by Cherie Ray | Mar 29, 2020
One Day Intuitive Painting Retreat:
Intuition & Finding Your Wisdom Within
Saturday, January 18th, 10am-5pm central standard time
In life we look for answers. We look for answers to all our questions and solutions to support us in feeling FREE in our lives. How many places have you looked?
The answer lies within you. I know you’ve heard that so many times before; said in many different ways, but nobody tells you how to realize it in yourself and live from it in your life.
In this coaching and Intuitive Painting workshop you will experience what separates you from hearing your inner wisdom/ intuition and what stops you from acting from it. Intuition is a natural part of being human. It is another intelligence that is available to you just as your intellect is. Why not use both!
The studio is free of critiques and comments. A studio free of comments supports full creative expression. This process is about creative expression with no demand to make art. No experience is necessary.
Intuitive Painting is available virtually! It’s not a problem if you don’t live near the studio. We come to you via Zoom. You will be painting alongside the painters in the studio.
Where: Location: the Houston Heights (77008)
Address and directions to the Studio will be emailed to you following your registration.
Can’t be in Houston? Participate virtually. It’s so easy! Ask for details. Email Cherie@CherieRay.com
Materials for attending the workshop online are easily available from Amazon. A supply list will be sent to you upon registration.
When: Saturday, January 18, 2025
Time: 10am-5pm central standard time
Cost: Tuition: $178
Registration deadline:
Virtual attendance, Friday, January 17th
In-studio attendance, Thursday, January 16th
With 48 hours notice, cancellations may be applied to other classes or workshops.
by Cherie Ray | Mar 16, 2020 | Being Human, Inspiration
Does your mind subtlety suggest to you that you have limits to your capacity, your resilience, your potential? I find it fascinating that our minds are so convincing about what’s available to us in our lives. What’s equally fascinating is the reality that our bodies get flooded with emotion matched with what looks real in our minds. A feeling of stuckness, defeat, disappointment, why bother? It runs the gambit. Where our minds go, our emotions follow. I also chuckle that there is this part of me, my thinking mind, which dwells in the past or the future, rarely present in the moment, offers me convincing input on how life works in real time.
This comes to mind because I saw Willie Nelson and his sister, Bobbie, perform at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo this week. My mind subtlety projected into the future and filled me in on how the concert would be. Well once again my mind was wrong, way wrong.
As I watched Willie play tunes, he’s played a zillion times before with passion, presence, and energy, I was struck by what I was seeing. Here’s a person 87 years of age, performing in front of 70,000 people and having a blast. On one song his sister Bobbie was featured. She was banging those piano keys at the speed of Chuck Berry or Jerry Lee Lewis. I was so taken by her performance that I looked her up and saw that she’s 89 years of age!
I wanted to share this story because I found so much inspiration around what’s TRUE and what we perceived to be true around our capacity, our resilience, and our potential. Too often we believe what we think without question. It’s helpful to see we have the option to align with our perceptions or we can align with what’s TRUE about life. Anything is possible for us. If we have a heartbeat, it’s a sure sign that pure potential is present.
Sending smiles,
Cherie
by Cherie Ray | Feb 24, 2020 | Being Human
Express yourself! Express Yourself? Why bother? What’s the value to your life to express yourself? I’m happy to be the messenger on this topic.
Since your arrival on the scene of life, you’ve been told how to be, how to act, what’s right, what’s wrong, how to be, been told you’re too much, not enough, you name it, and you’ve been subtlety or not so subtlety influenced by all of these ‘add-ons.’ All well meaning but it does tend to influence how we show up in the world as well as question, “Who am I under all of this influence and what’s authentic to me?”
That’s why it’s so valuable to your life to express yourself. When you express yourself, with absolute freedom and permission, you get the opportunity to shed layers upon layers of ‘add-ons’ to see just who is under all those judgements. Under all those concepts of can and can’t, right and wrong, you will discover YOU. Yes, that’s right. YOU and what’s unique to you. Not only does it feel great, you get the opportunity to discover more of who you truly are. This newly discovered peaceful freedom shows up in every area of your life.
