Testing Limits
She steps out of her comfort zone: decides to wears a bold outfit that fits more with the personal of her characters in the books
She tries to flirt with Alex, sending a friend request when home that is accepted. She sends a message - seen but no reply
A feeling or rejection and like she made a fool out of herself.
Conflict & Clarity
This rejection forces her to choose between old patterns and embracing her growth.
Breakthroughs
Coming to book club and facing seeing Alex again after the embarrassment. She does not bring up his not replying and pretends that nothing happened.
Sharing a personal story in book club about being reject by a close friend the prior year ago. This was an emotional release.
Related to the book: People we meet on Vacation by Emily Henry - how hard to read since her own experience was different.
Unexpected Ally
Finds support from an unlikely source at work. Her colleague Morgan unexpectedly supports her artistic pursuits, bridging her two worlds.
She continues to work on her new collections and submits her sample pieces to the gallery.
Acts of Self-Love
Self-doubt resurfaces, but she recognizes her progress and refuses to give up.
Writing a letter to her mother and releasing old pain - but doing a ritualistic burning since sending it would be pointless.
She forgives herself for her past self-criticism and accepts the imperfections that make her unique.
Breakthrough
She has overcome a major creative block and is producing her best work yet for the project.
Suddenly she hears back that her work will be on display at the beginning of next months since there is an opening.
The Freak Out
Moments of self-doubt appear as she is now on a deadline
The reality of a show is on the horizon, the stress causes her to snap at her friends - a reactionary behavior.
True Friendship
She attends book club opens fully and apologizes for her behavior.
She shares with the group about her stress and feeling insecure about the upcoming show.
She invites everyone - including Alex - to attend the opening show.
Being Vulnerable
She makes the conscious choice to tell him how she feels, risking rejection.
He doesn’t say anything and is just silent, causing her to bolt.
She feels like such an idiot, she should have known better than to put herself out there again.
New Beginnings
As she comes into Book Club, knowing she would see Alex her heart sinks. Why did she risk losing this group of friends and social interaction over love.
She knows that facing this will be hard, but she has done hard things before.
I am not sure what I want to happen with him… Yet.
Embracing Happiness
Lila reflects on her journey reflects on her growth and letting go of the past.
Relationship… I am not sure yet.
She continues to pursue her art and has found balance.
She encourages others to explore their own creative side and living authentically.