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Welcome to my website. My name is Carol Hedberg, and my goal is to provide opportunities for you to grow and find clarity in your life. I'm changing the site often, so check back frequently to see what classes I'm teaching and videos I've created. Explore my blog, "Resilient Warriors," or look for tips to enrich your life.

"All of us contains a divine, expressive spark, a creative candle intended to light our path and that of our fellows. We are shiny, not tarnished; large, not small; beautiful, not damaged--although we may be ignorant of our grace, power, and dignity. Julia Cameron ."

THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

What does it mean to be on a spiritual journey? It might be that you are off meditating at monasteries, doing contemplative prayer, studying and meditating an hour a day, in a study group or class about St. Ignatius of Loyola, or studying in a program to be a spiritual director.

I’m practicing all of those, and it is a real commitment to remain focused. Yet, the benefits are extraordinary. My commitment has paid off, and I feel an intense growth in all dimensions of my life. And so that is why I made the decision to up the ante even more.

I'm in intensive training at the YMCA in preparation to walk the Camino de Santiago in Spain. Today, my workout was nearly 4 hours- weight-lifting, boxing, treadmill, and swimming. Other days, I'm playing pickleball until I drop!!! I have never felt more alive, energized, and so full of joy.

This lifestyle is certainly not for everyone, but I challenge you to dig deeply within yourself. What makes your heart sing? What gives you fulfillment or resonates with your life’s goals? Once you discover the answers, go out and make your life the best it can be!!!!

Read my latest article, "My Fifty-Year Dream, published in Mag Pie Magazine (P. 23) https://indd.adobe.com/view/904221d1-ad75-4b20-a700-65c8331f6990

Waterloo Center for the Arts

My husband passed away last summer after a long battle with cancer. This art journal reflects a "Widow's Peak" during the first few months of my new journey.

I am grateful to my friend Jean-Luc Twishime for producing my video during his recent visit from Paris where he develops websites.

Grief Journaling Through Art

I'm teaching a brand new class I've created on processing grief through art. I hope you can join me!

Registration-

https://waterloocenterforthearts.activityreg.com/selectactivity_t2.wcs

Dark art for grief

My husband passed away a few months ago after a seven-year battle with cancer. It was a brutal journal, but I have committed myself to healing- taking long walks outside, talking to God, journaling, lots of solitude, meditating, talking to my spiritual director, watching TED talks on grief, and creating oodles of art. Here is some of my work thus far.

YouTube Art Journaling Flip Throughs:

I'm a journal junkie, so I've recently begun posting YouTube videos of some of my 200 art journals.

Monthly journals that contain my morning pages, planners, ephemera, quotes, calendars, TO DO lists
Art Journals
Themed Journals- spiritual Journals, gratitude journals, camping journals, travel journals
Altered Book Journals
Junk Journals
DIY Journals made from cardboard, assorted papers
Three-ring Notebook Journals
Grandchildren Journals- scrapbooking plus their own artwork

Join my new class,

"Mixed Media Journaling"

at the Waterloo Center for the Arts!

Read my latest article written for Mag Pie magazine (p. 14) where I interview murder mystery writer, Karen Nortman.

ACT THREEJane Fonda refers to the final segment of her life as Act Three . I love that concept because I realize that my Act Three is a new way of l...

My New Blog Segment: Act Three

Coronavirus Coping Strategies

When we are under stress, our entire body is affected- mentally, physically, spiritually. I'm offering a free 30-day series, "We'll Get Through This" which you can find under my YouTube channel. (See link, below) Let's work on staying healthy and having a little bit of fun during this difficult time!

My Holistic Health Wheel can reveal not only where we carry our stress, but it can also give us a glimpse into how we can practice healthy strategies in our daily lives.

My most recent art journaling class was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic, but you can still view images and activities from my previous classes.

Our "Creating Connections" art journaling class is designing personal manifestos. What Amazing artists!!!

Art event in Marion, IA by Carol Hedberg, Sparking Clarity on Saturday, October 12 2019www.facebook.com/events/1557790587679454/

the art of writing proudly presents

"A writers' retreat: revitalize!"

June 19 - 20, 2019 Our Lady of Prairie Retreat Center, Wheatland, IA

This two-day retreat is custom-designed to ignite the writer and artist within, to captivate your creative spirit and untapped talents, bringing them to the surface through nature trails, labyrinth walks, dynamite classes, personal attention, and guided writing.

Gail Kittleson: Jumpstarting Your Creativity; Unlocking Your Creativity; Releasing Your Writing Through Setting

Carol Hedberg: Sparking Clarity. Playing with Color: Sensory Mindfulness: My Montage

Lyn Vandebrake: Roadmaps to Writing: Marketing/Promotion/Networking: (How/where to market your work)

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