Hi, everyone! I recently started teaching the Creative Insight Journey, an 8-week online personal development course based on a well-known Stanford Master’s Degree course called Creativity in Business, developed by Dr. Michael Ray.
I took the course with the lovely spectacular Jennifer Grace, Hay House Radio host and author, last year and loved it so much that I am now teaching it myself!
I knew instantly what this was! Animals are the first signs that really opened up for me! The cardinal and the deer came first. It varies depending on the day, but I usually receive anywhere from 10-20 animal signs in a day currently. I like the Power Animals app for deciphering quickly now š
Wow! Our flight to Tuscan ended in an unexpected reroute from Phoenix to Las Vegas and we are here unexpectedly overnight! The really awesome thing is that when we got in the limo from the Vegas airport to the hotel here, the clock said Oct 07 for some reason; that is my birthday! Whatever the reason for the unexpected changes and reroutes, the Universe clearly has a plan in mind and has my back! š
With only a few days left until I head for Miraval Arizona and Cheryl Richardson‘s Self Care for the Sensitive Soul event, I have been reflecting a lot on how much more self care I do today than three years ago! There is no comparison! Honestly, if someone had told me even a year ago that I’d be going to Arizona for 5 days without my kids to replenish and recharge myself in luxury, I wouldn’t have believed it! But the reality is, I am, and I am so grateful that I show myself radical self love like this today! There is simply NO COMPARISON to the way I felt before – exhausted, low energy, fearful, pessimistic and victimized – and the way I feel now – enthusiastic, energized, positive, bright and empowered!
So how did I do it? It’s going to take more than one blog post to answer that, but I’ll start by saying this radical change did not happen overnight. It has been a series of small steps which have led to a big shift. Rome wasn’t built in a day, as they say.
In case you missed it, I spoke to Jennifer Grace last week on her show and we discussed a few tools I use to access the creative flow! Today is the last day to listen to the show for free, so check it out soon if you want more on getting the creative juices to flow! Jennifer and I will also be partnering up this summer for a retreat in Costa Rica to talk about writing with Source at length; if you would like more information about the retreat or the tools we talked about on the show, contact me at jpsjoy17@gmail.com. I am so grateful for this creative flow and the tools to tap into it! It is truly amazing!
It’s been a week of BIG growth for me! From my first hour-long radio show on Hay House to establishing my website to hiring the services of an assistant, a transcriber and preparing to teach my first class, I’ve gone way beyond my comfort zone this week; I have jumped out of it completely and bid it adieu!
GONE are the fears about taking my thoughts public (I did it and it feels so good!)!
GONE is the voice that said I couldn’t have an assistant yet! (guess what?! I do!) and
GONE is the inner critic who said there isn’t enough time for it all (amazingly, I do!)
I decided to take my own advice this morning and practice the act of releasing by donating a bag of unused clothes! Just the act of putting the items in a bag in my trunk took loads off of me! Release is a beautiful thing!
Speaking of releasing, I spoke with the lovely, multi-talented Jennifer Grace on Tuesday about various methods of release as a means of welcoming in the creative flow!
For a long time, I relied on others to provide my sense of worth. I expected my husband to get me just the right gifts at Valentine’s Day or on my birthday or say just the right things and, if he didn’t, I was crushed. After doing a lot of healing work over the past few years, though, I have come to realize that before anyone else can love me, I must first love myself!