Episode 26: Encouragement for Rough Times

An outer wall of my studio, mid-transformation.

Dearly Beloved,

Transformation is possible.

That’s the key message in today’s episode of the Accidental Muralist Podcast. When you're feeling despair about the state of the world, follow your imagination and intuition to where soul and beauty are needed. Those small acts mean everything.

Whether you’re discouraged or optimistic (or both, alternately), have a listen — the episode is less than 23 minutes long. Then I’d love to hear your thoughts! 🤓

Notes:
The other podcast episode I refer to, in which I imagine what could happen next door in the “burnt house lot” is here.

Takeaways:
You don’t need a clear plan.
Little things are big things.
Change begins with the small/huge act of trusting yourself.
Speaking our ideas out loud is powerful.

Do you have examples from your own life that you can share? Let’s keep modeling bold, imaginative thinking. No more throwing our hands up as though nothing can be done. How ‘bout we only throw them up in celebration of progress, like one of my favorite emojis: 🙌🏽

You in? 😊

Positively quivering with possibilities,
Pam

Portland area happenings:
Catch me with the vibrant Espacio Flamenco community performing at Washington Park’s free summer series on Friday, Aug. 5th. Info is here.

Wanna play imaginatively with found objects in a gorgeous, inspiring setting? Join me and my host-friend Pam for a workshop on Tuesday, Aug. 23rd called Where Mosaic Meets Collage. Click here for more info.

Look here for the array of great classes at the ReBuilding Center, where I teach mosaic and other Creative Reuse workshops.

Finally, this fall you’ll find me teaching Art Journaling at PCC’s SE campus. The catalog will be out soon, so stay tuned!