SoulCollage Inspiration

By Anne Marie Bennett

Mothering the Adult Child

Who are you?

I am the one who mothers you as an adult.

I nurtured you from Beyond as a child, and I nurture you still as an adult.

I am the one you can STILL turn to even though you are “all grown up.”

What do you have to say to me today?

My message for you today is this: Come to me, turn to me, allow me to hold you in my arms. Your imagination is a power that is sometimes underused. Anything you need help with, please ASK me.

Feel my presence. Call me back into your life.

I am here for you always and in all ways.

You are not alone.

NOTE: Sometimes this card speaks to me from the daughter’s voice, but today it is speaking to me from the voice of the Mother.

 

I am here to…

Sometimes I like to start my journaling with the prompt “I am here to…” instead of “I am the one who…”Ā  This works well with mystery cards (cards I don’t know the meaning of) as well as cards I’m familiar with it.

Try it yourself and see!

Here are a few examples from my own deck.

 

Meditator

Meditator

I am here to close my eyes
to experience the stillness
to savor the moment
to clear my mind

I am here to be still
to be at peace with who I am
to smile

I am here to wrap myself in silence
and connect my body, mind, and spirit
with the One who holds us all

I am here to keep one foot on earth
and the other foot in other Realms.

 

Father

Divine Father/Male Energy

I am here to hold you
to protect you
to love you

I am here to bring you balance
to laugh with you
to show you the power of your masculine side

I am here to guide you
to give birth to you
to bless you.

Light Music

The journaling that I did with this card sprang from the writing exercise contained in Nancy Weiss’s book, MeCards4Kids.Ā  As this card was a mystery to me (made totally intuitively), doing this helped me get a little closer to its meaning for my life.

I am playing this light.
I am guarded by a blue feather.
I am sitting on a bridge.

I wonder who will hear my Light Music.
I hear Light Music all around me.
I see nothing but this Light.
I want others to hear and to know this special, unique, Light music
I am making Light Music.

I pretend I am playing for a large audience.
I feel like this is what I am meant to do.
I touch people with my music.
I worry that no one will want to listen.
I cry to think that I might not be able to share this with others.
I am very present when I am making my music.

I understand that this music is mine to make, to create.

I say nothing. No words are needed, just the music.
I dream of light and music.
I try to carry this music with me always.
I hope to find others who will make Light Music with me.
I am content to sit here and play.

The People on the Rock

Who are you?

We are the ones who are leaning forward so you will pay attention. We are the ones who are all wearing the same mask so that you won’t get distracted by our face and bodies. We are the ones wearing identical silvery/white robes.

We are the ones who move the night to morning. We are the ones who call the daylight into being.

We are ancient, young, innocent, and wise.

We are the Keepers of the Silence.

We are here to remind you to keep Silence more often.

Sometimes we will have a message for you, some wisdom. Sometimes we will be singing you a song. Whatever you need to hear…

But mostly right now we are here to tell you to keep silence with us. This is the way to more and more wisdom and deep personal change. This is the way to raise your vibration. Silence. Stillness.

Journaling Suggestion

In her amazing book, How to Make MeCards4Kids, SoulCollageĀ® Facilitator Nancy Weiss offers a series of short prompts that children can use with their collages. Today I’m sharing with you a few examples from my own grown-up deck.

And I challenge you to try this exercise with one or more of your own cards. You might just be surprised at what you discover!

 

SOLITUDE

I am the one who is curled into myself.

I wonder how I can give myself more alone time.

I hear the soothing sounds of the ocean.

I see my inner world.

I want more time alone.

I am soft and centered and at peace.

I pretend I am in my Inner Sanctuary.

I feel so so sooooo good.

I touch my soul when I am still.

I worry not.

I try sometimes.

I am whole.

I understand that I can choose to claim solitude every day.

I say I LOVE TO BE ALONE!!!

I dream of peace and quiet.

I try to give myself more times of slowness and stillness.

I hope that everyone can have this deep peace.

I am home.

 

Inner Homebody

HOMEBODY

I am the one who loves to be at home.

I wonder how I can clear my schedule so I can be home more.

I hear my heartbeat.
I hear my beloved cats’ purring.
I hear the birds outside my window.

I see beloved art surrounding me.

I want to stay here.

I am safe.

I pretend that I never have to leave.

I feel comforted.

I touch my inner life more deeply from home base.

I worry about what happens when I am not here.

I cry because some people don’t have a safe home like I do.

I am in love with my home.

I understand that I can’t always be here and that my work in the world has to take me away form my home.

I say this is good.

I dream of a day when no one is homeless.

I try to stay home as much as possible.

I hope to spend more time at home this year.

I am grateful for my home.

 

Suzy, Now


I am still your beloved dog even though my body is not with you.

I wonder how long ’til you join me.

I can hear everything again; I am no longer deaf.

I see everyone and everything so clearly now; I am no longer blind.

I want you to know that I was so happy with you.

I am still happy with you.

I pretend sometimes that I am chewing on my bone in the living room.

I feel loved, even now.

I touch your heart as you touched mine.

I worry that you don’t understand how close I still am to you.

I cry no more.

I am healed and whole now.

I am clear.

I understand the Love.

I say I love you all ways.

I dream of being together here with you.

I try to remind you of my presence.

I hope you feel me in your heart.

I am still your Suzy.

ANCESTORS

We are your family.

We hear you.

We see you.

We want you to have a good life.

We are who you came from.

We feel happy and excited that you have connected with us.

We touch all hearts.

We worry that we will be forgotten.

We cry no more.

We are home now.

We understand how much you are loved.

We say what a beautiful life you have created.

We dram of honoring you.

We hope you will continue to lean on our understanding and wisdom.

We are your family.

We are here for you.