Lisa Congdon is an artist and joy-seeker. Now she's here to uplift your year with inspiration, savvy advice, and brilliant art.

Each month, The Beginning Is Now features one of the artist's signature bright, bold illustrations with a hand-lettered phrase that explores themes of creativity, identity, social justice, and self-awareness, from "Wherever you are, be there totally" to "Be gentle with yourself." Every glance is motivation to embrace who you are and work toward positive change in yourself and in the world.

Printed on responsibly sourced paper.