an invitation

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i'll be at the bibelot shop on grand ave in st. paul,

signing all i did was listen books,

february 28 from 5-9 pm.

hope to see you there!

bibelot shop on grand

xo

you are loved

yes indeed. xox

(gloves from the lovely http://etsy.com/shop/Wellofcreations)

the colors

happy valentines week

the language of the heart

is a very fine thing...

worthy of being listened to

+ followed

for as many miles as we have to

+ want to + must.

xox

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((also))

please come if you can to an

"all i did was listen" feb. 12 book signing!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen

giving away original pages

here are some of my original typings + scribbly notes

from the rough draft of "all i did was listen".

i came across them as i began to
finally clear a space
of pilings
from the four years of making.

i need to
empty
in order
for anything new
to really emerge.

i have two manuscripts i've partially begun
+ i'd like to return to them.

i wonder if anyone would want these pages...
what i do know is i need to let them go.
in this spirit, i will give them in two parts to the next two people
who order my book here
http://rachelawes.com
(please note "pages" in the note in your order +
i will announce the winners on my facebook page)

with love to all your emptyings + emergings,
xox rachel

listening to you

this lovely artist is chrissie grace:

My name is Chrissie Grace.

Who I am in a nutshell:

Child of God

wife

mother

friend

artist

author

lover of coffee

beach girl at heart

dancer

teacher

I love to create...it is in my heart and soul and it is at the essence of who I am.

blog:  http://www.chrissiegrace.blogspot.com/

shop:  http://www.chrissiegraceart.etsy.com/

email:  gracechrissie@yahoo.com

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+ this lovely artist is julia fehrenbacher:

"whispers of truth" art

+

poetry:

Listening

What if I just sit here 
right now 
and maybe 
forever

sipping tea
and poetry, breathing in 
each word 
like it's all 
that will keep me
alive

Listening

as the right now
wild rain
grows wilder 

just the two of us 
side by side
pouring 
our thirsty hearts
all over the place

(and)...

Dear you

you, the one reading these words

you, with your ancient, wanting heart

you, wondering if you'll ever

get it right

I invite you to pause

for a moment

to listen to the space

between

these words

to the space where softness

rests

and hunger

fades

to the space that so

gently

asks you to

stop

the thoughts

that doubt your worth

to stop the voices that compare

and leave you feeling

less

There is no less

there are no shadows or shoulds, no pretty or good

no bad or broken, no right or wrong in

Love

There is only this breath

and that which breathes it

there is only You

and your giggling, fully blossomed

Self

Julia Fehrenbacher is an author, a poet, and a painter.  Her life’s work is to step into her truest, most empowered self so that she may guide others to the same.  She lives in Corvallis, Oregon with her husband and two little girls.  If you’d like to join her on this path of shedding & opening & living from a place of truth and authenticity, please visit her at http://paintedpath.org, she’d so love to have you there. 

Julia released her first book of poetry and art, On the Other Side of Fear, in May of 2012.  It, along with her art, is available at http://juliafeh.etsy.com

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(if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com)