I had to share part of my devotional today.  It’s a beautiful piece of encouragement from The Artist’s Way.  If you needed to hear this as much as I did, post a comment and let me know you are out there.  Whether your an orphan in Cambodia shooting from a Tuk-Tuk with a dream of being a photographer

or a stay at home mom, dedicated to own little ones and has a growing dream to see her own desires SOAR, START AGAIN!   And no you are not alone in starting again.  We are all together on this!

“You say you want to make art.  You want to begin or you want to continue.  This is good.  We need a more artful world, and that means we need you and and the specific contribution that you and you alone can make.  But to make it you must start somewhere, and that is often the sticking point.  We all have our fears, and they feel as real as the chair you are sitting in.  Like that chair, they can be slouched into or left behind.  Sometimes we need to sit up and ignore the cricks in our back and shoulders and just begin.  That’s how it is with art.  We just need to begin.  Begin where you are, with who you are.  In order to go where you want to go creatively, you have to start somewhere.  And the best place to start is precisely where you are.  This is true whether you are a beginning artist or someone with long miles down the track.  In fact, seasoned artists can waste time and energy mulling the dignity of their acquired position in the field when the truth is, they still need to just start again.”

It’s Monday friends.  So much to share on the blog this week, but first…let’s be inspired today to just start, whether it’s starting again or for the first time!

But wait!  One last piece of GOOD NEWS!  We have secured May 15th and 16th for a SEATTLE Spring CONFIDENCE Workshop!  I am excited for our Spring CONFIDENCE workshops!  We will be coming back from Cambodia and Thailand with so much to share and completely refreshed!  And, I am especially excited about the Seattle one because we will be flying out all three of the SOAR! Recipients to attend!  You will get to spend time with all three of these beautiful ladies who have been working their tails off!  I may even have my MOM attend!  She got something that was sexy, copper brown and pink for Christmas.  Can you guess what it was?  Don’t you think she should come!   

Early Bird Registration will start this Thursday!  We’ve had good logistic success with doing the monthly payment plan of $200 for four months.  And we know you’ve loved this payment option, so we’re going to do it for Seattle!  Get ready ladies.  It’s your Mother’s Day TREAT!  With our SOAR! ladies and my mom, we’ve only got 16 spots left!  It’s going to be a party! 

love you all!

Me Ra

p.s.  It’s the second Monday of the month which means a NEW Photo Exercise for the SOAR! ladies!  Check out the SOAR! blog today!