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"Realign with who I've always been", a new collage

"Realign with who I've always been", a new collage painting in the PEACEFUL PAUSE collection, seems like the most appropriate artwork to post today.
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Why?
After 5 days being "professional Catherine", I am once again "artist Cat" and am joyfully prepping my new collection for release the second week of August (hopefully!).
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Today's big project?
Photograph the collection in room settings and finish two final collages that I started as a demo for the @sandrafeleart IGTV interview last Saturday.
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Although this is "work" just like my 5-day-a-month day gig is, art "work" is my calling and therefore feels like a gentle walk to the lake (my daily self-care ritual) by comparison.
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So what are YOU up to on this peaceful Saturday?
Truly curious!
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After working my day gig for the past 4 1/2 days,

After working my day gig for the past 4 1/2 days, I feel like I'm emerging from a different world.
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Its feels so odd during the 5 days I work each month because I step into my "professional Catherine" persona where I adorn suits, make-up, and jewelry, along with making sure my hair looks put together.
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However in 3 hours, I go back to "artist Cat", where I wear the most comfortable, colorful and joyful things in my closet, which of course includes birkenstocks (with my art on them) and artist apron.
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No surprise that the art I choose to post today is titled "Emerging". This collage, along with 26 others will be released the second week of August as part of the PEACEFUL PAUSE collection. Not committing to a date (yet) until I know that results of my PET scan which happens on Monday!
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When is the last time that YOU emerged from what felt like another world? Curious if anyone else is going through this odd phenomena.
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So love this quote... "This is the real secret of

So love this quote...
"This is the real secret of life.
To be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play."
Alan Watts
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This describes what I'm doing this week, continuously coming back to the precious moment, and appreciating the sacred task before me. No matter what it is, including what's currently in front of me - my 5-day-a-month day gig.
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Only 1 1/2 more days to go and I go back to full time art. However in the meantime, I'm fully here, appreciating the fun of teaching the MBTI to beautiful souls from across the US via zoom.
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Thank you @stevemartinart for creating art from the pic of me praying. So grateful for your gift that I had to share it!
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AND THE ANSWER IS… “Say yes”. Thanks to all

AND THE ANSWER IS…

“Say yes”.
Thanks to all of you who guessed.
Rather impressive that half of you guessed correctly! You read my mind/soul.
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Let play a game!
In the comments, share what you think I titled this collage painting.
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It's not as obvious as it first appears, although very obvious once you know it.
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This just happens to be the phrase that literally transformed my relationship with my father after we hadn't talked for 3 years. Sometimes words repeated over and over create miracles.
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This is one of 27 collages in the PEACEFUL PAUSE collection that will be released in early August. I'm not committing to an exact date because I already declared the date twice before and life pushed me back. So by not stating the date until I'm ABSOLUTELY sure, I'm thinking it will actually happen this time! Stay tuned 😉.
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My word of the moment is focus, which just happens

My word of the moment is focus, which just happens to be the title of this new collage painting from the soon-to-be-released PEACEFUL PAUSE collection.
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This word is helping me navigate all that's swirling around me, continually bringing me back to the present moment.
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What is true NOW?
What needs to happen NOW?
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For in THIS moment, all is truly fine.
I'm simply focused on the one task in front of me.
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And when that task is complete, I'll move onto the next. Focusing on one thing at a time is my moment to moment intention for the foreseeable future.
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What word is helping you navigate your life at the moment? Does your word change throughout the year (like me), or do you choose one and stick with it throughout the year?
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