 I wasn’t dreading Ninjago, I knew it would have a story, and it literally, started with a story, the story of Ninjago.
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Holy Vulnerability Batman Cue, another movie I was not jumping out of my skin to see.
Yes, The LEGO Movie completely surprised me and became a huge source of inspiration in my life, but I am just not that into superheroes.  I can't begin to tell you how much this movie inspired me when I saw it.
And I didn't even want to watch it. I was not what one would call, a number one brick fan.  I'm in the beginning of my third 100 day practice (or if you allow me to break up the 366 practice I also did, my 6th).
It is amazing so far! 25 brave and courageous souls are on the journey with me and I can't even begin to tell you how wonderful it is to travel together for the inspiration and encouragement and accountability and grace. One of the things I am trying to be conscious of during this 100 days is consuming less.  I was so excited when I saw that LEGO artist Sean Kenney's work was going to be at the Houston Zoo.
 Would I do another 365 project?
I've done two 100 days projects and one 366 day project (hello leap year)! And here's some things I've learned about the two kinds of projects.  I love how when I am focusing and creating something, I receive serendipitous messages of help from all areas of my life.  In SoulCollage® there are different categories you put your cards into once you have made them.
This card and the one I will show you next week, belong in my community section.  When I made this collage card, I had no idea why I chose the images I did, I just knew they were speaking to my soul.
 I was at my 2nd Brick Fiesta, a LEGO fan convention with a public exhibition, and this story almost didn't happen because I thought it was already too late to enter the Master Builder Contest Game because I had missed Heat 1. My husband then kindly explained to me about preliminary rounds vs. final rounds, and thus our story begins.
 As part of my 366 Days of Building Creativity Experiment in 2016, I held an art exhibit of the final 30 days of creations (you can see pictures from it here if you are interested).
“You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting – over and over announcing your place in the family of things.” -Mary Oliver From the movie Yes Man:
Allison: I know our music isn't that mainstream, but I love doing it It's like my photography. I know there isn't much demand for blurry photos taken while running, but ... Carl Allen: I wasn't going to say anything. Allison: You know, who cares? The world is a playground. You know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it. Carl Allen: I love your music. Everyone can take a photo standing still.  Well, I guess I have to use my intuition and trusting faith to re-write about this card as, for someone reason, it disappeared from my word document.
 I made this card to help me with struggle.
Brené says we are wired for strength and for struggle.  In SoulCollage®, a technique used to help you with insights about your card, is to journal or speak from the card using the prompt “I am one who…”
I thought what better way to express authenticity than to let you read my personal journaling from that prompt for this card, which I call The Perfectionist: “When you gather images from magazines and other sources, when you cut them out, paste them onto cards, and then consult them, it is the same sort of miracle. You are gathering your various inner parts, conscious and less conscious, lovable and irritating, beautiful and shadowy, and then you ‘sing’ over them so they can transform into a freer and more vibrant soul.” |
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