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This podcast is about Finding Focus, but it's also a look behind the curtain of my mind and how thoughts are everywhere at the moment ... I find it funny how, a podcast about focus, is so unfocused lol but that's where my mind is at the moment.

 

The good thing is, CHAOS ALWAYS LEADS TO CLARITY, so hopefully soon I can get back on track with my daily Art habits. I talk about the struggles of focusing on one thing when you have multiple things you want to do, and how maybe, True Focus is about finding a Balance, between everything that makes you happy and helps you grow.

So for me, maybe it's ok to not be focused on Art at the moment, as long as whatever I am focused on, is leading me in the right direction of who I ultimately want to be. It's a weird one this, but I also talk about: Discipline, Tracking Habits and an idea I have for a lilSOPHIE Art Course ... I just need to focus on getting the bleeding thing started lol

Here's an image of my March 2018 daily habit tracker I talked about on the show; I colour coded my habits to be

* pink for Art habits,

* lilac for Transitioning habits and

* blue for Learning habits.

What I like about this system is, you can clearly see what you focused on most each month. For me, it was the lilac of being myself at work, that is - going to work in female clothes and makeup. This was a big challenge, but what helped was setting a deadline of when I wanted to be fully myself at work. It worked, as it forced me to take baby steps each day, knowing that the deadline day was getting closer; so I think moving forward I'll start setting deadlines for art goals too :)

I really do love this system Sean McCabe created, you can download yours from FiveHabitTracker.com :)

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I printed each month out really small - 8cm by 14cm - than I stuck each month into a little tiny notebook that I keep by the side of my bed, meaning I don't have sheets of paper everywhere, don't waste my coloured pencils, and have the bonus of it looking even more pretty :)

On this episode I talk about Thoughts ... where do thoughts come from? How comes while I'm drawing thoughts sometimes try to put me off? How comes thoughts have the power to either negatively or positively impact reality? .., I have a theory that thoughts could be linked to the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser Experiment, this one's a bit bonkers :)

On this episode I talk about Thoughts ... where do thoughts come from?

How comes while I'm drawing thoughts sometimes try to put me off?

How comes thoughts have the power to either negatively or positively impact reality?

.., I have a theory that thoughts could be linked to the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser Experiment, this one's a bit bonkers :)

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Thoughts have always fascinated me, where do thoughts come from? Thoughts are everywhere, everything we do is linked to thoughts, yet they seem to pop into existence from nowhere.

On this podcast, I talk about thoughts, how Art helps me see thoughts for what they really are, and how in the real world I've started pushing through the negative thoughts, to prove they aren't real. Where do thoughts come from though? I have a theory I talk about on the podcast which involves the Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser Experiment ... I enjoyed this one :)

This weeks Inspirational Quote, goes to Peace Pilgrim, who you can find more about at PeacePilgrim.org 

 

"IF YOU REALISED HOW POWERFUL YOUR THOUGHTS ARE,

YOU WOULD NEVER THINK A NEGATIVE THOUGHT."

- Peace Pilgrim

 

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• Rebel Buddha, by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche - This is a book I'm currently readying that I talk about on the podcast :)

• Sophie's World, A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Gaarder, Jostein  - Another book I'm also currently reading that I mention on the show :)

• Is God Transgender? - This is the article I quoted from on the podcast, which says that everyone is pretty much gender fluid, because God is :) woohoo!

• Delayed Choice Quantum Eraser Experiment - A video explaining this crazy experimen...

On this episode I dive into the topic of Spirituality ... Automatic Writing is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with, what I like to call, the Universe. It's life changing stuff, because in just two weeks I've managed to go from being scared of transitioning at the day job, to not only throwing away all my male clothes and being my true self at work, but also wearing a little swimsuit in public, and facing the fear of learning how to swim ... I'm beginning to see a deep connection between Art and Spirituality.

