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This weekend, after eating take-out Chinese at my mother's
house, 3 year old Kai was having fun playing with the fortune
cookies. He was stacking them, switching them, and
singing about them, and just having a grand old time.
Finally it was time to eat them, and Kai was the
first to "read" his fortune.
Kai has been enjoying "reading instructions" lately,
and his interpretations are often quite humorous,
such as the time when he "read" the instructions
for a new medicine and he shrewdly said, following
the words with his hand, "Oh, here it says,
'If you take this medicine with good behavior, you
get a new toy!'" LOL.
So Kai opened up the fortune cookie, struggling a bit
with his little graceful hands, and then when I asked, "what
does it say, Kai?" He then seriously proclaimed,
sounding like a little monk: "It says, 'We
are ALL things'."
My mom and I tried to contain our laughter at Kai's
serious philosophical proclamation. A moment later,
the little monk had bounced down off his seat and jumped back
into the little wading pool, contently splashing
in the pool.
I've not been able to stop thinking about this wonderful
juxtaposition of profundity and play. I realized
that even for me, it's when I'm having the most
fun that those "Ah-Ha!" moments come so
freely and easily. Having fun and really tapping
into true happiness opens a door for profound discoveries
and life-altering transformations.
That is also exactly the philosophy behind the cool program that I've been running with bestselling author
Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK). For me, it's shown me how rewarding it can be to have fun and enjoy the present while playfully and passionately purposing our future.
We may not, in every one of our waking minutes, be able to capture all the joy and magic of a 3 year old, but just making the daily effort to connect with the very deep wisdom of the inspired child inside of us might very well give our often weary souls the refreshment in need.
For those of you who would like to experience the neat and often miraculous intersections of freedom, philosophy and fun in our free week-long PLAYshop, simply keep reading below for the details to sign up.
For those short on time, to simplify this week's
Artellagram, here are some ”quick links” to
the highlights in this edition. You can simply follow
the links that you're interested in and go directly to
that section.
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1. Free
One-Week PLAYshop with me and SARK! For the
past couple of months, best-selling author SARK (Susan
Ariel Rainbow Kennedy) and I have been leading a very
powerful and exciting intimate group that we call IDDI
- which stands for Intuit, Dare, and DO It. It's
a small-group experience which combines the power of
a mastermind group with the experience of receiving personal,
one-on-one teaching, training and transformation with
both me and SARK. Here's the big news: we are SO
excited about IDDI and what people are doing this very
special environment, that Susan and I are actually offering
an IDDI Summer Sample, where you can
experience IDDI for the entire month of July, at half
price. There's no application process
AND no commitment to continue, we are simply taking people
on a first-come, first-served basis, so you can just
sign up at the half-price rate and see what the amazingness
of IDDI is all about! If spaces fill up, we will stop processing registrations and notify applicants of this via email.
 To launch this Summer Special, we've got a fantastic
FREE program that starts today called the IDDI
Insider PLAYshop. It is a week-long
virtual PLAYshop with Susan and me, allowing you to
step into our IDDI world and see what it's all about.
For one week, you'll get special daily video messages from us, mini-workshops, fun challenges, and lots more great stuff. And it's totally free, no strings attached whatsoever, to give you the experience of what it is like playing and learning together with us.
All you have to do is sign up for the IDDI Insider PLAYshop and you'll get your first day's content immediately, and continue to receive one inspiring installment per day through June 29. Sign
up for the IDDI Insider PLAYshop here!
 3. NEW!
ARTbundance Community Events Series! We've posted
some new events in our exciting new series of ARTbundance™
Community Events! As part of their
Certification requirements, our training ARTbundance™
Practitioners will be presenting free
teleclass events to the Artella
Community!
To participate in the ARTbundance™ Community Events,
you simply sign up to virtually attend (by phone) the
events of your choice. Then, after each call, all we
ask is that you fill out a follow-up questionnaire
with feedback for the presenter. In addition
to experiencing the free teleclass, as our thanks for
attending and helping out the new coaches by offering
your feedback, you also receive a free bonus gift:
an ARTbundantly overflowing package of
unique and inspiring goodies!
You are invited to browse
through the current listings and
sign up for as many events as you like; please note
however, that you do need to attend LIVE to participate,
so please only sign up for the events that you can
attend live (by phone).
