I was thinking as I was writing last week.  What I was thinking I was writing.  You see, in the mornings, when I have alot on my mind, I write.  Nothing poetic, nothing significant, except that it was poetry to see what I was thinking, and significant in that there was alot of concern, fears, hopes and dreams.  It had meaning to me, yet it was a chaotic spewing from the depths of my mind.

 

Julia Cameron calls this 'Morning Pages', I call it a brain dump, or more recently, thinking with my hands.  Have you had this experience of just needing to get something out?  Some of you might find talking helps (developing an idea, I start speaking out loud); others may be prone to using their hands.  Maybe it shows up in writing, maybe it shows up in some other creative expression, such as art work or tinkering with some object (like the kitchen toaster that hasn't worked in some time).

 

What is this propensity to express?  What does it mean when we don't, and the need is suppressed?  What is expression?  It could be saying what we need to say, doing what we feel we need to do.  It could be a word, a dance, a statement, an idea or a feeling. How it is demonstrated is as individual as all the stars in the sky, or the many meteors that did streak by as we went through the depris of Comet Swift-Tuttle (did anyone witness many during the Perseid Meteor showers this week?).

  

So, I leave you with, how can you best express yourself?  
With a picture, or a movement, a song or with demonstrations of joy or anger? How do you express love, your passions, gratitude or some other piece of yourself with others?  I would love to hear how desires are expressed in the world.   

Be well!

Joelle

Expressions out in nature-

What is your Accessing AAAre I I started the outdoor exploration series because nature has such a profound effect on my life.  It is always there, perfect and accepting.  What better place to feel free to be real than in the natural world?  

 

Want to access this part of you?  Come join us, or contact me to schedule more outdoor explorations, and we can explore what it means to expression yourself in nature.  You might find yourself more comfortable in nature and in your daily life as a result! 

 

"Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself."  
 

To your good health, 
 
Joelle Dunaetz
Wellness in Balance