The VS Journal

From the Flora series by Marisa Culatto Frozen compositions of vegetation photographed in the manner of a still life. The conceptual intention addresses beauty, and the loss of it, and the futile attempt to hold onto it. In the end this speaks of the very act of photography: to freeze the moment.  There are 35 […]

“You can’t eat beauty, it doesn’t sustain you. What is fundamentally beautiful is compassion, for yourself and those around you. That kind of beauty enflames the heart and enchants the soul.” –Lupita Nyong’o Ladies! We are on the second to last prompt for our Winter Reflections Journaling Event. We would love to hear how this […]

“That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity.  So to get to authenticity, you really keep going down to the bone,  to the honesty, and the inevitability of something.” -Meredith Monk Welcome, Virtuosas, to Week 7 of our Winter Reflections journal event! We are looking to the future now and all of the hope she […]

Be a good steward of your gifts.  Protect your time.  Feed your inner life. -Jane Kenyon Living life according to the seasons has been the loveliest and easiest way to visualize our own inner ecosystem. Creative women only ever know a rich inner world, one where our inherent gifts are the catalyst for an abundance […]

What is that little voice saying about you right now? She may be telling you that you’re wasting time and should be doing something more productive. Maybe she has something to say about your hair or outfit.  That voice is such a %!$?#. Like what is she even talking about? As women, the lifelong fight […]

The Two Fridas – Frida Kahla, 1939 ℅ fridakahlo.org We are here and it is now – the perfect opportunity to gently teach ourselves how to truly live in the present. The world still spins quietly, offering each moment as they last just a pinch longer than they would in the Spring. Now is the […]

“A seed knows how to wait… a seed is alive while it waits.”  — Hope Jahren For our Winter Journaling event this week, we are taking one final journal session to reflect on the previous year. We invite you to take a quiet moment to yourself and truly show gratitude to the woman you were […]

What does it really mean to tend to the soil in your metaphorical garden? It’s exactly the same as your real garden, except instead of dirt under your fingernails, digging it up can leave you with unresolved emotions. When it comes time to plant seeds of inspiration and creative aspirations in the Spring, we will […]

A look to the future, a reflection on the past, and a prompt for the present. Winter’s full splendor is doing what she does best: driving us to tuck ourselves away for hibernation. We are ready to sit down with our Elevate journals to reflect on one full year of living alongside the seasons and how it helped us […]

Martha Graham in Lamentation No.3 by Herta Moselsio, Date Unknown. Source: Library of Congress The earth is quiet and we follow suit in peaceful harmony. The birds have gone and the bees are sleeping, while all signs of life from our gardens have long since nourished us in return for tending their growth all year. […]