On this episode I dive into the topic of Spirituality ... Automatic Writing is a powerful tool that allows you to connect with, what I like to call, the Universe. It's life changing stuff, because in just two weeks I've managed to go from being scared of transitioning at the day job, to not only throwing away all my male clothes and being my true self at work, but also wearing a little swimsuit in public, and facing the fear of learning how to swim ... I'm beginning to see a deep connection between Art and Spirituality.

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When Lucid Dreaming entered my life last month, I knew things were going to change; I could just feel it, but I never imagined where this rabbit hole would lead. Even Art has taken some what of a back seat for the moment, but Automatic Writing has assured me it will wait :)

That's what this podcast is mostly about, Automatic Writing, and how I'm beginning to see a deep connection between ART AND SPIRITUALITY.

The past two weeks I've thrown away all my male clothes, started going to work as me, and even started facing the fear of learning how to swim. Unlike lilSOPHIE, who, judging from the photo up top appears to like swimming in her Apron lol I wore a lil skirted swimsuit, as I finally took to the water as me.

Art is powerful, but so too is Spirituality; it's an adventure that seems to be bringing everything together in a big love bubble lol

 

This weeks Inspirational Quote, goes to Thomas Campbell, who you can find at My Big Toe 

 

"THERE IS BUT ONE TRUTH

HOWEVER

THERE ARE MANY EXPRESSIONS OF IT."

- Thomas Campbell

 

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• InspireNationUniversity.com - This is the place where Michael and Jessica will help you, like they're helping me, discover the power of Automatic Writing :)

• Sophie's World, A Novel About the History of Philosophy by Gaarder, Jostein  - This is the book I'm currently reading and mention on the show ... I love this book :)

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On this episode I talk about Self Awareness and Art ... Learning how to Draw is all about Self Awareness, such as being aware of Negative Spaces, but it doesn't have to stop with the Art. This same Self Awareness can be used to start tackling mental issues like OCD, Social Anxiety and even heal suppressed emotional situations from our life. Art is powerful, it always seems to lead to Self Awareness, which seems key to self healing.

On this episode I talk about Self Awareness and Art ... Learning how to Draw is all about Self Awareness, such as being aware of Negative Spaces, but it doesn't have to stop with the Art. This same Self Awareness can be used to start tackling mental issues like OCD, Social Anxiety and even heal suppressed emotional situations from our life.

Art is powerful, it always seems to lead to Self Awareness, which seems key to self healing.

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Welcome to episode six of the So Free Art Podcast, a lil podcast about Art and tings :) This is another one about the tings ... the tings of SELF AWARENESS AND ART. Learning how to Draw is all about Self Awareness, such as being aware of Negative Spaces, but I've started to realise it doesn't have to stop with the Art. This same Self Awareness can be used to tackle mental issues like OCD, Social Anxiety and even heal suppressed emotional situations from our life.

Art is powerful, it always seems to lead to Self Awareness, which seems key to self healing.

 

This weeks Inspirational Quote, goes to Lao Tzu

 

"WATCH YOUR THOUGHTS; THEY BECOME YOUR WORDS.

WATCH YOUR WORDS; THEY BECOME YOUR ACTIONS.

WATCH YOUR ACTIONS; THEY BECOME YOUR HABITS.

WATCH YOUR HABITS; THEY BECOME YOUR CHARACTER.

WATCH YOUR CHARACTER; IT BECOMES YOUR DESTINY"

- Lao Tzu

 

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• InspireNationShow.com - This is the podcast I heard the quote about how, an unresolved mental issue, will always manifest as a physical pain ... it's the episode with Glynis McCants ... I can't find a url to link to, but if you search for it on your podcast app, you should find it - full title (How To Discover Your Destiny Thru The Power of Numerology!!! Glynis McCants) :)

 

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• INSTAGRAM @ Sophie.Lawson - Some of my Artwork and Photos

• TWITTER @SophieLawsonArt - Come say hello, I post daily gestures, drawings and tings to twitter ... daily :)