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How to fall in love with the confused, lonely, sad, aggressive, grieving, whatever-you-feel-is-less-than-loveable parts of yourself.
It’s simple: when confusion and failures and good things and bad things come up, notice it—don’t ignore it, admit to it, but don’t dwell on it.
Wrecked with guilt for that offhand comment you made seven years ago? Notice it, admit to it, regret it for three seconds, and then come back to the present moment.
Stressed about the interview you have next week? Notice it, admit to it, regret it for three seconds, and then come back to the present moment.
Not feeling the way you look in that pair of jeans? Notice it, admit to it, regret it for three seconds, and then come back to the present moment. (And maybe throw on a different pair of jeans.)
“You are imperfect, permanently and inevitably flawed. And you are beautiful.” ~ Amy Bloom
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Write your way to empathy, joy, and a more full, inspiring, genuine connection with yourself.
We can make friends with our suffering, our mistakes, our shame, our depression, our guilt, our joys, our longings—we can make friends with our whole self—and we can do it through our writing, whether you’re a “writer” or someone who writes in Instagram captions and work emails.
Invest in yourself. Find your voice. Or, empower your career, or find your way toward a new one. Make friends with your heart, your sanity, your power to be of benefit.
You can join Elephant this year for a 9-week training through Elephant Academy, that has graduated thousands over the past 10 years. We keep our classes small so that you have real bonding and community. This is about challenge and change, training and encouragement—this is about you.
This course is about learning how to express oneself genuinely, directly, powerfully. It’s about the fundamental life skill of finding your own voice, finding the power in that voice, and using it to be of benefit.
When: September 4th – October 30th, 2024
What: Find your Voice with Waylon H. Lewis.
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Are you ready to take a (wholesome) leap into your own life?
This course is for you.
This course isn’t (just) about writing, and it isn’t (just) for writers. It’s for all those who want to find your voice, & be of benefit.
Questions? Drop us an email (we love to chat).
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