remember when you were a little girl?
and you were afraid of nothing?
and you had all the confidence in the world?
and you were fierce?
well...
it's time to get back to that thinking, acting, feeling and doing!
a few weeks ago my dear friend Liz Eaton posted the photo of her daughter PK...
it slays me...
She is an absolute doll...
she is the little sister to 3 brothers...
3 brothers who skateboard, ride bikes, ski and who are afraid of nothing...
PK hangs with them...
She Rocks...
She's my idol!
i want to be more like PK!
Last Summer i did a workshop that was pretty different for me...
there were no banners or wreaths or mantles to decorate...
the Workshop was a Work in Progress...
a workshop about me & you, my Spark Sisters...
Metamorphosis was a labor of Love, a sort of Life Dig...
we dug deep into some thoughts about ourselves, who we are and who we want to become...
i know that as women we often need a re-fresher, a re-minder, a re-SPARK...
i know that i do...
the last few weeks for me have been a look back, a look into the future and a look at right now...
i will be 50 in September!
Grant and i recently moved into a new home.
We love it.
we are closer to Meg and to my Mom and we have a lot more room to live and work and create in...
my new studio is a dream come true!
i can't wait to film my up-coming workshop here!
with a move there is always change.
leaving our home that we got back together in was bitter-sweet...
We are thrilled to be making new memories that are just ours...
We LOVE being Empty Nesters!
last week was also the 2 year mark of my Dad's death which brings me to reflect on where i am in life and what my Dad would think of who i am and what i am doing.
i would hope that he is proud of me, but i know i can do more, be better and love more.
last week was very emotional for me.
i miss my Dad and his influence in my life daily.
along with missing my Dad and remembering him a friend lost her son to a suicide.
it was shocking and devastating.
her loss is unimaginable for me.
my heart has been so heavy watching her suffer and knowing just a small bit about the tragedy of a suicide.
25 years ago in May my older brother Jim took his own life.
my parents were devastated and to this day the grief is still there.
As a family it was hard...
as a mother i can only imagine.
i know that i have been pretty open about depression, my own bouts of it and having children who have and suffer from Depression i am pretty aware of it's affect on everyone.
i truly believe that depression is a disease just like cancer or diabetes...
We need to start treating it as such and remove the SHAME that is involved...
Shame felt from our peers as well as the shame we put on ourselves...
it's time to STOP...
a few of the things that my friend spoke about at her Son's funeral that have stuck into my head as well as my heart are:
1. We need each other!
2. We need to SUPPORT each other!
3. We need to TALK to each other...
these 3 things have been running through my mind and heart all week...
as i knew i needed to do a self-check up on how i am doing...
how my heart is...
how my mind is...
i needed re-aligning...
i need to re-Spark my heart...
and one of the first things i do when i am out of line is head to my studio...
it's my happy place...
this is what i am working on creating for myself and for YOU my Spark Sisters!
i hope you join me and Meg in our latest workshop...
Like Metamorphosis, Spark your Heart and Art we will do a Re-Align...
We will look at where we are right now...
look at what we need to re-work, re-think, re-SPARK...
This year we will host a 2 video workshop and we will be using Art and Making to help us get to where we want to be...
i truly believe art is healing...
i will be covering, Art Journaling,
Planning, the latest rage in papercrafting! Also, a few Mixed Media projects!
Hopefully that will inspire you to step back, take a look, search your heart and get you on the road to where you want to be...
Like Metamorphosis i will share some journaling prompts and inspiring words as well as some of my favorite techniques too!
join us...
let's be each other's Support...
let's talk...
let's share...
and let's Re-Spark our Heart and Art!
This workshop will be live August 10th
early bird pricing $19.99
you will have access to it for as long as you want and will be able to access it whenever you need!
Join our Metamorphosis Facebook Group to share and SUPPORT one another!
If you didn't take Metamorphosis we will be offering it at the discounted price of $9.99
looking forward to seeing you online!
kiss kiss
m.
Great post Margie! Depression is so very real! My mom had it, I have it and 3 out of four of my kids have it. Talking and loving and giving is so important. We do need each other. My heart breaks for your friend. How brave that she spoke at his funeral and how wonderful that she has a testimony of Jesus Christ and the next life and knows she will be with her son again. I admire you openness and bravery too. Thank you.
Posted by: Camille | July 21, 2015 at 01:31 PM
you don't know me but i loved your post today....hearts break in silence ALL the time.. I told my friend today the one thing we all need to know and feel on a constant basis is that we are loved and loved unconditionally but in today's world that can be so hard to find. we are each of value we are of worth--let go of perfectionism, you are you and needed and amazing. I wish i knew how to get this message out more. but the world tells a different story to us sometimes the people we love and should love us hurt us until we just don't believe anymore. I grew up in an abusive home and always said i would break free....but you have to have faith and strength and it is a life long battle. it is so very hard to fight the worlds negatives and depression is not a whim it is about things not quite connecting just like with an autistic person or a diabetic. I only have a few good friends-- my children have not been so lucky to find that. just 2 years ago i had a child i was doing suicide watch over. i had to do this for another child during teenage years. depression is rough and real. I've never really had serious depression but 5 years ago i survived a fire and it triggered a complete break down I used art, positive quotes and learning to come back (with Heavenly Father's help)....I am finding since my mom's death on July 8 every thing is a little overwhelming. and i recognize this as part of grieving but need to be careful it would be so much easier to crawl in bed and stay there. Art helps and heals. Depression is a life long illness and good job using art to help heal your heart and balance where you are and what you need to do to stay focused.
Posted by: Jeanie Dickinson | July 21, 2015 at 10:10 PM
Can these be taken on I phone I don't have computer
Posted by: Liz | July 25, 2015 at 05:34 PM
When does this start? And is Metamorphis a self pace class now?
Posted by: Ana | August 10, 2015 at 10:38 PM