Inspired Practices

  • Giving and Receiving

    Take Three Deep Breaths – Giving and Receiving

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Balance of the physical and mental systems

    Loved Cherished Adored –

    Balance of the physical and mental systems

    We find our best balance when our physical and mental systems are healthy.

    Having access to nutritious food allows our bodies to process it in the way they are designed.

    Growing food in a way which nurtures and nourishes the planet, balances the planetary system.

    It is good when we are all able to trust that our well-being is the guiding principle behind how we grow, produce and receive our food.

    We may shop at organic grocery stores.

    We may have a membership at a CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, farm.

    We make choices which support our physical well-being.

    We feel the difference in a calm, energetic and balanced body.

    Our mental systems are best in balance when we treat others with dignity and respect and receive the same courtesies.

    Discovering the power of “I love me” set me on the road to healing serious imbalance from negative conditions as a young child.

    Creating a nurturing and uplifting atmosphere for learning contributes to mental well-being.

    Supporting my music students was natural as I designed special ways for them to learn to read music.

    They were able to be successful from the beginning and enjoy their confidence as I added on more and more complex elements.

    In life, we can act from a compassionate basis, knowing that there are so many challenges to mental well-being.

    As we create a nurturing household, we emerge from it with the uplifting practices to create nurturing communities.

    We contribute to mental health every time we recognize each other as individuals.

    We relieve tensions and uncertainties by interacting with each other in appreciative ways.

    We are able to participate in cooperative playgroups, community gardens, and neighborhood potluck dinners.

    We contribute to creating safe places for those in need through food banks and shelters.

    We become aware of resources in our communities and explore solutions to chronic problems in order to contribute to systems of physical and mental well-being.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • The true nature of the world

    Shared Globe Vision –

    The true nature of the world

    When we know what to expect from expressing our true nature at home, we can express it in our community.

    We can interact with people in a caring and gentle way.

    We can make it a habit to be in a peaceful and poised state when we run our errands and interact with the public.

    Families, groups, neighborhoods and communities, thrive when everyone is in accord as they all express their true caring nature.

    It is relaxing to be part of a wonderful place of appreciation.

    Taking care of the commons, and other acts for the uplifting of well-being for everyone, express our true nature.

    These same principles apply to all the world.

    It would be an amazing and unexpected act to bring people into accord for what is the best way to care for the world.

    And yet, that is what is happening in so many sectors.

    Our true, caring nature expands our care for the world and everyone and everything in it.

    We find effective solutions when we look at it that way.

    Organizations which plant trees address the need for carbon storage around the planet.

    Organizations which analyze transportation data create the opportunities for solutions for fuels and emissions.

    Organizations which study crime and violence note the difference in countries which educate their girls.

    Health data guides diet and food quality choices.

    Where there is balance for gender, justice and economics, there is the opportunity for each one to express their true, uplifting nature.

    Maintaining this balance allows everyone to maintain our common area, the planet, in an optimal way.

    What an exciting challenge!

    Our practice of nurturing our own true nature creates the groundwork for nurturing the true nature of our planet.

    It adds to the well-being of everyone and everything who lives here.

    © 203 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Your true nature at home

    Young Persons Mentor/Uplifting Parenting –

    Your true nature at home

    Sometimes there can be many challenges to expressing your true nature when you are at home.

    The demands are considerable.

    Your energy only lasts so long.

    What is the way to make room for your true nature and that of every other member of the household to feel good and have room to glow?

    The way to keep balance in the household is through routines.

    These keep the house clean and uncluttered.

    There is room to express appreciation for everyone in a calm and beautiful environment.

    As you nurture yourself and rest and follow your personal routines, you are able to express your true nature.

    Everything you do to bring your household into order gifts the true nature of all household members.

    The routines of household maintainence set up a dependable rhythm.

    Everyone is comforted when they know what to expect.

    Hugging and expressing appreciation when the child is learning to do their part, creates an uplifting expectation.

    Taking the time to do each chore gently sets the atmosphere.

    Moving in a caring way as we dust, vaccume, wash dishes, fold clothes relaxes the atmosphere.

    Playing relaxing music can add to moving gently and in a caring way.

    Joining together in household routines becomes a special bonding time.

    It is not something to get over with.

    It releases tension to know there is a household ritual.

    It can be completed with a special meal, or signal family game time, read aloud time, or movie time.

    The goal of expressing your true nature at home eliminates activities which interfere with it.

    Everyone benefits from nurturing their true nature at home.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Earning Peace

    Pebbles of Peace Pathway 2.49 –

    Earning Peace

    I earn peace 

    by practicing it.

    I love me.

    I love others 

    the same way 

    I love me.

    I see myself as wealthy, 

    having all the resources I need.

    Since my resources come from within, 

    they do not take anything away 

    from anyone else.

    Since others have unlimited resources 

    within their very being, 

    they also do not take anything 

    from anyone else.

    What results is 

    a perceptive cooperation.

    My wealth shares with your wealth 

    and our conscious awareness of this 

    increases our ability 

    to do business together.

    In fact, it creates a glow 

    that makes other people 

    want to join in sharing 

    their wealth together.

