Eyes Wide Open...

words...
actions...
choices...
decisions...
with
my
eyes
wide
open.

Today, with the New Year upon me I am aware that my eyes are wide open...I am searching for words...I am aware of my actions...I allow myself to focus on making decisions...With my eyes wide open I approach this New Year with a promise to myself...to look closely at my choices...to put my sensible side into motion...to let go of the things that do not work for me...to embrace those that do...Today...on this the eve of the New Year...I promise myself to be present and to live my life with my eyes wide open to all that is presented to me this year...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you open your eyes to your life this year?

Flowing

flowing...
releasing...
accepting...
confusion
and
happiness.

Today, I see things flowing....allowing my feelings to be free...free from the confusion on one side...allowing growth from another side. Placing all my thoughts...my hopes..my dreams directly in the middle of the flow...allowing me to be vulnerable...allowing me to release...allowing me to accept...allowing me to flow...allowing new shoots of happiness.
Today, I see things flowing...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you allow your dreams to be planted right in the middle of whatever you do today?

Past...Future...Present

opening...
growing...
with innocence
from the past...
with wisdom...
from the future...
to be
present today.

Today, I ask myself questions as i ready myself for the New Year...I ask advice from my younger self from the past and my older self that I am yet to be. Today, I see my present and grow with the innocence of youth...the wisdom of my age yet to be...Today, I ask myself questions...to allow myself to enjoy life more...to guide me...to advise me...to blossom and grow.
Today, I ask myself questions and listen for answers from my past and my future to capture my dreams for today.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What questions do you have about the present that your past and future self can help you answer?

Starting to let go...

slowly...
releasing...
starting...
to
let go.

For every action there is a reaction....for every yin there is a yang...for every ebb there is a tide...for every sunrise there is a sunset...for every pull there is a tug...Today, I am aware of these opposites and I am slowly letting go...I am slowly regaining parts of me that I have left along side the road...I am picking myself up...I am starting to disconnect with things that although seemed perfect at one time, now show me a different side...I am reconnecting with myself...I am preparing for a New Year...I am nurturing myself...I am slowly realizing both sides of a coin that has allowed me to see both sides of myself....I have learned some very important things about myself this year...Some of my wants...and things that I do not want...I have learned how to believe more in myself...I have learned that love is important to me...and how acknowledging that has brought me a deeper understanding of growing...Today, I am aware that I am starting to let go...today, realizing that only I can make myself complete...As I start the steps into this New Year...I start by letting go...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What do you need to let go of as you take steps into the New Year?

New Cycle...BEGINNING....

spinning...
shifting...
changing...
beginning
a
new cycle.

Today, I am beginning to feel the spin of a new cycle...A New Year approaching...I feel the pull...I feel the darkness giving way to the light...I feel the shifting...the change...the beginning...the difference in my thoughts...my dreams...my actions...starting to take place. Today, I am beginning to feel the spin of a new cycle...A New Year approaching...I am open...I place my faith in myself...my hopes...my dreams within this spin as I prepare for the new journey ahead. I am slowing myself down allowing the transition to take place as I leave behind some of the pain ...some of the sorrow...some of the things that are not good for me...and I look ahead with anticipation and wonder.
Today, I allow myself to feel the spin of a new cycle...and I am not afraid.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you preparing yourself for the new journey...the new cycle that is approaching?

Awaken...A reflection...


blessings...
creativity...
confidence...
are
awaken.

Today, I awaken...awaken to how full my life is...awaken to the people and well wishes that bless my life...awaken to my creativity and the joy it brings me...awaken to my confidence...Today, I awaken to the positive in my life...Today, I awaken to a more complete me...
As I reflect on this week I am aware that I have been collecting my thoughts...and following my hearts wisdom...I have noticed that with that positive feeling I have started a chain reaction of laughter and joy...I have been aware that by staying positive I feel a centered peace and I embrace that warmth...And I am beginning to BELIEVE once again...BELIEVE that anything is possible!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: As you reflect on your week...can you awaken to the blessings that surround you?

