THE ART OF SELF IS LEADING THE WAY...LET IT MOVE YOU.

You were born with natural gifts, that is your art,

You've experienced many things throughout your life, which adds to your art,

You've gained new skills & talents, which is weaved through your art.

You've been passed tonnes of wisdom from those you've met in your life, which too adds flavour to your art.

The art of self has been a life time in the making.

Just like all creative art, there's been mess, splatters & times of wanting to throw it away and start again, start from scratch...but there's also been magic, masterpieces & moments you never wanna forget.

Learning to take what is yours and leave everything else that isn't.

The art of self is the art of you.

It's what makes you different from every person you stand next to, in the most amazing ways.

It's all the aspects of you that only add to the world, and that you get to share.

It's those things that some may find weird & wacky, and may side eye you,

Where others are inspired, motivated, and shown what's possible for them.

It can take some time to see the art of self (the art of you)

Too often what is your art, you don't think much of,

You may think, oh that's nothing,

You dismiss it because it comes easy to you, it's naturally who you are.

It's those things that have replayed in different ways, over different periods and with different flavours, throughout your...whole...life, those things that never leave you and expand you.

With no effort, they are present - because it's who you are.

You think if it's not practical, or doesn't have a tangible outcome, then it can't be something...yet maybe YOUR art stirs up a feeling, a motion internally,

But then again for others their art is tangible, practical or not, but is more hands on useable, so to speak.

Your own personal art of you, isn't the things you have to think about.

This is why we have moments, seasons, or for some, most of our lives feeling a bit lost,

Because you've been trying to think your way there,

Trying to fit yourself into a space, into a way of being, that isn't really you,

That is not the art of self.

The art of self, lives in the cells of your being, it can't be changed,

It's you in the moments of flow, of ease...of all things that come through you, that expand you, that make you feel at home.

What you can change, what you do change,

Is because you know it's not really who you're meant to be...

So continue on and let yourself be changed.

It's those words that quietly land asking you to stop something,

It's those pulls to action something that came out of no where, yet felt so right all before you started to think yourself into reason.

It's that dress that comes up on your newsfeed and grabs your attention, where you start to imagine yourself wearing it, living in it, moving in it...ha until you say to yourself - but I have nowhere to wear it...yet you have your life to wear it in.

It’s the way a song hits that has your body moving to its own beat, or belting out the lyrics like they’re your own.

It's those moments that aren't heavy, they may be a lot, they may bring challenges, but they're not heavy, because they feel so right, because they are right.

They give you relief through a big exhale that prepares you for action.

When we are open to our art...it's the very things that are guiding us,

It asks us to live with curiosity, openness and to surrender.

They are the very things we must allow ourselves to be led by, into action - it’s not passive in any way.

They are the very things that make us questions ourselves, who am I to do...such a thing, yet at the same time, we can see ourselves being exactly that.

They're the very things that asks us to listen to the beat of your own he[art]

And what makes you sm{art} in your own special way haha.

My whole life I've had things to say, but didn't for a very long time, thinking I couldn't, not me, that was until I was pulled towards writing over a decade ago now. Firstly what started out as encouraging women to love their physical body, soon turned into more, deeper, poetic at times, pieces that spoke to all parts that make you, you...The art of you.

People have always fascinated me, how they move, speak, laugh, cry, what makes them different and what lands on their heart. Their energy when they speak from a place that is them, feeds me so much, like it's my own. The visual side of me is so strong.

And the more I've opened myself up to my art...yes creatively, but also in how I move through my days, in how I let myself be led by the art that's in me, the nudges, the whispers, the pulls, many things that didn't make sense at the time, but always did in the end. I'm continually learning to let it move me.

We need no other instruction manual, map or blueprint, all you need is to be led by the art that's inside of you...

The art of self is leading the way...let it move you.

And before you go

An new podcast episode just dropped today on The Art of Self Podcast.

If you're someone who say's 'I need to/ I want to stop' a certain thing in your life,

Or if you're one who usually adds to your life to make it better, to change you,

Then this one's for you,

Sometimes the best thing you can do is subtract instead of add.

The Art of Self Podcast

Ep: 27 Fasting from what no longer serves you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2fSqtQnEQxWXXjCOnjBLxD?si=MPQBQDewS2yUEmge7V1SJQ