It was a wonderful day with much splashing and banging to achieve glorious luminous first washes.
Irene Brand adding more lovely details to her beautiful beginning piece
Our idea was to paint beautiful houses and huts in glowing colour and build the painting from this base.
Sadly we only had one day and we were not able to complete the paintings but the beginning was just thrilling. I hope to reconnect with these wonderful artist and bring this painting to its completion.
Two beginning paintings with luminous washes
Thank you Fay Keevy for getting the Methodist Church Hall in JBay so that we could have this open and well-lit area for our creating.
Thank you to Christine Chapman for linking in all the St Francis Bay Artists and a Big thank you to all of you for bringing such a delicious spread of numsies for our lunch and tea.
Fay Keevy and Jenny Dawson
Thank you to Irene Brand for fetching, carrying and helping me to set up and give me a place to sleep in between the art explorations. I am SO Blessed with Delightful Friends.
My Friend, Douglas Magnus and I were sharing a moment on my mother’s bench facing the glorious beach of Jeffrey’s Bay. We were chatting about the Journey of Life and Honouring my Mom’s passing. It was a moment to be remembered and we took this photo of us smiling up into the camera held arm’s length away, hoping to capture the sense of Friendship and Quietness that settles when one stops the rush of life and reflects of the Magnificence of our Life Journey.
Douglas has been such an inspiration to so many people. He has a “terminal” diagnosis, but he is too busy being alive and sharing this with others to just let go and GO.
He GETS IT.
He sees the sunsets, the dawn the clouds and Light. He surfs in his favorite place in Jeffrey’s Bay, like he has done for decades. He has said farewell to friends who thought he would be leaving first. He blesses the lives of all those he encounters with his poems and writing.
Douglas is one of the MAGNIFICENT and God Loves him.
I am proud to call you my Friend dear Douglas and I hold you in my Heart always x
This painting was created from the Heart.
Let the Sun Shine In – by Douglas Magnus
Memorable Quotes and Sayings
Step by Step a painting is created – Moment by Moment we are Created
When Thomas Edison – inventor of the Light Bulb – was a boy, his teachers told him he was too stupid to learn anything.
Thomas Edison – best known for inventing the incandescent lightbulb in 1879.
The most significant form of Intelligence we can attain is Emotional Intelligence as this equips us to perform and succeed in all walks of life.
Our young people are losing out on this incredible learning as more and more time is given to “book learning” as schools and our society tend to attribute a person’s worthiness to their level of scholarly achievement.
Yet, time and time again, we hear of entrepreneurs and inventors who have achieved great wealth and success regardless of the formal learning.
Beethoven’s music teacher once said of him, “…as a composer, he is hopeless”.
Beethoven - famous composer
Teenager deserve to be fully equipped to manage life in all situations and this is possible whenEmotional Intelligence is understood and practiced.
This one day workshop will teach the valuable concepts and skills to open this awareness.
Participants to bring their own lunch, refreshments and snacks. Also a big cushion to sit on and clipboard or notebook and pen.
Please call Joy 079 180 7639 for more information and booking.
This is such a valuable workshop and I am hoping that parents and teenagers will learn how these techniques can bring about positive changes that will inspire all relationships in the home, school and later in the business setting.
Many Excellent organizations, like VW, offer their employees this training. It makes such a huge difference that it is seen as one of the essential courses business globally like to offer.
When we are able to move in the world from a core authenticity and responsibility, we are able to succeed in all endeavors.
I have researched this topic in depth as part of my studies with the University of Denver and presented workshops in Colorado, USA and South Africa to parents, educators and young people.
My motivation is to equip people to be the best that they can be, as this is the gift that impacts us all on a day to day basis.
What will we be learning?
Self – Awareness
Self – Discipline
The Golden Moment – how to recognize it and use it to improve the outcome in all situations
How to control your own impulses
Regulate emotions
How to use the information in many settings
How to help others to be the best they can be, simply by being aware and better control oneself
How will you know you have begun the practice of emotional intelligence ?
You will be more tolerant.
You will take a Golden Moment.
You will stop blaming others.
You will appreciate people’s differences.
You will be a resource and a role model for others.
African Dream our venue for our Experiencing Life Creatively Workshop – Jeffreys Bay
Revive Mind, Body and Soul in JBay
25th – 26th February, 2012
Revive Mind, Body and Soul as you work in alignment with your inner compass. This
weekend will empower you to begin making changes that will enable you to live a more relaxed, happy and authentic life, regardless of your life situation.
Memory space for my darling Mom – Gwynneth Myrtle Horn – who inspired my life for 52 wonderful years
Join me for a weekend in Jeffrey’s Bay to give yourself the rest and motivation to clear the issues and patterns that have governed your past behaviour and thinking. Here you can honour the passage of time as well as unfold the experiences you have encountered this past year.
Experiencing Life Creatively is a program that was designed to help you find creative ways to live your life in a more meaningful and delightful way.
What others have said about the experience:
“Feeling Great. So much happier! Handling things better at home”.
