Lucia

The evening light lingered last night, giving my subtle body a tiny jolt of recognition—a connection of synapses firing in remembrance of what this means: spring.
We are re-emerging from winter and it's strange and beautiful and I'm not sure I'm ready, but I've learned we never are. Life is less about being ready and more about being willing. Or at least accepting of whatever appears, curious to know more and cognizant of our own power to create and transform.
Tomorrow we begin The Lucia Collective and as of this morning, 23 creative souls have signed up! I'm feeling overwhelmed and humbled and excited. There was a part of me who thought, "What if nobody joins?" and I was preparing myself for that. So I'm just tickled that so many of you would like to be part of this. Thank you.
There's still time... you can read our previous post for more juicy details.
To join, visit Lucia’s website (link in profile) and click Join The Lucia Collective.
The theme of the first month is "The Beauty of Re-emerging." And can we do it gently please? Re-emerging, I mean. Easy does it. With lots of crawling back under the warm blankets. It's totally allowed. Forever.
We start tomorrow! I hope to see you inside.
Love,
Laura

Hello! I’m excited to invite you to something new.

The Lucia Collective. It’s an inspired monthly subscription to invite intuition, beauty and voice to your heart work.

It’s also a *slow* social media space, created just for Lucia. Think private, no advertisements, not on Facebook. Calm, clean, soft and spacious—an online conversation designed with simplicity and care so that we can connect with each other in a slower, more meaningful and artful way. At the presence pace.

Whether you are a full-time creative, a moonlighter, or a dreamer envisioning what’s yet to come, there is something here for you.

You can read more juicy details here: https://www.lauralowery.com/the-lucia-collective

This offering is something I have been dreaming up for a long time, and I'm looking forward to spending 2021 re-emerging, inviting more beauty, exploring intuition and voice, and sharing the whole process in The Lucia Collective.

Each month you will receive a themed notebook (delivered digitally), a creative meditation, and a private podcast-like audio recorded just for members of The Lucia Collective. I'll share practical and imaginative support for listening inwardly, seeking beauty each day and weaving it through your life and work. Inspiration, encouragement and space to connect with each other at a slower pace are here, too.

This is a six-month offering to begin, but you can sign up for just one month at a time if you’d like. Let’s see where it leads!

We start March 6. I hope to see you inside.

Love,
Laura

{In case we haven’t met yet, hello! I’m Laura Lowery, founder and editor of Lucia, and I’m pleased to meet you. Thank you for following Lucia here. Welcome.}

#2021

"I light a candle a friend gave me before Christmas. The same friend texts to ask what I’m doing for a week at the beach off season. But I’m here to do nothing. My whole self is tired. Tired of the pandemic. Tired of the festivities. Tired of the internet. Tired of the relentlessness of modern living, the constant pings and updates. Tired of all expectations­—both mine and not mine." -Gráinne Conroy
When Gráinne's essay and photographs landed in my inbox, I opened the message and began to read. I could feel my heart rate calm, and something deep and knowing was pulling me toward the experience she shared of her solo retreat at the beach house in County Dublin for a week over New Year's Eve. She captures a sentiment I believe so many people are feeling at this time, and reminds us how quiet time—just for ourselves—to do nothing but walk and soak in beauty can restore our weary souls. I hope you enjoy it too. Find more of her words and images at the link in our profile under "Stories." ~Laura
Read the column by Gráinne Conroy : luciajournal.com : Stories : "New Year in County Dublin"
Gráinne Conroy is a writer who lives in Dublin, Ireland. Find her here on Instagram at .n.conroy