• Comfort of living an uplifting life

    Comfort #43 Comfort of living an uplifting life

    I am so grateful to discover how to be uplifted and  happy.

    I am able to share my happiness wit others.

    It was a long and rigorous road as I learned to move myself out of depression, anxiety and despair.

    I learned to listen within.

    I discovered what I love to do.

    I do it.

    I share my inspiration and peace through the art and affirmations series which I write and draw.

    I have learned many new skills which enable me to keep up a continuous flow.

    The key is to listen within.

    For every new requirement of art or of technology, there is always a way to learn it.

    I mostly skip the part about being in a panic, as I turn within to hear the valuable idea the Univefrse is sending me.

    I take my deep breath and prepare to receive what I need.

    This happens with consistency.

    When I listen, I receive.

    This whole process has come about over a long period of time and continues to this day.

    I have completely changed my approach to work and to life.

    I feel embraced and supported by the Univese  Who Loves Me.

    I took my tiny steps timidly at first, until I realized that I can trust the Universe.

    I am comforted and uplifted by my work and the value it is providing for others who are looking for inner peace.

    We share the secret of listening within.

    This secret is available to everyone who will slow down and take the time for a deep breath.

    This has to be done on a consistent basis so the Universe knows you are listening.

    The Universe will always come through for you when you listen within and take your tiny step of guided action.

    I am living a completely different life, calm and happy and uplifted.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • A Habit of Listening

    Pebble of Peace Pathways 4.2 –
    A Habit of Listening

    Apparently, listening is meant to be full time.

    I am getting pretty good at tuning in when I am at an impasse or I realize I need help.

    But what I am learning now, is that if I listen all the time, for every step, they will all be inspired.

    I guess I thought I had to get a good idea and then coast on the value and power of that.

    I didn’t realize that the Universe supplied all the connecting ideas and follow-up as well.

    I guess I thought that once I received the idea it all got turned over to me.

    But this is not the case.

    The idea is on loan from the Universe.

    The Universe is launching it through me.

    I still have to listen for all the ideas which the Universe has supplied to bring it to fruition.

    I get to watch, participate as a listener, take action where appropriate as directed by the Universe.

    And then I get to enjoy the fruition, appreciation and harvest.

    Not a bad deal for “just” listening!

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Joy

    Artist Trading Card Series – Word #43 – Joy
    and Mini-Meditation

    My joy comes from within.

    I expand my joy through sharing it.

    I give and receive joy.

    I am uplifted through joy.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • My life path is not a done deal.

    Life Path-Story Mazes – #41 My life path is not a done deal.

    Every day that I am open to new ideas proves that my life is not a done deal.

    I am always in a postion of listening for the best ideas to improve my life.

    As I listen, I am acknowledging that there is a powerful Presence which can guide me.

    My attention attracts the best ideas to me.

    They are appropriate and appear in a timely manner.

    When I take action on them, they prove that I can inject new ideas into my life to make it better.

    Right where I am, this can happen.

    Right in the moment of my listening, this can happen.

    The powerful Presence which I am attracting is the Universe Who Loves Me.

    It has my welfare and well-being at the forefront of existence.

    It does this for me and for everyone who listens within.

    Listening within, as a consistent practice, is the way to receive consistent direction.

    Taking action on a consistent basis, is a way to see new life changes happen.

    They may happen incrementally as the Universe prepares us for a new role.

    They may feel like they happen suddenly as our preparation is complete and we are ready to move to the next step.

    The next step will feel just right.

    It may take courage to take the next step, but this is what we have been preparing for.

    As we continue to listen within, we will continue to be guided.

    This gives us reassurance and comforts us as we move into a new life-path.

    All our listening and taking tiny steps place us in a new relationship with the Universe.

    We are conscious of It.

    That makes all the difference.

    We are on a track of awareness and appreciation.

    We know how to include our life desires through our inner listening practice.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • We are all beautiful in my community.

    Spiritual Treasure Note Series 5.43 

    We are all beautiful in my community.

    ——————

    Our beauty is in our character.

    Our beauty is in our actions.

    Our beauty is in our conversation.

    Our beauty is in our consideration.

    Our beauty is in our originality.

    Our beauty is in all of our expression.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Begin

    Meditation Drawing 4.4 Begin

    Now is the time to begin.

    It is always the right time to take a good step.

    A new beginning is available at any time.

    We can have an epiphany which changes our view.

    We can begin again.

    We can have a moment of inspiration which redirects us.

