Illustrator Christoph Niemann, in the Netflix documentary series *Abstract: The Art of Design*, discusses the importance of giving space for your creations to exist. He sits at his desk every day regardless of how much time he spends illustrating, and by doing so, he enables his illustrations. Build the foundation of your dreams through the art of practice. Give yourself the space to create so that you can make mistakes. Prioritize your time and energy into allowing.
Author: Madi Case
I'm an ever-evolving aspiring author trying to spread love in the world by reminding us of our shared humanity. My website normalizeheart.com is the beginning of this life philosophy rooted in holistic health and abundance.
imperfect action
I keep telling myself that I will share when I am ready, but the truth is, I will never feel ready. Instead, I am choosing to show up, to be vulnerable, and to create the space for you to do the same. We have so much more to gain than we have to lose.
finding joy
You start to wonder who you could become if you spent every day taking care of yourself and leaning into the joy. You start to wonder if maybe you never have to go back to the way it was before. You start to wonder what you could accomplish. You start to wonder while embracing the joy you have received and wielding the power you have granted yourself as you explore your options, dreams, and endless possibilities. You start to wonder if sacrificing your joy is worth it.
emotional support
I took him home in his donated pink carrier (since he was too anxious to go home in the standard box), plopped him down in my bathroom, closed the bathroom door, and opened his kennel. I sat with him like that in the bathroom for hours, always respecting the sanctuary of his cage. In all the ways I have and continue to show up for him, Espresso also shows up for me.
stormy magic
Nature is power and beauty in endless amounts of transferring energy that often happens while we live our lives unaware, but it's days like today that remind us of its strength and presence. It's days like today that inspire me to write and read. I wrap a blanket around me and embrace the sanctuary of home juxtaposed with the storm outside.
a love letter
I am all of these things because I am human. And because I am human, I am stronger than I ever thought I would have to be. This is a letter calling me to love every version of me; calling me to bravely leap into my possibility and potential. This is my love letter. Happy Valentine's Day
ask for more
Practice advocating for yourself by asking for the little things so that it is that much easier when it comes to the big things. Practice feeling comfortable asking for your needs, then start asking for your wants.
memories
It makes me wonder though; what will I forget about my present, my now, years into the future. What is going to stick with me? What will be forgotten? Maybe that’s a lot of the reason why I write. The reason I’m always taking pictures. The reason I try to be grateful for something every day.
lead by example
We are constantly growing, always becoming, and we will forever have people we are looking up to in one area or another. We can be evolving and be the person who opens up other people's awareness of what it means to live our dreams.
today we write
I pick a topic or a thought and let the words flow. I am at the trailhead naming my starting point with the only goal of somehow getting back here at the end.
allow yourself to cry
I am trying to cry when I am overwhelmed. I am trying to cry so that I can express my inner agony in a way that doesn't hurt others. I am trying to cry because it feels good.
have more fun
Take a second and try to remember all the things you used to love. Think about how you could incorporate some of those things back into your life.
gratitude
I began to notice the way the sunshine sifted through the leaves, to strangers who smiled on the sidewalk, to the way my pillow felt after a long day, and to the friendships that supported me. What if, in noticing the things you love about you and in your life, you started to experience a happiness you never thought possible?
love yourself
Let's remember to love ourselves even when it feels impossible to keep going because that's when we need it the most.
honor your limits
Helping others brings us happiness. It shouldn't take it away. Sometimes you have to say no; it might make you feel like an asshole, but you're not. Sometimes it's your job to prioritize you.
find stillness
When was the last time you just sat and observed the world around you? Staring off into the distance contemplating your life, your journey, your relationships and your dreams?
worthy of love
When we start to love who we are and when we start to accept us for us, we start to shine, and that beauty can be felt by the people and the world around us.
limitless happiness
If I had set limits on my potential I wouldn’t know the happiness I get to know now. If I had tried to define my expectations, I would have accepted a different kind of content because I didn’t know this kind existed.
inhabiting your body
Every day I have to choose to live inside my body, some days are easier than others. These are my practices to live, and be present with, my own internal experiences and maybe they can help guide yours too. Subscribe to my heart flow and recieve your free guide.
we are light
I felt your love and I saw it as a burst of light in the space between us. A light within the deeper dimensions between our essence. I gathered my love within me and then I threw it to you; like a jet taking off into cyberspace. You held me tighter.
an anxious existence
Awareness is a hard path to trudge down and there are constantly surprises, but every rock in the way that you can point to, is a rock that won’t knock you on the ground. A rock that you can see for all that it is, is an obstacle that you can now nimbly navigate to avoid tripping over and halting your progress.
maybe we are brave
There are some days where my anxiety destroys me. It takes a rather benign action and twists it into something that feels all-consuming.
creative energy
How can I create more from a place of love, of passion, of fulfillment, of joy, of happiness? A place where I am unbothered by appearances. A place that is raw and beautiful and honest.
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