A soft reminder for August 🌸

Let's gently redefine time. Also, meet my little Nature Bot! 🌿

Hello lovelies!

August, the month that is snuggled between Summer and Autumn, has arrived and with it a wonderful new beginning of a chapter in your story. I hope the month ahead has beautiful pockets of time that you can fill with little wonders that remind you how magical it is that you are alive.

Question time: What’s one thing that you’re looking forward to this month?
For me: I’m looking forward to baking summery desserts and making delightful drinks that fit the warm weather. But also reading books on my balcony when the warmth of the sun has mellowed down and a whisper of autumn lingers in the breeze.

Hello, lovely reader! I’m TJ, an artist and storyteller and on here, you will find gentle reflections & musings on life, self love, healing and the magic of mundane wonders. Aka the stories that I collected as I pivoted my life around by choosing to follow my creative dreams. Make yourself cozy, have a read and I hope you the words will bring a dash of wonder and magic into your day.

It’s not uncommon to see a lot of chatter in July and August, about how we only have a few months left in this year and what you can do to make the most out of it so one doesn't “waste” it.

I don't know about you, but this way of viewing time doesn't always feel too great. While I see the value in looking ahead and planning, I also want to remember that every day is one we get to live through. Your memories are made in the present and not “in a few months”. The things you do now and the choices you make today are the foundation for your future.

No matter how your year has gone so far, I hope you are able to have compassion for yourself. That you can see all you have done and the challenges you’ve moved through. That you can embrace where you are right now as you feel out what's working and shine a light on what you’d love to see differently.

This way the magic of the mundane can continue to create threads of calm, nurturing a peace within. You get to weave these threads into your quests for clarity, especially if you are in a season of figuring out what shifts to make in your current reality. No matter the time it takes to pave a new path, you will always get closer and closer to where you'd love to be if you follow your inner peace and guidance.

Little Nature Bot and his tiny forest sprite friend, chilling in the Forest of Wonders✨🌿 Art by TJ Lubrano

I’m very much looking forward to see how this month will unfold for me on Substack and with the book I’m illustrating and writing and the adventure I’ll go on with a magical little Nature Bot. My return to Substack reignited a thread of creativity that I had briefly misplaced and I’ve loved connecting and spending time with many of you from the day I returned to Substack and I hope this will continue. Thank you for being here! 🥰

If you know anyone whose presence feels like sunshine, who makes you feel happy and grounded, calm and excited, do share this little Nature Bot with them. He’s the main character in my book, a curious little soul on a journey of happiness and belonging and he loves to meet new kindred souls. 🌿✨

Continue to weave your beautiful tale, lovelies! I wish you a wonderful start of the month.

Till next musing!

Much love,

TJ xx

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