BELIEVE!

BELIEVE!

Today, I BELIEVE....I am mindful ... I am visible...I am truthful...I am feeling the unique brilliance of life... Today, I BELIEVE....the gifts that surround me of love...gratitude... creativity...joy...happiness are meant to be shared with others especially today....to be
explored...to glow....feeling the joy...the love...and the magic of believing!
Today I BELIEVE!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel the joy...the love...and the magic of Believing today?

centered peace...

embracing
the
warmth
of
inner
peace.

Today, I am embracing the warmth of inner peace....the peace that comes from my center...despite any personal storms I am going through at the moment...Today, I am allowing
the negative energy to fall outward...to spin past me...I am embracing my inner peace...I am feeling my warmth from within...I am focusing on the peace that comes from my center.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: No matter what is going on today, can you focus on your inner peace?

chain reaction...


a
chain reaction
of
laughter.

Today, I am aware of how as I focus on happiness....on laughter...on making things fun once again, I am causing a chain reaction for myself...As I feel better I am reaching out more to others...I am feeling less stressed...I am more openhearted. It is a powerful chain reaction...it is allowing me to laugh more...smile more...and share more....Today, I am aware of the lighter side of my life due to this chain reaction....Today I laugh!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you cause a chain reaction of laughter today?

collecting...


collecting...
gratitude...
thoughts...
ideas...
truths...
wisdom.

Today, I am collecting...I am collecting answers...collecting gratitude...collecting my thoughts...
collecting ideas...collecting my truths. I am focusing...I am asking inner questions...I am receiving clearer answers. Today, I am collecting...my inner wisdom...without judgment...unlocking... understanding myself a little better.
Today, I am collecting my own knowledge.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you quietly collect some of your own knowledge today?

Resting...A reflection

resting...
I am
aware
that
I can
still
fly.

As I reflect on my week I am very much aware of the emotional ups and downs I have been experiencing...Some caused by myself...some caused because I let others get the better of me...But as I approach the end of this week and I reflect...I see hope...I see a shining star of dreams for myself...I see and feel ME...I am aware that I need to take time to rest now...to re-evaluate...to remember...to honor...to be totally honest with myself about what is best for me...to not let emotions rule my choices...to listen carefully...to avoid the thorns as much as possible...to accommodate myself...Today, as I reflect on this week I rest...and I am aware that even if I lose a feather....I CAN STILL FLY!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: As you reflect on your week...can you allow yourself to rest in order to fly?

answers within...

patiently...
listening...
for
guidance...
and
answers...
from
within.

Today, I am aware that I am searching for answers from within. I have my own history...my own sense of right and wrong...good and bad...my own way of seeking answers...Sometimes with questions to others...sometimes with questions to myself...Today, I look within...I hear the sound of the questions crashing around me outside....But , I know what I need...I can use my hearts compass...I can hear...trust...embrace my own wisdom...Lately it seems as if I have been looking to others for answers...Today, I follow my own inner guidance...Today, I remember how to listen to my core...today, I am being patient and I listen to the answers from within...And I hear answers that I have always known...I receive directions that have always been there...I follow my truth...Today, I answer my own questions.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you listen to your own answers to one question today?

The light within....A dialogue

the
warm...
nurturing...
light
glows
from
within
the
spin.

Today, I am aware of the light that is glowing within the spin I am in....I have taken words personally....I have allowed them to hurt me....Today, I see my light...I feel its warmth...these words have no bearing on me...So I will allow my distance...I am aware of another's insecurities...another's opinion...what is going on inside them to affect me...and really it has nothing to do with me...Today, I am aware of the light that glows within the spin I am in...I will feel the warmth...I will let go of the hurt...It is up to me to feel my value...and well being...It is up to me not to let someones words hurt me....Today, I feel the light within...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Even when surrounded by some negative...can you feel your light?

A dialogue...



cleansing...
eliminating...
releasing...
tears
from
thorns.

