Come on a Sketching Adventure! An illustrated reminder to keep doing life your way. You’ll also be the first to know when a new blog lands at veggiesandvodka.com.
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Hi friends, I'm back! And I'm waving hello to those of you who joined during my hiatus and are getting your first Sketching Adventures email! Hummingbird. That was my brain’s default speed this summer. Fluttering faster than I could think. Between the constant evolution of AI, an ever-changing world, and a life that’s packed full of goodness, it sometimes feels hard to keep up. Not to mention all the things we can blindly click on these days. Attention? Calm? You still out there? My speedy brain needs a massage. A chance to recalibrate, slow down, process. So I've started visualizing this when I meditate: Healing hands on my brain. Let those sore thinking muscles rest, and give those click-happy thumbs a break. The world isn’t going to stop moving forward. So we gotta make sure we take care of that pile of mush in our skull and pause to look around every once in a while. Cue Ferris Bueller. It’s often when we take the time to soften, expand and allow in a little calm that the magic happens. So I'm taking my own advice and pressing pause on the to-do list to reconnect with you. Because it’s been a minute, and I've missed Sketching Adventures and my There’s No One Way podcast. Aiming to get both back on track this fall. (Hold me to it!) Have you felt this flutter-fast speed of life lately? I’d love to know where you’re at. And if you do take a break, there’s plenty of sugar water to go around when you’re ready to get zippy again. Maura P.S. – It's so good to be back. Can't thank you enough for being here! Wondering what I've been up to? Here’s a snippet: |
Maura Kelpy
Come on a Sketching Adventure! An illustrated reminder to keep doing life your way. You’ll also be the first to know when a new blog lands at veggiesandvodka.com.
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Playing outside, client projects, and an amazing 2.5-week British Columbia road trip. That sums up my summer so far. How about you? Now that I'm back, I wanted to share this with you ASAP! This Monday, August 25th, 5:30pm MT / 7:30pm ET, I'm joining my friend Kate Kendall for a live conversation about authenticity, career pivots, and the magic of the messy middle. I’ve admired Kate’s work since discovering her empowering, insightful yoga classes on Gaia.com back in 2014. These days, our...