Jonah

Until we do what we have been guided to do, we will not be free to move forward.

This is what I am learning.

When I do not follow through on an idea, I am blocked in some other way until I complete it.

Jonah had to deliver his message even though he didn’t want to.

I am compelled to work on what is given me to do in order to be given the next step.

There is an overall pattern of good unfolding to be shared and revealed to more and more of all of us.

It is different from what I grew up with.

I like that it is becoming more and more inclusive.

We all have work to do that will uplift and free more of us to see each other in a happier and more fulfilled status.

We are here to live for more than ourselves.

It is a good message to learn to carry and deliver.

© 12014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com

I am new

I am new.

Not only am I an original, but I, myself, am new.

When I realized where the original ideas come from, I cultivated my life to receive them.

Understanding and moving closer to their Source, I found my own.

In receiving abundantly I am transforming my life.

The Source of my abundant ideas is the the Source of my life.

I am created of the same stuff as the ideas I so readily receive.

In their purity and originality, I see myself.

Unbounded, unlimited, with no constraints, I too, am freely expressed, just as the Universe planned.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com

No longer a burden

I love the ideas which I have saved to type up so much, that they are no longer a burden, just sitting there on the desk.

After pushing myself to get to them, I finally picked up the first notebook.

And you know what?

It was so wonderful, I decided not to fret anymore about them.

I love them.

They came to me.

They are gifts from the Universe.

And now, they are no longer a burden.

I will get to them at the right time and then they will be able to share their gifts with those who will most benefit from them.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com

Doing What I Love

The feeling is building up by doing everything I love!

I enjoy working on my various product lines, in inspiration, now solely a series of blogs, (www.InspiredPractices.com), and in music reading readiness (www.MyMusicalMind.com and www.MusicandBooksforChildren.com).

I am utilizing electronic “print” media, i.e. ebook technology which I am learning thanks to the Apple store folks.

I am taking my time as I progress with my products made with knitting and sewing handwork.  Each step gives me another look and opportunity to work with the design.

I am continuing home canning and baking homemade bread and making homemade yogurt and soft cheeses.

I am taking steps to continue my desire to weave and to process fleeces.

I used to hold out a thing I loved as a reward for doing a lot of things I didn’t love.

I no longer hold that philosophy.

It just feels better to be involved with love.

Immersing myself in things I love is just a wonderful feeling.  It keeps leading to more things I love.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.

Appreciation

I have just returned from an art exhibit sponsored by the Dallas Museum of Art of fifty “Young Masters”, high school students from around Dallas, TX.

The creativity, imagination, and technique of these students is so exciting.

I love seeing the amazing variety of media, painting, drawing, collage, mixed media.

And the artists statements.  These students are very aware of what they are doing and why.  They conveyed deep emotion and passion and awareness.

I am so grateful for the opportunity provided by the sponsors.  Being recognized is so valuable.

Artists are taking such deep risks to expose themselves through their art.  These artists are very aware of the issues around them and how they fit into the world.

Their art makes compelling statements about identity.

You can see their work at the DMA. http://www.dma.org/art/exhibitions/young-masters-2014 

Here is a photo of my husband, who teaches engineering graphics, with the student who invited him to see her work as an artist.

It was a moving evening to be surrounded by so much passionate and glorious expression.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com

Feeding the Engine of Creativity

I feed the engine of creativity with qualities.

I have been studying the ideas of infinity, substance, harmony, presence all my life.

With these and other qualities in uppermost my thought, creative ideas naturally flow.

I have turned within through this process for so long, it is just as much a part of me as any other habit.

Cultivating the qualities you wish to express in your creative endeavor will draw the projects you most value to you.

I suggest working with an old-fashioned printed dictionary.

I suggest writing out definitions by hand or at least typing them.

The way the words feed into your consciousness makes a deep impression.

My goal is to feel the essence of each quality I wish to express.

Then, when an idea comes together, it has all of those qualities in it.

Whatever I am conscious of shows up in my work.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com

Peace and Beauty

Peace and beauty are a choice I can make for myself.

I do not have to listen to the clutter in the media or the opinions that are influenced by it or by any other event.

I can choose my own peace and beauty right now, wherever I am.

This lets me acquire the feelings I have when I am in Nature or in a garden or in a park.

This lets me experience my own direction and my own approach in relationships.

Because I am choosing peace and beauty, they can take a different path.

My career offerings, too, are peace and beauty.

The way I execute a project makes it bursting at the seams with peace and beauty.

It’s energy has a powerful attraction.

I feel a deeper energy, a connection to the earth itself.

This is no superficial life I am living.

It has essential truth to it now, the truth of peace and beauty.

© 2014 Kathryn Hardage

www.InspiredPractices.com