This is hard. This is fun 😄

The timing of this challenge has been perfectly aligned with the need for this challenge. My friend, C reminded me the other day that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. I wonder if this challenge is making students out of all of us. Interestingly enough, I had to look up this quote to find out who originally said it - and I found that it is only part of the quote. Apparently the full quote is, "When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready... The teacher will disappear." - Lao Tzu

I'm curious to see what you all think of that quote. I'm also curious to see if you think it applies to us, right now.

The thing I'll most enjoy about this challenge - I hope- are the deeper discussions that will potentially happen in the comment section of these pin-worthy posts. Will we take the time to spin away from the one-sided conversation in the post, and delve into dialogue below? I do hope so.

But this week is all about presenting our topic and sharing how we'll try to use the extra time to bring something different to our usual posts.

My topic is going to be the battle between the physical and the emotional/spiritual, and specifically how my journey has shifted this battle over the years. As far as "extras" to the post, I love using Midjourney to create images, but I am trying to think of something special to do for this. It normally takes me hours to create images - but I can actually take days now - since I have weeks to prepare this! I was also thinking of maybe creating some tables, but - I don't want my post to have too much of a clinical feel. If I do include tables or charts, I'll want to make it something with heart. I was toying with some more ideas to add, but I think if I include too many extras, they might detract from the actual message - so I'm trying to find the balance there.

I'm really looking forward to having time at CWH these next few weeks to work on the images, because I can spend TOO much time on designing. Having an hour dedicated to working on these images each time I attend CWH is going to alleviate some of the guilt over how much time I spend on them! hahaha It's like I have the permission to indulge with a bunch of creatives during that time - and I plan on doing just that!

I'm excited for everyone beginning this week! I hope you all relax into it, and let it flow!!! Don't fight it! hehe Enjoy the process and give yourself time throughout the day to keep revisiting your topic, your ideas, and more! This is really unlike the typical post-per-day process. It might take some time to get used to it, but I hope each of you finds your groove!

NOTE: I submitted this challenge post to DreemPort today by selecting the CWH challenge! Yep! The update that allows you to submit your challenge post BEFORE the challenge day is now LIVE!