If you've been following me or gone LIVE with me on Social Media, you may already know about my creative spiritual practice and how much JOY I have been initiating as a result of my Music. I am an avid journal keeper, and one way in which I keep a journal is in my spiritual practice. I love to record Sacred Text along with insights that come to mind. I also keep a spiritual poetry journal, and as of late, I've been riffing on that poetry vibe by writing lyrics from the spiritual concepts I study, and bringing them to life with my tambourine as I find the rhythm, the melody, the tempo and the spirit in which I desire to portray what those words communicate. This is a somewhat new experience for me in this vibe and in this JOY Filled process. I do have some song writing experience from over 13 years ago so it feels so good to be getting back to it, only in a whole new way that truly Resonates with my Heart and Fills my soul with Gladness. I also grew up with a musician Father and recall many times hanging out with him in his den as he played his drums and practiced his rhythm on his smaller drum that he taught me with. So the tambourine brings me great memories, in addition to times I played it in worship teams many years ago. And now I have one of my own and I am so enJOYing playing and engaging as I sing from my heart and soul as I connect with Spirit in a deeper way. I don't take any song for granted but see each one as a Gift; because, to me, that's exactly what it is. Below I have shared my song, Feel the Light, and talk about my spiritual practice. EnJOY. Journaling Prompt:
Is there an activity that Connects You with Spirit that makes your heart sing? If so, detail it in your journal. Record how long you've been engaging in this activity and why it resonates so deeply. Art Journaling Prompt: Using LIGHT as your prompt, express yourself through color and text sharing what brings LIGHT into your day. Doodle Prompt: Using lyrics to your favorite song, doodle using lettering that makes you smile and feel light deep inside your soul. If you would like to schedule The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep! to find more strategies to initiate more JOY in your daily life, and in your Connection with Spirit, please click here. If you'd like to learn more about my 7 Steps to Creative Clarity Course where we engage with journaling prompts to help us Connect with Spirit, please click here. If you'd like an invite in your inbox for the next time I go LIVE on social media and sing a new song for you, please click here. You will receive The JOY Finder plus 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY Filled Life Mini Course! Copyright 2018 Dawn Herring
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Here is Episode 5 of Refresh Daily Podcast titled, A Creative Shift. I share my thoughts about taking on too much creatively and how we can find more JOY as we determine where to focus our Creative Energies to our best benefit. To Subscribe to The JOY Finder and receive 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY Filled Life mini course, click here. For 7 Steps to Creative Clarity Course, click here. For Dawn's Life Directive and Affirmations Coloring Pages with Prompts, click here. For The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep, click here. I am back with another FUN Dynamic Acronym Video, this one for the month of August. I share some journaling ideas to help you get started with making your month of August the best ever with More JOY every day.
If you would like to subscribe to The JOY Finder and receive 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY Filled Life mini course, just click here. For 7 Steps to Creative Clarity, click here. For The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep, click here. Hello Creatives, Joy Finders, Journal Keepers, and Small Business Owners! Here is the Replay from A Suite of JOY, my Live Event I hosted on my personal Facebook! I detail my Offerings at Refresh with Dawn Herring, sing a new song with my tambourine, and offer prompts to help you start Your Creative Path to True North!
What I mention and detail in the video: 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY Filled Life and The JOY Finder (if you want an invite in your inbox plus more) 7 Steps to Creative Clarity 21 Day Refresh Intensive Dawn's Life Directives and Affirmations Coloring Pages with Prompts Dawn's Dynamic Designs: Hand Lettering and Illustration The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep! EnJOY! Come Join me for a Live Event: A Suite of JOY!I'm so excited to share with you, dear friends, creatives, journal keepers, JOY Finders, and even small business owners, that I'll be hosting a LIVE EVENT on Thursday, July 19, 1 CST/2 EST, from my personal Facebook, and I'm calling it, A Suite of JOY!
