In retreat and moving forward

Energy #1

acrylic and mixed media

on board

I can can honestly say that I can't remember the last time I felt so at peace and so pampered as I did last Friday during my first SoulCollage retreat.  The location, the people, the weather, everything was absolutely perfect!  For several hours we were all enveloped by a beautiful Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired building, surrounded by gardens and woodlands.  The only sounds to be heard were soft music, singing birds, and the gentle breeze rustling the Autumn leaves and a wind chime.

Over the weekend I debated whether I should post images here of the SoulCollage cards I made.  They turned out to be much more personal and revealing than I ever thought they'd be, so I'll be keeping them private.  The intuitive process of SoulCollage is incredibly effective, much much more so than I ever imagined.

I'm still trying to process everything I learned on Friday.  There was one thing I noticed again right away when I returned home Friday night, though. Whenever you learn something new and uplifting, you will be tested and challenged somehow, by someone or something.  

I was able to carry that wonderful positive energy with me until this morning, when I let something I perceived as negative get the better of me again.  But I found that I could relax more quickly by remembering how peaceful I had been on Friday.  So, for today, I will not let the negativity take hold of me.  That's progress.

Moving forward.  One day at a time.

Now that I've found SoulCollage, I know it's something I will enjoy continuing to work with.  I even found a local group of women to meet with.  You have no idea how thrilled I am to find some kindred spirits close by!

"Sometimes our light goes out

but is blown into flame 

by another human being.

Each of us

owes deepest thanks

to those who have rekindled this light."

~ Albert Schweitzer