Author: sue boardman

Yep! This would be it!!! Can we be real? Really real???

I’ve been afraid of a lot of things in my life. Moving. Getting in trouble. Being wrong. Math. Failing. Getting any of the zillion “its” wrong.

Here’s a deep example… I’ve been afraid of being afraid. Turns out, that’s where STUCK lives. And, if ever there was a moment when the world needed us to be less stuck, it’s now!

The problem is that most of us are really used to stuck. We’re good at it. It feels safe because it’s familiar. And, it isn’t working. Not for the things that really matter. Not for the things our world full of Littles need us to get right!

So, let’s change things! Let’s set out on a journey to a mystical place known as WAY LESS STUCK.

Blessedly, there’s a map! And I want to share it with YOU!!!

Yep… #Filters! (Often, real commitment requires persistence!!!)

And, if you have a vision, I’m hoping you’ll CLICK HERE and read on… then, come back, please. There’s more!

You may have heard my story about walking out of the eye doctor’s office, when I was ten, with my first pair of glasses on. I could see leaves on trees!!! Actual, individual leaves. I had no clue!!!

That was, indeed, a change in one kind of filter between my brain and the world, even though I had no notion of all this back then. And virtually all of us could use some filter shifting! Not the visual kind, so much, as the perceptual kind.

Here’s an example I’m actually living at this moment…

Many of us have been painting #Legend in the land of Intentional Creativity®. I’ve loved #Legend six times already, and learned new things each time. And, I thought I was complete with my current guide.

Then, I realized – consciously – that the #Legend process could be a very effective tool for couples’ work! So, #7 is in the works, with participation from The Legendary Husband! Mostly, he’s consulting – enthusiastically! He’s also ready to make some dots.

Things have already shifted!!! And that doctoral dissertation I wrote in the late 90’s is hopping up and down on the shelf!!!

So, if you held yourself back from clicking the info link before, you’ve got another chance, now, with a big gold bow!

CLICK HERE

And, yes… we’re going to paint. And, yes… you can do it! REALLY! Take it from the “not artistic” kid who took a big risk and traded a limiting belief for a life changing one!

ps… if you’ve got questions, let’s chat! 30 minutes. My gift. Just click here and the calendar elves will be glad to hook you up! And bring a red thread, if it’s handy!

pps… in case you’re new around here – or wisely curious – there’s bio info if you click here!

What channel to watch… Who to work for… What your kids want to wear to school…

What we’re trying to accomplish…

I mean – SERIOUSLY!!!

And I’m ready to help! In fact, I just got some good advice from a virtual friend named Stacey Abrams. She was a guest on Ali Velshi’s MSNBC show on Saturday. Yep, Ali’s Banned Book Club! And, the Hebrew word on the red ribbon in the photo means both I am here! and I am ready!

You see, Stacey’s book, Our Time Is Now: Power, Purpose, and the Fight for a Fair America, was recently banned from the U. S. Naval Academy Library as part of larger removal of nearly 400 titles!

I haven’t read it, yet, though it’s definitely on the list. What I was most intrigued by, though, was Stacey’s conversation about doing what we can, where we are, now… especially when it comes to helping make sure people can vote… to which I’d add speak and create!

There are, however, a few other things on my own helping list for today… things that have a lot to do with grandmothers!!! And, yes… all the painting and writing going on around here has helped! For this moment, though, I’m going to play tour guide, just a bit!

There are links to some cool things ahead. I’m so hoping, though, that you’ll read the rest of this post and then come back and click links to explore. It’s kind of one of those adventures where one thing leads to the next…

First, as you may have read, I was interviewed for a podcast and it was a blast! And, it definitely counts for a thing I can do, where I am, with my friends, now! There’s a link, below!

And, the podcast conversation also includes the #Filters thing! As you’ve probably guessed… I’m excited!!! Please hear why…

The number one thing, in my personal – and global – medicine basket, is the quote you’ve heard from me a zillion times, with huge thanks to my dear teacher/friend, Dr. H. Stephen Glenn.

If a teenaged child has 5 adults who will listen to them, take them seriously, and not shame or blame them for their questions, that child is practically immune from ever attempting suicide.

