Poetry Minisode - "Layers of You" | Sam Horton

In this BRAND NEW mini-episode of Soul Led Creative Women, Sam Horton reads an original poem taken from a personal reflective creative moment of her every day life.

This one is titled "Layers of You"

And asks the question:
What layers of yourself are waiting to be uncovered, expressed, and brought to life?

Sam says: Every blank canvas, like every moment, holds infinite potential. The act of creation—whether in art or life—is a journey of trust, surrender, and discovery. Embrace the messiness, honor the unfolding, and let your truth shine through every layer. May you find beauty in the process and courage in your own creative awakening.

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Podcast Summary

Every blank canvas holds infinite potential—a quiet, expectant space waiting to be awakened by an artist’s touch. Layers of You is a poetic reflection on the intimate, transformative process of painting, where each brushstroke is an act of discovery and devotion. This poem captures the unfolding of creativity as color and form emerge from emptiness, much like the way we uncover layers of ourselves through artistic expression.

Through rhythmic, evocative imagery, Layers of You explores the deep connection between the artist and their work, celebrating the magic, messiness, and soul-infused beauty of creation. It speaks to the feminine energy infused in art, honoring the intuitive flow that guides the hands and heart of a creator. Each line whispers of the trust required in the process—the surrender to imperfection, the joy in watching something come to life, and the moment when the painting, like the artist, reveals its truth.

My question for you to ponder:

What layers of yourself are waiting to be uncovered, expressed, and brought to life?

Email me at [email protected].

Layers of You

Fresh out of skin tight plastic.
Stark white, smooth and drastic.

Before we begin, we must muddy you up proper.
I will lavish you with large, smooth brush strokes of velvety copper.

Then I’ll swirl around you until my vision for you pops out.
Next I’ll add some early layers all about.

Rough and messy brush strokes, thin with paint,
Dried so quickly, less and less faint.

Before too long your beauty starts to feel sublime
It shines - one layered section at a time

Soon I fall in love with your heartbeat
Your creative magic is no feat.

For you carry the soul of the feminine collective,
May your truth shine out bright and reflective.

Take care,
Sam x

^{Sam Horton
Sam is a Women's Empowerment Specialist. A series of life challenges, from divorce and burnout to feelings of inner disconnection and emptiness, were the catalysts for a spiritual creative journey that led her out of the dark and transformed the way she cares for herself and shows up in the world.}

<sup>This journey is what inspires Sam to support other women to turn their pain into power and evolve into the most beautiful, authentic, best versions of themselves using transformative spiritual and creative tools to remember who they really are at their core.

Sam lives on the Sunshine Coast in Australia with her tween daughter. She is a self-confessed homebody obsessed with connecting her heart with her home through her love for art, flowers, nature and sentimental treasures.</sup>

 

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