There’s magic waiting in the unknown ✨ (Free Coloring Page)

Happy Friday, happy healers! I'm so excited to launch my new Healing Art series. Welcome to #freebieFridays, where I will post a new FREE coloring page download every week.

Introducing...MAGIC IN THE UNKNOWN!

I have once again found myself in that...unnerving, yet ABSOLUTELY magical space of complete unknown. I've been feeling the energy of my recent birthday (hello 39), a super intense eclipse portal, and that fiery Aries full moon big time.

My life and my energy have shifted profoundly, though it's not yet clear to me what those shifts are bringing. I have had a flare-up of my on-again-off-again EBV friend after 6 months in remission. In the same breath, my freelance writing clients pulled away in the wake of the AI evolution—a turn of events that has left me living with symptoms I don't enjoy AND without any income.

The brain keeps telling me to panic. Illness and money wounds have been huge triggers for me in this life. But something about the way they came about—together, beneath a full moon lunar eclipse, just ahead of my birthday—felt less like a punishment and more like a moment of absolute magic.

I can't really explain it, but everything in me is telling me to trust and allow stillness in this moment of the unknown. Not to push, to scramble, to take on work that is out of alignment with my heart. All the while, I've been finding deep solace in coloring.

I have been drawing and coloring my own pages in this time, and my gosh, has it been healing. My inner child is delighted. I'm finding peace and inspiration that I've been missing for so long. And a little voice is telling me, "You're meant to be sharing this."

So I'm listening. And small step by small step, I've made this go. A new website. An Instagram page. And a new series of free coloring pages that I truly hope are of service to this community.

My logical mind still can't see the path forward clearly. Will this result in a new income stream? Help bring me back into remission? This remains unknown. But it feels right. And I'm no stranger to this space of the unknown.

I keep reminding myself that this state of WHAT IS HAPPENING has preceded the most magical chapters of my life. Starting graduate school and moving to Kenya. Leaving the global health world to move to Thailand and become a teacher. Leaving the paradise of Thailand to embark on what was arguably my MOST magical journey ever, backpacking through the South Pacific to study indigenous cultures and lifestyles by cargo ships and small planes. Giving up plans of moving to South America to settle down in an intentional community in New Mexico, where I live now. And of course, the journey I didn't ask for but has brought me so much in its own way: the healing journey.

I couldn't have planned any of those chapters. They came about because I leaned into the unknown and let my soul guide me.

So here I go again! Embarking on a new journey with Light Haven Studio—and all of you in this beautiful, brilliant, resilient, and absolutely magical chronically ill community.

With that, I invite you to download your free MAGIC IN THE UNKNOWN coloring page here, just in time for the weekend! I hope you find moments of peace and inspiration in this page.

With love and gratitude,

Christine