Frankly, the world is even more in-our-faces-complicated that it was when Steve taught me this and I think we all need as many of those people as we can get… beginning with being one of those 5 people for ourselves!

The obvious next question is, HOW???

Well, that brings me back to the second thing in my medicine basket! Yep… #Filters! And I would be thrilled to help you add this perspective to your medicine basket!

You see, I was almost to the Grammy phase of my journey when I began to explore the notion of #Filters as a way of understanding the world and finding our place in it. I’m grateful to Bill Harris for helping me dip my toes in that stream. And I’m so excited about all the things I’ve learned since then!

And, yes… there’s a class coming up where you can learn, too! Complete with the third thing in my medicine basket… paint!!! I’m thrilled and honored to being doing this work in partnership with the Intentional Creativity® Foundation and – if you click here – we’ll tell you all about it!

In fact, if you click here to experience the podcast, you can hear me talk about it in what my grands would refer to as my “real voice” and find all the sign-up info, too!

ps… it should also be mentioned that Stacey did not say she wasn’t considering a run for Guv!

pps… one of the paintings from my children’s book is so hoping you’ll come check out our recently up-dated shop at FierceArtWithHeart. There’s everything from A Creation Poem… to share with your Littles, to original art, and some very cool mugs! Just click here!

Once upon a time there was a scared young mom named Mom. She and the dad named Dad moved a lot because of the thing called work. Mom and Dad had two young daughters. One of them was named Me! Mom worried a lot – whether consciously or not – about those young daughters feeling like they were home. Like they fit in and belonged in each new place.

Because she was worried, Mom spent a lot of time explaining those young daughters to new people. The older one, named Me, was always introduced as the smart kid. The younger one was the artistic kid. And, because kids need to be able to depend on parents, each of those growing girls believed that Mom was right.

Time passed, as time does. About 40 years passed, in fact, before – one day – the one named Me had a new thought! What if, she wondered… maybe, just maybe, it was possible to be both smart and artistic??? So she picked up a brush and painted the dingy white kitchen cupboards in different colors to match the Fiesta Ware dishes that made her feel happy! It was huge fun and she really was thrilled with the way it looked. Even more, she loved the way it felt!

But, more things were true! There was a whole lot of smart kid stuff clamoring to be done in her world and it was close to 10 years before she picked up a paint brush again.

Then, she was invited on a magic journey called The Black Madonna Pilgrimage, in the mysterious land of Intentional Creativity®. She didn’t know then – and still isn’t quite sure – why she said yes, but she did! (Divine inspiration may have been involved!!!) And, with the help of a whole lot of wise people who’d been on such journeys before, she made art!!! In fact, she made the painting you caught a peek of, as we began. And she claimed a whole lot more of herself!

She even realized that she was both smart and artistic!!! And, ever since that day, she has learned and painted and helped others learn, too. The world is a complicated place and the she who is Me is absolutely convinced that if more and more of us learn what she has learned – and is ready to share – we can make the world safer and more welcoming for many, many, many more of us. For now, though, she has paintbrushes to wash and more dots to make! (And a very special thing to share with you, in just a moment!!!)

Here’s a glimpse of my #wip #Quickening painting. There’s still some finishing to be done but this is the piece we need now…

Yep! #Filters!!! Coming soon, to the land of Intentional Creativity® ! My first class for the Foundation and it’s about to start. You are invited!!! This is the place to bring all your questions… all the what next? and how will we make it? and what can I do? mumbo jumbo keeping you up at night!

My part is questions. And a whole lot of practice. Your part is claiming new possibilities… new paths to familiar dreams… and new tools for your medicine basket. Together, we CAN head out to the places where we are called!

I know… it sounds huge, and it is a lot to take in. That’s why there are lots of details, right here! Just click the pretty colored link to learn more. To HOPE again!!! (And, yes… there are pictures!!!)

ps… the shop elves have been busy updating at FierceArtWithHeart! Come on by to see all the fun and inspiration! It’s a great place to find encouraging Graduation gifts for your beloveds!