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KaleidoSoul Inspiration, Issue #002- September 20, 2005 September 20, 2005 |
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Greetings and welcome to our first official issue of the KaleidoSoul newsletter. It is truly heartening to see how many of you have already visited KaleidoSoul and signed up for this e-zine. We hope to fill each issue (and your life) with inspiration, challenge, and delight. Whether you are new to SoulCollage™ or already immersed in the creation of your deck, we’re glad you’re here! Today in the course of my morning errands, I felt like I was being followed by dragonflies. They were in my garden as I left the house, in my face (literally) as I walked into the doctor’s office… and on my windshield as I drove home! For many years now, the dragonfly has been a symbol for me of transformation and transition. Sometimes I see them in abundance, and sometimes months go by without a trace of one. But today they were out in full force, soaring in and out of my vision, iridescent wings shimmering in the morning light. May we allow SoulCollage™ to transform us from the inside out, so that we are able to grow into the beautiful, whole, shimmering selves we were born to be.
I wish you peace and joy on your journey, To see this newsletter as a web page, please click here.
Contents of this issue:
Name this newsletter….PLEASE!!! As you can see above, the name that I chose (KaleidoSoul Inspirations) is too long for the title box! So I’m asking for your help! You may enter as many times as you like. Simply send your ideas to me at Annemarie@kaleidosoul.com. First prize winner will receive:
Other winners: If I decide to use one of your suggestions as the title of a newsletter column, future e-book or e-course, you will receive a FREE Gentle Reminders series of your choice!
First of all, when you visit the KaleidoSoul homepage, you will see a new headline. It used to be Your SoulCollage Playground. We changed it to…. well, you’ll have to see for yourself! There is a new series of e-courses called Gentle Reminders, which were created to soothe your spirit and gently nudge your soul into new beginnings. Right now there are 3 series: Refilling Your Artist’s Well, Soul Conversations, and Coming Home To Yourself. One of them is just right for you! Take a look! On the Free Stuff page, there’s a new e-course, Sunrise Concerts, on celebrating life and living joyfully. There are 5” x 8” precut mat boards on sale in the KaleidoSoul Shop, and a new essay NO Is A Complete Sentence. You might also want to check out the all-new Art Gallery , as well as the Using Your SoulCollage Cards page to get your creative juices flowing even more!
Hi! I’m Anne Marie, the creator of KaleidoSoul, and a SoulCollage™ facilitator in Massachusetts. (That's me on the left, not the woman in the pool!) If you’re new to SoulCollage, then this column is for you! No matter how you found out about SoulCollage, you’re no doubt as intrigued and curious as the rest of us when we first started. If you’re wondering where to begin, here are a few suggestions:
If you’re new to SoulCollage and have questions you would like to see addressed in future issues, please send your question to Anne Marie
My name is Karen Mann and I’m a SoulCollage™ Facilitator from Melbourne, Australia. This monthly column is for those of you who have already made some SoulCollage™ cards and are ready to start exploring them.
Today, when I drew a SoulCollage™ card from my deck, I drew my "Creator" card which is a member of my Council suit. Drawing this card got me thinking about what being creative means in my life. I believe that expressing our creativity is such an important part of living! When we are creative we are connecting to our innermost selves (and to others) with our own special spark of uniqueness. As you are interested in SoulCollage™, I imagine that one of the ways you express your creativity is through collage. There are however, so many other ways of expressing your creativity. Mary Lou Cook says, Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun. You may enjoy cooking, or gardening, or carpentry, or doing hair & make-up, or dancing, or singing, or storytelling…. The list goes on. I believe that whatever you enjoy doing, whatever makes you feel alive, is something that you need to do often. Allowing yourself to be creative is one of the most important ways of truly nurturing yourself.
The Creator (Council) Bright Side: I am creative. I have many ideas flowing through me. Don't discount any ideas. Enjoy the excited feeling. Nurture your ideas; nourish them, allowing them to bloom. Believe in your creative essence & share it with others. Shadow Side:Sometimes I think too much! One idea leads to another and I try to capture everything, instead of letting go! Then my head gets too busy! I also put lots of pressure on myself to achieve & to meet my inner visualisations.
Fragile Creativity (Committee) Shadow Side: This card feels like it is a reminder that "good things come to those who wait!" I can sometimes be impatient & not wait for ideas to take their time "gestating". I need to practice not rushing things.
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created by Seena Frost. For more information on Seena, the origins of SoulCollage, or SoulCollage Facilitator Training please visit her website www.soulcollage.com.
are copyrighted by Anne Marie Bennett, 2005, unless otherwise noted. Articles may be reprinted by permission only.
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