Last week I wrote about two different rituals I did to welcome in the New Year. One was to pick an animal wisdom tarot card and angel card, and the other was choosing three of my SoulCollage cards to represent past, present, and future. I also journaled with each of them.
I wanted to keep them in a prominent place in my writing cottage to remind me of the experience and what I discovered during my journaling as a guide to move me into the New Year. I had planned to just print them up on one sheet of paper and post on my wall.
But then I came up with the idea to make them into a mobile! I love how they twirl – like an altar in motion – a reminder to keep moving in the direction of my hopes and dreams – knowing I have my cards and my own inner wise self as my guide.
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I share with you today the book trailer I made for my latest memoir, Wisdom Found in the Pause – Joie’s Gift.
When I decided to write this book, I wanted more than anything for people (especially women) to read it and know that they deserve to take time for themselves – that really, it is imperative in order to live the life they want.
A part of me felt vulnerable at times for sharing my story about grief, letting go, and not knowing what was next, because I’d thought I’d had it all figured out, and then realized we will have many transitional periods in our lives. I also believed in my heart that many others were going through a similar transitional time, or would be in the future.
While I envisioned being in the place I am today, a new direction of helping and encouraging women to take time for creativity, stillness, and looking within to listen to their own soul whispers, I look back now and see that every step I took until this point was necessary – even though at times it felt like I was in murky water and I’d never get out of that questionable place.
Putting together this video today is just another way in which I want to encourage others and let them know that is perfectly okay to be in a space of transition – to see it as a gift – to sift through your thoughts with gentleness.
I hope you will enjoy the video. And if you are a reader of my blog who lives nearby, I’d welcome you to take time just for you during a winter women’s creative sacred soul circle I’m facilitating at my studio, Joyful Pause. It begins January 19th, and you can learn more about it here. I’ve extended the early bird pricing because I truly want to be of help to others.
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In my former life, which seems many moons ago, I was the visual merchandiser for Kohl’s Department store. Decorating for Christmas began in September and every year I decorated many trees, hung many wreathes and banners and decked out the store.
I loved that job, though I must admit that decorating my own house, after all that work at the store, started to become a chore the last few years of my working at Kohl’s.
But now with only my house to decorate, which I wouldn’t even have to do because we don’t have anyone over for the holidays, I find great joy in it. There is just something so fulfilling to my soul to sit and have a glass of wine, candles lit, Christmas music playing, and enjoy the fruits of my labor of decorating.
It’s a creative outlet for me. I found two large birch branches today at a local shop and just knew I wanted to use those in my decorating. I also cut branches from our giant pine tree in the back yard, dried red berries from a shrub, and hydrangeas from my garden which dried to a pretty amber.
Before I knew it, a few hours flew by – I was in my own little world of joy, preparing my sweet writing cottage to welcome in the season of Christmas. To top it off, I added a homemade bird suet feeder to the birch branch so my winged friends can partake in the joy of the season, too. Now all I need is some snow to really make it all very festive!
I can’t wait to see the green spot light glow on the decorations tonight once it gets dark, which won’t be too long now.
I hope your Thanksgiving weekend has been one of joy and thankful moments… I know mine has, and for that I say a grateful thank you for all I have.
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