The purpose of this Live Event is for me to share with you the benefits and details of the Suite of Offerings here at Refresh with Dawn Herring, so you can fully be in the know about what might lead you to your True North Creatively. I aim to inspire you to make Self Care your priority and to connect you with what might help initiate more of that Creative JOY in your life Right Now! I certainly don't want you to miss out on what's available and what might be Perfect for you in your Creative Expression. Here are the JOY offerings I'll be detailing: 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY-filled Life The JOY Finder 7 Steps to Creative Clarity Course A 21 Day Refresh Intensive Course Dawn's Life Directives and Affirmations Coloring Pages with Prompts And my new Services: The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep! Dawn's Dynamic Designs: Hand Lettering and Illustration That's your Suite of JOY coming to you as I share the benefits of each offering, share a new Song I will sing with my Tambourine, and Connect with you, dear friends, as I always love to do! And I'll even share a prompt to help you get started! So, do join me on my personal Facebook where I will go live (on the public setting so all can join!) on Thursday, 7/19, at 1 CST/2 EST. I look forward to connecting with you and sharing in our JOY together. And if you'd like to get invites direct in your inbox, please sign up here. See ya there! I am delighted to share with you the replay of JOYFest with a Twist Live Event I hosted on my personal Facebook. We had such a good time sharing our Joys together in community as we followed the framework from The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll Want to Keep! I shared a new song, my tambourine and my new art space! Many thanks to all the friends who joined in our celebration together!
If you would like to get videos like these in your inbox, click here. If you would like to have a connection call with me, click here. If you would like to schedule The JOY Appointment, click here. If you would like to view and purchase my course, 7 Steps to Creative Clarity, click here. In this Episode #4 of Refresh Daily Podcast titled, What a Bird Told Me, I share my insight and thoughts about Nest Building by a Bird in my Backyard and creativity and how persistence may play a role in Your Creative Practice and Your Path to JOY. Journaling prompts included. EnJOY.
If you'd like to get more podcast episodes in your inbox, sign up here. If you'd like to have a connection call with me, click here. If you'd like to schedule The JOY Appointment, click here. If you'd like to view and purchase 7 Steps to Creative Clarity Course, click here. YOU ARE INVITED! I will be going LIVE for the first time from my new studio space to host JOYFest with a Twist! Yes!
Do Join me on Thursday, June 28, 1 CST/2 EST, for JOYFest with a Twist on my personal Facebook (I'll be using the Public setting when I go live so all can attend.) As you may already know, I have a new service I offer here at Refresh with Dawn Herring called The JOY Appointment: The One Appointment You'll want to Keep! So I've decided to use the same framework I use for this service and use it as the structure for when I go live. This will include: My welcome song Celebrating Our Wins Show and Tell where I'll be sharing a new song I wrote, singing and playing my tambourine Dipping into The JOY Finder Game Card Deck and going a one card pull for all of us to enJOY and share together to help us find more JOY every day Plus a Q&A time if you have any questions you'd like me to answer. Doesn't that sound like fun? Do JOIN me! Let's share our JOY together in community; I am looking forward to sharing, engaging and connecting with YOU as I go Live in my new studio space. So, put it on your calendar: Thursday, June 28, 2018, 1 CST/2 EST for JOYFest with a Twist! And if you'd like to get invites in your inbox for future Live Events, you're welcome to subscribe HERE. If you'd like to have a connection call with me, click HERE. If you'd like to schedule The JOY Appointment, click HERE. Hello dear friends, creatives, journal keepers and JOY Finders! I have created another Acronym Video for SUMMER with a special message meant to enable you to initiate more JOY in your daily life. I'm coming to you from my new studio and I am eager to share with you this message that is fun and inspiring!
Your journal is the best way to make the most of my suggestions to make summer the best it can be for you this year! If you would like access to videos like this in your inbox, please click here. If you'd like to have a connection call with me, please click here. And If you'd like to schedule The JOY Appointment with me or would like more information, click here and here. Hello folks! I was thinking about sharing some things that you, my dear readers, creatives, journal keepers and friends, may not already know about me that might surprise you.
