Inspired Practices

  • Tasteful freedom

    Shared Global Vision –

    Tasteful freedom

    We have the freedom to do uplifting things, to steward the earth, to provide common ground for action, to lift up our communities.

    We can do this is ways which celebrate the gifts in our communities.

    We all have skills and are willing to expand on them.

    We are willing to celebrate and appreciate the skills of others.

    The feeling of worthiness and respect infuses our action throughout our community.

    We find common ground through the desire for sustainable living.

    Valuable, freeing ideas emerge from discussions.

    As we respect all areas of our communities, we empower ourselves to make them beautiful.

    We show our appreciation for where we live, all of us, and we contribute to the sustainability in every service we can.

    We create community gardens, food forests, parks, walkways, bicycle paths.

    We create errand running services, playgroups, clothing exchanges, produce and flower gardens.

    We share knowledge through repair services, tutoring, handyman, mending.

    We share food services, bread baking, canning, deyhydrating.

    We enjoy community pot luck dinners on an ongoing basis.

    We get to know our communities.

    We check in on those who are living alone and provide conversation.

    All these activities free us from isolation.

    We are all enriched by all the people we get to know.

    We can receive inspiration and guidance from some.

    We can provide help and comfort to some.

    Knowing the people who live in our communities frees us from fear and accelerates well-being.

    We profit from exchanging stories and knowing each other better.

    We are able to draw together in times of crisis and celebrate in times of calm.

    ©  2023  Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Tasteful behavior

    Young Persons’ Mentor / Uplifting Parenting –

    Tasteful Behavior

    We learn manners and courtesies in order to express respect for those we are dealing with.

    It gives us a basis for common ground as we learn about the other person.

    We provide room to get to know someone else and their point of view.

    Whether we agree or not, we can respect that it came from their beliefs and experiences.

    We can present our beliefs and experiences in a tasteful and respectful manner.

    This shows where we are coming from.

    We can discuss our opinions and learn from each other.

    Communication is important.

    We are sharing our space and our culture.

    There is room for lots of variety as we discover our individual life possibilities.

    We can respect the  fact that everyone needs respect and a feeling of worth.

    We are able to contribute to one another’s life as we realize this.

    We do not live as well in isolation as we do in community.

    We are able to accomplish more as part of a community.

    Our skills and our ability to learn new skills are an important part of our community.

    We all have gifts and knowledge to share and to receive.

    We expand our viewpoint and our ability to make a contribution as we value one another.

    We welcome the opportunity to learn more and to express ourselves better.

    This enlivens our community and gives us more to share and to celebrate together.

    It takes people out of loneliness and sadness through isolation.

    It defuses tensions when we know and value our neighbors.

    We extend a feeling of peace throughout our neighborhood.

    There is always room for more caring through attitudes and action.

    Getting to know each other brings out our common ground and our common good through working together.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • The taste of a good idea

    Your Diamond Mind –

    The taste of a good idea

    When a good idea comes to me, it feels good in a particular way.

    There is a sense about it that is uplifting and calming.

    The best ideas are the ones which let me make a contribution in an uplifting way.

    It is so important to add to the peace in our community and in our world.

    Our best ideas do this.

    The “tastiest” ideas are the ones which include everyone.

    We all have gifts and it is always interesting and exciting to explore them.

    It is wonderful when they come together in ways which add to good feeling in the community.

    A good idea may start with a casual conversation.

    It may grow and change direction as others talk about it.

    It acquires more and more relevance as people discuss it and shape it.

    Finally, there is a resolution for action.

    The community is behind it because it has been discussed and enjoyed throughout its development.

    There is anticipation.  Everyone wants to participate.

    It has become a project, and it is gaining energy.

    Because of the discussions throughout the community, everyone is aware of what is going on.

    It is possible to make adjustments where needed.

    People enjoy seeing and helping in the progress.

    There is a feeling of excitement and happiness.

    People feel valued through their work on the project.

    They feel appreciated as others see their contribution.

    There is a feeling of unity as people feel the shift in their common ground.

    New relationships develop in a productive and appreciative ways.

    The community acquires a more peaceful and happy identity.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Calm,serene, peaceful

    Meditation Drawing 3.20A “Calm, Serene, Peaceful”

    © 2022 Kathryn Hardage

    www.shareinspirationandpeace.com 

  • The taste of peace

    Pebbles of Peace –

    The Taste of Peace

    One moment, a breath, is all it takes to give us a taste of peace.

    When we interrupt the chaos and confusion, it opens a moment for us to move toward peace.

    Tension can always be defused by a feeling of peace.

    We have the opportunity to do this throughout our day.

    I was grateful for the intervention of an instructor who defused a situation where I was accused of “looking daggers” at someone.

    She quickly explained that I was just thinking intensely about what she had told me.

    I was able to carry out the instructions I received without an escalation.

    Sometimes, I am the peace-maker.

    I often defuse tensions when I am standing in line.

    Sometimes when I hear an angry conversation, I send out a feeling of compassion.

    I know we are all facing frustrations in one way or another, so we all appreciate understanding.

    Being aware and conscious of the feelings that are being shared around us, lets us take a deep breath of peace.

    This adds to a lessening of tension, and others feel it.

    When we habitually defuse anxieties, it allows room for clear thinking.

    We no longer react in a threatened manner.

    Our confidence that there is room to breathe, means there is room for a solution.

