This week, we will live with creativity. Let’s make our dreams a reality. Let’s dive into ideas and projects, let’s materialize what live in our head only.
Creativity is my answer to the world, I think. If I feel something really strongly, I know that my answer to this feeling, positive or negative, it doesn’t really matter actually, will be by creating something to honor it. When I feel confused, I usually write, or draw. When I feel stressed, I grab my crochet or my tin whistle, or my pencil too… When I feel sad, music is my way of dealing with it, as well as writing, painting. If I feel happy, I will draw, play music, dance in the middle of my living room, sing, take pictures… When I need answers, I will tend to dive into a bigger project, that will need me to think about solutions to problems I may encounter and thus set my mind in a problem solving mode… Usually, the answer I was looking for will appear while doing something unrelated to the subject, but that required my attention and focus.
And when I am angry, or frustrated, I love to pile rocks… because in order to do so, I need to focus and find balance, within and in the rocks. This is also when I go and look at nature, when I let my bare feet play with grass while drawing or writing something, when I let the air help me breathe into my tin whistle. When I reconnect with the world. Some would say when I ground.
Creativity is part of my alchemist way of seeing things. To materialize ideas, concepts, feelings. To express my will to act on something or to honor it, in making it ‘real’. To build milestones, to measure my path, to measure my progression too.
Creativity is everywhere when you let it enter your life. it can be in those little things I cherish, or in bigger projects. It can be part of your life for a short time, allowing you to enter a realm you never thought about, or for a life time, breathing through each of your cells.
So this week, let creativity take the lead, for a short time or longer. Dive into its reality and enjoy each step of the process!
Ce mois-ci, pas de vert en vu, mais un orange chaud.
This month, we won’t play with green but with a sweet orange…
Bon, clairement, je me suis lancée un véritable défi, les trois premières couleurs ne sont pas celles que je préfère! Mais voila, un rêve cette nuit, et ce matin, j’étais parée à gribouiller!
Clearly, I love challenges because the first 3 colors of this year are far from my comfort zone… But last night, I had a dream and this morning, i knew exactly what I wanted to draw…
Voici donc ma proposition pour ce mois de mars. Une première tentative de représentation de plumes, je me suis bien amusée! Un oiseau de proie imaginaire, mix entre un hibou, une perruche ou que sais-je encore…. mais son oeil est orange, ha!
So here is what I drew for this month hue. I tried to draw feathers for the first time, and I had a lot of fun. A bird of prey, mix of owl, cacatoes and I don’t know what more, but… its eye is orange!!
This week we will open ourselves to others and leave the door open so they can reach us too.
Time has come for us to get out of our comfort zone, to confront ourselves to what’s happening in the world. Now that we have harvested all that we needed to peacefully journey and grow for a while, and that we have planted seeds for the next harvest, we can focus on something else that our survival or our mission. Let’s see what can be learned out there! Let the sun shine on us too, on what we’ve already accomplished. But most of all let’s share it!
To be open is to let others see who we are. Plainly. I surprised myself walking with a smile on my face lately, expressing confidence and warmth. I still have my armor and axe in reach if needed, but I don’t really need them anymore. My whole self express dignity and confidence. I am fearless, proud of what I have accomplished so far. I have nothing to hide. I know my worth. I am also fully aware of my weaknesses, exposing them too, but I am not focused on them right now. I don’t need to. They may be good conversation starter, though… So I leave them there, for everybody to see. They don’t bother me, I accepted them a long time ago. They are part of me, and as I want to be as genuine as possible, I have to let them show. By doing so, I only express another of my strengths: humility. I am far from being perfect and it’s not something I am interested in. My only goal is to be myself. Truly myself. Fully myself. And I am rather proud of what I have accomplished so far, so I let it shine for everybody to see.
So I can easily be reached. But I also can easily reach anyone who is willing to be. I am open to any new experience, encounter, lesson. I know that my open doors to my universe let people see what’s there, and that some of them may feel the will to go further. I welcome them, and I am even happier if they let me access their own universe too. It’s the whole point: comparing, exchanging, sharing, and parting with a little more than we had when we met.
