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liz lamoreux

 

forest girl, forest guide

dear girl,

i want to remind you that living your dreams into reality is big work. and you are doing it. even as the laundry piles and the dust settles in and leftover takeout food waits in the kitchen. even as you sometimes say the last thing you meant to say. even as you let the tears fall. even as the beauty of it all surrounds you like a blanket. even as you wonder how you arrived at this moment, you know you are just where you need to be. 

remember to be gentle with yourself. you can only do so much each day. 

be gentle with yourself. you must remember to rest.

be gentle with yourself. steep learning curves sometimes require time away from the expectations of others.

be gentle with yourself. joy can be your companion.

be gentle with yourself. trust what you know.

be gentle with yourself. just be right here.

with big love,

me

the living part

liz lamoreux

 

a july evening picnic . point defiance park

Your weekend invitation:
Gather a few things that bring you joy.
Get outside.
And lean into living. 

Then notice the shift the really living part brings...to your mind, to your body, to your heart.

compassion and love (a self-portrait)

liz lamoreux

 

as the light faded wednesday evening, i took a few self-portraits...playing with different angles and looks into the camera. i was having a lot of fun. but then, when i looked through them on the camera, i was so distracted by my arms and my tired eyes and...how the list goes on. so finally, i put my camera straight in front of me, closed my eyes, and focused on filling my whole body with love and compassion. i took several breaths just imagining this compassion and love moving throughout my body. then, while the timer beeped, i looked into the camera imagining i was looking at someone with only love (imagining the look my heart needed in that moment). 

later, looking through the photos, my thoughts were softer. i saw beauty and a woman taking the time to just be in her life. i saw truth and realness and some wild, maybe even gorgeous, hair. and then i came to this photo and saw a woman choosing to love herself.

interesting how all the other stuff melts away when you let love fill the cracks.

(whispering now): i dare you to try it. 

sending blessings across the miles,

liz

PS would love to see the photo you take.

an invitation to wishBIG ecamp (and a giveaway)

liz lamoreux

 

I am so delighted to share with you that I am teaching at wishBIG ecamp!

This online ecamp/virtual retreat takes place March 21 – March 27, 2011, and it is packed full of so many incredible classes.

As Mindy (your Camp Director) shares:

Let’s kick off spring together! come immerse yourself in an online experience that is all about rocking your creative girl power in a unique and fun online community and event!

Your week at camp includes:

  • 10 (2 hour) online creative living workshops from a host of fabulously inspiring camp counselors, each of them bringing their own special talent and insight to help you wishBIG, createBIG and liveBIG! (schedule and descriptions below). all classes will be available online through the end of april and are self paced.
  • camp T-shirts for all campers!
  • daily ecamp inspiration postcards (via email) created especially for you by our talented teachers
  • evening campfire gatherings and activities to encourage community and fun!
  • ecamp cabinmates to help you connect with local campers

…and it wouldn’t be camp without s’mores!

*****

I am simply delighted to be teaching with the following incredible creative ladies: Kelly Barton, Violette Clarke, Shona ColeShannon Kinney-Duh, Goddess LeonieDarrah Parker, Jamie Ridler, Andrea Schroeder, and Kate Swoboda. (Peek into all their juicy classes here.)

And I am quite sure I speak for all of them when I say that we hope you will come along and join us on this adventure where you will spend time playing, discovering, getting messy, writing, taking photographs, and uncovering pieces of who you are as you claim the creative dreams you want to live into reality.

Here is some information about my class: Creative Senses Adventure & Guided Meditation

I close my eyes and see an image of a nine-year-old little girl with brown pigtails who gathers up a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, her current Trixie Belden book, a thermos of apple juice, and her newest diary and favorite blue pen and tucks them inside a backpack. She tiptoes out the back, carefully closing the squeaky screen door and jumps down the two steps to the brick patio. She looks out toward the forest seemingly unaware that she has less than a quarter of an acre to explore as she finds the path toward her favorite log beside the chain-link fence. 

I often think about this little girl when I gather up my camera and journal and head out to the woods to breathe and notice and find myself again in the midst of all that must get done… In this workshop, we will use the senses to look at where we are in this moment and to remember the real and imagined adventures of the child’s spirit that lives inside us. We will closely examine how the senses can be an important tool in our personal and creative toolbox as we take our cameras on a photography excursion and put pen to paper to find a poem or two waiting within us. We will also explore ways to quiet our minds through guided meditation exercises and look at how focusing on the breath can connect us to our day-to-day experiences. This is your invitation to come along and explore the textures of your world, meet your inner poet, breathe deeply, and find your center.

*****

Today, I am so happy to be able to give away one spot at wishBig ecamp. To enter to win this spot, please leave a comment sharing one creative dream that is sitting inside your heart today.

The giveaway will be open until Thursday at noon PST.

 

today {an invitation}

liz lamoreux

 

today...

i stood outside, bits of blue above and below, and soaked in the on the cusp of rain scent in the air and found beauty in the unexpected growth that appears when you let go of the to do list.

 

*****

an invitation: pick up your camera and take a photo that represents today. then, share pieces of this day by finishing this phrasing: today...

then share on your blog or flickr and come back here and tell me all about it.

dare you. 

the rhythm {an invitation}

liz lamoreux

 

sunday.
coffee shop.
me + jon.
book edits/rewrites.
deep breaths.

*****
an invitation: share a photo that captures the rhythm of your day.

how are things in your world? i would love to know. consider sharing a photo + a few words on your blog or flickr that capture the rhythm of your day. and then, i would love it if you would come back here and tell me all about it.

dare you.