Happy Love Day Every Day! How did you celebrate February 14th? What does love look like in your life?

[Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke]

Fortune Cookie Collage # 2 by Ananda Leeke

Happy Love Day Every Day!

Did you celebrate Valentine's Day? If yes, what did you do? If not, why?

I think that Valentine's Day is just one more opportunity for us to give and receive more love in our lives. This year I shared my Valentine's Day with a group of fabulous women at the Sacred Circles' women's spirituality conference held at the Washington National Cathedral. On Saturday morning, I facilitated "What Does Love Look Like In Your Life?," a juicy workshop that used contemplative practices, collage, and journaling to show women how to bring love into every action of their daily lives. For more information, visit www.nationalcathedral.org/learn/sacredCircles.shtml.

I created the workshop based on my debut novel, Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One (www.lovestroubadours.com). It tells the story of Karma Francois, a thirtysomething California-born BoHo BAP (Bohemian Black American Princess) with Louisiana roots and urban debutante flair. The book shows how a woman uses therapy, yoga, meditation, art, music, poetry, and support from family and friends to confront the effects of her poor life choices and embrace a spiritual journey of healing and love. The book is available on www.amazon.com.

As a special Love Day treat, I included several journaling exercises that I shared with my Sacred Circles workshop participants below. Take some time to read them. Journal about them. Perhaps they might lead you to write a blog or post a comment below. Feel free to share. I'd love to hear what your thinking and feeling. Enjoy!

Be love, love light, and live as the spirit of life,

Ananda






What Does Love Look Like In Your Life Journaling Exercises (with fortune cookie collages)
Copyright 2009 by Madelyn C. Leeke

Excerpt from That Which Awakens Me by Ananda Leeke (iUniverse, Inc. - Spring 2009

1) Take four deep breaths. Place your right hand on your heart. Invite yourself to open your heart to who you are in the present moment. Ask your higher self for six words describe your current self. These words will become your six-word memoir for the present moment.

2) Explore the fortune cookie collage above. Select four wisdom messages that you are drawn to. What are these wisdom messages telling your soul about love in your life?

3) Click here and watch a YouTube video featuring my poem "What Does Love Look Like in Your Life?" (from Love's Troubadours - Karma: Book One): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yB0iKT7pEs.




a. What color is love in your life?

b. What does love look life in your life?

c. Select six words from your journal exercise that mean the most to you.

d. How can each word remind you to bring more love into your daily life?