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"walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet." - thich nhat hanh • • • not exactly what i had intended for today's prompt. i knew this morning when i was experiencing some aura symptoms it would be a long day of battling a migrane. three tylonol made a dent for a little while in relieving the pain...long enough to get through my meeting this afternoon. i was in denial that maybe if i eat some more or drink some more water it will subside..i'm just dehydrated. the lights hurt my eyes and the throbbing came back with vengeance. eventually i gave in to sleep and darkness and another dose of tylenol. • • • only at the moment did i surrender to listening to my body did the pain begin to subside. the pain reminded me today as to why i create...without listening and being vulnerable, there is no sense of purpose for me. i end up being a closed off, a throbbing pain that won't subside until be tended to. 💜 #NewLeafCreates

“Just like the lotus we too have the ability to rise from the mud, bloom out of the darkness and radiate into the world.” – Unknown ••• #NewLeafCreates #lotus #watercolorpainting #watercolor #dailychallenge #meditation #create #qotd #happiness #zen #bethelight #yoga #freehandpainting #doodle

Day 12 mandala •○°• "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together."~ Vincent Van Gogh •○°• Prompt: Mandala template or freehand – using repeating shapes and patterns start from the center and work your way outward. #NewLeafCreates

Day 11 choose love over fear •○°• "Every being is in search of truth, but small fears go on preventing you." – Osho •○°• Prompt: Step outside of your comfort zone. Try something you have never done before. Choose with love. 💜 - Making shapes💜🕉 Back bends were probably the indefinite reason why i stopped gymnastics when i was younger. I was simply afraid of falling. Now many years later I have come to the practice of yoga and for the first time last night did a somewhat back bend from bridge pose. For me, my practice has been about overcoming fears one small step at a time by listening and treating my body with love, and finding variations and modifications to figure it all out. With that i feel myself growing stronger inside and out every single day. 💜💜 #NewLeafCreates #yoga #shapes #yogaeverydamnday #practice #backbend #bodyshapes #createyourbliss #creativity #chooselove #qotd #osho

Day 10 galaxy [universe] • • • The universe is not outside of you, look inside yourself; everything you want, you are already that.” – Rumi • • • Prompt: Galaxy, consetellations – you in realtion to the universe #NewLeafCreates

Day 9 breathe • • • "Wherever you are, be there totally." - Eckhart Tolle • • • Prompt: 3 minute breathing meditation continue the practice of breath as you create. Become one with your creation! #NewLeafCreates

Day 8: Growth ••• "All the things that truly matter, beauty, love, creativity, joy, and inner peace arise from beyond the mind. " - Eckhart Tolle ••• Prompt: spring themed! 🌱🌲🌿🌼 ••• #NewLeafCreates #qotd #creativity #dailychallenge #meditation

Day 7 child-like wonder ••• If my heart can become pure and simple like that of a child, I think there probably can be no greater happiness than this.~ Kitaro Nishida ••• Prompt: Create something with simplicity, child-like in nature ••• #NewLeafCreates #qotd #meditation #zen #create