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One of the keys to becoming a better you is to keep moving forward, to have a clear  picture of the you you want to be and to give that all your attention...so the question becomes, what is the face you want to put forward in the world?  What stance do you want to take?  What  you do you want to embrace?  These beautiful masks embody the "me that I want to be in the world".  If you look at them you can see and feel the energy of the creators...some exude softness, other beauty, others strength, others creativity..look at each and see if you can connect with the change that these girls want to see in their world.  What would your mask look like?  What would you like to take  off the "face" you show  to the world?  What would you want to own or incorporate?  A worthy exercise for all of us!
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It is a beautiful thing to see all the different ways that people can interpret the questions for reflection and bring them into a feeling place.  Some of these pieces tell stories with complete images and words, others use color and texture to create the feeling of what it is to limit oneself or push through the fear and doing it anyway.  I love watching the way that each of us brings our truth to the creation.  There truly isn't a way to get it wrong. More to come!
 
 
My colleague, Ellen, and I are in the midst of our summer creative expression camp and today we did a really neat project.  Many times when we are reflecting on our lives we tend to journal/write down those thoughts and ideas.  Ellen had the idea of pushing the words out and getting us to think about important questions using visual media rather than written media.  She posed the following four questions:
1)  What have you always wanted to do but were to afraid to do or try?
2) What is the worst thing that could happen if you did it?
3) What is the best thing that could happen if you did it?
4)  What would you try/do if you knew that you couldn't fail?

We offered a wide range of materials and asked the participants to create their answer visually.  It was amazing to see what they came up with.  I wonder what kind of insight you might gain if next time you were reflecting on something, you chose to create with images, color, shape and texture rather than words...I know I was surprised where it took me...very powerful!  I'll post pictures tomorrow so you can see the great responses!