I have been taught that crying is a sign of weakness...that one must be strong for not only yourself but for others...So today, I ask you....when was the last time you had a good cry?? I don't mean the silent kind...I mean a good all out sobbing....the kind with the nose-running cry?
And why is it that we allow our self to believe that something terrible is going to happen if we let go and do this???
Now, some of us only cry at funerals...some of us cry at happy moments (weddings..births) ..some of us cry at commercials and movies...but it has come to my attention this morning that crying is a very cleansing thing! For one thing it removes pollutants from our body (yes, there have been studies done about this!!...and they have found that we let loose different chemicals for the different emotions that cause us to cry...but real tears contain a level of toxic substances that the body is eliminating through crying) It is a way to get rid of the "junk"...
I think most people don't show unpleasant emotions...we are somehow programmed to "put on a good face"...don't let anyone know that things might NOT be as rosy as they appear on the outside.
Crying can be both isolating and liberating....but I am finding and reminding myself that it is a good thing to do...a healthy thing to do because you are being true to your self...it is a normal thing to do and a natural thing to do....So I am refusing to feel shameful or weak or remorseful...
It is an important part to finding ways to bring us peace in our life...its a stress reducer and it actually...scientifically has been found to be good for you....Today...I feel the thorns of things that I cannot change and I cry...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Accommodating...

united...
entwined...
with
accommodating
love.

As I begin my day I am aware of the accommodations I make for those I love...I may not always verbally let them know what my heart feels, but I allow them to see and feel the depth of that love and how it grows and ties us together...Today, I put some things aside...things that are long past and need to fall off the vine...I concentrate on accommodating those I love...I demonstrate how connected I am by the things I do for them....I will try today to be more verbal with my feelings...We are together...we are united...we are entwined with love and respect...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel the love in accommodating someone else today?

nurturing heart...

unconditional...
opening...
breathing...
filling...
feeling...
my
nurturing heart.

Today, I am very aware of my nurturing heart...I am intimately involved with issues and caring for a love one...Today, I open my heart...I allow more energy to come in...I breathe deeply at the beginning of this new day. I reach deep within...to give support both to myself and others with unconditional love....Today, I feel no boundaries with this breath of energy...the power of my heart feels limitless... I am aware of the love that surrounds me...Today, I am aware of my nurturing heart...and the depth of tenderness it exposes to me for myself and for others.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you allow your heart to nurture you and others?

learning...

learning...
new skills...
new dreams...
new emotions...
new directions...
new opportunities.

Today, I have the feeling that I am learning...learning more about myself...about others...about situations...Allowing myself to feel an energy that swirls around me. As a student of life I am continuing to learn...new skills (both verbal and creative)...new subjects (both heart felt and worldly)...new dreams...and new emotional responses (not following old patterns)...new directions...and new opportunities. Allowing my mind to feel sharper today with this new learning...Allowing my mind to be feel open ... allowing more information to flow...allowing me to continue to explore...to find new wisdom...new knowledge...and yet allowing the mystery of dreams to float before me....Today, I remain open to learning about life.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What have you learned about yourself today?

Listen carefully...


listen...
carefully...
to the
sounds
of love
and
dreams
that
surround
you.

Today, I listen carefully to the sounds of love that surround me...to the dreams that have been shown to me within the last few days...Listening today, replays some of the love gently washing around me...Listening today, replays the dream...As I listen closely today I remind myself to be present...I remind myself that nothing can take these moments from me...that they will forever alter who I am in a positive way...As I listen to the love and the dreams I am aware that it is the moments of such happiness that makes life glow with joy...allows me to delight in memory...and know that love and dreams are closer than I sometimes think they are....Today, I listen carefully to the sounds of love that surround me and I dream...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you listen closely today, and hear the sound of love?

Excitement...


aware...
of the
excitement...
of the
moment.

