{"id":3514,"date":"2018-08-13T16:09:49","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/?p=3514"},"modified":"2018-08-13T16:09:49","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T16:09:49","slug":"trust-creative-relationships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/trust-creative-relationships\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Creative Relationships&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Welcome to the art\/life trail!<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Hello to new readers! I celebrate you! We are on the trail toward greater relationship with your creative voice! <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I Trust that you find a sense of community here as together we explore Natural\/Circadian\/Feminine rhythms found in cycles and seasons.<\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3515\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/artcrew2.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/artcrew2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/artcrew2.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/artcrew2.jpg?w=832&amp;ssl=1 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Explore outside the door, Virginia MOCA, Art in the Park, photo Drozda 2015<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Welcome All!\u00a0 During the last few weeks of the summer quarter of the Natural Year\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #808000;\">it\u2019s time to consider the power of action.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Do this:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Focus upon the vision or theme that you set back in April.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">We return and review back to April. This is because each spring you are invited to engage your creativity in new and dynamic ways. We mark our Natural beginning at the equinox. We witness the creative unfolding through the spring and summer quarters.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The call all this year is to become more passionate and connected to your destiny. That naturally demands more commitment and courage. More commitment and courage mean that no matter what it looks like \u2018out there\u2019 the opportunity to discover the silver lining is \u2018in here\u2019. It\u2019s the within that aligns you with your creative super-power. All this year the creative super-power is to seek, discover, uncover and express the silver linings in the darkest of clouds.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">During the summer months there are three keywords that we explore. These are <strong>Growth<\/strong> throughout July, <strong>Trust<\/strong> during August leading to the outcome for the season which is to come to know <strong>Love<\/strong> while moving through September.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I truly appreciate what each of these 30 day periods invites. Let\u2019s look a bit closer so that you can customize the experience and see the ways that these micro-climates fit for you as you consider what you are choosing to manifest.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">If you look to the right sidebar, you\u2019ll see the 12 keywords that act as signposts for the Natural Year. Our calendar, here on the art\/life trail is circular and combines a Circadian\/Feminine rhythm. This means that we come together to exercise a curiosity. We explore our personal creative energy to align with the in-breath and out-breath of the instinctive\/intuitive\/natural world of which we are an integral part.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Beginning in April with the Aries cycle there is the opportunity, every year, to ask yourself:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808000;\">What is my current vision, or theme, for my life? <\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I see this as a symbolic placing of the fingers on the pulse-point of Clarity. You can enlist, throughout the month, all that you have accomplished thus far and sense into where you are willing to be clearer. Ask:<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 28px;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px;\">What is my direction?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What are my projects?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>What dates are important?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Who will be involved?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>When to schedule?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Why take this on?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MediaBlend1a_W_2012.jpg?resize=487%2C500\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MediaBlend1a_W_2012.jpg?resize=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MediaBlend1a_W_2012.jpg?resize=768%2C788&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/MediaBlend1a_W_2012.jpg?w=928&amp;ssl=1 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #808000;\">Virginia MOCA, Adult Studio, Media Blend project, Drozda photo 2016<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Clarity leads to Wisdom<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">As you move through May there is an opportunity to sink into all the research required to allow your experience to enhance your forward movement. That\u2019s Wisdom. You\u2019ll never know it all yet each year at this time you can gather a basket of the wisdom that the previous 12 months have delivered to your doorstep.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>Wisdom opens the door to your Brilliance<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\u00a0In June on the Natural calendar of the year you can practice for 30 days being radiant. You can shine. You can be the light in any situation, circumstance, relationship or challenge. You can be the beam so that by the summer solstice, year after year, there is a sense of magnetizing your brilliance in a refreshed and energizing way. Never the same two years in a row.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The energy of June creates a point of tension as the Natural calendar expands into summer and provides you with the necessity to<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><strong>take a risk and walk into the unknown\u2026what needs to grow?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">All of July is giving you the power to Grow based upon what has come to meet you so far. If you can document the evidence of Clarity leading to Wisdom and Brilliance then you\u2019ll be in harmony with the Growth that is most natural for you.