words (and a custom word*art giveaway!)
July 17, 2011
by rachel awes
i love words.
fearless. brave. soft. barefoot.
field. strength. abide.
i love stringing words together.
i abide in a field of strength.
i am brave in my soft bareness.
i am keenly aware of how words create
& build up & encourage
as we say to another
“i see you”
“i love you”
“you will rise to it…
beautiful one, shining sister, treasured friend.”
i am also aware of how words can
tear down & discourage & rob.
i know i’ve done this
instantly following
one of these
tumbling off my tongue
& somehow i momently
tumble with them.
(it is then i need to hear,
“rise back up, love.
gently, yes.”)
maybe it is a soulful discipline for me,
to be intentional to offer more of the
building up kind. the kind kind.
i have also found that it is words
that have gifted me with the
inspiration to draw.
a few years ago i began drawing
pictures inspired by breathtaking
words my clients in therapy were saying.
then it generalized to words that inspired
me from anyone, including ones that
welled up from within myself.
somehow this combination of
encouraging words & pictures made
any offering feel more full-bellied.
maybe for breakfast today i’ll serve up some words of
sumptuousdreaming & loveripple & chocolatelullaby.
enough for everyone.
*a GIVEAWAY invitation*
i would love to invite you to come play with me.
would you share a favorite sentence or saying that is
particularly resonating with you these days
in the comment section?
at the end of july, i will choose one that speaks
“draw me” to me & i will put it into picture for you
and mail you a print.
i did this once before on my blog & it was so
wonderful to take in such a collection of words,
like a beach of shells & glass. i share here the
one i did of a drawing then of “freedom of possibility”.
your words & all that resonates within you
are wildly precious. thank you, deeply,
for considering!
l*o*v*e, rachel
rachel awes is a psychologist, art playgroundist, writer, wife, mother & friend,
who loves listening to the beauty in people.
find her words and work here:
blossoming girl.
sweet .
bubbly .
free.
feel like I need to come up with the “perfect” words to compliment your beautiful work Rachel.
“she decided to live more fully….”
xoRobin
These words from a song have been stuck in my head… and feel so empowering: “i belong, to all that I’ve been through…”
This colorfullll photo of You makes me burst every time!
XO, Carissa
“And when she painted, she knew, at last, who she was.”
with a heart open to grace and a smile as wide as the sun
“Stars are ignited and fall in showers|.
From Viv Swift
We danced in the delight of inspiration all around. –by Mia T. Starr
Rachel, thanks for following me on Twitter. Exploring your blog and love your art and spirit. The line above was inspired by my recent Writing Immersion in Sustainable Tuscany. Pictures and other highlights from that unforgettable experience can be seen here http://bit.ly/o9VPXE.
-Mia
The phrase that keeps repeating itself to me lately is, “brave heart.” I went through a recent breakup and have had a not so great relationship history yet I still have faith that true love is right around the corner waiting for me.
We are God’s masterpiece
(You string words together
like a divine seamstress
sewing bits and pieces of hearts
back into wholeness
…..even the jagged places
become lovely and repurposed.
It’s a beautiful thing.)
on my heart today: easy, juicy branchlife….it just sits well with me:)
love to juicy you,
Jen
rachel, i so enjoy your words. and was wondering where you got that cute necklace??? thanks, julie