Check Out Keala Asher’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Keala Asher.

Hi Keala, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
There has always been a part of me that wanted to create in every way shape or form. I loved photography, painting, mixed media, writing, sewing, basically anything that you can create with your hands or capture visually. Instead of following my heart I did the “smart” thing and went to college, got a job that I was “good at” and followed my heart as a hobby. Creating stuffies for my friends’ babies, taking photos for my friends’ engagements and weddings, creating Halloween costumes, but never really doing any of the art and creation for me. Then I got sick with Lymes disease and it flipped my world upside down. Making me realize I was living a life that was not meant for me anymore. Through my healing journey I allowed myself to believe that I could create for a living and share my beauty with the world in all the ways that make my heart sing, while spreading joy and healing through the art I created. With the support from my parents and my community I was able to take care of my body while simultaneously working on creating. To be honest, creating was a huge part of my healing journey and it became very clear that I had to follow my heart and my dream. Through lots of imposter syndrome, doubt and fear I started learning how to put myself out there and share my creations with the world. Lots of slow intentional movement and growth that is continuous, but I now have self published a children’s book, a poetry book, greeting cards, postcards, art work, Honorable mentions of my photography and many other little creations for people to buy and experience. While also in the process of finishing an oracle deck and another book. Getting my creations to the masses has been hard, but I’m glad I could start with my community and let it grow from there. Just knowing I get to share my creations through the love in my heart is the best accomplishment I’ve ever had.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It has been anything but smooth. Haha. It’s been a road of learning and growth not just in creating and business but in myself and who I am, how I want to show up in this world, and what energy I want to create through the work that I do. This process came from a space deep within me resurrecting a piece of me that has been waiting patiently to be seen. I had to sit with a lot of imposter syndrome, old outdated stories I used to tell myself, doubts that my heart wasn’t worthy to be received and many other internal lies that I had believed. With every new step of the process of learning came a new wave of healing inside of me to prepare me for who I was meant to be to share the beauty I have inside of me through the purity of my heart and being. I didn’t just want to create and make money, I wanted to create through an energy that makes a difference in this world through beauty and energetic frequency that is shared when experiencing whatever I have created. I wasn’t just building a platform, I was building a grounded and rooted foundation through the love I have for this world and that all started in an invisible realm within me before it ever became a physical reality. Each part of this process has been with intent and care for myself and the world I want to have an impact on. So the process has been slow at times and hard financially and mentally, but in every way shape and form it has been truthfully breathtaking, rewarding and life changing for me. I would not change any of the heartache, rejection, crumbling of old identities because it all got me to a place where I finally feel at peace and am excited to share all the beauty from a place that comes from a truth deep inside of me.

Can you tell our readers more about what you do and what you think sets you apart from others?
I am a multifaceted entrepreneur. I am always creating and getting ideas of what to birth into this world through what brings excitement to my heart. I love all parts of bringing something invisible to life for others to receive in their own way. Hopefully spreading love, joy and positive change.
First and foremost I’m an intuitive who connects to realms beyond our physical reality. I channel messages and do reading for people to help shine a light on the love and magic they have inside themselves to help them step into a life that feels most fulfilling to them.
I am also a writer and illustrator.
I wrote and illustrated a children’s book called ‘Shine Bright.’ The first star you see in the night sky, actually used to be quite shy. This is the story of the first star you see at night, and how it got to be so bright. And if you’ve ever made a wish to that star, know you are loved from afar
I also wrote a poetry book called ‘The Blossoming of the Divine Feminine.’ A combination of Divine Feminine Sketches and Poems taking you on a journey into the blossoming of the Divine Feminine Within.
I am currently working on my first novel and am very excited about it! (more to come on that later).
I am in the process of finishing an oracle deck called the mystical animal oracle that consists of 66 channeled images and messages. This deck calls to the mystical child inside all of us. Through various bright colors, pops of gold and a flow-like feeling, people get to experience the beauty of their inner child that’s ready to be seen and heard. This deck is here to help people find their voice, their beauty, their love within and gather the strength to be that mystical bright and creative child of wonder that has always wanted to come out to play.
I am also an avid photographer of finding beauty in every place I go to share the love and magic this world has with others. There are a lot of horrible things going on in the world and we see it all the time. I want to share the beauty so people can start to see we are all here together on this magical planet floating in space connected through an energy we cannot see yet it comes through in the beauty of humanity, nature, animals, and everything. I want to remind people to, while they move towards action and change, to also find the beauty that’s already here to help them know beautiful change is possible and the love that’s already here in this world is where we start.

The thing I’m most proud of is that I never gave up and continue to follow that invisible string within my heart guiding me to share my gifts through the energy of the magic that is within me. Always grateful for the life that I have been able to live and want to share my love with this world in every way I can.

Is there anyone you’d like to thank or give credit to?
I most definitely did not get here alone. Even though the process and growth has felt lonely and most of the journey has been just me, I have had many people supporting me through this process.
I have been lucky to have my parents who were able and capable of supporting me with a home and finances when I needed to support my healing body while growing my business knowledge and creations. In every way they could they have allowed me to grow and heal into the person I am today. I cannot thank them enough for their love and support. Forever grateful for my parents.
I also had a few people on my side who truly believed in me when I was not able to believe in myself and to have people hold that space for me was more than I could have ever asked for. They know who they are and I am forever grateful for them seeing the beauty in me that not everyone could see. And for seeing beyond my circumstances knowing I could achieve more than where my illness had put me. They believed in my heart and who I truly was, not who people wanted me to be, but who I wanted to be and how I wanted to show up in this world. They had faith that I could become who I felt inside. Grateful for those special people in my life.
I am also grateful for the community around me that helped me see where I needed to grow my confidence and also see where I did and didn’t belong. Each rejection also gave me a new direction towards the people who I was meant for. So all the no’s and judgments and people doubting me also showed me the people who truly believed in me. It showed me the people who were cheering me on and who supported me in truly being me and living a life that was fulfilling to me. Grateful for all the people on my journey because everyone had a part in the creation of who I needed to be to show up fully and share my heart with the world in the way that feels right to me.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://LovingJoyously.com
• Instagram: @LovingJoyously
• Other: https://www.instagram.com/keala_photography/

Image Credits
All photograph and art work by Keala Asher (me)