I am so used to be by myself, that I didn’t know how I would react by opening myself that way… Surprisingly, it was easier than I thought. I feel no fear to be hurt or to hurt. I learned to control this nature of mine. I know that if needed I an reassure my boundaries, the healthiest and strongest way possible. I have then nothing to fear. And those who come with bad intentions will only have a new lesson learned after we met. I am fearless. And it shows. This self confidence that send the message: « do you really want to play this game with me? « . I know that if needed, I can make them go away easily. I was and still am a warrior, it’s in my nature. But I chose to live peacefully. I am not weaker, but stronger. So I know how to defend myself. I make them respect the one I became… I know how to play, I just chose not to.
So this week, be open to whatever, whoever may come, and greet them with warmth and respect. Enjoy each moment and fill yourself with new energy. It will nourish yours and open new paths, new possibilities.
This week, we will focus on everyday magic. These little things that bring sparks in our life, these moments when we feel something special is happening.
On my french article on the subject, I focused on how everyday magic can materialize in our life. This time, I want to talk about how we can be a manifestation of that magic. How we are magical beings.
I am magical. I can take anything and change it into something good. For me, for others. I just need to want it. I am an alchemist. It took me a long time to master the key to it: we just need to change our point of view on any subject. Sometimes, cause and effect relations are not as obvious as they seem. Sometimes, our mind tricks us to believe that this or that happens because we didn’t do this or that…. while it’s the opposite way. Usually, it’s hidden into the idea of bad luck. ‘I am unlucky, because everything always seem to be challenging to me’, it’s never simple.’ While in fact, you are lucky because you are strong enough to face these challenges and build onto them. You are strong enough to grow in spite of the challenges you are going through. And that’s pure luck. To be given the opportunity to grow, to evolve, to learn. To be open to change, to transformation.
I am magical because I can change people’s life. By doing something as mundane as listening to someone, or smiling to someone, or telling someone something you feel you need to. I love doing random acts of kindness. Whenever I feel like it. It’s my way of being. If I can bring something to someone, anonymously is even better, I do it. The way I see it is to plant seeds. You plant seeds in people’s heart and soul. You don’t know if they will grow into beautiful flowers or trees, or if they will perish because nobody cared for them. But the seeds are planted. And they can rest a long time without care… they only require a drop of water, sooner or later, to grow. And that, my friends, is magic. I go even further: I give the kids I teach this taste of planting seeds in people’s heart. I know some went on, long after they left my classroom, to plant their own seeds. The beauty of it, is that if you are lucky, the Universe will let you know they grew. This is probably my biggest joy in life.
I am magical because I am empathetic. I am able to feel people’s feelings, and choose to lift them up, or bring them my warmth, my presence. I am human, truly. When you open your eyes, you can see. It’s that simple. When you open yourself, you can feel. And I really love to share my vibes with people. I really love to sense theirs, to share the moment. I love to radiate enough to bring some sparks to people who need them.
I am magical because I can share my vision of life and maybe someone will feel good about it. I am magical because I can use those symbols on my keyboard to materialize my thoughts. And they can reach whoever needs to be reached. I just give impetus. And that is magic.
I am magical because I walk in plain sight. I don’t wear a mask. I am confident enough to be aware of my weaknesses but most of all my strength. I embraced my darkest and my lightest sides. I am complete. And I walk my head high. I don’t need to fight anymore, for anything. Because I do whatever I need to do, in love and understanding, to be the best expression of my self. I am a warrior at soul. I am fearless. Which allows me to pick battles I feel the need to fight, without feeling obliged to do so. My gender, my nationality, my way of life are not weapons to be used by any movement. I am loyal to my soul. I am loyal to my values. And I will fight in my own terms, with integrity. I am a free spirit, and that is my magic. I can choose, I am free to do so. I will do it wisely. But most of the time, I will focus on what I can give, not on what people can use of me. I am wild and free. And I love that.
