Creative Paths

Counselling & Art Therapy services located both in Vancouver and on the Sunshine Coast in Gibsons, BC.

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Solitude is necessary as we need time to reflect and get in touch with our feelings and who we are... Loneliness sucks and messes with our sense of belonging...it can make us do desperate things... Chasing people is a terrible idea...we can't force connection...

Wisdom of Carl Jung

Alone in the forest today listening to mother nature #mothernatureheals #mothernaturesgifts #mothernature #healing #naturelovers #naturelife #knowing #embodiedflow #inspirations #forestbathing

"You are the Dreamer of your Dream" was the card I pulled last night from "The Universe has your Back" collection. I'm not typically keen on memes, platitudes or simple statements that intend to guide or advise because humans are emotionally complex and life is filled with nuanced and rich, layered experience as well as relational dynamics and unconscious forces that drive behaviour. Ironically, this simple statement struck a chord with me because it reminds me of how I prefer to pay less attention to all the messages that we are bombarded with on a daily basis. Because, let's face it, there are so many memes, platitudes and messages on social media that may sound wise and resonate with us (I know, I have my faves) but I'm beginning to experience them as external sources attempting to tell me how to be, how to perceive, how to behave, and how and what to think. Maybe I'm missing the point? Maybe it's just because I've never liked others telling me what to do...and maybe these sayings help us to feel less alone and more connected? I actually realized that if we put them all together they often contradict each other! Anyway, I wonder, if I focus on these external messages, memes or quotes, when am I listening to my own internal voice or my own body? So, to me, being "the dreamer of your dream" means I get to take my own personal journey by listening to myself and my own internal wisdom (yes, I will make mistakes because I am human and have a development history that influences my behaviour) I prefer to trust myself...believe that I have the answers within (but there's also a beauty in not knowing-that's a whole other discussion). My knowing may come to me in many ways and forms. It happens when I am silent, in a relaxed state, allowing myself to feel, away from the hustle and bustle of cities, communing with mother nature, travelling, and out of my usual routine. Realizations come to me when I allow myself to be vulnerable. Maybe I need to practice accessing this even when I'm surrounded by noise, distraction, and others. How do you clear space to access your inner voice? When does your inner wisdom bring its gifts to you? Do you have rituals that help?

contact me:

Va ncouver (Broadway & Manitoba) & Gibsons (Sunshine Coast Highway)

art.therapy.nadina@gmail.com

I wish to acknowledge that the land I live on and work from is the unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and shíshálh Nations.

Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

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