The Art With A Heart By Charlotte Phillips: Skylar, Earth Angel of the Netherlands

“Skylar & Michael“ "Becoming Earth Angels"
The Netherlands

"May we travel through life

knowing the angels are always
with us and within us.”

“I
Celebrate
My Unity
With All Life

Knowing

we are never 'Alone' we are really All One.”
The only difference between 'All One'
and Alone is the 'L', which stands for love.
Love is what connects us to
All That Is.
So the "L" is in the middle
transforming 'alone' to 'All One'.
I will also note that the letter 'L'
pronounced "el" in Hebrew, stands for angel,
meaning, "In God".
An interesting thing my friend pointed out is
The Archangels' name end in 'el'.
Archangel Michael, Archangel Uriel,
Archangel Gabriel, and Archangel Raphael.
~Love and Light.

When you love yourself…
you are also loving others.
Love reminds us that
we are never 'alone'.

“Be still,
look within …

trust in the Oneness

and then you will find your own
angel’s wings
just waiting for you to take flight...

on the breath of unconditional love and grace.”

"The Meaning "

The name Skylar is a Dutch name meaning sheltering.
Michael is Hebrew which means "who is like God".
As you can easily see the angel is guarding
the sweet little boy and girl.
The Guardian angel is not only guiding the children
but she is also teaching
them how to become Earth Angels.

Even though they are unaware that a storm (representing fear)
is brewing around them,
their guardian angel is keeping
a vigilant watch over them and encouraging with love
to walk through the storm of life
knowing they are never alone.
This knowing allows them to spread unconditional love.
For they know that they are each a part of the whole.
When you know you are love
you spread unconditional love.
When you spread unconditional love
you are an
Earth Angel.
~
I believe when I live in fear I am not surrendering
to the Divine flow.
My lack of trust prevents me from having faith.
My lack of faith prevents me from feeling, receiving
and giving love, yet love is my true essence.
So when I am blocking my true essence
I do not feel my connection to everything around me.

When I forget who I really am
I feel alone…
(a lost of the "One).

But aren't we all
the ONE in the ALL
And
All in the ONE?

"You may say I am a dreamer
but I am not the only one.
I hope some day you will join us
and the world will live as ONE."
~John Lennon
“What I Learned"
This painting is very dear to me and the story behind the painting is a very intimate one but

I will try to share it as best as I can.

Although it is not easy for me to shorten stories,
I will do my best.

A few years ago, I decided to paint an Earth Angel
from the Netherlands to add to my series Earth Angels from Cultures Around the World.

But each time I tried to paint her something
kept me from moving forward.

You see my paintings always have lessons to teach me.

So they have their own "time".

I was inspired by my internet friend, Iain,
whom I met through my art.

Iain lives in the Netherlands and his heart
is filled with love, compassion and light.

I have been fortunate to experience it many times
through our back and forth emails.

I must say, I was thrilled when Iain sent me several pictures
of places in the Netherlands to ignite my creativity spark.

Although I have never met Iain in person,
it feels as if I have known him for years.

His tender heart reminds me of my relationship
with my brother when we were growing up,

which leads me in the next part of my story.

When I began this painting about a year ago I noticed that

the little boy and girl who appeared on my canvas,

reminded me of my brother and myself when we were young.

This triggered some deeper introspection within.

So I stopped my painting and built my cocoon so the transformation process could begin.

For a little over a year, I began turning and twirling
around and around

like a windmill, on the winds of change.

Each cycle took me deeper into my family
and ancestral healing patterns dealing with
a lack of trust and feelings of being lost...
away from home.

Sometimes when we have not finished making peace
with our past, the shadows or shattered parts arise within our bodies and pull us deeper within to heal.

My higher self
(the part that knows she is connected to All That Is),
reminded me that I could revisit these
childhood wounds with my adult self.
Now that I am older and stronger,
I can see these events from a higher perspective.

As I stepped into these shadows or parts of myself
that I had separated from,
with my higher perspective they began to melted into the

stuck emotions that were suppressed in my body.

Without becoming fixated or dwelling on these suppressed
emotions but at the same time allowing myself
to feel the anger, grief, and fear I was able
to move through with courage.

This process often arises out of my unconscious,
at night when my subconscious is more open.

In the stillness of the night, I am able to rock my inner child
and breathe through the emotions

while reminding her that everything is okay.
My mantra is "I Am Here".

I could feel the presence of the "I AM"
which is within us all.

A peace settles in and washes over me.
Each time my heart turns toward this compassionate light
much like a pink tulip in the field…

soaking up the sun.

Of course there are often many layers to past events.
I believe we follow the path
of light and love
which is guiding us all home.
While we are waling this path on Earth
we are training to bring that unconditional love
to Earth.
We are being guided to remember that
we truly are
Earth Angels.

With love I re-member I am with
All One
The "I AM."

Pictures from Iain