finding solace in uncertainty

“I used to be ashamed of my inconsistencies. Now I revel in them … you are not bound to be one thing.” -Maira Kalman

*“An irresistible invitation to experience life through a beloved artist’s psyche,* The Principles of Uncertainty is a compilation of Maira Kalman’s New York Times columns. Part personal narrative, part documentary, part travelogue, part chapbook, and all Kalman, these brilliant, whimsical paintings, ideas, and images – which initially appear random – ultimately form an intricately interconnected worldview, an idiosyncratic inner monologue.”

Braveheart, life itself is an irresistible invitation. And we simply must accept said invitation. Adventures await along with idiosyncratic inner monologues [unique to us individually].

Accepting this invitation ensures we will feel all the feelings.
Accepting this invitation ensures that we will know that together we are stronger.
Accepting this invitation ensures we will gain new perspectives.

It has been a week of accepting Life’s irresistible invitation (day-by-day).

Right brain planning is a way of self-compassionately expressing + processing whatever we are experiencing 🎨🖌️🧮📐📕🖊️💓 without filtering our words (and angst) or feeling guilty about our frustration, impatience and jealousy. Jealousy is always a valuable clue.

This morning my starting point was this video by Maira Kalman. 🤔 I then remembered I have one of her books; actually, 🤭 I have two copies of this book:

🪄 I flipped through the copy with my notes + started cutting out bits from the extra copy to add to my “ugly pages” journal.

I also enjoyed this article with images and excerpts from Maira Kalman’s Women Holding Things.

You may be exhausted from holding things
and be disheartened. And even weep if
you are very emotional. Which could be
anyone on any day. With good reason.

But then there is the next moment
and the the next day and

hold on

Maira Kalman

I have been holding my questions and concerns (and feeling disheartened) this week; coping by collaging “ugly journal pages” and naps in the ☀️ sun. (Posting videos as I went along …)

“If you’re not prioritizing the things you say you care about, consider the possibility that you don’t actually care about those things.” -Elle Luna

Braveheart, sometimes we need to 🛑 pause and evaluate what we truly 💓 desire for our one wild and precious life.

➡️ This download provides a prompt for each of the May-June 🌗🌑🌓🌕 lunar phases for pondering and reflection and inspiration.
Focus: future life experience 🔮

💙✨ A creative practice can become a safe space for devoting attention to what you need & desire.

💁🏻‍♀️ For May, our focus is [affirmations & new narratives]. The content and templates are for reframing + focusing on affirmations for our well-being and future life experience.

For the next four 🌗🌑🌓🌕 lunar phases we will focus on our dreams and desires ➡️ and [write letters to our future self].

“The person I am becoming will experience more [joy/peace/gratitude].” -Dr. Nicole LePera

Thank you kindly for your presence here.

I appreciate your interest and support.

~love & good wishes~