“I gained a sense of perspective, renewed purpose to honour my hearts desire. This workshop was a blessing”.
“Through this workshop I have gained a deeper insight into myself and the life path I have travelled”.
The exercise with the child photo showed me that the child within is still there; eager to explore and quite happy being just as ‘she’ is – confident of other’s approval”.
“This workshop has given me insight, encouragement, love and support as well as new hope and energy”.
“I have accepted the fact that my purpose is not static and I am able to identify my behaviour patterns as a result of the exercises. I am beginning to recognize negative thought patterns”.
“Thank you for the journey and for re-igniting my enthusiasm for life and all its potential”.
Revive Mind, Body and Soul as you work in alignment with your inner compass. This weekend will empower you to begin making changes that will enable you to live a more relaxed, happy and authentic life, regardless of your life situation.
Our venue, African Dream, will be our weekend sanctuary space. Here the sound and smell of the ocean will begin the easing of stress in this beautiful home on the beach of Jeffrey’s Bay.
Please contact Tanja Schroeder motorhomes@schroeder.co.za should you also wish to book this venue for a holiday retreat or function venue.
For those travelling from outside of Jeffrey’s Bay, accommodation can be suggested.
On the Beach Guesthouse would be my first recommendation. For more information – www.onthebeachjbay.co.za or call 042 293 3427.
Why not begin your gentle journey back to you.
Gain insight into your incredible Being
Begin to understand the rhythms and patterns that often block progress and limit our sense of inner peace
Learn to trust your inner guide – your intuition
Find the Bliss that empowers us to be the best we can be in all life situations
Joy Truscott is skilled in guiding participants towards higher self awareness and release from the trauma and stress of everyday living. Joy has a teaching background and lived in Colorado,USA for a few years where she gained her Masters Degree in Social Work, Clinical Counselling and studied integrated health care, Healing Therapy, at Mercy Medical, Durango,Colorado. Joy worked with Hospice and continues to study and work in the field of Energy Therapy, Energy Alignment and Trauma Release. Joy has presented this course to both American and South African participants, all who have testified to the value of this course in their lives.
As this work is so vital to our well-being please understand that the real value of this course cannot be priced. For those who desire to make an authentic, empowering change in their lives Joy is offering her tuition and guidance for just R625 for the weekend. This includes morning and afternoon teas and scones during the course of the day and a light lunch. Please bring your own refreshments.
This is a workshop that you will not want to miss. The number of participants will be limited.
Each participant to bring a photograph of themselves at about two to five years of age, (this is a vital part of the program so please ensure you remember this as it begins our journey work). Also a few pens, pencils, hardcover book, clipboard for writing exercises and any other comforts and refreshments that will make you feel relaxed, “at home” and nurtured.
Guideline of Work
The Journey of the Inner Child – connecting with the insight and authenticity of the inner child
a glimpse into our inner soul-self
sensing the rhythm and patterns of our life
Clearing the Clutter – seeing through the clutter we accumulate along the life journey
insight into our thinking mind and how we can be the master of our thoughts and intention
the opportunity to look at the emotional and physical burdens that hold us back.
Re-think, Re-pack – gaining perspective about emotional energy and energetic drains
how to remain emotionally in control; to view from enlightened perspective
methods to use Left / Right brain functioning to stabilize emotions.
how to work with the mind to set positive thought processes in motion.
Setting Sail for your Destination – steering through to alignment of soul’s purpose. Mapping the life path to find perspective and meaning
the formula to find your heart’s desire and work towards it.
the ability to see our lives in a more creative way, even in the “menial”.
Honouring the Journey of Pain and Disappointment – the greatest gift we can give ourselves is that of Release, but how do we do it?
guidance on how to use energy to release blockages so that the system can flow.
Sorting out the Ego Mind and the Whole Mind Perspective – understanding Mind perspective
Connecting our walk through this life to our authentic guiding light
how to harness the thought processes that enable us to make the changes that will sustain us and bring greater harmony in our own lives and into the lives of those with whom we share this life path
For those travelling from outside of Jeffrey’s Bay, accommodation can be suggested.
On The Beach Guest House – Jeffreys Bay
On the Beach Guesthouse would be my first recommendation. For more information – www.onthebeachjbay.co.za or call 042 293 3427.
Programme:
Day One –
9:00 – 11:00 First Session
11:00 – 11:30 Tea / coffee break
11:30 – 1:00 Second Session
1:00 Lunch –
2:30 – 3:30 Third Session
3:30 – 4:00 Tea / coffee break
4:00 – 6:00 Fourth Session
Day Two –
9:00 – 11:00 Fifth Session
11:00 – 11:30 Tea / coffee break
11:30 – 1:00 Sixth Session
1:00 Lunch –
2:30 – 3:30 Seventh Session
3:30 – 4:00 Tea / coffee Farewell
“A course that will change your life!”
Each participant to bring a photograph of themselves at about two years of age, (this is a vital part of the program so please ensure you remember this as it begins our journey work). Also a few pens, pencils, hardcover book for writing exercises and any other comforts that will make you feel relaxed and “at home”.
