I am so grateful

My heart will truly shatter from how big and overwhelmingly grateful I am for the journey of this past year.  Hardest and crappiest year of my life? Sure.  But what I have gained for myself and my family is immeasurable.  The absolutely true friends who have been there for me without hesitation or personal agenda, as few as they may be, are the light of my life and there will never be enough words to thank them enough for their support, encouragement, and deep honest true LOVE.

This really is an absolutely New Beginning.

This holiday of Thanksgiving means more to me than it has in all my 40 years.

And if I don't shut up now, I'll cry even more.

All my unending LOVE and gratefulness flows to each and every one of you, whether you are close friend or customer, client or blog reader.

latest from Karen

Karen Bishop (formerly Emerging Earth Angels/What's Up On Planet Earth?) has been peeking around a little more often again.  Her latest update hits right on the head, as usual.  Sign up for her email list if you aren't already on it at www.emergingearthangels.com 

Here's her latest email: http://spiritlibrary.com/karen-bishop/planetary-update-nov-11-2010

Enjoy the ride!!

creativity!

Almost 20 years ago I picked up The Creative Companion by SARK.  It might sound goofy, but I actually do remember the first moment I saw the book on the shelf (in the very first Barnes & Noble in town). I saw it across the room, grabbed it without even opening it up, and brought it home to read the entire thing in one sitting.


It changed my life.

Yeah, sounds odd to have such memory about a book, but it opened my eyes to my own innate creativity that had been there as a kid and then just vanished due to life. Over the years I would buy her books as soon as they came out, and I have loved every single one. (Well, I take that back. I bought one on Friendship a few years ago and due to some unhealthy friendships at the time, found it too painful to read. I have to go back to read it now.) I have met her on several occassions at booksignings here in the Twin Cities and she is exactly like her books, a big messy (in a good way) redheaded firework of creativity.

She has a free teleclass coming up. I've participated in others and I love them. They ooze with self-care, creativity, inspiration, and love. Click the link below to sign up (full disclosure it is an affiliate link to support this blog).





Let me know if you participate what you think.

Blessings!

this is an important blog

I feel terribly obligated to make this a good blog.

You see, it is my 200th blog.

Sometimes I wonder what I could have possibly said 199 times!   It kind of boggles me.  I really do strive to write from my heart, share what I know, share what inspires me, and yeah, throw in some business stuff too.  But I don't always feel inspired to write these days, and I am not sure why.  I have deep blog guilt.  I read SO many amazing beautiful blogs every single day (114 in my googlereader, to be exact), and yet, here is my lowly little blog.

BUT ...

I have decided to

My blogging is perfect for me.  And it will improve, like the rest of my life.  It hasn't been the right timing to put into action all these ideas I have brewing.  It has been a year for ME to recover, regroup, recharge, renew, reevaluate, and to basically DIG REALLY DEEP to heal and find ME again.

And I slowly am coming out of my shell.

I am DONE staying small.

I am DONE with thinking I am not good enough.

I am DONE with caring what other people think or have thought or might think about me.

I have spent way too much energy protecting and guarding myself (even though I have needed it on many levels in many circumstances) and am ready to just fly free and not give a damn.

Yep.

Let the swearing begin.

There is SO much more to me than I have allowed to SHINE (or that people have squashed down, consciously or not) and I am ready to start letting it out.

It might be slow and in my own timing, but I will show the world who I really am!

Rock on!

See ya soon~~

if you need me ....

if you need me the next few days, this is where i'll be ...

(photo from roadfood.com, thanks!)

i'll be checking emails, but not much.

bliss and blessings to you!!!

abundant