tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86879561074502182862024-03-06T12:01:22.643-08:00Dorothy SegoviaA blog about using journaling, vision boards and movement to create a joyful life.Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-37712125119731270102021-01-31T14:56:00.000-08:002021-01-31T14:56:41.253-08:00A Collage in Every GarageI have a theory. If everyone one the planet had just one vision board in their garage, then the world will be joyful. That is, everyone would be living their life’s purpose. Life purpose means following your heart’s desire and living through service, passion and inspiration. Collage works: it is the way artists, designers and architects turn dreams into reality. Working with images through Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-22072963527739955862020-12-31T20:14:00.000-08:002020-12-31T20:14:29.196-08:00Happy New Year!!!Hello my wonderful friends and family!This year was a wild, wonderful and woolly ride. The most valuable thing I learned is how blessed I am to have amazing people in my life. I’m especially appreciating my still, small voice, because it has seen me through a year fraught with challenge!So. I’m headed down memory lane to count my blessings.January: This year started out with Grace piloting MaggieDorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-20150175707459402142020-08-06T20:44:00.084-07:002020-08-06T21:10:54.309-07:00How to Shift Your Perspective The collage made sense: an experienced writer surrounded by readers and books.Author Collage 7.2020But later, while glancing at the collage, my perspective shifted.That is, I’ve thought of writing as a solitary occupation. A renegade act. But what I had thought of as solitary now appeared collaborative and connected. I had learned to write in front of a television with my family around me. Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-75236561191804772082020-04-02T18:50:00.001-07:002020-04-02T19:03:25.093-07:00The Art of RoutineThese days, I’m streaming either comedies or biographies. I love learning about artists, writers, actors, or anyone who has an inspiring story. The movie The Endurance, is one. It's the story of Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole.
The movie is based on the book, The Endurance written by Caroline Alexander. In it she recounts one crew members diary entry about Shackleton. The Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-49872236784301298832020-01-05T09:58:00.000-08:002020-01-05T09:58:05.577-08:00Sunday Snark: The Martyr
So far this year I’ve felt happy, peaceful, quiet, bored, snarky and really angry. I live with four lovely roommates in one beautiful house. For the most part, it works. But some days.
To be honest, I’ve lived in solo situations that resulted in plenty of problems. Most were all in my mind. Welcome to martyr mode. When conflicts strikes, suffering in silence is a common strategy. &Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-10106630172300077172019-12-29T19:14:00.000-08:002019-12-29T19:14:01.253-08:00The Resolution Solution
This year, I'm not making any resolutions. I only have one goal: to enjoy life more. That’s it. It’s how I focused on finishing writing projects this year, even while my brain hollered about music. Focused presence feels finer than anything I've tried.
I know what it takes to feel fit: morning pages and 15 minute meditations before work. After work, exercise before Netflix. &Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-91001079577711297252019-11-26T18:14:00.001-08:002019-11-26T18:15:10.153-08:00Celebrating The Eternal Now, Now, Now
One way to access the wisdom represented on a collage is to ask a question using your Dominant hand or DH (the hand you usually write with) and answer the question using your Non-dominant hand or NDH.
Here's an example of a recent conversation with my inner self.
DH: Dear Airplane Man: Who are you?
NDH: I am your practical intuitive business person.
DH: How do you feel?
NDH: Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-12676301031800178162019-07-31T18:20:00.002-07:002019-11-26T17:29:39.526-08:00Accessing Our Inner Wisdom
Now that you have your completed your calendar collage, you are ready to dialogue with the images. You will use your non-dominant hand.
This is the hand you do not normally write with.
We use the non-dominant hand to access the right-brain,
which is the seat of our emotions and inner wisdom.
Step 1.
Take a moment to find a quiet place to sit with your collage.
Give yourself 20 Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-3920598277588880702019-03-31T08:36:00.001-07:002019-11-26T17:27:50.406-08:00Focusing On Your Creative Self
Create a monthly vision board of out magazine images for work or home. Yes, you’ll be creating a collage for April but don’t let that stop you! There’s plenty of year left.
