Hello Friends,
It’s been a while since I have been struggling with both physical and emotional health issues. This time of year, with the lessening of daylight is difficult on those of us who suffer from clinical depression and the changing climate brings with it a host of new viruses that seem for whatever reason to always find me. It’s a busy time, a challenging time, a time of Holy Darkness, of grief, of loss, of celebrations, beginnings, endings, and everything in between. Wherever you are as we move out of this season of Holy Darkness from the shortest day of the year to days of equal light and dark followed by lengthening days or if you are in the southern hemisphere as you move out of the time of planting and growing into a time of harvest from the longest day of light into the shortening of days, I invite you to set an intention or choose a word or a phrase for 2024. Read the poetry of Thomas Merton, Rumi, Khalil Gibran, or Mary Oliver, or be inspired by movies such as City Slickers. It’s a Wonderful Life, Sound of Music, West Side Story, Hidden Figures, Oppenheimer, Black Panther or Barbie. Take a walk outside, sit by your window enjoy a cup of coffee at your favorite hangout. Listen to the music of the Big Bands, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, Thomas Rhett, Midnight Oil, Joni Mitchell or Coldplay. Journal, doodle or take pictures. What emerges? Share on our subscriber chat.
Two words have emerged for me invite and consistency.
I invite you to fill out my survey and let me know what you are interested in 2024.
The second thing I am working on is developing a schedule of consistent studio and office hours.
My second invitation is to invite you to purchase one of my custom mugs. These mugs are made by Deneen Pottery and feature a picture of my original artwork on them. They are $60 if you would like them to be shipped or $40 if you live in Jackson, I will deliver them to you in person.
The third invitation is to consider becoming a paid subscriber, if you subscribe for a full year for $70, you also will receive a mug besides a full year of weekly visio divina and reflections.
Thank you so much for your support throughout this past year. Hope to see you in 2024,
Joy on the journey,
Jennifer