I’d love to support you in exploring and discovering! Here’s a few tips to support you in saying YES when you want to express yourself, at work, at play, in your relationships, in your manner of dress, in following your inspirations, etcetera:
1. Set aside some time to create with no goal in mind. Explore. Be adventurous.
2. Respond to what occurs to you. Don’t negate the smallest nudge.
3. Give yourself permission to follow the smallest nudge.
4. Give up control and learn to let go of any expectations.
5. Give up meaning and whys. Put your attention on the freedom and potential in life.
6. 100% Freedom is your birthright. Enjoy it!
The energy of creativity is benevolent. It supports you in living authentically and in harmony with yourself.
Now go out there and make your_____________________.
Sending smiles,
Cherie
by Cherie Ray | Feb 10, 2020 | Being Human, Love
In day-to-day life, loving, doesn’t seem like the easiest ride at the amusement park. In real life, there appears to be legitimate reasons to break connection. The connection breaker can be validated and commiserated. We can make differences the problem and build a life from them.
If we look at the universal nature of human beings, we are all in the same boat together!
1. They have their ‘what matters most to me list’. You have your ‘what matters most to me list’. The content rarely matches.
2. What’s obvious to them is not obvious to you. What’s obvious to you is not obvious to them. The content rarely matches.
3. Where their mind goes, their life follows. Where your mind goes, your life follows. The content rarely matches.
4. They see life uniquely through their eyes. You see life uniquely through your eyes. The content rarely matches.
5. People do what makes sense to them in the moment. You do what makes sense to you in the moment. The content rarely matches.
Hopefully, by gaining understanding on how we’re all doing the same things in different ways, we can gain some spaciousness around times when differences look like deal breakers. Since we all possess the ability for fresh ideas, curiosity can replace reactivity and we find fresh places to connect. And we all want to feel connected.
Love, love, love……
It’s not always easy, but it’s the best game in town.
Sending smiles,
Cherie
PS. I would love to hear your thoughts on this! Let’s connect.
by Cherie Ray | Jan 17, 2020 | Conversations, Inspiration
Following the Inspirations that Come
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Dear cheryl,
Following inspiration is captivating me at the beginning of this new year. It occurs to me that inspiration is an invitation from the Intelligence behind all life to explore beyond the known. Inspiration is something that comes like a spark from within me. For me, inspiration has a very fresh feeling and carries a lilt of lightness. Maybe even a feeling of enthusiasm. What’s it feel like for you? I’d love to know.
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So, with curiosity on board, I’m letting inspiration lead the way. The inspiration said go to the state park, 70 miles from my house, super early and look at the year ahead. As the inspiration started moving, I watched both the spark and the objections that were coming up, almost simultaneously. In my unwritten pledge to follow inspirations, I dismissed all of the very reasonable and credible objections that my mind had to offer.
I had my marching orders. Time to follow. I packed the papers off the top of my desk, my bicycle, my lunch, my favorite pink pen, and some blank journals. I loaded the car and took off before sunrise.
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I arrived at the park so early that it was too cold and damp to be outside so my car became my workspace for exploring what I wanted to play with this year. As I sat in the passenger seat of my car, I was taken aback with the quiet and beauty that I was sitting in. Almost immediately, I found myself asking, why would I resist experiencing this? It was a very rich feeling.
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Loads of ideas poured out covering the dashboard. Before I knew it 4 hours has passed. What awoke me to the time was my stomach growling. I couldn’t understand why because, in my mind, I had just eaten!
Following this inspiration has been a delightful experience. Not for the fruit it bore but for the full, rich feeling that filled me.
Insights from following inspiration;
1. Disregard the mind’s suggested outcome. It’s not possible to know the outcome of what hasn’t happened.
2. Inspiration comes with a feeling of possibility, lightness, enthusiasm.
3. Feasibility is a buzz kill that comes with a very different feeling.
4. When inspirations are followed, you can’t imagine why you would hesitate.
This month I hosted a webinar on letting inspiration lead the way in 2020. I’ve included the link below, if you’d like to watch it. Please share it with someone you feel might benefit from listening.
I encourage you to open your heart and mind to fresh inspiration. It’s life’s natural invitation to expand and explore life.
Here’s to living life feeling inspired!
Cherie
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