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February 15, 2023

More Self Love – Valentine 💜

By Dan Tanner  |   in art journal  | Tags: art musings , art journal , tamara laporte , Willowing Arts  

Happy Self Love Valentine ♥️

Most of us are kind, caring and loving to others, but few of us grant ourselves the same care, love and kindness that we give to those we love.

So on Valentine’s Day each year I like to invite my wonderful creative friends, to deepen their relationship with themselves and remind you to make time for self-care, self love and self-appreciation.

Treating yourself with anything less than gentle kindness, compassion, empathy and understanding can have all sorts of negative impacts on your mental health, self esteem and general wellbeing. Self love and self care might seem frivolous or unnecessary, but these practices can have a profound impact on your mental health and general wellbeing.

So what does “self love” look like you may wonder?

Well, this area is vast of course and depending on what you’ve experienced in life, self love can look like all sorts of things; from doing deep trauma work with a therapist & to setting strong boundaries to making time for yourself to do fun things, making self gratitude lists and having a nice bath once in a while amongst other things.

The key is to treat yourself like
you treat someone else you love deeply. 

♥️ 
Gifts!
On this day I’m making 3 Self Love Posters Available as a
Bundled Download FOR FREE! YAY! ♥️♥️♥️ 

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Download the high resolution versions of the posters in this bundle here. You can print these out for personal use. Feel free to forward to friends. ♥️♥️♥️
If no one told you yet today; you are loved! ❤️
Have a wonderful V-day everyone, may it inspire you to more self-love, less self-blame and an awe and complete acceptance of your unique amazing SELF!Much love,
Tam 💕PS. If you want to work more on accepting and loving yourself, we have just started Life Book 2023 on which we do all sorts of exercises both creative and personal to help you become kinder to yourself. If you haven’t joined yet, you can, here. We have made it available again with 30% off (no code needed this time), for just 3 more days! Hope to see you there. ❤️

🌟 Uplifting message of the month: 

 

 

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Art can truly be so magical. I’m sure you heard Art can truly be so magical. I’m sure you heard the phrase, "Art imitates life," right? I had a profound experience of this last night, and I just had to share it. 😊 

So, for the Life Book Taster sessions I create about 3 new sessions each year and this week I’ve been working on a session in which we paint an 'Autumn Fairy'. The theme for this session is 'letting go' and 'releasing negative energies from our lives'. My intention was to draw her as an adult female embodying the wisdom of the season. But as I painted, something unexpected happened. No matter how I tried, a younger face would consistently emerge on the page...

Remember when the other day I shared my fears about my children taking new steps in their educational journey? The trepidation, the joy, the desire to protect, and the necessity to let go? Well, I suddenly had a sense that this ‘younger face’ was wanting to come forward and have her voice heard! 

It was like the younger Autumn Fairy felt like she was trying to remind me of my own vulnerabilities and strengths. Or maybe she was reminding me that even though *I* went through difficult times in school and was bullied a lot, my children won’t necessarily go through that and maybe she was a symbolic nudge from the universe, telling me to 'trust' more and 'fear' less for my children. I love ‘allowing the art to take the lead’ and letting it guide me to my subconscious experiences. It’s like having a conversation with your higher self as you paint! Art, in its mysterious ways, teaches, heals, and sometimes, just holds up a mirror to our souls.

Isn’t it amazing how art has its own way of reflecting life back to us? It’s like our subconscious finds its voice in the strokes and hues. Those deep-seated feelings or elements we might have tucked away unknowingly, suddenly find a way to dance on the page! It’s truly like magic! 😁 

In the dance of life and the strokes of a brush, there are lessons waiting to be uncovered. Thank you for being a part of this wondrous journey.

We are making this painting on the Taster Sessions next week. it includes a super fun leaf printing technique I can't wait to share with you! Join us!

The water is wide.

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The water is wide. The water is wide.

Autumn is upon us! 🍁🍃🍂

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Autumn is upon us! 🍁🍃🍂 Autumn is upon us! 🍁🍃🍂

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🚀 WOO HOO! WOO HOO! Hold onto your paintbrushes 🚀 WOO HOO! WOO HOO! Hold onto your paintbrushes, folks, because the Taster Sessions are almost here, and it's time to get started NOW with my Creative Warm Up! 

Sign up to the Taster Sessions and you'll be sent a Welcome Email with a link to the Creative Warm Up class. 

You can sign up here right now: https://bit.ly/LB2024TASTERT

We're so close to getting started with the MOST AWESOME free taster sessions as part of Life Book 2024. Don't miss out on this opportunity to get your art groove on with us starting Monday, September 25th!

Heeeere weee goooo! 
SIGN UP HERE: https://bit.ly/LB2024TASTERT

P.S. Oh, and here's a little secret - when you sign up for Life Book 2024, you'll have lifetime access to every taster session. Find out all about this full-blown creative adventure here: https://bit.ly/LB2024T
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