The Vision of Deserving Women

This week marked the 6th session working through the Artist’s Way workshops. Half way through the 3 month authentic journey, the very Deserving Women spent the evening creating their own Vision Boards; they were true works of art. The creators were beaming as they blended the many images into one large portrait of what their present and future could be if they chose that “Road Less Travelled”. Lots of conversation and awakenings unfolded with each snip of a scissor and application of glue. The additions of ribbon, bling, buttons, beads and meaningful baubles brought out the inner child in all of us.

The energy was high with waves of emotional shifts as we realized that even the people in our lives who we sometimes complain about were included in our vision of the future. A huge epiphany presented itself when I noticed that my new vision board contained so many colours!! Comparing it to the board I made 8 years ago, I was astonished at how inner peace and contentment can change your view of the world from very grey to extraordinary hues of the rainbow.  I worked a little slower this time and have yet to complete my board, but feel much more confident in which direction I am heading. 

One of the home creative exercises for the previous week was to bake or cook something that you wouldn’t normally. The women decided on their own that they would bring a sampling of their food art to the Vision Board night. It was an artist’s feast of yumminess as the table was full of food and colour with intense waves of creative flow hovering for 3 solid hours. When all was complete, each of us told our board’s story moving from one corner to the next and then through the heart of it all. The blessing of the evening was that all stories had a happy ending.