Today, I am filled with excitement...seeing and feeling great joy. Sometimes I have to be aware of the moments of excitement and allow them to JUST happen...to take over...to fill me up...Without thinking deeper thoughts about how they may affect my life...my future. I let go of
the desired outcome today and I spend this day in the moment of this excitement...I will not analyze...I will not summarize...I will not project myself farther ahead. Today, I am filled with excitement...I am present...I am aware...I am experiencing this moment...these feelings of excitement and I delight in the day.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What feelings of excitement can you feel today?

Warm promise...

happiness...
full of
bright...
warm...
promise.

Today, I feel a sense of promise...warm promise coming from deep within...A day of activity...a day of connection...a day of promise...bright and warm and full of dreams to chase...bringing happiness that surrounds me. Today, I feel a sense of promise...warm promise coming from deep within...holding hope in my heart. Today, I promise myself to put all the things that cause me to stop in my tracks aside...I promise to be present in this warmth...to let my heart be hopeful ...to focus on my dreams. Today, I feel a sense of promise...warm promise coming from deep within...and I surround myself in the warmth.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel your promises from deep within? And then make a promise to yourself?

remembering ME....

passion...
dreams...
worth...
remembering
ME.

Today, I am remembering...Actually remembering ME...I focus so much of my attention on other things lately...other peoples needs and things that have to be done that my needs sometimes get swept away. So today, I am remembering ME...I am looking to feel a little more grounded...a little more centered...I am looking and remembering to replace some of the uncertainty of my life with the passions that are within me...with my dreams that are in the making and unfolding...with my worth. Today, I am remembering my creativity...my ideas...and the many things that make me uniquely ME...they are there before me...they always surround me, but often I do not take the time to honor them. Today, I remember and allow myself to emerge.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you remember your unique self today?

creativity...

hatching my
creativity...
ideas...
solutions...
change...
answers...
patterns...
perspectives.

Today, I am feeling my creativity...It flows all around me...I am brainstorming ideas...thinking outside of the box...hatching creative eggs...finding solutions...creating change...Today, I am feeling my creativity...finding answers...changing patterns...looking at different perspectives. Today, I am letting my creativity guide me...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you aware of your creativity today?

Fortunate...

connecting...
helping...
learning...
how
fortunate
I am.

Today, I am very aware of how fortunate I am...I am surrounded by so many well wishes...guiding lights and healing love. I am learning to transform situations that may be hard into an opportunity to connect...a way to help others...to learn lessons...to be aware of all that I am fortunate for. All this lies within me....I am creating and noticing different impacts people and things have on my life...bettering myself ...allowing the energy of these situations to guide me toward this fortunate feeling that I have.
Today, I am very aware of just how fortunate I am...To love and be loved...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What makes you aware today of how fortunate you are?

Opening feelings...

trusting...
flowing...
dreaming...
blooming...
opening
feelings.

Today, I feel as thought I am opening more...allowing my feelings to be shared and exposed to myself and to others. I feel as if I am in a cycle of blooming...This blooming is leading me toward new dreams and allowing me to open with life. Sometimes I struggle against opening...trying at times to make my life happen in a way that I think it should...trying to follow a path that sometimes others put before me....BUT today, I am opening to feelings...I am trusting...flowing .,.dreaming...blooming. Today, I allow myself to feel the connection...to feel the openness...today
I feel exhilarated...creative...calm... with this opening. Today, EVERYTHING is possible.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What will help you today be open to your feelings?

dream journey...

a promise...
unlocking...
flying...
motivating...
allowing...
a dream
journey.

Today, I am letting myself dream...carrying myself to far away and much warmer places...to places that my mind sees and feels with color and joy...this is allowing me to be inspired. By
dreaming I am aware that some of these dreams are within my reach...just finger tips away...all I have to do is act on them...grab a hold of them...believe in them. I try most of the time to stay in the present...but today, I allow these dream journeys to take over...taking me to a promise...unlocking my soul...allowing me to fly...motivating me. Today, I am letting myself dream in order to help me to be more aware of the changes in my life that are positive...
Today, I dream...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Will you take a moment to envision your dreams today?

Discovering...

observing..
learning...
growing...
dreaming...
discovering.

