Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Committee Suit: The Balanced Self

I am one who balances time so that I am not overwhelmed with too much of one thing. I am one who balances what is needed for mental and spiritual health. I am one who is centered and grounded and veers from overextension. I am one who has time for the self and time for community, time for quiet and family, time for friends and work - all these without being over committed. I am one who has mastered a life of balance.

I give you the ability to discern when too much is too much. I give you the desire to add elements into your life that is needed for a healthy balance. I give you the wisdom to notice when balance needs to be checked and the knowledge in how to adjust your life. My gift to you is in the serenity that balance creates.

I want you to find ways to manage your time so that you are not overwhelmed and overcommitted. I want you to take time to quiet the self and feed the inner harmony that is needed for balance. I want you to step back and learn to say no when too much is asked from you. I want you to know how to cull out your calendar for the sake of the time you need for your spiritual health.
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The process of SoulCollage®

When I first discovered the process of SoulCollage® , I was attending an annual women's retreat in Arizona. As a professional artist, the workshop description of a creative collage experience really piqued my interest, particularly as it was focused on exploring the self - something very familiar to me. I had never heard of SoulCollage® but within the few hours of the workshop, I knew it touched me deep within my soul and spoke to me in a way that was a natural, creative companion to my journaling, writing, and self-discovery work. Working with these small creations, I leave the behind the world of the rational mind, concrete logic and the need to strive for perfection and I step into imagination, poetry and imagery as the process takes wings.

SoulCollage® is a unique process developed by therapist Seena Frost over twenty-five years ago which takes symbols, images, spiritual practices and reflection on archetypes to create small artistic collages that illustrates one's story. Each card is very personal and represents portions of one's journey, yet is also creative and fun to do as a group with others. Quiet reflection combined with the intuitive process of creating these collages opens up yet another world of expression as one taps into an inner knowing and journal the words, prayers and inspiration that arise from this process.

With this process, a deck of artistic cards is created - small collages that represent your personal mythology and the many aspects of your very self, your soul, and all the guides and companions that walk your journey with you. Each "suit" represents one of the following facets of your life: a part of your personality, people who support you, an animal that has special significance to you or a mythical or religious figure which guides you. Anyone can make these cards and there is no artistic skill needed. By "paying attention" to your life, the images from various ordinary magazines and other published works will almost choose you.

This blog was created in order to share my collages with students, family and friends that are interested and eager in begining this collage and journalling process.


- Debbie Cannatella