    We can see a connection which appears in a new light.

    We can decide to be more compassionate.

    We can change our attitude about our job.

    We can value ourself as worthy.

    We can breathe in a moment of peace.

    We can listen within.

    Each time we begin again, we are breathing new life into our day.

    We are accepting the idea that there is an unlimited Universe, and that Its’ resources are available to us.

    It is like taking a new route.

    We can get on a different bus and end up in a new place.

    We can take a class and open up a new world.

    That is what happened to me when I took Master Naturalist Certification.

    I began to look at the world in a whole new way.

    And it was a view of wholeness, how all of Nature’s systems work together in more and more detail and in the larger ways such as watersheds and geological formations.

    I began writing very simple information into my children’s songs.

    And this will expand their world view.

    Every step is possible to take in a new way.

    It will put you in a new place.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinsprationandpeace.com

  • Comfort of living in creative ecstasy

    Comfort #42 Comfort of living in creative ecstasy

    I am so grateful to discover many creative aspects of living.

    One of my favorite forms is moving from one creative project to another.

    I have set up my studio to include sewing, drawing, writing, and weaving.

    I have a routine which starts with listening  within for inspirational ideas to write about.

    The writing powers the art.

    I take breaks with sewing and, more occasionally, weaving.

    I am comforted by having so many colorful projects around me.

    After getting caught up in the business of work and family for many years, creativity is very valued and precious to me.

    It gives me room to relax.

    My mind goes into a different dimension when I am arranging colors or shapes on paper or fabric.

    I can explore ideas without words or with words.

    I enjoy the rhythm that creativity brings into my life.

    I love discovering that the work I love to do allows me to live in creative ecstasy.

    I get to explore new media.

    I am uplifited by every new series of art and affirmations I create.

    I speak about myself and my work with a completely different vocabulary.

    It brings me light and happiness.

    I share inspiration and peace.

    I receive feedback that lets me know others are feeling the same upliftment that comes to me.

    I am so grateful for the way this connects me to work I love and contributes to uplifting others.

    The world feels the effect of every tiny step we take to add to our happiness.

    We remove ourselves from negative reactions when we take a deep breath and let it flood our body with peace.

    When we engage in taking in ideas which are uplifting and give us happiness, we can actually feel it in our body.

    We comfort ourselves through creating an uplifting life, and it helps those around us, as well.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Peacefully Following Through

    Pebble of Peace Pathway – Gelli Plate Art #1 –
    Peacefully Following Through

    Learning to go within helps establish an unfailing practice for finding answers.

    Taking the steps as directed from within always fulfills the need.

    When I get stuck, I am learning to go within, without fail, to find the next step.

    This always gives me a peaceful solution.

    Even though requirements may change daily and even hourly, I can always find the peaceful solution I seek by going within.

    Since I have received my inspiration from within, it is natural that I should find the ways to share it most effectively from the same Source.

    It is a comfort to know that, while I reason my way through all the possibilities, there is still only one really great answer, an answer of peace, from within.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Cycle

    Artist Trading Card Series – Word #42 – Cycle –
    and Mini-Meditation

    The seasons cycle in and out.

    I cycle with them.

    I am renewed.

    I am born each day.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Even deep within, looking out, I can receive new ideas.

    Life Path Story Mazes – #40 Even deep within, looking out, I can receive new ideas.

    It is possible that I cannot make any changes in my life.

    I can still receive the new ideas which will make a difference right where I am.

    My first idea is to listen within.

    This connects me to the Inifnite Universe.

    There is always an idea for me when I listen within.

    I can be right where I am, and feel more peace.

    I can be right where I am and feel more order.

    I can be right where I am and feel more harmony.

    This shapes my day in a new way.

    I can expect to move in the direction of new ideas, because I am listening for them.

    The new ideas I am listening for are the ones which uplift me.

    I am through with old negativity.

    I am open for new real solutions.

    At any point during the day, I can take a deep breath and pause.

    In that pause, I am feeling the peace from the Universe.

    In that pause, I am signalling that I am willing to listen for new ideas.

    In the moment of that pause, I can receive everything I need to know in order to take my first tiny step.

    Once I establish my consistent willingness to listen, and demonstrate my action by taking my first tiny step, more opportunities will follow.

    I just need to remind myself to do this when I find myself following my old routines.

    My new routine is to listen for peace and inspiration and new ideas.

    My new routine is to take the tiny steps which come to me.

    I remain curious and open to see what happens as I practice this consistently.

    © 2024 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com