I DIDN’T KNOW IT THEN...
🎨I DIDN’T KNOW IT THEN...
I didn’t know it then, but after painting this at the beginning of the year (a few months after becoming a mama) I didn’t pick up a paintbrush for almost a year.
🎨“Hope for Another Day” Acrylic on Canvas (sold)
#fromthearchives #originalpainting
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Lack of sleep, PND, anxiety and the avalanche of new emotions, navigating new mamahood and just general dying of my old self — all contributed to the lack of soul connection to my art.
Sure, painting can be a deep source of therapy, but for me, I can only paint when my internal world is flowing (as evidenced in my outer world)
So I like looking back and seeing this as a reminder that my art is an amazing barometer for where I am at, and maybe even a hint of where I am going.
And that I have to be vigilant with my energy care, my mind and heart care and general self-love and self-care even if my inner critic calls it self-ish
💖>> my art AND my babies need it << 💖
For all the new mamas out there and those mama-to-be. I send you so much love.
May you love and care for yourself as much as you will for your baby. It may feel simple, it may feel obvious, it may feel cliché.
But, you at your best (even if it means time AWAY from your baby) is really the BEST THING YOU CAN
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DO for your child and your family.
Do it before you need to do it.
Do it even if it’s ‘inconvenient’
Do it even if you ‘feel fine’
Do it to make it a habit, a practice, a ritual & just part of who you are as the BEST MAMA you can BE.
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And cuddle your babies as much as possible because the other cliché about it flying past is also true.
And you don’t want to waste a minute stuck in a fog of stress, guilt, shame, zombie-lack-if-sleep and ‘busyness’
- x Brenda -
p.s If you’re ready for more...you’re out of the haze & overwhelm of kids
You’re ready for some focus on your own heart & soul
You may be a Muse Mama ready to step up
Do you find yourself feeling this sense of DISatisfaction in your life?
Don’t get me wrong, you totally are GRATEFUL and your life is totally FINE…. Yet there is this BUT….
There is this sense that something is missing
You LOVE your kids — but you’re finding that they don’t need you as much anymore. Whether leaving the nest, starting full time school or just finding yourself coming out of the fog of those early months.
You are tired of only having stories about your kids to share. Something THEY did, something THEY achieved or learnt or did that was horrifying.
You had promised yourself that you weren’t going to be the mama that lives through their children!
That thing you’re missing? It’s the creative spark. It’s the spark of fulfilment that comes with feeling ON PURPOSE. It’s the spark of joy that gives life meaning.
You LOVE your kids — but they are NOT your identity (you want to find it or explore it more. Working out who you are in this new chapter)
You want to find YOU again
There is something MORE you are being called to do. You don’t need to be clear about what exactly that is…but you know that it’s there and you can’t ignore it anymore.
You know that ignoring that call, ignoring that inner voice is actually affecting the way you show up in your mamahood. You give EVERYTHING to your kids — but you need help to give that same love to YOURSELF
And you know that creativity is the seed from which the blossom of your next beautiful chapter will bloom.
Then I want to invite you to join us as a MUSE MAMA
Do you want resources & support on the Mindset & Manifestation Magic you need as a creative mama?
Do you want to have a conscious connection with other ambitious women BEYOND mamahood?
Who inspire you and are inspired BY YOU with the world changing Big Dream you are being called to create
Whether that is planting a rose garden or ending poverty — you don’t have to do it alone!
Are you looking for a space to cultivate your confidence, creativity & your calling?
To finding YOUR flavour of weaving biz & babies, work & life?
💖MUSE MAMA is currently open for new creative mamas looking to inspire the world through their own inspired work.
Join me TODAY! CLICK HERE FOR YOUR $1 trial
We have been setting intentions & looking at our daily connection to soul & creativity this month.
Coming up, we will be exploring how to find your Creative Spark even amongst the busyness of life. Even if your creativity feels non-existent.