Art Therapy for Broads Abroad : Post Cards From The Edge : Exercise #9

:: Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. ::

― W. Paul Young, The Shack

Broads Abroad, I'll share a secret with you.  The more centered I become in my own heart, the better the alignment between my thoughts and actions.  I have less need to ruminate on the transgressions of others - freaking bastards!  LOL!  It's fantastic really - a time is approaching when the worst in life will come flying into my face and I will not bat an eyelash.  Things will happen.  I'm not going to give them energy by naming them.  We all know that life is chaordic, bringing sublime moments as well as the unthinkable.  

What we don't generally practice is finding peace within this rhythm.  I mean PEACE OUT sisters!  Peace in all it's many facets begins with forgiveness.  Accepting ourselves as being perfect within an impermanent frame, acknowledging that damaging moments and people were set in our paths for a reason, and being solidly grounded in the thought that we are being taken care of despite ourselves.

When you are moving through this exercise, consider correcting all the assumptions associated with the acts you wish to forgive.  Did you allow someone to assume something about you, only to watch it snowball?  Did you assume someone had a skill set like your own, only to discover they are in no way from your tribe?  

For this exercise, you must only consider your own actions and thoughts.  Haven't you spent enough time fretting over the fray of others?  If you aren't self-interested now, when will you be?  Stop being so fey my Loud Sisters!   

Mattel™ never made a Magical Thinking Barbie.  You are after all, the producer, director, and movie star of your own life story.  Bring it on home!

Today's Secret Message of Love: I will correct assumptions!

Post Cards From The Edge © News From A Broad, 2012
*An excellent tutorial can be found on Home Abroad.

Materials:

• Scissors
• Magazines, newspapers, beautiful paper bags
• Glue Stick
• Card stock, construction paper, and/or vellum 
• A piece of paper for practicing the message on your postcard
• Pen, pencil, Sharpie, and/or rub-on letters

NOTE: I like vellum as it has a revealing property that allows you to work on both sides.  However, it is very difficult to write on with anything but a Sharpie or rub-on letters.

 

Process:

• Compile collage elements for your postcards. The cleaner the cuts, the more integrated the images will appear in the new composition. 
• Cut the card stock, construction paper, or vellum to meet the postcard standard in case you want to mail it to yourself.  Minimum postcard dimensions 3 ½” x 5”.  Maximum postcard dimensions 4 ¼” x 6”. 
• Before gluing the images, shift them around on the postcard while thinking about the text associated with the act you are willing to forgive.
• Glue the images in place.    
• Compose the text.

Options:

• Glue a piece of vellum over the whole image to create a misty feel.
• Go crazy!  Instead of a postcard, create a pop-up note card. 

Conclusions:
Forgiveness begins with letting go of our own throats.  It takes time, conscious effort, and great care to know that the path towards forgiveness begins with examining our own actions.  Use the Broad Dream Notes as a guide for processing this exercise.

Create the life you want!

The Broad  
 

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