A Slow Rise

Happy Monday to you! Today is going to be a wonderful day filled with lessons and optimism. I recently started listening to a two hour podcast about visualizing your ideal day. There is power in it! What does your ideal day look like? Let me know in the comments ♥︎

This morning I slept pretty late because Leiana kept waking me up in the middle of night wanting affection and companionship. I don't usually let her in the bedroom but she was crying outside the door, and I was desperate to get some sleep. She slept on the foot of my bed after some minutes of cuddling. She is such a sweetheart.

Now I'm sitting on the couch enjoying some of my favourite music, which you can find on my Spotify playlist. I update it every now and then with the songs I'm currently listening to.

It's afternoon now and I write this from my sofa. Leiana is here sleeping next to me. Aurora is currently singing her song Butterflies. Beautiful!

I have spent this morning reading a chapter from each of the two books I'm currently reading. I'm exploring the power of Alter Egos by Todd Herman and Respect for Acting by Uta Hagen. I am fascinated by human behaviour, film and storytelling. On my own therapy journey, I have decided to go beyond talk therapy and explore the human body as an instrument for healing. That is how I came across drama therapy. It was during a lecture with Better Help on how to find your authentic self and break free from your trapped self. They talked about the power of drama and how cathartic it is. I loved drama as a child, and with my strong respect and need for inner child healing, I became curious about the world of acting. I have learned that acting is the act of empathy. I have become fascinated by this world of imagination, hence why I'm reading Uta Hagen's book.

I will now get up and get some things done. I have a bunch of Ikea furniture that arrived for my art studio. I can't wait to finally be working in my very own art studio. A dream I have had for years! It's happening!!! I will vlog the whole process.

I hope you are having a beautiful start to September ♥︎