1. new creations: I was commissioned at the start of this year to create a painting for local Minneapolitans ~ here's the near-finished work:
(I live in a city whose citizens sound like an amazing French pastry: Minneapolitans. how good is that?)
what are you creating anew in your life?
2. new friends ~ I've made it a practice to go out and introduce myself to new people every week. new blood --> new relationships = bigger heart = greater insight = clearer intention --> weaving community --> raising the vibration.
When was the last time you made a new friend?
3. all those cool 2011 dates: 1.1.11, 1.11.11, 11.1.11, 11.11.11;
in numerology the number "11" is about intuition, sensitivity, inner knowing - making this a huge theme for the year. I suggest as the age of aquarius (and the Mayan year of revelation 2012) approaches, that you ponder the brilliance that lies beyond your mind.
4. life is speeding up and the world is getting smaller. I think that forces greater accountability through more immediate consequences.
how have you noticed this affecting your life?
5. a friend of mine that was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer after going to the doctor with a stomach ache....is alive and vibrant after 5 years. they gave her 6 months. she says "tell any of your friends with an illness that anything is possible."
do you have an illness that is speaking to you through your body?
6. make magic wednesdays:
instructions: create a ritual, invite your friends, laugh, cry, burn something, eat and drink. repeat weekly. invite new people.
do you have a ritual or practice you'd like to share?
7. here's an inspiring glimmer of light and hope from Haiti.
would you like to share something hopeful?
One of my teachers prays over a glass of water each morning, filling the water, and then his body as he drinks, with intention. What are you filling yourself with each day?
I wish you abundant love, health, prosperity, and peace in the new year.
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The preservation of clean water is on my mind all the time it seems...The Hopi refer to us as clouds ..we are all different shapes and colors and made primarily of water...
I love your water series....they really embody fluidity and beauty masterful
Posted by: susan bennett | March 01, 2011 at 09:11 PM
@tanya: thank you, and you are also missed.
Posted by: 336mantra | January 31, 2011 at 05:43 PM
Beautifully written and well said. Keep the inspiration coming. You are missed on the West Coast.
Posted by: Tanya | January 31, 2011 at 05:05 PM
@Karolyn - that's exciting. I checked your link out, hope it comes to Mpls. xo
Posted by: 336mantra | January 27, 2011 at 02:38 PM
Hannah!! Gorgeous creation for the Minneapolitians! I was born and lived in the Twin Cities so it speaks to my native soul!
There is so much going on this year to be inspired by, how does one choose?! However my current passion is promoting a new, deeply inspiring documentary "I Am" that will be showing in Seattle on Feb. 25th. Its all about how everything and everyone is connected! Please do check it out at www.iamthedoc.com. You'll love it!
Miss you!
xox Karolyn
Posted by: Karolyn | January 27, 2011 at 02:34 PM
@Maiya - leaks? should I get a bucket? ;-)
@Rachel - love the new abode/bread ritual!I think a weekly ritual with friends is essential.
@Annie - so sweet to hear from you! I will check out the music, and thank you for that <3
Posted by: 336mantra | January 27, 2011 at 02:21 PM
I am regularly inspired by the creativity that abounds in our mutual community of friends....creativity that flows by leaps and bounds and leaks everywhere around.
Posted by: Maiya | January 27, 2011 at 02:05 PM
I'm so glad to be one of your new friends! I absolutely love your work (and your new commission) and enjoy all these thoughts you have me thinkin'. I like the idea of a weekly ritual - mine only happen on an annual basis right now. My favorite is the blessing of a new home or apartment. Every time I move, the first things I bring to my new place are a loaf of bread, salt water and a candle. I put some of the water in each window sill, and then shine the candle in each window. I put some of the water on the bread, say a prayer for myself and the new place and then eat the bread. Yummmmm.
Thanks for the lovely post my dear, and keep up the good work!
Posted by: Rachel Rolseth | January 27, 2011 at 01:33 PM
Thank you Hannah! Your blogs are one of the inspirations I am thankful for every time they arrive! In my west coast life of illustration and art, I am currently being inspired by the way one human's dedication to their own creative vision and highest self, ripples outward and reveals the same possibility in everyone around them. And, this music mix is pretty inspiring too!
http://the99percent.com/articles/6966/99-Music-Mix-Destination-Elsewhere
Much love from out West,
Posted by: Annie B. | January 27, 2011 at 01:22 PM