It was December 31, 2021, the last day of the year. I realized I had one page left in my art journal. That just doesn't happen. Usually, I have either too many pages left, or I've run out of pages by November. But to have exactly one page left in the book, on the last day of the year, was a first for me, and a happy accident. So, what would I do with this blank page? As a writer, I can tell you, the blank page can be very traumatizing. I stared at it. I didn't want to use any of the new cut outs and quotes I'd been collecting in December, those were for 2022. Hmmm. And then my pen took over and wrote these two little powerful words. I am...
Then, words just poured through my gel pen (yes, it sparkles, duh). Maybe I've seen one too many instagram reels with the song I Am Woman by Emmy Meli, or maybe I just needed to feel good. As women in general, and especially as women in this 'middle lane', we focus so much on others. We also spend too much time focused on what we are not, or what we haven't done yet, selling ourselves short and not acknowledging how amazing we are. I hadn't intended on sharing this very personal last page of my 2021 art journal, but I wanted to encourage you to make your own list, and I hope my list gives you some ideas. Keep it by your bed, in your purse, or on your phone. Make it an ongoing list, use it when you need a boost, and continue to add to it because you will be very surprised, as I was, at all the wonderful things you are!
I am...
A mom, a wife, a sister, a daughter, a writer, a producer, a talent manager, a property manager, a friend, a creator, a caregiver, a nourisher, a team player, a contributor, a collaborator, an inspiration, a dreamer, a doer. I am... strong, capable, fearless, loyal, conscientious, dependable, funny, quirky, talented, cute, a homeowner, a land owner, a yogini, spiritual, soulful, joyful, optimistic, tenacious, divinely guided, magical, a gardener, a food lover, a cook, a dancer, a hiker, a walker, an artist, a traveler, a Capricorn, a unicorn, to be cont....
