Possibility
Possibility
where dreams come to life
Hi friends! Today we're celebrating! A year ago I embarked upon a true life-changing experience: I took a class. But it turned out to be so much more than that. It was Kelly Rae Roberts' "Flying Lessons", and the name couldn't be more appropriate, because it's really about teaching creative people to find their wings, open them and take flight. Kelly Rae has been an amazing training pilot / mama-bird, sharing her experiences, cheering us on, and also helping us deal with our fears.
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
We were over 500 brave little hatchlings in that nest, and today we are a beautiful, joyful and determined flock, fiercely supporting each other on our creative journeys. We are, as Kelly Rae says, "Possibilitarians":
"Possibilitarians = Possibility-fueled visionaries who stepped into their own limitlessness. Against the grain, against the odds. Just because . . . they had a calling they couldn’t ignore."
And who want to share their journeys so that others can feel they are given permision to follow their calling too, so that "just like that, the impossible simply . . . isn’t."
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
I made this little mixed media nest over the summer, as I was settling into my new studio. This room truly feels like a nest to me, because it is a safe, soft and inspiring place where my own creative dreams can grow, mature and hatch, before spreading their wings and taking flight into the world.
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
I believe our dreams, the ones that truly are this "calling we can't ignore", are not meant to stay dormant inside our nest, as warm and cozy as it may be. Eventually we'll need to crack that shell and hatch. And as any baby bird, we'll be small, and vulnerable, and awkward until our feathers grow.
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
But we're not alone. There are others in the nest with us, and if we're in this together, then it's no longer so scary. With the gentle help and example of those who have spread their wings before us, we can take the leap!
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
There will most probably be times when we stumble, and fall, and doubt, and get hurt. And maybe we'll never be the most gracious or colourful of birds... But who cares, as long as we can FLY!
Possibility, Mixed media plaster and fiber nest © 2013 Laly Mille
This post is part of the Flying Lessons Blog Circle! A few of us are writing about being a possibilitarian today, so follow THIS LINK to read my friend Karrlin's take on the subject, and then you can follow the link to the next blog, and the next and so on, until you circle back here!
Are you a Possibilitarian too? Then join the tribe on Kelly Rae's blog HERE! And read inspiring, possibility-filled stories HERE on her Possibilitarian Project page.
