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I am offering 10 more free “Exploring Your Essence” sessions - sign up on my website using the code NEWYEAR. These went quickly very last time, so don’t wait!
I want you to see yourself as Spirit sees you. I want you to realize the gifts you are here to share. I want you to realize the power you have when you are connected to your heart.
The world needs you to wake up and live from your heart. You are so important.
Color & joy ππ₯°β€οΈπππ«Ά
Take two of the Taylor sketches and J’adore! π» Swipe for the reference photo and a jump scare of the first portrait I ever did of T in July 2021 β οΈπΉ Happy to be continuing to make progress every day and SO grateful to be an artiste π§π¨ π§βοΈππ¦ππ₯°π«Ά
Join me at the @decontemporary Holiday Market, Dec 6&7 in Wilmington, DE! I’ll be selling 8x10 prints, greeting cards, and a few originals. This is my first season of markets and shows and I deeply appreciate the support! It’s my goal in 2025 to do more shows and exhibitions and put myself out there - which is HARD when living with chronic illness, but I’ve got an excellent business partner and supporter in my wife ππΈπ¦ And I just go at my own pace π€π«‘ If you cannot come IRL & want to know what prints I’m selling, shoot me a DM π«Ά
Lately I’ve been so focused on school, all the studying and meetings for that, and creating products to sell at in-person art fairs (be there soon, Wilmington!) that I have not had any time to actually CREATE! Today fixed that. I love painting portraits and I want to get back into it. I think they’re harder to *sell* and, honestly, I don’t love that as a reason to stop me from creating them. So I dove back into portraits today with my favorite muse, my gorgeous wife @thatbtayv, who graciously let me shove various lights in their face and take a bunch of photos this morning - only to settle on this candid, which actually shows them laughing. Inspired by the palette and style of a @lizchaderton lesson from #sktchy, this one was just a practice run. But I love it! Maybe biased because I adore the model. Hope you get some time soon to do something just for fun, friend. Love you!
In this recent blog, I write about my experience as an American Jew on the spiritual path, and wisdom I've gained from Indigenous teachers that has me reflecting on the Earth-based roots and futures of my childhood faith. You could say I am an anti-zionist Jew. Technically, that would be correct. But I prefer to align myself for something, not to define myself by what I oppose. The discovery of Diasporism has felt so in alignment. I write about what this movement is and what it means to me in my post. I am many things, and one of them is a Radical Diasporic Jew. π
Link to read is on my page!
I’m super excited to try out a new offering — a 30 minute, personalized intuitive session for β¨Exploring Your Essence β¨
Things We’ll Cover:
β€ How does the Universe see me? What does Spirit appreciate most about me?
π§ What are my unique spiritual gifts?
π How can I live more into my Essence / Soul and develop or express my gifts?
π¦ What ways are my gifts showing up in my life?
πͺ What ways might they show up in my future?
π Plus time to discuss / process / reflect back any questions that arise in the session.
I’m doing the first five for free — use code ESSENCE at booking for a free reading.
Book via my website π«Ά Y’all know where to find the link!
Curious? π€ Let me know in the comments or π DM me π
Love you!
Lior
My offering today, on this tumultuous day in America, where so many of us are feeling overwhelmed and very afraid. A blessing to activate more loving support from the Universe that so deeply wants to help you. A short practice that I return to again and again in my own life. And a grounding question that has helped me when I notice myself getting activated, overwhelmed, and unsure how I can help when so many desperately need help.
Here’s the thing — you cannot serve others well when you are activated and overwhelmed.
For all my warriors of justice and fighters for peace — make sure you are taking time to serve your own peace, your own safety, your own needs. It is a lie told to you that to do so is selfish. It is actually radically necessary.
Sending so much love.
Image text: A blessing for tumultuous times. May I come to know, in the flesh of my body, that no matter what happens around me I am connected to Spirit/Source/Universe/God. May I come to know, in the beating of my heart, that joy is an act of creation that is always available to me. May I come to know, in the synapses of my nervous system, that peace is an internal state not reliant upon external circumstances. And when connection, joy, and peace feel far away or impossible for me to reach, may I call out for help to Spirit/Source/Universe/God.
A practice for tumultuous times: place on hand on the belly, and one hand on the heart. With eyes open, look off softly in the distance, and bring your focus to the breath. Allow thoughts and feelings to rise and fall, returning again to the breath. Stay with the breath for 1-2 minutes, or as long as feels good.
Grounding questions for tumultuous times: If you notice yourself getting caught up in worrying for the future, and sense overwhelm in your body or mind, pause and breathe deeply in and out. Look around, in front of you and behind you, side to side. Ask yourself: right here, right now, in my immediate surroundings, am I safe? If you are not safe, make whatever changes you can to get closer to safety. Most likely, you will find that you are safe, and you are bringing yourself back into the now, and approaching a more grounded state. [cont’d comment]
Getting into Autumn with a morning sketch inspired by the aspens in my friends yard in Utah. Did you know Aspens are one organism? π€π‘βπ
Beloved in Autumn (2024) - a 9x12" watercolor on Arches cold-press paper. Not for sale β€οΈ