The Sun. The bright light of our skies, the radiance of our inner fire. Celebrated and worshiped for as long as humans have walked the Earth. The Sun, the fire of our solar plexus; our power center; our will. The place where we feel that gut reaction, the space within that can answer the question ‘Who am I?’ The answer intensely personal, exclusively our own, always begging another question: – ‘Who do you want to be?’ The choice is ours, always. We may push this question outwards, expecting someone or something else to provide the answer, to make our choice for us. There will come a day, when no other answer than the one that thunders up from deep within your being will do. And you will know, beyond all shadow of doubt, who you are. And the trick- the real magic- how to live this magnificence in the world- how to contain this fire without burning up, will slowly come, with many fits and starts, but gradually you will burn bright and steady. You will know. This is it. This is my life. I am.

Janet Balboa (#janetbalboa) is an artist, writer and teacher living in the Chicago suburbs. Read more
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🌙Sliding in at the very last minute... my Moon girl 'Genevieve'. Named after my neighbor who seems a very bright light to me indeed. Painted for The Rauecenter.org fundraiser.
The Flower of Life informs this work- I wanted to work with the cycle of life, death, and rebirth that is so beautifully and relentlessly expressed in the composition and decomposition of nature.
On my radar. Many projects going at once, keeping my interest.
Moondance
Thursday Mandala Class. 4 weeks
⚘️Thursday Mandala Class 10:30-12
Finding the shapes and patterns hidden in a blank piece of paper...engaging artistically with shadow work helps to identify what it is that might need attention, awareness and care within us.
Work in Progress.
A beautiful fabulous evening.❤️❤️❤️