Interview for Joy Rebel from Goddess Leonie on Vimeo.
I met Leonie a long time ago through a creative forum and I sorta wanted to be jealous of her. I mean she's so lovely and creative and genuinely joyful and kind...which is exactly why I couldn't make myself be jealous. Because she's real. He light shines when she expresses the happy and the sad, the path and the boulders slap in the middle of it.
I am sure I'm preaching to choir here.
I have always loved Leonie's art and creative expressions. But I really got a taste of how inspirational and encouraging she could be when I took her divine decluttering ecourse. I expected to learn how to be organized in a creative way but what I really learned was how to allow beauty in my life. What a gift. I grew up broke so having nice things was, in my mind, a luxury. It wasn't necessarily a 'I don't deserve it' mindset, it was more of a habit of talking myself out of stuff because I didn't absolute need it to survive at a time in my life when every buck counted.
I stayed in that mindset for a long time after I started earning enough to the occasional nice print or piece of furniture. It took me years to figure out how much of myself I'd cut off because I could talk myself out of pretty much anything (after all, it didn't take much for me to survive. Dr. Pepper and that god awful 13 inch TV I drug with me everywhere for close to 10 years and I was good). Slowly, as I let my creativity unfold, I started to allow beauty for the sake of beauty in my life.
But still, Jason and I have lived in the house for three years and there were still pictures we hadn't hung on the walls yet. Because why? I didn't need a picture on a wall to survive so why bother, that's why. That mindset of getting by with the bare minimum out of necessity was still clinging to the edges of a life that was now fortunate enough that it was no longer needed. Right about week three of the course, I was sitting in discount tire waiting to get a couple of tires changed and going over my course worksheets when a thought slid through quietly onto my lap. I am ALLOWED to surround myself with beauty.
What? Of course I am allowed...or...wait...did I think I wasn't? I thought I wasn't allowed to have a beauty space to reside in and feel good and nourished and inspired by because I didn't need it. Oh how wrong that thought was. I do NEED-we all NEED-beauty and creativity to nourish your soul.
Which is the long way of telling you that Leonie is now offering beauty and creativity through her goddess school, featuring the creative goddess e-course and the divine decluttering course. I'm so thrilled to be able to share this with you and especially thrilled to let Leonie share this with you. She made a video (above) just for us joy rebels. Classes start September 28th so make sure go here for all the details if you are interested. (I'll be in the creative goddess e-course. Hope to see you there!)
On top of that, she is giving away this wonderful healing meditation mp3. Cause she's awesome that way.
May you allow beauty and creativity today~
p.s. For those of you that have been asking about the re-wedding in vegas, pics should arrive soon! I'll be sharing the story as soon as I get them.
8 comments:
I've been admiring Goddess Leonie ever since I read about her in your first interview of her on the Joy Rebel. Thanks for introducing me to such a wonderful fuse-lighter soul.
I do want to take one of her classes. You've intrigued me about the decluttering one now, Brandi :)
But right now I'm doing another course, and that's plenty, what with work and houseguests and Goddess knows what else... still, I love the idea of a Goddess school!
Glad you're back, Brandi. Missed you :)
Awwww! Since first reading about her here on your blog, I have been an avid follower of Leonie and a huge admirer of her outlook on life. I sooooo want to take both of her courses just as soon as I have the money to do so, but for now, I am soaking up all her words of wisdom. Thank you so much Brandi, for bringing her into my life, and than you, Leonie for being you (and for actually saying 'Tee-hee-hee' in this video - sooooo cute!!!)
Much love xx
Brandi,
I love her work as well. You are so right about her being real. It shines right through her videos.
I love her Zen Habits poster she created and gave away free. She's also a marketing genious and generous.
I love what you've written here Brandi, and I laughed out loud at your Dr.Pepper and 13" TV memories.
You Rock, Leonie Rocks...yup - preaching to the choir, but you said it in a way that only you can.
I also was blown away by her decluttering course and have yet to finish it (shame on me...maybe I'll ask Leonie to teach a course in letting go of our inner procrastinators?)
xo
I'm so, so thankful I saw Goddess Leonie's tweet about this blog. (Yay, Internet!) I've been ever so slowly working my way through the Divine Decluttering ecourse.
I've had several epiphanies throughout the course, but only after reading your post have I been able to put a finger on why I'm struggling with completing the course. It is a fantastic course, after all! So. Good.
Your comment, "I am ALLOWED to surround myself with beauty.... I thought I wasn't allowed to have a beauty space to reside in and feel good and nourished and inspired by because I didn't need it" --- AH! Thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing that. I've been thinking about this idea--that I've been acting and thinking as though I don't need to be surrounded by beauty--consistently since I've read your post.
So much of what you wrote, I could relate to. And you--and Lisa and Goddess Leonie--have helped me reframe what I need in my home and surrounding me. Like you wrote, I need the beauty. And I must start allowing myself to experience that beauty without guilt--and with some abandon. =)
Thank you, again, for sharing your insights.
Dawn
thanks so much gorgeous brandi for doing this interview... i'm so so so grateful! big love you! xoxoxo
I adore Goddess Leonie's genuine, joyful presence as well. Her light definitely shines.
Greetings!
OMG, your words are so true! Thank you for the big wake-up call!!! :-)
BB & GF! :-)
-Bird, from TST-land :-D
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