Workshop: Express Your Heartistry

What We Covered...

Embracing authenticity, creativity, and emotional freedom can lead to a fulfilling and thriving life, but it asks us to practice overcoming fear, setting boundaries, and balancing self-awareness and self-kindness.

  • 00:00 Being present and authentic in everyday life, crafting your emotional world, and demonstrating heartistic qualities can lead to a fulfilling and enriching life.
    • Heartistry is about expressing what matters to you in a true, authentic, and doable way, and clearing blocks or boosting energy can make it easier and more fun.
    • Being present and aware in everyday tasks can lead to a more fulfilling life.
    • It takes courage to face the emotions that may arise and to be present with our feelings in the moment.
    • Creating quiet moments in our lives gives us a feeling of control. Living life with heartistry, while being aware of emotional skills and qualities, brings richness to our experiences.
    • Demonstrating qualities like persistence, competence, generosity, and spontaneity in work grows our heartistic skill set.
    • Crafting your emotional world by moving more of your emotional qualities into your identity can help you thrive and have a positive influence on the we-spaces and people around you.
  • 10:21 Expressing our heartistry is essential for human thriving.
    • It's not inauthentic to wish someone a nice weekend or hope they get a good rest, but if there's an issue that needs to be addressed, it should be done within healthy boundaries.
    • Share what you value and want to create in your world to anchor it and invite the universe to respond.
    • Expressing heartistry and gratitude in a group setting can help free us.
    • Heartistry is expressing something that matters to you, whether it gets recognition or not.
    • Being aware and intentional can help us identify positive and loving people to surround ourselves with.
    • Identify and share the blocks that prevent you from expressing your true self in the world to clear them and experience a shift in resistance.
  • 18:26 Overcome fear of rejection and bring more loving kindness into the world by using EFT Tapping, setting boundaries, and accepting oneself at a comfortable pace.
    • We desire loving kindness. So of course we fear rejection! Use EFT tapping as a tool to overcome these obstacles and bring more loving kindness into the world.
    • Rejection of loving kindness may not be about the person offering it, but rather due to past experiences and fears of obligation or being taken advantage of.
    • Being loving, kind, and generous doesn't always mean saying yes, and it's okay to set boundaries for yourself even if others may not understand or take advantage.
    • Building the muscle of taking a breath and feeling into your body before giving an answer can be useful in communicating boundaries and desires.
    • Acceptance doesn't always have to be connected with revealing oneself too quickly, and it's possible to radiate acceptance without feeling the pressure to reveal oneself.
    • Accepting oneself and going at a comfortable pace is important.
  • 30:16 Balancing self-revelation and self-kindness is core to healthy relationships.
    • It's important to balance revealing ourselves to others with being kind to ourselves, as over-revealing is common with those who have extensive trauma histories.
    • Sharing can lead to an emotional hangover, but the discomfort doesn't necessarily mean it's "bad" for us.
    • Discerning what our body sensations are communicating helps us to bond while remaining comfortable in our own skin.
    • Self-awareness helps in accepting oneself and savoring the feeling of acceptance, rather than being desperate for bonding and risking more than is a yes for us.
    • Stepping out of our comfort zones as curious individuals can lead to stumbling and awkwardness, but accepting ourselves and blending in new experiences can lead to growth and expansion.
    • Quality time is an important aspect of connection and co-creation (and is one of the love languages).
  • 36:09 Prioritize connection, creativity, and generosity to turn mundane tasks into meaningful moments and alleviate pressure.
    • The pressure of "have to's" can trigger our "survival mode," but prioritizing connection, co-creation, and generosity can turn mundane tasks into meaningful moments.
    • Being present in the moment and sharing creative ideas with others can help alleviate pressure and reinforce what matters.
    • Deep love can come from silly offbeat moments, not just having everything squared away.
    • There's pressure to do things right, but it's important to tap into our heartistry and take a deep breath.
    • Focus on getting things done with curiosity and intention, and give yourself a 10% dispensation to experience things differently.
    • Take a breath and try to do 10% of what you want to accomplish, while appreciating the joy and energy it brings, and practice being generous with your future self.
    • Developing self-kindness and finding ways to benefit oneself without relying on others is important for emotional freedom and enhancing both personal and shared heartistic experiences.
  • 50:32 Trusting instincts is difficult when we fear losing control and struggle to pursue creative ideas amidst all the "work" that always "needs to be done."
    • The speaker struggles with trusting their inner instincts when working on contractual projects and fears that pursuing other creative ideas will lead them astray.
    • Notice the sensations in your body when inspiration arises, as the energy may dissipate if not acted upon immediately.
    • The speaker recounts a painful and embarrassing incident from their past that has led to a fear of losing concentration.
    • The speaker is cautious about using hot wax due to a past experience... but acknowledges that some of their other ideas are safe to do.
    • The prefrontal cortex not fully forming until age 25 and can affect decision-making.
    • The speaker struggles to deviate from contract work and fears losing control if they take time for enjoyable activities.
  • 57:39 Play can feel "scary," but taking breaks and being kind to ourselves can improve creativity and flow.
    • Play can be distracting and make us lose track of time, leading us to forget what's important, especially for teenagers whose prefrontal cortex is not fully formed.
    • We can end up shutting down new ideas and our creative self due to past failures and traumas... but consider trying a few minutes of creativity to see how it feels.
    • Taking breaks and switching between left and right brain thinking can be useful for generating ideas and improving flow in writing.
    • Give yourself permission to take breaks and be kind to yourself, as we often treat others better than we treat ourselves.
    • Creating space for different expressions of our heartistry, blending our strengths and qualities in a conscious way, and recognizing when we are in survival brain versus creative brain are key skills for developing our heartistry.
  • 01:07:20 Blend movement and new ideas into your life, embrace resistance, strive for emotional freedom, and pursue what matters to you.
    • Blend spontaneity into your life by setting aside time for movement and exercise, adopting new ideas, and allowing yourself to be eager and curious.
    • Resistance is a natural human response that can be helpful in determining what truly matters to us and can lead to greater creativity and self-expression.
    • Practice safe and sane ways to explore movement, recognize generosity as a core skill, and strive for emotional freedom and peacefulness in various situations.
    • Acknowledge and clear illogical beliefs through tapping and sharing in order to be self-expressed in the world.
    • Don't be what others want you to be. Find what matters to you and pursue it in a way that feels true to your core.
    • Join the free community space at thrivingnow.center to share your heartistry.

Join the discussion by commenting below or in the community center.

Want to track your progress and gain full access to bonus courses? Login or register for an account.

{"email":"Email address invalid","url":"Website address invalid","required":"Required field missing"}
>