See
the descriptions of the current events and sign up
here!
If you would like to receive an email notification
when additional ARTbundance™ Community Presentations
are scheduled, simply fill
out this form.
Thank you for supporting our ACT Trainees as you are
inspired by these great free events!
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the Affiliate Program! Join Artella's generous Affiliate
Program and enjoy all the new
affiliate tools that we've recently added! You
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Interested in Becoming Part of Artella's Team? We
are expanding our team for all the exciting things we're
working on this year, so if you're interested in becoming
part of the Artella Team, check out this
page for details.
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For today's "In the Studio" Interview, I'm
delighted to present Sue Smith, who has been recently
certified as an ARTbundance™ Coach and Practitioner!
Sue's approach is both fun and deeply spiritual, so
when I knew I was writing about the connection between
fun and discoveries, I just knew she would be the ideal
person to interview!
Enjoy getting to know Sue!
Artella:
How has your ARTbundance™ training affected your work and/or life?
Sue:
ARTbundance™ training has been life-changing
for me. The past months since I began the training have
been filled with a reevaluation and reexamination of
my work and career, as well as my personal life. The
idea of coming from a place of joy and love in all that
you do has been illuminating this. The principles of
ARTbundance™ are brilliant reminders and pathways along
this journey of life!
Artella:
ARTbundance™ Coaching is based on nine ARTbundance™ Principles.
Do you have a favorite Principle, or one that you really enjoy activating
in other people? Which one, and why?
Sue:
The principles of ARTbundance are wonderful
and each day one seems to resonate more than others.
But every day, each and every day, GRATITUDE, GRATITUDE,
GRATITUDE! The glass truly is always "half-full", and
coming from a place of gratitude for all you have and
all you are is coming from a place and a space of love.
You
can read the rest of Sue's interview, here
 The
Spring 2011 session of ARTbundance™ Certification
Training Program (ACT) is now in session. If you would
like to be notified when the next ACT session is scheduled,
simply fill
out this form.
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This is a fun project that lets you play with all the
child-like energies in your life! Here are the steps
for this project:
1. Take out a blank sheet of paper and decorate it
with representations of child-like spirit in your
life.
Add words, symbols, photographs, and phrases about
the children in your life. Who are the children in
your life? The answer could be obvious (i.e., in your
own family), but if not, extend your vision a bit to
see the ways in which childlike spirit enters your
life. Some examples the non-traditional ways that the
spirit of a child can be in your life:
-Your pets, or the pets of friends
-Friends or family members who bring out the playful
side in you
-Your own love for drawing with crayons or watching
animated movies
-The children that you observe in public places (the
store, playground, neighborhood)
-The innocent state of "beginner's mind" you
feel at the beginning of a project
Just think about the ways that children and child-like
spirit enrich your life and decorate this piece of
paper to celebrate this presence.
2. Click the image above to open the envelope template
and print it out. Follow the instructions in the template
to convert your decorated page into an envelope.
3. On a separate piece of paper, write a letter to
yourself, written from the point of view of when you
were four years old. I suggest that you write the
letter with your non-dominant hand, which is an
immediate way to get in the slow, purposeful mindset
of a child.
In this letter, address things like:
- What does the 4-year-old you wish was different about
your current life?
- What does the 4-year-old you wish that you remembered?
- What is "the secret of life", according
to the 4-year-old you?
- What makes the 4-year-old you most happy? How does
she suggest you do more of that in your current life?
- Anything else that the 4-year-old you would like
to say.
4. After you finish the letter, put it inside the envelope,
knowing that this decorated vessel is a safe place
where your childhood spirit can remain alive and thriving!
 The
project is excerpted from the Artella e-course, Artsy
Envel-Hopes: Joyful Art Projects to Change Your Life.
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For today's Quotz Crystal, we're doing something a little
different: we're sharing the "Envel-Quote" that
is included in the Artsy Envel-Hopes lesson above.
It's a high-resolution jpeg image, suitable for printing,
and I invite you to print it out and hang it up to remind
you to connect with your child-like spirit every day!
~playing patty-cake with four-year-old,
Marney
Artella Founder, Mango Lover, Hula Dancer
Artella Land ~ the creative isles of words, art, and
spirit
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