returning to myself

Hi I’m Jess! I haven’t been here in a while so let me reintroduce myself! I’m a part-time worker (Marketing), full-time carer (to my hubby Macca @ Walk in My Wheels and my two young girls), and Artist. Let me insert here this beautiful page from Nikki Warne’s new book ‘For the Woman who is the Artist of her Life’:

An excerpt from Nikki Warne’s new book

This is a poignant reminder to me of how I need to live to return to myself. I have been too busy DOING all the things. I have NOT been carving out the time to create, to do the things that bring me true joy. And how do I know? Because life has become painful. I have been stuck in resentment and bitterness and I have HAD ENOUGH. Unlike Nikki’s description of the Artist above, I HAD been afraid of sitting with myself. Through taking the time to sit in this pain and journaling through what came up, I realised that it all began with self-abandonment. That I need to put creation at the heart of my day, EVERY day, not just every now and then.

And so, how do I move forward? Well today it begins with writing this blog post, and creating Father’s Day cards/artwork with my youngest daughter. I will continue to build out my Artist’s Family Tree (progress shot below) and an inspiration board as recommended by Pennylane Shen in this podcast recommended to me by my artist friend Vanessa Booth. I will consider how I can move my body today in a way that brings me joy.

What are you going to do today to return to yourself?