I am discovering the value of learning lessons...realizing at this moment to be aware to observe...to learn...to grow. I am discovering that there are no guarantees except that I have and will make mistakes along the path...but that is okay because that is the way I will learn not only the lesson, but not to be so hard on myself during the process...and even though I may become overwhelmed at times, it is the journey that is the most important...it is the discovery of the learning that allows me to grow and become strong...to spread my wings wider and become more of who I am suppose to be. So I write my thoughts...I paint my pictures...I connect with myself...I connect with others...I listen to my heart ...and I become more aware each day of the importance of this ritual...and I am aware that I am truly a work in progress...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What lessons can you discover today that allows your growth?

Thank You....

thank you...
from my
heart
with
gratitude
and
appreciation...

Today I am feeling gratitude and appreciation for all the wonder that surrounds me...I have been very blessed this year in so many ways...from reconnecting ...to being published...to finding my way on a path that is somehow lit with stars...to finding more of a connection to my own inner core...I am thankful for all that I have been able to do this year...for all the love and support I receive from those who know me and from perfectly loving strangers who have become kindred spirits. I am focusing on what I do and what I have...what I receive and what I give...those I love and those who love me...aware of all that nurtures me. Today, I say thank you...Today, I send out and back all that I receive. May you also feel your gratitude and appreciation today and heart fully pay it forward.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Growing Worth...

positive...
colorful...
emotions of
growing worth.

As I continue on my journey of self discovery, I am aware that sometimes I feel insecure...ignored...unvalued...Today, I am aware that these are emotions of my own making and no one else's...That others sometimes have no idea that I feel this way at all , and look at me as a strong and independent...confident woman. Today, I am growing my own worth from the inside out...I am making a list of all my positive accomplishments to remind me of my value. Knowing that all this comes from within...being aware that I do not need to always be validated by others...and that the most important validation comes from myself. I grow today with my own worth...I evolve...I acknowledge...I discover.....ME!
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you acknowledge your own self worth today?

the path...

allowing...
figuring...
clearly...
the path
of happiness...

I often feel as if I take more of my energy trying to figure out what makes me unhappy as opposed to reminding myself of what makes me happy...what causes my joy...my contentment ...allowing myself to follow that path in a positive way. I can see clearly at times the path of happiness...as I run along it with deep smiles...I can retrace my steps and rediscover it when I put my energy there instead of in the negative of being unhappy. I can smile more...laugh more...and be light with myself...with my heart and feel connected. Today, as I stroll down that path of happiness I use my energy to attract more happiness into my life...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you focus your energy today on your happiness?

Resting...

preparing...
nurturing...
allowing...
growing...
softly
resting

I was visiting a blog and wrote this when I saw a photo of a beautiful winter tree...it prompted this mandala and I share with you the writing...
NOW I REST
I have shed my colorful coat, preparing for the winter of my life...my bark is my defense against the harshness that might lay before me...my roots are strong and will nourish me during this time...the ground beneath me, under the surface of the cold is warm and soft and it is where I will continue to grow...it is where I will be nurtured...allowing myself to be filled once again with life...but for now I rest.
Today, I rest...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Will you allow yourself some resting time?

Layers...

unfolding...
safely...
softly...
allowing growth.

This week I feel as if I have been peeling back layers...and yet setting up boundaries and defenses so that I am safe and can unfold. I have been feeling softer and looser so that I can feel my growth. I have felt more at ease with myself...letting go of things that are no longer important to me...growing by doing so...questioning and answering ...honoring and protecting...all the while creating new growth along the way. This week I have been peeling back layers to allow room for new growth.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you find a place where you can unfold safely to grow?

Beautiful and brilliant...

Some days...
just seem
more
beautiful
and
brilliant...

Some days I just seem to be more inspired...I just seem to be full of life...lighter...happier...full
of wonder and surprise. Some days just seem more beautiful and brilliant...and I feel much more
open to everything...as if there is nothing but blue skies and sunshine before me. Today, is one of those days, it is going to be better than yesterday... Today, I smile from deep within.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel the sunshine and blue sky today from within?