Gather a calendar, a few magazines, scissors, glue sticks, journal and pen and a bag for scraps.
Create your space. Find a quiet space where you won’t be disturbed for at least an hour. You can listen to music, but Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-58883786826605178222019-02-24T10:43:00.002-08:002019-11-26T17:28:12.550-08:00The Anatomy of Space
February 2019 Calendar Collage
There are a lot of opportunities to listen in this noisy world. But listening starts with the inside. What's on the inside is present, immediate and now.
Joy is here. Emotions are here. Trust is here. We are here. Sometimes shame is here.
I was at work when shame took over. It moved in with the rush of over-explaining a mistake to my boss. I noticed it Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-90101600227475782672019-01-30T18:06:00.001-08:002019-11-26T17:25:07.532-08:00The Exquisite Expansion of Being
January 2019 Collage
Today at work I took the cellophane off of the wall art, and tacked them into place. This felt like an open, wiggly thing to do. One wise comment was "it looks like your committed to staying."
I park my car pointing in the direction back home; I leave parties when it's time--without bothering to find the host. Better to send a "loved the party" email complete Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-77542393976631858632018-12-01T10:07:00.000-08:002018-12-01T10:07:51.134-08:00It's Holiday Season!
Dear Friends,
Tis the season to count our blessings. It’s easy to forget in the aftermath of fires/floods/tornadoes/shootings/and loss of loved ones. We’ve all counted our losses. Some more than others. These days I’m ready to start over.
One great blessing of 2018 was moving to my downtown Santa Barbara digs and finding a groovy job. But since I’ve had Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-40350865204305213832018-02-14T10:52:00.000-08:002018-02-14T10:53:30.799-08:00Love and Purses
This year is the 3-year anniversary of my Mother’s passing. She’s on my mind because traditionally, she would send a funny Valentine with $10 and a note to treat myself to lunch. This Valentine’s I am celebrating Mom’s and my shopping trips by hunting down the perfect $10 purse! In addition to cruising stores like TJ Maxx and local consignment shops, thrift store shopping is something I still doDorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-82627515566467974372018-01-21T09:28:00.000-08:002018-01-21T09:28:37.127-08:00HELP!!!
It’s a week after the Montecito mudslide. The town is uninhabitable and the residents and neighbors are grieving over the deaths and the loss. The 101 freeway is still closed. There are dozens and dozens of agencies and fundraisers assisting those affected by the disaster. I want to help too, but feel confused by the choices.
Confusion over choices means STOP. This allows me to separate Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-35729004072166688132017-12-18T09:20:00.001-08:002017-12-19T11:06:41.522-08:00Leaving Santa Barbara
Armageddon begins with free parking for eternity. When I returned to Santa Barbara on the 11th day of the Thomas fire I stopped at my PO Box. I drove into the Victoria Street Station lot expecting to pull a ticket. But happily and hopefully with pay, the attendants have been set free to breathe. The parking arms were up and several cars were circling the lot hoping that someone who didn’t have Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-74927740164706032392017-03-16T17:36:00.001-07:002017-03-16T17:36:34.469-07:00Happy New Year?It's the third month of the year...do you know where your vision is?
Lots of us start out with big plans, yet we run out of steam before January 31.
I've learned to set my sights on enjoying NOW while I set intentions for tiny events to look forward to.
For instance, I walk into work at 8am and I'm looking foward to my cup of tea and my 10am walk.
At 10:15 after my walk, I intend to Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-86509297480978192522016-12-23T17:09:00.000-08:002016-12-23T17:26:36.706-08:00Happy Holy DaysI'm setting up my Christmas tree and thinking about Christmas past.
I have my tea, tunes and a couple of gifts to wrap. I feel pretty happy.