    Even if there is fear about a situation, the habit of a deep, calming breath breaks it.

    There is a moment to consider a different action.

    Everyone is relieved.

    We return to a normal sense of life. We are comforted in a significant way.

    We share this comfort instead of more tension or fear.

    We are dealing with a kind of compression of so much fear.

    Our deep breath and the moment of clarity it gives us, moves some of the tension off.

    It dissolves and we can think what is best to do.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Our taste in friendships

    Take Three Deep Breaths –
    Our taste in friendships
    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Personal standards

    Loved Cherished Adored –

    Personal Standards

    I enjoy maintaining my behavior in a way which is uplifting and responsible.

    It shows good taste to be courteous and respectful.

    It opens doors to interesting conversation with differing points of view.

    As we share our ideas, we release practical inspiration.

    We cut through the despondency and despair and frustration.

    There  is another way to look at life.

    We all have an important contribution to make.

    We are all worthy to consider the kind of world and society we want to live in.

    It begins with us.

    Whatever we share uplifts or depresses the world view.

    Every moment of peace in a deep breath, defuses a little bit of the tension.

    As we release our peace into the environment around us, others feel it and add to it.

    We create calm right where we are standing.

    We prevent escalation of tensions.

    We make room for enjoyable conversation while we are waiting in line.

    We notice what we have in common.

    We appreciate our shared situation.

    As we do this throughout our neighborhood, we create opportunities for service.

    We can gather our energies for a community project, such as a garden or a playgroup.

    We can become vigilant for signs of sadness or lonliness in our neighbors.

    We can call on them with a batch of cookies, and open the conversation.

    We can sit in the  front yard and greet them as they walk by.

    We can make a point to always have something to share, a card, a flower, something uplifting.

    It says that the person is seen, recognized as worthy of inclusion in the community.

    And as they learn to trust this, it will defuse any more build up of tensions.

    © 2023  Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Peace in simple happiness

    Pebbles of Peace Pathway 3.6 –

    Peace in Simple Happiness

    I am finding peace in simple happiness.

    I enjoy looking at the beautiful plants in my yard.

    This is the season for flowering and the colors are gentle and delightful.

    I like how they all blend, different shades and contrasts.

    I am finding my own rhythm in my daily routine.

    Instead of feeling pushed, I am taking care of things in what is beginning to have a flow.

    I am letting my priorities take, well, priority.

    I am finding that I am much, much happier.

    Who knew?

    I am exploring new skills and finding new interests.

    I am starting to get really good at some new skills.

    Mainly, I am filling up on gentle peace and happiness and keeping that in mind so it surrounds me when I leave my house.

    That is what I want other people to feel when they are around me.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • The body is sustained by peace

    Shared Global Vision –

    The body is sustained by peace

    Our body and the community bodies we live in are sustained by peaceful and nourishing practices.

    As we honor our citizens, everyone who lives in our community, we are attentive to their needs and their skills.

    We are aware of how they can provide for the community.

    We honor the way they care for themselves, their body and their families.

    We accept their healthy values and practices.

    We live in a way which expresses respect and dignity for all our community.

    We create a peaceful atmosphere for all of us.

    We are balanced and generous in how we share our resources.

    We make sure everyone is living in safety.

    We address privation and deprivation.

    We lift up those who need temporary help until they are standing securely.

    As we address needs, we rebuild our communities in a peaceful way.

    We value the rich resources which everyone contributes through their intelligence, excellence and dedication.

    We provide opportunities for community development through peaceful and engaging action.

    We provide ongoing training to stay updated to innovative opportunities.

    Everyone in our community contributes in a cooperative way.

    We have a healthy body of citizenry.

    Our healthy attitude toward our community body enables us to maintain its balance.

    We live with compassionate awareness.

    We have conversations with each other.

    We spend time with each other in common areas.

    We build good neighborhood experiences and relationships.

    We experience the results in peaceful and happy experiences.

    We are devoted and commited to our community body.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • My body belongs to me

    Young Persons Mentor/Uplifting Parenting –

    My body belongs to me

    The body’s perfect design connects you with it in a perfect way.

    You know exactly what to do to take care of your body.

    You practice this in an optimum way as you become aware of what is best for your particular body.

    Your body functions best when you maintain a good balance for it.

    You release yourself from food addictions, and you create fun ways to move.

    Your body belongs to you.

    Despite social conditioning, a woman is the only one who can hear from within, what is good for her body.

    She is the one who can judge how to balance her life.

    The tools which enable her to do this are for her to evaluate.

    Women all over the world are challenged to maintain a good balance.

    Women all over the world are worthy to take care of themselves in the best ways.

    Women empower themselves by their attention to their needs.

    They are aware of personal cycles, seasonal cycles, birth cycles, needs for their children and household and needs for their work.

    Living from awareness inside your body, you know how to sustain it to take care of it and to give service in all these aspects.

    A man empowers himself through utilizing society’s attitudes and the tools which come from it.

    A woman empowers herself by challenging the limitations society places on her.

    Through cooperative values, both gender’s and society’s attitudes can be brought into harmonious balance.

    Through honoring both genders, society can provide real aid and comfort.

    Communities will benefit, businesses will benefit, the world will benefit.

    Sustainable productivity follows happiness when the body is honored and balanced.

    When you raise your children to honor their body, you give them power.

    They are able to live in a way which builds habits of care.

    They are able to balance their productive lives in harmonious and happy ways.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com