Your dreams have waited long enough.
If someone asks if you are an artist, do you say "No," even though you are secretly penning a novel in the bathroom or painting dancing chickens in your closet?
I believe YOU ARE AN ARTIST!
Not because you paint with the verve of da Vinci or because your Italian love songs make people weak in the knees – but because of how you look at these words, "the artist is in." Slowly. With care. Like they are the only words that matter.
After nearly three decades of giving up on my dream, I picked up my pen. I illustrated my first three books in our dining room using an old wicker clothes hamper as a desk. Artists can make art anywhere. But if it is inspiration you need, you have come to the right place.
If you would like to talk about your dreams and discover ways to honor that calling on your heart, click here.
There is no one in this world more perfect to live your dream than you.
Yours in dreaming big,
Rachel
aka P. Marin
If you keep moving your feet,
you run the risk of your dreams coming true.
I believe in you. I hope you do too.
Here are some other things I believe…
- I believe there is a seed of magic in each of us and when we water that seed, good things grow.
- I believe we all need a little help hearing the music sometimes. We are infinitely more exquisite than our thoughts let on.
- I believe our masterpiece is not about what we create but in who we become while creating it.
- More than anything, I believe if each of us takes care of the calling on our heart, if we reach for our dreams and become everything we were made to be, collectively we will change the world. And wouldn’t that be great?
If you would like to see what you can do with your dream and a little courage, click now.
Something happens when we own that part of ourselves that feels important and true.
Nearly two decades ago, I was volunteering at my son's elementary school. I was in the reading lab and, as I looked around the room, I noticed no one was celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday. Without much thought or planning, I walked over to the giant dry erase board. I began to draw a life-sized Cat in the Hat. Before that day, if anyone asked if I were an artist, I said no. I had no formal training, no art studio, and little to no confidence. But on that day, as I was drawing, a young boy walked over. He watched quietly for a long while as I drew. I felt like he was waiting for the courage to ask something. He finally did. His words were soft and important. "Are you an artist?"
I knew my answer mattered. To him and to me. I looked him in the eye. Then I told him something I had never told anyone before. "Yes," I said. "I am an artist." He looked relieved. Then I asked him, "Are you an artist too?" He nodded. I leaned in and I said, "I thought so."
Something happens when we own that part of ourselves that feels important and true. Our hearts open and our feet begin to move.
If you are ready to say "Yes" next time someone asks if you are an artist, I would love to walk with you, toward that life beyond your wildest dreams.
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Each session is tailored to fit you.
“If you want to go from a person of hope and aspiration to a person of confidence and accomplishment, call Rachel. Now!”
-Jaime Simons,
Author of the "Goners" series