Being happy and solo at Christmas can be challenging: especially when I pay more attention to outside expectations than to my inside feelings. ❤
I've been doing the holidays solo for a lot of years. I've Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-88476795949641739352016-11-06T12:16:00.001-08:002016-11-06T12:16:50.270-08:00The Body of Life: Using Photo Collage to Celebrate Loved OnesIt's been 22 years since my brother and father both passed away.
Steev's birthday is 10/27 and Dad died on 10/30 so I dread the last week of October.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
Even if my body feels sad, even if my heart is crying, I can celebrate their life with a Day of the Dead style altar.
Traditionally, the Dia de los Muertos celebration is from Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-83711399614198426082016-04-30T20:35:00.002-07:002016-04-30T20:35:33.072-07:00The Big Ask
On a daily basis, I find myself seeking solutions to the many situations that life tosses my way. From the mundane; how many pictures should I frame for my place? to the biggies; which job should I accept?
Most of the answers require research, or at least asking for a listening ear. This would be okay except that asking for help makes me hesitate--or even cringe. Maybe I'm fearful of notDorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-40676021825836514082016-03-12T08:50:00.002-08:002016-03-12T09:00:26.857-08:00Vacation DiverI'm busier than ever, working full-time and hanging out with my creative trifecta: writing, music and visioning.
But hey, it's spring and time for friends and wine, and the new episode of Nashville is next week. The only way to stay calm is to DO less and DOWNLOAD more.
Downloading is the voice with the answer that lands in your belly on the way to work, when you first wake, or maybe its 2am-Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-52951059183369181522016-02-08T06:15:00.002-08:002016-02-08T06:15:17.269-08:00Heart AgendaIt's the second Monday of the month and I'm up an hour early. I've already had tea and wrote my 3 morning pages. My next step is to review my weekly appointment book. I like to balance fun stuff---Soul Collage on Wednesday---with a few simple To Do's.
Hoping I won't just be transcribing last week's To Do list.
Next, I'll trick myself into exercising by adding two yoga appointment Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-44536755690665939382016-01-02T09:22:00.001-08:002016-01-02T10:02:26.665-08:00Intention
I have a beautiful white comforter on my bed. When I write or read in the morning, I put a cover over it to protect it from pen marks, tea stains. Despite all of my efforts, stains happen. The first blemish is a tiny lipstick mark on the underside. After cleaning up there was still a faint smudge and I felt frustrated. Several days later I rarely thought of the stain at all. In order to find it Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-21651396396173015832015-08-08T11:18:00.000-07:002016-03-12T11:01:03.863-08:00Showing Up
In two weeks I will be on a plane to Germany. When I bought my ticket about a month after my mother died, I didn’t feel like going. But I trusted my long held desire to visit my friend Gabriele-- and away I go!
This past June Gabi said she was planning her on her own vacay. She would be visiting with me a few days, but I wasn’t sure how many. I was figuring close to a week, turnsDorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-22696995315601095562015-06-06T12:18:00.000-07:002016-03-12T11:10:55.215-08:00Stabbed in My Happy Heart
A couple of weeks ago, while sorting through my non-dominant hand (NDH) drawings created over the past year, I came to this soothing realization: I’ve felt like shit plenty of times before and I am still here.
Last month I started one-on-one grief counseling sessions at the hospice center. Counseling was recommended by a friend who said that since my mother’s death on March 27th my face Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8687956107450218286.post-43551452788094050132015-05-03T12:14:00.000-07:002016-03-12T11:12:57.455-08:00My Joy is Your Joy
It is 1 month and 6 days since Mom died. The funeral
with the cemetery burial and gathering at the home is done. I have alternately
been okay, yet not. My mind plays a continuous loop of "Mom died, Mom died,
Mom died, Mom died," 24/7.
By day,
I bury the grief mantra with a busy day job combined with Lyle Lovett tunes on
my iPod. By night, I run errands and binge watch the 6th season of Dorothy Ann Segoviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783805734499717554noreply@blogger.com0