SoulCollage Story - Journey of the Innocent

SoulCollage® is more than creating unique pictures from magazines. It is an opportunity to explore our thoughts and feelings. It is a way of checking-in. I'm rereading Carol Pearson's book, "Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Us Find Ourselves and Transform the World." I've started exploring each archetype and I'm creating SoulCollage® cards to illustrate the concepts.

The first archetype is the Innocent. As I read through the chapter, I thought about my current situation with my dear father's declining health. It has been a stressful three months for me. I'm feeling quite heart broken to watch a man who was so capable to now be weakened in body, mind, and spirit. I'm grateful for the time I spend with him each week and the daily chats on the phone.

As painful as it is to explore my feelings, I have also found comfort and joy in creating collages and preparing this slideshow called, "Journey of the Innocent."

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If you are interested in exploring your own stories using collage, I invite you to check out my online class. It is a self-paced series of lessons that guide you through the hero's journey. CLICK HERE to learn more, see examples of participant's work, and listen to an audio interview of me with Leah from Creative Every Day as we talk about the collage making and story telling process.

 
I created this slideshow as part of a SoulCollage® blog party. I have invited SoulCollage® enthusiasts and beginners from all over the world to post SoulCollage® cards onto their blogs for July 31st. If you are interested in joining the party, you are welcome to create a post and add a link to it. Here are some helpful resources to get you started:

Discover SoulCollage® - See examples of my own cards and read about the process.

Listen to an interview with Anne Marie Bennett from KaleidoSoul.

Get the details on how to participate in the blog party.

Read 5 creative tips for your own blog party post.

Visit the wonderful blogs by following the links below. You don't have to post to a blog to enjoy the party. Be sure to leave lots of juicy and loving comments!

Thank you for stopping by! Let me know if you have any questions. Late comers to the party are most welcome. 

{{soul hugs}}

Kathryn, Collage Diva

Comments

[Lin Neiswender]

The story of you and your Dad is so moving, Kathryn, and beautifully told in words and images. Kudos!

[Jane]

Oh my ~ JOURNEY OF THE INNOCENT is bittersweet and wondrous. I'm honored and awed to witness your journey ... and glimpse some of the gifts and promises you have unearthed. Thank you.

[Stephanie]

Your Journey of Innocence moved me, Kathryn. I was a Daddy's Girl, too, and know what it is like to watch a parent decline. Thank you for sharing your love and hope for him. Much healing and love to you both.

[JoyceAnn]

Thanks for sharing your journey , soul collage told the story perfectly.

~ Blessings ~

[Megan Warren]

What a beautiful, poignant slideshow!
Keeping you both in my thoughts xxxx

[gemma]

Kathryn,
Thank you for giving us all this opportunity to share.Your slide show touched me deeply after having experienced similar with my own Dad.It must have been cathartic for you to tell your story this way.

[teri]

I was so moved by your slideshow, Kathryn. I lost my mom to Alzheimers several years ago, and it was so hard to watch her slowly slip away. The card about orphans was so true for me. xo

[Linda R.]

This was so beautiful! I hesitated watching because I knew it would prick my still open wound of losing my Dad last year. But I'm glad I did, and a great idea to collage the feelings. Thank you for sharing ;-) in case you fly by http://www.designsbylindar.blogspot.com/ or "like" my Fan/Biz page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Me-Myself-and-You/105043419547115

[Mary Hicks]

Kathryn, Thank you for the slide show! Great big lump in my throat as you worry about your dad...but such a wonderful story of your courage and wonder of life!

[Starbear ~ aka Betsy]

Kathryn,
The slide show is so touching. Sending blessings to you and your Dad. Thank You!
And THANK YOU so much for starting this blog party. I slowly move from person to person - having some technical difficulties saying hello to all.
So Thank you ALL!
Hugs from the Starbear (aka Betsy)

[Sandy Gambone]

Kathryn,
The slideshow was beautiful and moving. Thank-you for sharing
Sandy

[Deborah]

Kathryn-Collage-Diva,

What a beautiful telling of the journey both you and your father are now on. It seems very hopeful and I know expressing these feelings, sharing these images, does strengthen the soul. Many of us feel this way as daughters and daddy's girls and it is wonderful to know our thoughts converge here. Thanks for inviting me. With affection.....

Deborah

[Kathleen Botsford]

Love the slide show! Especially your "daddy's girl". I miss my father so much. SoulCollage is such a healing venue for all of the different seasons of our lives, isn't it?

[Carol]

We are all "the Innocent" on some level ~ Love your slide show about your Dad ~ you honor him well ~ It is most painful to see our loved ones aging and moving on to the "nether world" ~ His soul will always be with you ~ hugs and namaste, Carol

[Valerie K]

Kathryn,
Gorgeous and inspirational. You've inspired me to look at the Journey suggested by my cards. Thanks for sharing your wonderful slide show, and for organizing this fun blog hop!

[amateur-in-art]

Oh, Diva, I do SO love your work. It is so beautiful, and so heartfelt - and Honest.

I loved your slideshow. The one slide with the Journey to the Underworld was very powerful to me.

Thank you!

[HCG Drops]

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