Deep within...

with love...
with compassion...
I release
the energy
that has
been buried
deep within.

Deep within there are parts of me that I do not like to look at...there are emotions that I do not like to feel....But if I do not allow them to come out they end up being energy that is stuck and I become uncreative...detached from myself. ..depriving myself of raw energy. I have done this for many years, but this year has been different for me...this year I am aware that I am processing some of those "stuck" feelings...those deep emotions and I smile. The treasures of energy that has been buried seems to be pouring out of me...giving me courage to look at those parts of me in a different way...allowing me to see things differently...to dream a little more and to feel love and compassion for myself and others.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you look deep within and see yourself a little clearer with love and compassion?

Beautiful gift....

the beautiful gift of...
life...
love...
growth...
that we all share...

Today, I am aware of how we are all quite different...each of us in our separate way...and yet,
we are all uniquely the same. We are all somehow wrapped in different containers...different bodies...different ribbons and bows...however, we all experience loss and grief...happiness and excitement...fear and loving...growth and standing still. We all have issues and choices that we have to make...the truth of it all is that we are all learning...we are all growing...and it allows me to see how much we all have in common...how much of life's joys and challenges are universal. Looking beyond the different containers to the core...to the heart...Today, I honor the beautiful gift of life each of us has that makes us the same that allows us to grow from the inside out.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, how can you honor your gift of life?

Honoring...

Sometimes we have to let go of thing that are precious to us...leaving us with a void ...a loss... some pain...Today, I honor that letting go...Letting go of something so that it could have a new beginning...a better start...I believe we can weave the threads of our losses into our hearts...of the things that we let go of into our life (even if we don't want to let go)...we can allow those things to help us to see clearer...to love better and to grow stronger. Today, I honor that...I know that sometimes you have to let go in order for the new to enter your life...with an open heart. Today, I honor the birth of that by lighting a candle and allowing a piece of my heart to fly on the wings that I allowed that letting go to have.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you weave a loss into your heart today with honor?

Independence...

Independence needs to be simple...being independent is not to be feared or dreaded...within this last year I have given way to moments/days/weeks where I felt that only someone else could fill me...could sustain me...could make me whole...but the moment has come to allow my independent shoot to grow (once again)...raw and green...to separate myself (while still staying on the vine of connection)... to be able to once again learn to be aware of how I can care for myself...keep myself safe...and sooth myself...with gratitude and joy and pleasure. I know I will feel the growing pains of this new shoot...this independence...but I wish to be rooted in my own growth...Not to wish that things could change to suit me..without drama...without loss....What I wish for with this independence is a love...unconditional...without demands of change...without expectations of someone else being responsible for my growth...without an urgency for connection to make me feel whole...without leaving the vine...A love that generates from the inside out for myself and for others...I wish for my own independent growth to be simple....
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you grow independently while still on the vine?

Innocence...

Let there be a sense of innocence still within this 57 year old body...mind and spirit...
Let there be a childish delight for the things that surround me...
Let there be this time of letting go without to much heart ache...
Let there be an innocence so beautiful that I cannot help myself but to STOP and smell the flowers...
Let there be trust and wisdom to accept that some dreams do not come true...but that at the end of the day there will be a new on in the making...
Let there be a sense of innocence still within this 57 year old body...mind and spirit.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you allow a sense of innocence in?

No guarantees....

There are no guarantees in life...no long term guarantees and no short term guarantees...There are times when you are going along full of adventure...other times when you are led astray...never obtaining what you thought it was that you were seeking....Each of these times helps me to grow...one more painful than the other, but I continue to move...I continue forward into the unknown without a map...without a guide...without a GPS....There is a chance that I might get lost...but perhaps that is a way to grow also...learning how strong I am...learning how much I can endure...learning from my heart...As I move forward I am unsteady, but I continue...
I am trusting my intuition...my spirit...my center...I am vulnerable, but there is no guarantee in life...So I continue on step by step into the unknown looking forward to the dreams that are around me...holding on to the hope that some of them will come true.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: How can you go forward without a guarantee?

