focus primarily on your internal processes and so you are naturally withdrawing your attention from others. Whatever it might be, find that narrative, or narratives and see how it might be serving your highest needs right now.

From there it is a short step to feeling okay about it, forgiving yourself for telling yourself that you are doing something wrong. Once you step into the rightness of what is actually happening, you free yourself up to take advantage of whatever next step of growth you need.

Love,

Deepak

SoulCollage and Law of Attraction

2008-12-06T09:24:00.000-05:00

I think this article really spells out how SoulCollage complements working with the Law of Attraction.

Being happy is not about keeping our chins up and ignoring our unhappy feelings.

In fact, I would say that ignoring our real feelings and putting pressure on ourselves to be bubbly all the time is a recipe for emotional disaster.

Feelings can't be masked or ignored. They must be explored, felt and dealt with.

This is where SoulCollage comes in. Through SoulCollage, we can get in touch with all the different inner selves, dark and light, that make up who we are and why we react to things the way we do.

We can learn so much about ourselves.

SoulCollage is great because we don't have to know what we're looking for. Isn't that the hardest part sometimes? Because often we feel bad but we've masked it for so long we don't really know why we feel the way we do.

With SoulCollage, we can simply choose images that have some attraction for us, tear or cut them out and paste them down. Then we can stand back and say, "aha!"

The "aha" doesn't always come immediately. I have many cards in my deck that still haven't really spoken to me clearly. But I anticipate their gifts, as I know they will give them one day.

Enjoy the article.

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Video on the process of making a soulcollage card by Suzie Wolfer, LCSW

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All of our cards in a circle after the closing ceremony. Maryland Facilitator Training October 2007.