When You Feel Agitation

You may notice agitation as a physical reaction or irritation in your body.

It is good to check yourself by observing your thoughts.

A therapy book I was reading suggested relaxation as a cultivated practice to balance hyper-alertness.

I found myself getting more anymore tense as I sneezed in an allergic reaction.

I decided to calm myself in order to stop.

As I observed my thoughts, I realized an undercurrent o rehearsing a hurtful situation.

I redirected my thought to enjoy what I was doing right at the present moment instead.

I was able to resume the pleasant conversation I was having without the sneezing reaction.

Later on in the night, I awoke with same symptoms.

Once again, I found a habitual negative rehearsal of thoughts taking place.

I calmed myself by remember my own choice to leave the negative situation.

I affirmed my gratitude for where I am, and I appreciated the new, positive people and delightful activities I am now involved in.

The symptoms receded.

I do not have to go along with or experience agitation in any way.

I can become conscious of what is going on in my life, and in my body and I can redirect my thoughts to change in a positive direction.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

A Thought of Limitless Release

Now that I am learning how to direct my thought to embrace the life I want, it is causing me to release the limitations of the past.

Each time I do this, I take a step in the direction of the Infinite.

The more I create space for answers, instead of asserting my opinion, the more the answers flow.

I am led step-by-step to heal the wounds and limitations of the past.

these create room for present good.

My life now includes more happiness than I have ever known before.

I am moving in a new, limitless direction, one that satisfies my soul and which provides every good thing.

I am able to release more anymore of the past and to trust in my new life.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Stop Judging Yourself

Once you learn how to stop judging yourself you will find that your life increases in value and in ease.

You stop second-guessing yourself and relax.

There is nothing you can do about any situation in the past except  release it.

This allows you to use your present moments in construction ways.

Your body releases the tension given by thoughts from the past and can function in a normal and relaxed way.

You can find your new path gained by wisdom from lessons from the past and trust in your new found abilities.

Cease to judge yourself!

Stop it immediately!

You are worthy to continue in 

a new vein in 

a new life with 

a new attitude and 

new resources.

You are of more value now than ever before.

Move forward and enjoy it.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect are simultaneous in the divine.

There is no question of the outcome, because the cause is perfect.

Musically, there is no question about the sound being produced by a musician.

Everything goes into the preparation of the tone, and when it is executed by a master, it is perfect.

Our lives are like that.

We have a perfect, divine Cause.

As we listen within and feel that divine Presence, we, too, become that perfect effect.

It is a simple, omni-present power.

The consistency of our listening is what brings that power into play in our conscious life.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Celebrate Mistakes

Sometimes your originality may surface as a mistake.

I have learned the joy of celebrating my mistakes through ornamentation.

I was raised by a perfectionist, so I learned the value of correctness and fine detail.

I went into professional classical music, so every note had to be perfect at the right pitch and rhythmic value in accord with eighty other symphony musicians.

But now that I have become a beginner in so many other new endeavors, I find joy and spontaneity in the inevitable mistakes I am making as I learn new skills.

They can be “charming”, as a drawing teacher told me.

They can be emphasized with ornamentation in sewing, knitting, quilting, weaving.

They can result in new flavor combinations with food and spices.

Now, I love to celebrate my mistakes, and then continue learning.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Surround yourself with Peace and Beauty (or make art)

I am enjoying the capacity to make art.

I love making beautiful things.

It puts me in a lovely, uplifting state of happiness.

Drawing zentangle-style word art while my husband reads from “A Course in Miracles” is a calming way to start my day. 

Having convenient access to my fiber art projects lets me take one more step on several of them. (I finished sewing the sleeve to display a quilt and then attached some beads to a knitted spiritual treasure bag.)

As I continue knitting sock #2.2, (I am half-way through the second sock) I can enjoy beautiful yarn to make a useful item.

Living in the country and driving back and forth surrounded by trees is very relaxing.

Even preparing to get the yardstick out of the truck to gently move spider webs off the porch so we can go in unhampered, is just part of experiencing the natural world.

We listen to the night sounds, and check the angle of the sun the next morning to watch for dragonflies.

Every time I open one of Christopher Alexander’s books, “A Timeless Way of Building” or “A Pattern Language”, I am inspired by his observations.

https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Alexander/e/B000AQ4JVU

There is always a way to look at things with a sense of creating beauty.

There is always a way to more peace and calm and appreciation into your life.

Listen within to hear the messages, then observe how your life redirects itself.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Working at an Optimum

Today, at the quilt show in Springfield, I visited a booth whose exhibitor was “downsizing”.  

I got a couple of good finds for myself, keeping  in mind that I live in a tiny house, or at least a small cabin-in-the-woods.

It makes it so easy when contemplating beautiful and useful things.

What will make my life more enjoyable?

What will make my living space too crowded?

Even as I move things back and forth between the cabin and the in-town Studio, I find I can still overplan.

Whereas I might have time to read at the cabin, it overloads me in the Studio where I have a project completion program going on.

I still have to keep myself sane, even though I now have an outlet and lots of space.

What I do love, is that I can work to an optimum.

As I am finishing one or two, (or let’s be realistic and honest), several things, I can start a few more.

It gives me a flow, and lets me feel fulfilled in several directions.

The overlap is marvelous.

I have several friends who actually do work on one thing at a time.

Not all of them can work on “monogamous” projects, though.

There are plenty of us who need the stimulation and feedback between all the projects at once.

I find that I gather a yarn stash or a fabric stash, and then at a certain point, I am full, and I work on several things at once.

It makes me happy.

I love that I can work in the ways that make me feel good.

Sometimes I work by myself, and sometimes I work in community with others.

That, too, gives me a balance.

Having so many acquaintances in so many groups who are all employing our hands and minds to create beautiful things is very uplifting.

There is a given for why we are so involved.

It is a mutual feeling of joy and value in engagement.

It is not passive.

it is tangible evidence of love, order, utility, beauty.

It is an optimum way to work.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com