But it's not. It's surprisingly down to earth for being a class about dreaming. Which is just what I need to ease into it. I'm looking forward to the emails that arrive each day to see what new activity they'll bring. It's a little slice of quiet contemplation in the middle of my busy days.
One exercise this week had us identify our core values. Here are mine:
- AMAZING WIFE & MAMA – guide my daughter and partner with my husband by being patient, kind, gentle and loving
- KICKASS WOMAN – be me, be joyful, experience life, have fun, be crafty, redevelop close friendships
- CONTENT & CALM – have time for quiet moments, mellow days, no envy or major unmet wants, low stress, happy and present
- HOME BASE – make our home organized, functional, warm, comfortable, imprinted with “us”
- LOOKIN’ GOOD – get to a healthy weight, exercise and challenge my body, dress well in clothes that make me happy
Another activity was to print a bunch of positive phrases and put them somewhere we'd read them regularly. It wasn't enough for me to just print them on plain white paper - I needed some color. So I got crafty, and made pretty circles out of them.
I put them in a ceramic bowl made by my friend June our senior year of college. She didn't like it, but I thought it was cool that she made it herself (this was long before I became crafty).
We're not in touch, really, but I like to keep it around. She is someone who follows her big dreams - seriously pursued an acting career, quit her job to travel the world, went to business school after working as a scientist, just to name a few. So I thought her bowl was a fitting place for these statements about dreaming big.
There are still a few spots left in the class and it's not too late to catch up. If you want to sign up, use the link here or in my sidebar and I'll split the referral bonus with you so you'll get a little discount.
Right??? I would never recommend it if it were super crunchy new agey. I'm so glad you are loving the experience.
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