My 33rd trip around the sun!

Today is my birthday. Yesterday, my sistah-friend came over to drop off a gift to me. The plan was that she would just drop off and go.  We ended up hanging out the entire day. We always end up having very deep and often life-changing conversations.  I shared with her my feelings of disconnection with my art and myself. I told her I thought that maybe I didn’t have the “right” vision. She told me, “Gabe, it’s not that you don’t have a vision, it’s that you’re not moving. You’re not taking much action.” I sat with that for a minute. She was right.

This past year, I have been in a very cerebral space when it comes to my art. Thinking, planning, thinking, planning and “doing” very little. Well, I’m a mama, so I’m always doing a lot for my family.  But creatively, I have been stuck in the planning phase of my creative process.  My energy and  care for my creative aspirations and myself has fallen to the wayside. My girl had just what I needed. She helped me to remember times in my life where I was more action oriented. Where I stood in my power and moved from that space. Lately, I feel as If I’ve been thinking so much, I think myself out of moving.

Yesterday was the new moon and the beginning of the Year of the Dragon. Talking with my girl helped me remember the part of myself that is juicy, creative, open, spontaneous and to remember that she is always there. It was a great conversation and a great way to enter my 33^rd year around the sun!

I brainstormed a short list of things to do when I am feeling disconnected and less than juicy.

10 ways to get back to YOU

1. Laugh with a friend.

      2. Sing

      3. Dance.

      4.  Remember a time when you felt in your power.  

      5.  Get out of your head and do something

      6.   Take a long, hot bubble bath

      7.   Share a meal with someone you love.

      8.  Give a hug

      9.   Feed your dream

      10. Eat a cookie!!!

With the exception of eating a cookie everyday (replace it with a succulent fruit—mango perhaps?), doing one or all of these everyday would make a HUGE difference in our lives. I intend to do at least one each day, starting with feeding my dreams.

Thank you so much for coming by on my birthday. If these words helped you in any way, please pass them on.