    As we share our wealth, 

    it increases 

    and we share it 

    more and more.

    That attracts others 

    to share their wealth, 

    and so it goes on and on.

    This is the way I earn my peace, 

    by sharing my wealth.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Drawing the wrong conclusion

    Your Diamond Mind –

    Drawing the Wrong Conclusion

    What if we have been wronged?

    How does our true nature deal with this kind of situation?

    As we practice expressing our highest character, we refrain from any kind of judgement.

    We move ourselves into a higher view of the situation.

    There is no real way to know what circumstances the other person is dealing with.

    We must find our way through our own inner listening and the resources which appear to us.

    Even if the wrong appears to last for a long time and we feel we are losing out, we can continue to listen inwardly to find a long-term solution.

    What I have found is the the Universe sees much farther than I do.

    The Universe is operating from a much grander scale than I can conceive.

    As I learn to quiet my panic and fear and frustration, I am moving myself closer to the expression of my true nature.

    I have to trust the Universe’s care for me in this situation as in all other situations.

    Otherwise I am not acknowledging the Infinite Caring Universe that I have come to trust.

    Remember that the Universe has everyone’s welfare in Its’ care.

    Every loss or discomfort serves to point us to a much larger and more compassionate view when we realize that others are facing the same or worse situations.

    I know that the action of the Universe is taking care of me and every situation.

    When I trust this with all my heart, I quiet my fears.

    I insist on seeing my true nature, and the true nature of everyone, in the same light as the Universe sees me.

    I must not let down my guard on this point or I am swept away in the chaos of my own opinions and those of anyone else.

    There is a guiding and guarding Presence which keeps pointing the way.

    As I take my steps according to that guidance and watch that I am not distracted by the actions of anyone else, I keep on my course.

    I arrive at my destination in a timely manner wtih everything that I need.

    The Universe is course-correcting for everyone who listens within and is bringing everything we need for well-being.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Listening for the peace of your true Nature

    Pebbles of Peace –

    Listening for the Peace of Your True Nature

    It is our nature to make decisions according to our best information at the time.

    Sometimes we are rushed or delayed into making decisions.

    I have found that it is best for me to listen within in order to gain clarity.

    Recently, I finished a simple project that required lots of decisions over a long period of time.

    While I was undecided, I waited.

    Each time I came back to the project, I checked to see if I was ready to make a decision that I trusted.

    Slowly, I tried different solutions, and waited.

    The project evolved on its’ own time scale.

    Finally, I was ready to take the final steps.

    What I really love is the peace that is in this project.

    Any time I am associated with it, I feel a sense of peace.

    I did not rush myself.

    I did not hurry past my doubts.

    I allowed myself to take as much time as I needed to reach a conclusion that felt good every step of the way.

    Sometimes I have to make a quick decision, and I am grateful to receive the clarity I need in order to make it.

    I take my deep breath and listen within, and I trust what I receive in the moment.

    If I need to take another deep breath and listen again, I am ready to do that.

    Over the period of time that it has taken for my inner listeng to become a habit, I have been able to compare the results between types of decision-making.

    My experiences and opinions and even the opinions of others can only offer so much guidance.

    What I can really trust is the Guidance which comes from within.

    I am grateful for the patience of the Universe while I have been figuring this out.

    My life is more secure by putting it on this firm footing.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage 

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • My True Nature

    Take Three Deep Breaths –

    My True Nature

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  • Appreciate Your True Nature

    Loved Cherished Adored –

    Appreciate Your True Nature

    Can you appreciate your true nature when you are surrounded by what does not support it?

    It is always within you, and you can access it when you listen within.

    Your true nature enables you to connect with what you need at the right time.

    Your true nature attracts healthy relationships.

    Your true nature enables you to do productive work in a satisfying field.

    Because you are listening within, you are part of the field of the Infinite.

    Your connection with the Infinite is timeless; it has always existed.

    Everything you have ever needed or desired is within the field of the Infinite.

    There are Infinite solutions to any problem.

    There is no time limit in the field of the Infinite.

    Solutions from the Infinite reverse time and create a new world for you to live in.

    As you perceive your relationship to the Infinite by listening within, unexpected and surprising solutions appear.

    Your new view of your true nature connects you with these solutions.

    You do not pay the price for a lesser concept of existence once you tune into this connection.

    You are attaching yourself consciously to a Higher Awareness.

    Even though you are living in the here and now, you can see events through a different lens.

    This lets you view missed opportunities with interest, but not sadness.

    Your true nature sets up a solution for you that is not based on time.

    You are  placed where you can make the most effective contribution right where you are.

    You are given the opportunity to make healthy choices.

    You can support yourself in a way which shows you value who you are.

    You are not distracted by memories.

    You are in the mode of creating your current life according to the uplifting values of your true nature.

    It is your life, and you can live in a way which appreciates your true nature.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com

  •  I grow in grace, strength, beauty and harmony.

     Meditation Drawing 3.33 –

    I grow in grace, strength, beauty and harmony.

    © 2023 Kathryn Hardage

    www.shareinspirationandpeace.com