Spinning Pattern...

How many times do you need to repeat yourself?
MINDLESSLY repeat yourself?
Do you see the pattern?
Do you see what it is that keeps you in the pattern?
Are you hanging onto the edge?
One day you can be completely happy...almost blissful...the next you are completely dull...
Do you see the pattern?
Can you get out of it?
Life is constantly changing...birth and death are a given...
I move toward my center to try to relax...hoping this spinning will pass soon.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Do you see your pattern?

Broken heart....


Right now I am feeling pretty shaky...as if the earth is moving beneath my feet...but I hope I will emerge from this wreckage stronger and wiser..That I will be able to weave the colorful ribbons of hope...love...and faith back into my heart to hold it together..With my eyes more open and my heart still intact. I feel as if I have no direction...nothing to hold on to...no hint of choices or possibilities...so I fall into this gap...a place of silence...and hope from all of this I have learned something (although I do not know what it is right now..)and that somehow I will know love when it is presented to me....and I am able to mend my heart that is breaking.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: "How do you mend a broken heart?"

Roller coaster Energy...

I am filled with a roller coaster of energy... A roller coaster of energy called Life. I have so many emotions running in and around me that it is a series of ups and downs...screams and cries...laughter and tears...There is so much to say and so much to do that I feel a dip in my energy right now....So I will not be posting here for a while...I thank you all for the heart felt comments...the wishes ...the sharing...the feeling of togetherness that I have shared here and that you have shared with me....this is only temporary till the ride slows down...or comes to a stop where I can get off...till then I wish you all a journey that is safe...a journey of love...and the wisdom to listen...to your heart...to your spirit...from the inside out...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

Growing devotion...

without effort...
from deep within...
I am
growing devotion...

Today, I am aware of a sense of growing devotion. This is coming from a caring heart...deep rooted and full of meaning....a selfless place of support. There are so many turns in any given relationship...there are good days and bad...happy and sad moments...joy..laughter and tears. There are times that you stay close...and times when you pull apart...today, I am aware of a growing devotion that is given without effort...expecting nothing in return...no thank you...no favor...for it is given unconditionally...and this devotion comes from a place deep inside that is greater than myself. This devotion quite simply comes from my heart...and I offer it to another as a gift of love and support.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you reach out with devotion and give selflessly to some?

Answers...

hopeful...
energy...
shinning...
brightly...
awaiting...
answers.

Today is a day of answers....I am holding on to hopeful energy today...I surround myself with light and love....I see it shinning before me brightly as I await these answers...
These are not answers to questions that I have asked myself...these answers come from the medical community that surrounds my family. They are totally out of my control...they are something that I will have to be able to live with....When answers like this come we cannot change them...we cannot make believe they do not exist..we cannot over look them or ignore them. So today, I will receive answers that we have been waiting for...I am holding on to great hope today...I am holding on and looking at great energy that surrounds me...I am holding on as I wait for the answers.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: When things are not going as you would like them to...can you find some energy to hold on to?

Giving love...

revealing...
unconditional...
love.

Today, I am aware of giving love....simply...from the blossom that grows within...stating feelings...revealing...unconditionally...giving me a true sense of satisfaction. Realizing that it is necessary to demonstrate the depth of these feelings...softly...sweetly...opening up with honesty...touching others and touching myself...Today, I am aware of giving love.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What makes you aware of the love you give without hesitation?

Attending Growth...

soothing...
understanding...
allowing...
focusing...
attending to
growth.