I am magical because I can feel. Feelings and emotions are the most magical things I know. Learning to recognize and use them wisely is our own special power. They can create bonds, lift people up, warn us from a danger, protect us. They are magic in essence. And we should all acknowledge their power in our life. Love can bring us through hell, sure, but it can also bring us back to life stronger. It can make us climb mountains, cross oceans, fight like a thousand warriors, be as gentle as a flower petal. Anger, when mastered can give us the energy to go further, higher, deeper, without loosing ourselves. And there is far more to discover about them and the others… I let you dive into their flow and experiment by yourself.
I am magical because I attract whoever and whatever I need in my life when I need it. Ia m also part of a bigger vibrating web, and resonate with my fellow magical beings. I just need to surrender to the flow to feel them, to give whatever is needed while receiving it too. This is pure magic.
I am magical because whatever happens along the path, I know I can and will face it, and make the best of it. Because this is the way I chose to live my life. No regrets, no remorse, no grudge. Growth, strength, integrity. Taking whatever comes and change it into something beautiful and warm.
This week, a word came again and again in my mind and in my conversations: power. So I guess I have to do something with it… even if it’s a notion I don’t really care about most of the time… Maybe was it time for me to look into it more deeply.
I tend to be really critical about people exercising power… mundane power, that is. Political power, economical power, spiritual power even… I was raised in a society where your learn at a really young age to take responsabilities, to exercise your rights, and I am thanksfull for that. It’s also a society based on cultural traditions that find their roots in religion and a certain idea of government. For centuries, power was in the hands of the well born, the religious ones (who belong to the same families, actually) and the wealthy (who weren’t well born, but wanted to live as such). And this ‘tradition’, as it lasted a millennium or so, is deep rooted in people’s mind.. Nowadays, economical power is all mighty…
I chose to follow my own path, away of all these considerations… probably because it’s deep rooted in my blood. My ancestors lived through history being humble people. And I have no doubt about the fact that I owe my fierce personality to some of them…
I decided to learn history. To understand where we all come from, and to go deeper into it. I specialized into history of mentalities and everyday history. My master was about testaments in late Middle Ages, before, during and after the Black Plague in a spanish city. I learned a lot, and never stopped read and learn about what make people live, believe and go on the way they do. This is probably one of my powers: being able to put into perspective what I witness in my everyday life.
I was also interested in the way religion exercise a power on people. Throughout all history, and even before, spirituality is something that plays an important part in people’s life. I am not a believer myself, and being raised in a catholic tradition probably didn’t help me in that matter. But I can understand that people find comfort in belonging to a group that believe in the same values, that obey to the same rules. It’s just not for me. I am probably to free minded to be able to follow this kind of path. And my way of seeing my own evolution is not something that can fit into religion, I guess… But it’s ok. I spent time learning about religions, about spiritualities, about philosophies, and I can understand why they make sense to people. I just chose to follow my own flow.
My own power express itself in this idea of freedom I guess. I am free to believe in whatever makes sense to me, to follow whatever path presents itself, to be who I choose to be, to live and leave wherever and whenever I want. it’s the life I’ve chosen for myself, helped of course by some…. ‘events’.
I am now in my mid 40s. Strong as ever. This inner strength life gave me by putting me into some storms, making me go through my personal hell several times. I survived. I learned a lot about people and myself in the process. It is the path I chose to follow. I don’t regret it. It was made and meant for me. It made me the one I am now. And I can enjoy each and every moment of my life without being afraid of anything. This is my true power: knowing that whatever may come, I will be able to face it and learn from it.
In a time where power seems to be given to people only desiring to be powerful, without the single ability to exercise it with decency, I step back and look at what really matters: people I care about, things I can do, and most of all, seeds I can plant. I don’t know if or when they may grow, but it doesn’t really matter. My only duty is to plant them… seeds of empathy, understanding, care, integrity.
So this week i wish you can exercise your own personal power and shine in the darkness or these troubled times. We are the beacons.
Encore et toujours mon petit champi! Je me régale toujorus autant à le gribouiller et je déccouvre de nouvelles astuces chaque jour… Créativité et croissance rassasiées, c’est parfait!
Some more shrooms! I love drawing this little guy, andI discover new tips to improve my skiils each and every day… My creativity and growth are fulfilled, lucky me!!
Prochain article dans la semaine, avec ma proposition pour mon challenge #uneannéeennuances!
Césame et ses états d'âme 