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">This is exciting! There is no way to \u2018make this happen\u2019. You act based upon the focus point and invest in what it brings. By July there is momentum. Hold the image of \u2018Jack\u2019s beanstalk\u2019 in full out growth climbing toward new dimensions and unseen realms. The Growth of July naturally supports you in developing a deeper and wider Trust in that vision that you felt drawn to back in April.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">What if you had a blank canvas in April? What if you had no idea whatsoever of the direction that you wanted to go? Trust that. Lean into that. Be curious and open to see what comes to meet you with just that as the impulse for each step forward.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">You\u2019re looking at creative consciousness. You\u2019re playing with the energy that most Naturally comes to meet you as you circumnavigate the Natural Year.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Who do you Trust? This is one of the most powerful inquiries that you can have and this entire month allows the space, naturally, to dive deep.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">The six months between spring and fall equinox provide a launch pad for your vision. The creative vision that you have for your life is simply the area where you feel the most aliveness. How beautiful it is to walk with awareness, month by creative month, noticing where the flow zone lives in you.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">For those of you who are new to \u2018walking the circle of the Natural Year\u2019 welcome! This is where you can explore a gentle and graced creative pace. Here you are invited to engage Natural\/Circadian\/Feminine rhythm allowing a different view of time.\u00a0 This fresh approach makes it possible to expand your relationship with time.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">In the six weeks ahead, there is ample space to lean into and review what you have been reminded of here. Then after your look back to April sense into the level of Love that you have for your creative process. Really allow yourself to relish the beauty and the wonder of what your experience has brought into your life thus far. No judgments. Simply recognize that by enlisting Natural\/Circadian\/Feminine rhythm, as we explore here, you will magnetize that which is yours in a way that you may have been unwittingly resisting.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I\u2019m very excited to stand with you and for you and your most creative Love. Last time we posed the questions: \u2018What do I want to have come of this?\u2019 And \u2018What is this for?\u2019<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">This week begin to expand into the inquiry of<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>What would Love do now?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3186\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Journal_7-2017.jpg?resize=500%2C338\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Journal_7-2017.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Journal_7-2017.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Journal_7-2017.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Journal_7-2017.jpg?w=1313&amp;ssl=1 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Journal\/Idea Log entry, Drozda, 2017<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">I find this question an ever-intriguing open space. I am completely surprised by guidance that sees this inquiry as a channel for creative joy and peace.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Give it a go this next six weeks.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Ask often; \u2018What would Love do now?\u2019 Then step back and observe the power of this invitation. Make a note in your journal\/Idea Log of all the ways you find evidence for being supported.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">August is the Trust month of the Natural\/Circadian\/Feminine year. In six weeks, the shift from outward\/action turns to inward\/reception at the fall equinox.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808000; font-size: 24px;\"><strong>Enjoy the exceptionally rich creative environment surrounding you<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Think of it as the creative ocean in which you swim. Imagine learning your lessons through joy and uplift rather than struggle and depletion. <\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Leave your comments regarding your personal process. How are you expanding creative Trust in relationships&#8230;with projects, visions, themes and others&#8230;how do you Trust?<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">See you soon\u2026on the art\/life trail.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Iona<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-168 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunasee_bloginsert-e1423080775768.jpg?resize=714%2C148\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunasee_bloginsert-e1423080775768.jpg?w=714&amp;ssl=1 714w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/lunasee_bloginsert-e1423080775768.jpg?resize=300%2C62&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Visit:<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 20px; color: #808000;\">Current Solo Exhibition: <a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/norfolk-botanical-garden\/\">Norfolk Botanical Garden<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Wren House Studio\u00a0Painting website:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/\"><strong>Donna Iona Drozda<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Lifecycle Creative Coaching website:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/lifecycle\"><strong>Lifecycle<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\"><a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwMv2Nu92wlrro_l-Xex0Pg?view_as=subscriber\"><strong>You Tube : Two Minute Creative Tune-UP^<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">22 Prayer Poems for Care Givers\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.donnaionadrozda.com\/care-givers-book\/\"><strong>book\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Wren House Studio Face Book Fan Page:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WrenHouseStudio\"><strong>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WrenHouseStudio<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #808000;\">Please\u00a0<a style=\"color: #808000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WrenHouseStudio\"><strong>LIKE<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0Fan Page<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the art\/life trail! 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