The Stories I’m Shaping
This morning, I sat in my studio with an empty page staring back at me. For a moment, I wasn’t sure where to begin. Then I remembered—I’d just created all this juicy goodness for the launch of The Soulful Journey.
I reached for my own copy of The Soulful Journey Begins, the little mini-journal I made to help hold tender beginnings. Settling into the comfy chair with a view out the window, I pulled this prompt:
What new stories might I be ready to begin shaping now?
Then, I began to write…
There are seasons when the old stories loosen their grip, not because they were wrong, but because they’ve carried me as far as they could. I feel their weight in my hands—pages worn from turning, ink softened by the years—and I know it is time to set them gently aside.
Something quieter stirs at the edges of my awareness. Not yet fully formed, not yet demanding a name. It arrives like the first light before dawn—tender, unhurried, patient. I do not rush to capture it. I let it breathe. I let it be.
Perhaps the new stories will begin not with grand declarations, but with the smallest acts: a pen uncapped, a brush dipped in color, a single sentence offered to the waiting page. Perhaps they will ask me to live them before I write them.
And maybe—just maybe—these new stories will be less about who I should be, and more about who I already am, unfolding.
The words felt so alive, I wanted to see them take shape on a page that was more than just words. So I gathered my paints, brushes, and collage scraps, and wove them into an art journal spread—the one you see in the image here. I am loving what creating The Soulful Journey is opening up in me.
If you, too, are feeling the stirrings of a new chapter, I’ve created a companion for this tender threshold. The Soulful Journey Begins is a mini-journal to hold your first words, your first glimmers, your first steps into what’s next. You can welcome it into your hands on its own, or gather it with the full Soulful Journey Starter Bundle—a circle of tools, prompts, and quiet invitations to honor your becoming.
Your new stories are waiting. Let’s step into them, together.
