Lesson 3

DO WHAT YOU LOVE

As you journey forward you will find there is something that moves your heart, something you love or something that you do that others may not. Find it!

“Let yourself be silently drawn

by the strange pull of what you really love.

It will not lead you astray”.

For me it is the many ways I can find that allow my creativity to escape. Inspiration is the key for all creativity. There are as many ways to be inspired as there are stars in the heavens. Whether it is by painting, knitting, photography, journaling, traveling to places or by my favourite, writing poetry, I look for inspiration whatever I am. Today, I decided to take a walk and immerse myself in nature. I am surrounded by a boreal forest on an in-land lake cradled under a picturesque waterfall escaping over a rocky ledge. I know the view alone is inspiring! I find myself taking pictures that sometimes hit Instagram, although they never portray the depth of seeing it with the naked eye. The stillness, so serene, has no voice, you just breath it in and it becomes a part of you. My body now filled walks a little more until I hear the flurry of excitement.

A flock of snowbirds

enters the scene

tiny wings fluttering

as they devour the cedar

the tree explodes in a

blast of energy

as they fly branch to branch

tasting

the cedar tips laden with

recent snow

create a new storm

as snow falls with each

birds fluster

once done they all fly away

joined at the hip

in community

off to another forest friend

exposing the scene back to me

the stillness of a tree

nestled on the edge

of an in-land lake

my mind blanketed by the experience

inspired me to write

What is it that you love to do? What brings you Joy? Today I challenge you to move towards that which is meaningful to you and there you will find your uniqueness and your joy!

Namaste Tribe, Jacqueline