When You Wish Upon a Tree?
Can you guess how delighted I was to come upon this gloriousWishing Tree on my final morning in Portland, Oregon after my Art & Soul workshop last week? (If you guessed “extremelydelighted” you are correct!)
My best friend and I were heading home after a lovelywalk through the brilliant flowering trees (plum, cherry, dogwoods, magnolias etc…)when we were stopped in our tracks by the sight of hundreds and hundreds oftags attached to a big old beautiful tree.
Hanging on the trunk from a rusty nail was a clipboard witha pen, a plastic bag filled with empty paper tags and an invitation for peopleto share their wishes.
The tree was brimming with the handwritten messages that uponfurther examination ranged from a wish to do well on final exams to a wish that4th grade had never happened to a wish to find a new job to a wishto find true love and many, many more.
How cool that someone chose to transform this tree into a constantlyevolving work of art and a living creative experience!
I immediately added a couple of wishes of my own to thetree. On one side of my tag I wished things just for myself and then to spread the love I wished for some major love, light and peace for the restof the world on the other.
The giddiness I felt upon discovering something sounexpected, creative and enchanting brought to mind a wonderful childhoodmemory of wishing on the first star of the evening. I remember the words we used felt like an mystical incantation:“Star light…star bright…first star I see tonight. I wish I may…I wish I mighthave this wish I wish tonight.”
I still believe in the power of wishes but I also believethat we need to be active participants to help make our wishes come true. Sometimeswe just need to be reminded that wishing is a great first step!
Here are five super quick prompts to put you back in touchwith the power of wishing and your creative dream. If you give yourselfpermission to do this exercise quickly and intuitively without over thinkingyour answers I promise it will be much more powerful, not to mention more fun!
1. My favorite creative wish is that someday I will…
2. When I allow myself to daydream for a minute or two aboutbeing in the creative flow with this wish I feel…
3. One small step I can take this week to help my creativewish come true is to…
4. One way I could make this small step even easier is to…
5. One way I could make this small step even more delightfulis to…
Here’s to taking time to honor our creative wishes and thentaking the small steps necessary to help them come true! I truly believe that wishing can open the door to doing if we let it.
I’d love to hear what about your creative wishes. Pleaseleave a message in the comments section below and let me know what theseprompts brought up for you.
Until next time, all the best from my Creative Oasis Wishesto yours,
Jill
P.S. – If you'd like to have Mid-Week Oasis Moments (bite-sized bonbons of creative inspiration) delivered each week please sign up here: https://www.creativeoasiscoaching.com/newsletter.html
You'll also receive a free copy of "Permission to Be Creative 101" – my e-booklet that will help you take the first small steps to make the time and space for creative fulfillment – your Creative Oasis – in your busy life!
