When we make art we birth something from within.

We give form to a vision that’s arrived to us via an inspired nudge, an emotion, a felt sense, a mood or desire. Whether our art is abstract or realistic, stick figures or fine-detail, a masterpiece or purely for play.

Art is a broad term extending into all realms of self-expression.

We each have our unique soul print imbued into everything we create.

There’s no one else on Mama Earth that can “do you” like you know how.

From the way you place food on your plate to the way you move though this day.

Imagine your entire life journey as art.

Only you know how you want it to look like, and feel like.

Do you stay vigilant to that?

It’s a daily practice for me to lean more into the “making art” part and soothe the “who might be watching and what do they think” part, particularly if what “they” think is not-so-fabulous-feeling.

For example, the other week I created a sacred spiral gathering of charred leaves and charcoal and shared it on my social feeds. It was seen by close to 3000 people, shared by over a dozen and tucked in amongst the kind comments was a negative one, in response to someone’s question about the direction of my spiral. 

In my life I’ve definitely experienced moments when such a comment, no matter how little it may seem, would have seen me prefer to shut down and not ‘make art’ for a while. 

It’s been deliberate and deep inner work that sees me feeling very differently now.

And it’s daily inner work which helps me maintain that place and return to it more easefully when I’m “off in the weeds”, as Abraham Hicks would say.

So, to my relief I felt not to respond to the negative comment.

It was their view to have.

I did however feel to respond to the question about my spiral.

Why was it anti-clockwise?

It would appear that way if viewing the spiral as starting from the balancing stones at the centre.

However this particular spiral was a prayer offering from me and so began from my hand.

Meaning it is clockwise.

The way I see it, symbols hold Universal meanings and personal meaning.

I pinch myself I get to witness this in my every day work during 1:1 Sessions with me, Courses and within my Circles.

Even though one might learn a spiral going one way is ‘positive energy’ and the other way is ‘negative energy’, for others a spiral holds the pure positive energy of the Universe/ Source/ Mama Creator no matter in which direction it appears to flow.

So rather than choosing to doubt or question my art, I used the comment as an inspiring reminder to keep on making art. 

Another will always hold their individual perspective about your art.

How it looks, what it means, what is wrong, what is right, what it ought to be, what they like, what they don’t like.

Whether it’s a piece of literal artwork or the art that is your life.

It’s not a stop sign to diminish, tone down or dismiss your personal self-expression.

Sure, some wont love it.
Some will like it.
And for sure, there are those who will adore and appreciate it – and you, period.

How do you feel in the making of your art?

Tune into that life-enhancing focus.

If you feel called to, use that question as a prompt for your notebook or art journal.

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This week I rescued a Storm Petrel.

True story.

Actually they rescued a part of me too.

So there I was the day before thinking about life after a period of chronic external stressors.

Maybe you can relate or know of a loved one moving through this.

When there are goings-on ‘out there’ that push and pull you, or major life changes unfold, maybe it sees you losing sleep and needing to be reminded to eat, there’s a part of the brain that switches-on.

There’s a survival mode going on.

And with enough time, the body can get used to that level of stress as a new sort of normal.

It’s like enduring a storm but human-made storms come with a completely different vibration to Mama Nature made storms.

I journeyed through such a time a couple of years ago. A year later the stormy outer conditions were brought under control, and the stress factor went down numerous notches but one more detail was still in my everyday awareness. Earlier this year that detail was divinely sorted out.

What happens next is the body and its internal systems need to receive the same memo.

I have no words for the support team around me, for the love, good vibes, cups of tea, walks, hugs, chats and amongst other priceless gems, the gold-star cheerleading-squad that they are for me to be me, to keep being me and keep on doing my work in the world.

I get it.
I know it.
I see it.
I sense it.
I feel it.
I breathe it.
I adore it.
I embrace it.

Still, it took my body time to integrate that it’s okay.

So, it was all of that that had been on my mind this particular day, earlier this week.

The next morning I went for a walk along my local beach. I happened to be with my car, and parked it down one end of the beach. And off I went.

Along the way I passed a few sea birds washed up on the shore. Due to exhaustion during migration times some of the birds do not make the entire journey. As I reach the other end of the beach, there was another.

However, this one was alive.

I stopped to observe the bird to see what might be going on. As the waves came close, it made no motion to swim. I could see if the waves came in any further, it was going to drown. I slowly approached the bird, and asked if I could lift it up (being a mama human to a flock of hens has taught me how to hold birds so they don’t flap out of your hands). Its webbed feet were in tact, as were its very long and elegant wings. At first I moved it a few steps away from the water, and its instinct was to head back closer. But it was unable to hold its weight.

