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
Tag: connection
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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
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Pebble of Peace Pathway – Gelli Plate Art #1 –
Peacefully Following ThroughLearning 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
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Meditation Drawing 3.38 – Thoughtful
I am thoughtful about the action which I choose to take.
In my innermost being, I know what I love to do.
It has not always been possible to do it, but my deep desire has brought it to the forefront of my life.
In fact, I have not even known how to articulate my desire, but now that it is happening, it feels just right.
I had always wanted to visit Europe, and now I live here.
I have felt a deep desire for everyone in the world to get along, and I am seeing many actions which are being taken by people of like-mind.
What we deeply feel and think about takes form.
We are led to take the steps which place us in the most meaningful position for us.
I did not know that I would become an inspiration writer at the time I had those early desires.
Now, I can share the ideas which come to me as well as learn about the ideas which come to others.
I am learning about Eco-villages, FiberShed, Community Gardens, cooperatives, Transition Towns, co-housing.
I am learning about School Gardens, Farmers Markets, and all kinds of sustainability classes.
I have been going through a list of sustainability skills for several years and taking classes.
Several friends have expressed interest in my Sustainability Skills List and I have shared it.
All of these actions express thoughtfulness about the environment and how to protect it.
We are moving through a transitional time from taking many things for granted to becoming conscious of our role as a citizen of Earth.
So many individuals and organizations have paved the way.
Now, we can be involved through more thoughtful action.
From many little personal steps to contributing to voting with our feet and our money, we are able to move in a more thoughtful direction.
It is satisfying to make the changes which protect our environment.
It is fulfilling to see the results on a local level.
Our conscious and thoughtful actions are laying the groundwork for communities and municipalities to spread thoughtful action to create well-being for all.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Spiritual Treasure Note Series 5 – #24 –
All is well in my community.
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We take care of one another in my community.
We are aware and attentive to each other’s needs.
We practice good communication.
We comfort and support one another.
We provide room for expression.
We include well-being for all.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Life-Path Story Mazes – #22 Beautiful ideas show up in many colorful and harmonious variations.
We are open to the many beautiful manifestations of the Universe when we listen within.
We take our first deep breath and let the peace spread throughout our mind and heart and body.
We are here to fulfill an uplifting purpose.
The first deep breath opens us to the idea of fulfilling work.
It opens us to the idea that we have worth.
It allows the ideas from Source to flow into us.
The infinite ideas available in this way are an attracting force.
Our individuality loves some of them very much.
Which one is ours?
Which one attracts our attention and focus?
We are here to create beauty and harmony.
Through our inner listening we are led to connect with the beauty and variety of what is most important to us.
We become committed to its manifestation.
We realize that our ability to perceive and receive connects us with manifestation.
We take our tiny steps as directed from our inner listening.
We move into action.
Our action includes and uplifts everyone who can most benefit.
We are a force for expression and expansion.
Everyone who loves our idea shows up to help.
Our effective leadership propels our action forward.
Each person who is spearheading uplifting action converges in the community.
The power of harmonious action spreads throughout the community.
Motive and intention backed by effective action unify the community.
We are all empowered to live well together.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Comfort #21 – Comfort of community.
I am in the right community.
I draw to me the people who support me.
My community values each of us.
My community respects each of us.
My community honors each of us.
We all have a contribution to make.
We each have skills and talents to benefit our community.
We are each willing to learn new skills in order to benefit our community.
We live with a common purpose.
We expand our uplifting attitude into our community.
We generate good will by being kind.
We offer practical support in doing what needs to be done.
We offer encouragement to one another.
We maintain our personal standards.
We maintain our community standards.
We are responsible.
We are trustworthy.
We act with honesty and integrity.
We are compassionate.
We are helpful.
We are conscientious.
We balance our work with play.
We express ourselves through the arts.
We care for our environment.
We live our uplifting lives together in harmony.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Meditation Drawing 3.34 Value
What do we value?
How do we value ourselves?
The world we are living in values material possessions.
It assigns prestige and status according to possessions – house, car, business position.
What we have within is how we value ourselves.
What we are cultivating within is how we value ourselves.
Our expression of character shows what we value.
Rather than a bank account, we show what we value in our everyday conversation.
We show how we value ourselves and others through courtesies, kindness, compassion, patience, generosity.
As we release ourselves and others from judgement through appearances, we begin to approach real value.
Everyone of us is capable of expressing intelligence and humor.
We are all capable of receiving uplifting ideas from within.
We are capable of doing the things which are beneficial and which create well-being for all.
We do well to consider these things.
We create more value when we see each other in terms of our potential to create community.
As we discern what is needed for our community, we share these ideas.
We assess what skills and resources are necessary to accomplish them.
We attract those with the skills and we train those who desire to acquire skills in order to make a contribution to our project.
The combination of resources and skills generates a larger attraction of support.
Everyone is involved as the tiny steps begin to show up through the creation of our project.
We value the interest which others show.
As people see the benefit of our project they value how they may interact with it.
They value the new conversations they are having with each other.
They value how the project is increasing the sense of community and well-being for all.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Life-Path Story Mazes – #16 I discover playful connections along my life path.
As I move through my day, I begin to observe the beauty that is there.
I love to interact with it as in a conversation.
The beauty is in saying, “Hello”.
I answer by acknowledging.
I store the moment in my memory.
As I walk, I feel the texture of the cobblestones beneath my feet.
They ripple across the surface of the path.
The land itself has a larger rhythm.
It has a monolithic scope across the miles and centuries.
I feel a kind of joy.
I have a place in this immense rhythm.
I take a deep breath.
I am part of the rhythm.
I look around me at the expanse.
I look down and I look up.
What a marvel to observe!
All around me and within me is this great comfort of connection.
We have so many ways to play together.
I can move slowly or I can run. I can jump or I can crawl.
Within me and all around me are playful opportunities.
I am in the best of all worlds.
What I bring with me, I can express into the world.
What the world surrounds me with, I can bring into my heart.
We have such a wonderful exchange, the world and I.
It feels like heaven.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
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Spiritual Treasure Note Series 5.15
“The members of my community are givers.”The members of my community provide an atmosphere where giving is accepted.
We acknowledge that giving is a strength.
We find ways to give where it is needed.
We find ways to comfort and encourage.
We provide room to give.
We are attracted to opportunities to give.
We respect the many ways there are to give.
© 2024 Kathryn Hardage
http://www.shareinspirationandpeace.com