Are you ready? Okay, here goes. 1. I was an early reader at the age of 4. Mom used to tell me that I was reading out of encyclopedias at that age even though I don't remember that part. I am an avid reader to this day. 2. When they did a scoliosis screening at my school when I was 12, they discovered that I had "uneven" shoulders. Later, when I went to a chiropractor for an exam at 16, Dr. Cantor (now deceased, but so kind and generous when he was present in this world) determined I had double curved scoliosis with an upper curve between my shoulder blades and a curve in my lower back which causes my hips area to be uneven. I am highly functional but I'm not one to go hiking or for long walks. And, of course, it would go without saying that I'm not athletic either (my sister fills that role as previous cheerleader in high school) although I have enjoyed games of badminton, ping pong and miniature hockey in game rooms! 3. I had the dream from the time I was 12 years old to be a recording artist, song writer and guitar player. I wanted to be in a live band as lead singer. I did go on to sing in two different worship teams and even played tambourine in one of them. And I also wrote enough songs for an album. And now I'm back to my music roots once again, singing and enjoying myself. I don't think I have a big voice by any stretch, but it does bring me JOY. (And I'm still waiting for a guitar player to offer to play my songs for me since I never did master the guitar myself. *wink*) 4. I used to copy my sister's homework when I was in elementary school and wanted "homework" like she had. I guess you could say I started "writing" at a young age. And of course, I still take notes on books I read and write reviews on ones that really hit the spot for me. And yes, I am one of those writers who has a novel written but not revised tucked away in a magazine box. 5. When I was in high school and early twenties, I sang solos and duets with my sister and another friend in a church setting (before my worship team experience). Whenever I would finish my one song, I was always raring to go to do a full concert of all my favorite songs. 6. My favorite color is orange red. I also love turquoise, lime green and mustard (or what I refer to as gold). I think my first favorite color was purple, then on to gray, and then khaki green. Now I love vibrant colors (as you may notice in my wardrobe pieces on Instagram!) 7. I absolutely LOVE Miniature Schnauzer dogs. Every time I see one, I get animated and point it out if I'm with others. I think they are so adorable with their cute furry faces! No, I would never want one of my own. I just admire them from afar. 8. I remember meeting an artist one day when I was a youth as I was taking a walk around the block where I grew up. She was drawing a female on sketch paper and the detail was intense and I loved it. I watched her draw a little bit of it as we both sat on a sidewalk bench. She saw how much I adored it and she gave it to me! I was so excited. I took it home and copied it as best as I could. I still have that treasure in my artist portfolio. 9. I was a member at Terrace Lake, a place I grew up at during the summers. They had three different slides, one in the kiddie area, one in the deeper section and one next to the diving boards where it was very deep. The highest slide was 25 feet. After being too frightened to go down that slide at 15 and 16, with the help of two friends (who I still care about deeply), I went down that slide when I was 17! I was elated! (and I enjoyed it on repeat all that summer.) 10. I do NOT like roller coasters, haunted houses or horror movies. And here's an extra one that applies to my eating habits and my physical well being: 11. I went Gluten Free about 10 years ago due to an issue with iron absorption. I'm always pleased with new gluten free products when they become available for me to try, like mac and cheese, spaghetti, crackers, chips, and cereal. Most of them are either rice based or corn based with either flour or sprouted grain options. I have found the gluten free foods to be easier to digest and I love the taste of the corn and brown rice products. So, there you go! Now you know a bit more about me! You're welcome to leave a comment below about things I may not know about you! Have fun with it. And if you'd like to subscribe to get more blog posts in your email, simply sign up! And you will receive 3 Secret Keys to a More JOY-filled Life*! *you will also receive The JOY Finder and 10 Steps into JOY. |
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Dawn HerringDawn engages in many roles: As Writer/Blogger and Artist/Creative and Founder of Refresh with Dawn Herring: Where Art and JOY Align, She enjoys sharing from her vast experience as award-winning, life-long artist and leader in the field of written journaling, offering encouragement and proven tips to other journal keepers. Dawn's focus is on written journal keeping, artistic expression and finding your Creative Voice, and positive change that leads personal empowerment, encouraging you to leave your authentic and positive mark in the world. Dawn is a Commercial artist, hand letterer/illustrator and writer/blogger and enjoys sharing insights, humor, and encouragement as she shares from her life experiences as a woman, wife, mother of two grown daughters and as a Grandparent to a special needs grandson. She enjoys keeping a journal and reading spiritual texts to help keep the light on. May JOY Align with Your Creative Heart. Archives
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