Sweetdragonsfly
breathing spirit in a life worth living

I frequently use poetry and artwork not only in my own personal development work, but also in my work with clients. They can be very powerful tools for expressing deep emotions, and supporting our journey to acknowledge and befriend those emotions in our life and work.

As I have been supported to be more adventurous in my own personal journey, my therapeutic work with clients has deepened. Pictures are powerful images made with pencil, crayon, material, coloured paper, felt, ribbons, buttons, pictures from magazines, felt tip, paints, photos - absolutely anything that feels right. It's nothing about producing an art masterpiece, but everything about expressing what's inside.

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This first piece was written by a group member on the Serenity Weekend nr Sherwood Forest in June 2010.

Serenity

I think a higher power gave me a sign
and I realised I needed some time for me,
so I went on a serenity weekend
and had a very wonderful time,
with people that I had never met.

I never thought that I could get so much out of strangers
and feel like they were my closest of friends
in such a short time.
I was amazed.

There comes a time in one's life
when you must reflect on where you are
in order to truly see where you are going.

I found it amazing with just one weekend of encouragement and serenity,
it made the difference between giving up and going on.

I found that Life isn't about what happens to me,
it's about how I handle what happens and learning that taking some time out
for myself can help me deal with day to day life.

Shell Turner 2010
Clearing in The Trees © Shell Turner

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These pictures show some of the artwork produced by the group during the "Breathing Space" Creative Weekend in November 2009 in Glastonbury. The poem written by one of the group members was incorporated into the artwork created by the whole group.