This past Wednesday was the 4th and final week of the most recent session of my class, Reclaim Your Creativity. These ladies are going to be a tough act to follow - each one of the participants was authentic and brave, and contributed so much to the larger conversation about the importance of creativity in our lives, both as individuals and mothers. Most gratifying was that exactly the kind of breakthroughs I hoped for the participants was indeed happening by week 4. Of course, the details of those breakthroughs are private to the women in the class, but the take-away for me is that I feel confident now that the design of the class really does work. So much of putting this curriculum together has been intuitive, based on the belief that what works for me in my own creative reclaiming process would be effective for other people, too. It was wonderful to see that that belief was - at least somewhat! - founded.
This spring I'll get the chance to offer Reclaim Your Creativity again to a new group of creative mamas. I'm also super excited to invite back the women from the first two sessions to participate in a next-level class, the activities and assignments for which are rolling around in my brain now... Got to keep a notebook with me at all times!
I was thinking the other day about what life was like 5 years ago... I had a three-year old and a new baby, and while I was completely in love with both of them, I was also lonely and overwhelmed much of the time. I had started to get some local commissions but they were rare and still seemed almost accidental. That just a few years could make such a difference in my creative life, let alone that I'm now able to offer my experience to others through this blog and the class, seems like nothing less than a miracle. It makes me wonder how different life could possibly look in another 5 years. Dreaming big over here...