The bird was either going to drown or it needed to see a vet.

So to the vet it was.

I picked up the bird, held it close to my chest and made the half hour walk along the sand back to my car. Talking to the bird as I went. Telling it how amazing it was, and appreciating the opportunity to hold its wild precious self.

When I got back to the car, I wrapped the bird in a cloth bag, put it on my lap and drove to the vet.

So much thanks to Newport Vet for looking after the bird and doing what they can to help the bird return to its natural habitat.

I have since learned the bird is a Storm Petrel.

Being me, I looked up the wisdom of Storm Petrel and tuned into its messages.

One particular message stood out;

“The Storm Petrel, which is the spirit of storm-wisdom, advises that when our human storms arise and the first release is over, it is wise to command the raging elemental forces and calm and contain them until their jangling vibrations are soothed. The Storm Petrel will show us how to do this without surrendering our own power to domination by others. Its purring message is: “Blessed are the peacemakers!” – Excerpt from Angel Messages: The Oracle from the Birds.

And something in me clicked into place.

The Storm Petrel recused that part of me that was still worried about the jangling vibrations.

The experience of holding a wild Storm Petrel to my heart centre was the soothing healing I didn’t know I needed.

What a gift it is when divine connections and communication find us on our path.

Your divine self is ever-aware of where you are at, and where you are in relation to what you are wanting for yourself and your life.

From this place birthed my latest creative offering.

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The joy, it’s big.

Like I literally hold my face in excitement every time I spot the resident Tawny Frogmouths in my garden.

These native birds love to sit on lower branches of mature trees, and are so masterful at camouflage they can be right there without being noticed.

Which is what happened last night before I took this pic. I stepped out onto my veranda after hearing their calls.

I was looking and looking.

And then, hello.

There they were directly in front of me.

The two young ones snuggled up next to one of their parents on the blossoming Illawarra Flame Tree.

Tawny Frogmouth animal wisdom reminds us of our interconnectedness with all life, and encourages us to be deliberate in our connection with nature. To strengthen this relationship in whatever way feels best to self. If outdoors you can touch the earth with your hands. Feel the ground beneath your feet. If indoors, you can walk barefoot. If they are around you, talk to your house plants and animal clan.

Remember too when you wash your face, the life-sustaining water from the tap is of nature.

Tawny wisdom also speaks of:

Positive breakthroughs; Are you resisting or allowing this momentum?
Healthy relations; Are you present in those that matter most to you?
Blessings from spirit/ the Universe/ Source/ Mama Creator; Are you recognising them?

If you feel called to, use these questions as prompts for your notebook or art journal.

Thank you for being here and reading these words.

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Do you communicate freely and openly with your divine self? 

The part of you that knows how you really feel and what you truly want.

The part of you that knows what you are thinking, and re-thinking and thinking about again.

The part of you that knows what you are focused on is what expands.

The part of you that is ever-visioning your best feeling self and life, and knows the way to guide you from wherever you are.

The part of you that is unconditional in its awareness of and love for you.

The part of you that sees plenty ‘out there’ to be angry, frustrated or in grief about, yet still leans toward grace and gratitude. Not to ignore it all but rather when situations and conditions are chaotic, calm clarity and inspired solutions are born + realised from within.

Breathe in from your centre.
Breathe out everything else.

Thank you for being here and reading these words.

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It took a moment for me to realise what it was.

Most any other day the curvy patterns along the shoreline are speckled with shells and seaweed or smooth stones, pumice and seagrass.

Over the weekend while on a walk along my local beach, the recognisable curves were there but made from charcoal and burnt leaves washed up from the not-so-far away fires.

Right now not only is there a mighty long drought happening here in Australia, there’s so many bushfires along the East Coast that some of those have joined up to create megafires (burning hundred of thousands of acres) that will take several weeks to put out – and some only when rain comes. 

I didn’t feel to just keep on with my beach walk, like ‘there’s nothing to see here!’. So I started to pick up any whole leaves on my path. There were more leaves than I could carry. 

When I reached the north end of the beach, I sat down on the sand with what I had picked up, and made a sacred spiral gathering…

From the burnt leaves with balancing stones and a seashell at its centre.

A visual prayer for steady rain for the people, creatures and land. An offering up to the rain gods and divine water-bearers.

The leaves a reminder to self of what we all know, that trees provide us with oxygen amongst other vital things. Like rain. Trees are essential for Mama Nature to make rain. The drinking water all living organisms and the land need for life-sustaining hydration.

May we take care of what takes care of us.

Mama Earth.

We are made of her.

Thank you for being here and reading these words.

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