THE TABLE:
Welcome back to It Happened Over Lunch! We took a short two week break while my family and I toured Italy (you can catch the highlights on my Instagram Highlights under “Italy.” (@katherinephifer)
It was a lovely trip. We met my parents in Milan and then toured our way down the country. We ate well, saw some beautiful art, and nudged our way through Rome on Good Friday.
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL:
I heard about The Mapparium in a course I was taking in my undergraduate program. The professor said “whenever you go to Boston, you have to go here.”
So, five months after I moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts, after a long winter of being very cold, I found myself on an early May day taking an artist date to the Christian Science Plaza and The Mapparium. It was a magical day.
The concept of artist dates comes from Julia Cameron’s The Artist Way. That winter I spent every morning writing morning pages. I was in the beginning stages of my Master’s degree and would take the occasional artist date scheduled around my classes. And I spent a lot of time reading books and listening to music.
SOMETHING TRUE:
I love the idea of scheduling a date with myself to wander an exhibit or a museum by myself. I haven’t done it in a long time.
THE THOUGHT I AM CARRYING:
There’s something simple and magical about tapping into your thoughts and feelings every single day.
THE CHECK:
Inside today's episode I mention my Daily Three- a three part grounding practice to bring you back to your magic. You can get it here:
