"La Bella Vita." Italian to English translation: "The Beautiful Life." This is my story of what's inspiring me and of all things that bring beauty into my day-to-day.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Painting again. :)
Today, I went shopping for art to decorate my newly in-the-process-of-being-revampified bedroom. I found nothing that I wanted to buy, but lots of inspiration, so I created my own art. It's nice to paint again. I didn't realize how much I missed it until I was actually globbing, swishing, dotting, and swirling. :)
Monday, December 6, 2010
Abundance
In our day-to-day (more like minute-to-minute) world, we are constantly trying to get more things done and better ourselves. For some strange reason, from the time we are born, we are instilled with the idea that we are not perfect, that there are things "wrong" with us. As we grow up, these ideas continue to beat our brains. "I can't" and "I'm not good enough" and "I'm not pretty enough" become normal, regularly used terminology. I read a very inspiring article in a 7 Part Affirmations Course that I downloaded from gems4friends.com (a site that contains a plethora of information on hollistic healing).
The writer begins with the topic of abundance. When we "tune into abundance, we place ourselves in line with the universal laws." We automatically become open and one with the environment. We need to be like the seasons in nature and when something feels "right", we need to take action. Resistance will just block off the flow of energy and not allow the abundance of good things to pour into our lives.
It's a hard transition, but there are ways to open up and jump-start that energy flow. One example the writer gives, is to list each and everything you are thankful for, everything from the ground, to your shoes, to the air you breath, to your digestive system, to your senses, to the love that someone gives to you. Once you start realizing all of the good things happening in your life, it's hard to dwell on the negative. When negative thoughts do prevail, which is typical in human nature, we need to befriend them and show them a better way.
I feel it would be good for me to incorporate more positive thoughts into my new routine. I was deeply inspired by this article and will begin to add affirmations dealing with abundance to my meditation.
The writer begins with the topic of abundance. When we "tune into abundance, we place ourselves in line with the universal laws." We automatically become open and one with the environment. We need to be like the seasons in nature and when something feels "right", we need to take action. Resistance will just block off the flow of energy and not allow the abundance of good things to pour into our lives.
It's a hard transition, but there are ways to open up and jump-start that energy flow. One example the writer gives, is to list each and everything you are thankful for, everything from the ground, to your shoes, to the air you breath, to your digestive system, to your senses, to the love that someone gives to you. Once you start realizing all of the good things happening in your life, it's hard to dwell on the negative. When negative thoughts do prevail, which is typical in human nature, we need to befriend them and show them a better way.
I feel it would be good for me to incorporate more positive thoughts into my new routine. I was deeply inspired by this article and will begin to add affirmations dealing with abundance to my meditation.
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