Today, I am lost in thought...waiting for outcomes that are beyond my control. So, today, I allow myself to attend to my growth....to gain inner strength. I am aware of the parts of myself that I need to sooth...to understand....to draw lines through...to get satisfaction from. As, I focus today, on attending to my growth I am aware that I have a great deal of inner reserves of strength for the road that lies ahead of me...that I feel an acceptance for the role I must play and an understanding of myself. Today, I am lost in thought, but I feel a clearness....an energy...I feel the impact of strength and growth...allowing me to be able to cope with anything that may arise. Today....I attend to my growth.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you allow yourself to attend to your growth today so that you can cope with anything that might arise?

letting go...holding on

holding on...
true desires
strong beliefs...
letting go...
complacent direction
swayed by others...

Today, I am aware that sometimes you have to let go in order to hold on. This is a very big day for me today...filled with anxiety...filled with fear...filled with the unknown. But today, I am carefully considering the choices that I make...carefully believing in my truest desires. Today, I am aware to hold on to my strong beliefs that guide me...letting go of complacent direction...Holding on to living with conviction...letting go of being swayed by others...Holding on to faith...hope...and love...and letting go of fear. Today, I am aware that in order to hold on....sometimes you have to let go.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you let go of some things today, in order to hold on better?

honoring moments...

moments...
that change
you...
moments
that allow
growth...
honoring
the moments....

Today I am honoring moments...As I sit and center myself, looking out the window, as the leaves fall swirling amongst a mist of light rain. Moments that have changed me...There are moments where friends and loved ones support me...cushion me...lend a hand...an ear...a hug...well wishes during this time that I find myself in....These moments have changed me...have shown me great love and strength....there are other moments that I am aware of today, where the smell of fragrant flowers rise up and greet me...causing smiles and a deepening love. Moments that have formed an energy that keeps me safe and comforted. Each moment a balance of the other...Each moment allowing me to continue to grow and reach for hope...for stars...for dreams.
Today, I am honoring moments in this morning ritual, that allows me to slow down...to take time...to be joyful...Today, I honor the moments of my life and I dance and swirl with them like
the falling leaves...I cherish them...I celebrate them...I remember them and I honor the richness from within that they bring to me...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you swirl with your moments today, and allow them to cause you to smile?

My energy field....

energy...
from
growth...
gratitude..
color...
love.

Today, I am aware of taking care of my energy field...I have been so aware of the different types of energy that has been surrounding me and within me...It has ranged from fear...disbelief ...and drama... to color...healing light...and gratitude. Some days, I have played with others...some days I have wanted to be alone...but I am aware that I have always tried to remain open hearted and as connected as possible. Today, I am aware that when I am feeling overwhelmed, I can start to change that by filling myself with energy from the inside out...Today, I am aware of that energy and I feel it to my core....I am filling myself with the positive energy of growth...of gratitude...of flight...of color...of love...and I am building it there...growing stronger... allowing me to face this new day with a new found field of energy.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you reinforce your own energy field from the inside out with positive energy?

Loving Protection...

strong...
light...
glistening...
with
loving protection.

I was not able to post yesterday, as we had some major turns of events here dealing with health issues...But today, I am very aware of the net of loving protection that surrounds me. Many weeks back a beloved friend of mine sent me a net filled with the light of the moon to surround me and protect me and my heart as I grew. Gently this net has glistened for me... lovingly this net has been a protection for me... giving me strength to continue to grow...giving me warmth when I felt the cold chills of fear...giving me the gift of love and wishes of healing from those who send it my way. This loving protection has helped me...to live...to believe...to heal...to grow...to see with different eyes but mostly this loving protection has brought me LOVE. Thank you all for spinning this net of loving protection around me...Thank you dear Debs for starting the threads and weaving them for me when I seemingly could not. I love you...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you weave a net of loving protection for yourself or someone who might need it today?

Giving back...

Freely...
giving back...
hopes...
dreams...
energy...
with gratitude.

Today, I am aware of giving back....allowing me to feel good...to verbally thank all for their generous spirits...for their loving hands...for their heartfelt concerns...for their positive energy. Today, I am aware to give back...allowing my self to grow richer by doing so...feeling the love that fills me when I do this...Today, I give back freely...Hopes...dreams...energy... with all my gratitude with all of my heart...

Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you take a moment today, and give back with gratitude?