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“Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow!” – King Lear
This is the perfect quotation to illustrate the power of words, descriptive and emotional. It lets you feel the type of rage and anger; you can picture the face turning red, ready to blow up in all kinds of verbal display, steamed up!
I love writing that brings up emotion. Hope you enjoy today’s quotation.
The snow inspired me today, so I decided to write a few verses.
White blanket of dreams,
one by one falling.
Covering my Universe,
Hearts of many, minds of few.
Ice age in frozen time,
one by one dreams are falling
as snowflakes unique
white blanket of dreams.
If I ever wake up from dreamland that’s thawed,
flowers of ice would grow amongst us.
One by one dreams are falling,
Petals of ice, frozen desires.
Hope you enjoyed my attempt at poetry 🙂
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I have a sign that reads, “Sunshine makes the flowers dance.” The sign is full of primary colors and has a busy bee attached to it. I have it located way above my visual line, on top of the frame of the door, in the room where I work. It is at that height for a reason. When my eyes get tired, I tend to look up and then to my right; the first thing I see is that sign, instinctively I read it. It is a way to remind me to dance thru life, to enjoy the things that make me dance, and to push those buttons as often as I can.
When I push those buttons, I end up feeling refreshed, inspired, and renewed. It makes me feel like dancing.
Have you ever thought of the things that make you dance?
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The Law of attraction is based in three simple principles or steps – Asking, Believing, and Receiving. The asking process might seem the easiest one, however, many times we ask the wrong way. We ask from a place of lack, instead of visualizing clearly what we want. To ask we just have to visualize our lives the way we want, or the object in our lives. Believing is in my opinion, the hardest step, as we feel, talk, and act with the joy and conviction that what we asked for is already here, just waiting for us to receive it. Now what?
Opening our arms to receive is the next step. But as easy as it sounds, the key here is to get ready to receive, to truly prepare the path, and act as if what you asked for is already in you life. It may be confusing, but for us writers, it may involve writing that second novel because the first one is on its way to be published – however, you have not heard from any agents yet. That is not important here, what is important is to continue your work with open arms – the only way to receive. And it doesn’t hurt to have fun in the process.
The title of this post may sound a bit dramatic; however, it is the opposite – it is more about simplicity in your daily routine. On an earlier post, I talked about creation for and with love. Blessing your surroundings with your soul’s creations is related to that love. Doing things lovingly for you, your family, and everyone who will share your surroundings is part of that love. However, there are many ways in which you can enrich your surroundings, and one of them is by being creative in what you do.
We live hurried lives, and many times we function on the auto mode. By minding the moment and giving it your own touch (creativity) you will enhance the mood, the moment, the task … When you do this you operate from simplicity, and you bless your surroundings thru your creative spirit. A simple task of washing dishes (or loading the dishwasher) can become significant, as opposed to being a menial task. Creativity comes in many forms, visual and non-visual, as a colorful arrangement of fresh-cut flowers at the dinning table or as a gentle breeze flowing thru an open window.
As you continue to bless your surroundings with your creativity, inspiration will continue to flow.
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Why do you create? For whom do you create? Approaching our craft with this question in mind can help focus our work. It also helps set the mood for the day, even when you are not in your best mood. It helps discern the goal – for what you work for or towards.
When you approach your craft with Love, you are in for a great day at what you do best. When you approach your craft with love for your Creator, then it makes all the difference. You are gifting something to others and to your “God” or however you happen to call him/her/it. Assuming this attitude will not only get you thru your daily task, it will improve it, make it better, because you are offering it to your Creator.
Next time you are about to paint, write, or do what you do best, answer this question. The answer will set up the mood of the day. If your answer is – for the agent or publisher, for the pesky boss … then maybe you should go back and reexamine your reasons.
If you don’t believe in a spiritual level, then the answer should be for you – for your contentment and happiness.
We all have to work to pay the bills, care for the family, and many other commitments; however, it is how we approach our craft that makes the difference.
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I made one of my goals not to entertain negative talking of any kind. Negative talking just sucks your energy out – energy that you need to be creative and get better at what you do best. With so many people around you exuding negativity or not into positive talk, how do you do that? It is simple, by making the effort. You may catch yourself giving in into negative thinking or negative talk – and when you do, change the tune, change the channel, reverse the process.
If other people start talking negative around you, excuse yourself if possible, if not, change the conversation. If changing the conversation does not work, then kindly and in a friendly tone say that you have made your personal goal not to talk about anything that is not positive. This will put the ball on your court, as your personal project, and the other person will not be offended. In addition, you are not mentioning the word negative, you are just saying “anything that is not positive,” so the person doesn’t feel attacked.
It may be difficult in the beginning, but I have found that when I am around any type of negative talk, I feel drained and sad, so I decided to cut that issue. This does not mean that you cannot lend a friendly ear to a friend that is going through a hard situation. This is different; it means the kind of talk that does not edify, puts you down or anybody else, and has no true meaning.
I have found that when I am around negative people my creativity suffers. You can find negative people anywhere – post office, supermarket, work … sometimes even making small talk while waiting on line at the store. I remember this line from an episode of the old series Kung Fu – “When words are not better than silence, it is best not to pronounce them.” I was a kid when I watched the series, but for some reason, that phrase stood with me until adulthood. It is good advice.
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Yesterday’s post was about the need of every artist or creative person to Trust, Be Still, and Listen. Today’s post is about the importance of continuing with the process – Listen, Watch, Wait.
For many, this might seem stagnant – lack of action – and not too goal oriented. However, it is just the opposite. As we listen to Spirit, we learn to see opportunities in a different light, we train ourselves to Watch, to be vigilant for the many blessings that await us as creative beings.
When we watch, we know that we are watching with positive eyes, and learning to wait – learning to receive. Many times, waiting is the hardest part, especially for artists and writers who want to see their work in print, published, or on exhibit. This waiting becomes worry, and worry takes us far away from receiving – receiving all that is already ours, what we have asked for in the beginning.
When we are capable of listening, watching, and waiting, we attune ourselves to our goals.
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Motion
Bodies were made to be in motion. Motion is creation, so if you move, you start the chain of creation. To move is like mechanics, but more as in the spiritual level. Spirit is not quiet and stuck in a place – Spirit moves around and while moving around it creates.
A body in motion invites Spirit because blood flows; blood is life – life is energy – energy is the fuel for Spirit. Got it?
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One of the areas that we seem to neglect the most is having a good night sleep. One of the biggest culprits – chores, TV, PC, and all our favorite shows and movies. It is truly hard to dedicate the proper amount of hours to sleeping. However, I have found that when I go to bed earlier, I am more productive the next day and my mind seems more clear. For me, eight hours seems to be the perfect amount, others need more, others less.
Sleeping well makes me less grouchy and it actually helps my writing. I can write more in less amount of time, and it also helps my inspiration – ideas flow more fluently. I recommend sleeping as a tool for better writing – it does sound funny, but true, at least in my case.
When I feel less tired and more refreshed/awake the tone set for the day is totally different and I can carry out many things that have been put aside for lack of energy or “time.” Somehow, suddenly there is time for more …
Give it a try, and see if it helps your writing and your day, overall.
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