Joy...

A
lightness
of
gratitude
brings
a
flooding
of
joy.

Today, I am aware of a feeling of joy....the sun is shining already and my day has begun. I am feeling a sense of energy that has been lacking...and it is bringing joy to me and a sense of play...
a sense of pleasure...an abundance of color...a change...a shift that is taking place as Spring welcomes me. A sense of joy and happiness lightly revealing a positive and grateful feeling...
The colors that surround me are bringing a gentleness of spirit...a beauty...and heightened senses to see and acknowledge all the wondrous growth from within and around me.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: How can you allow Spring to bring a message of lightness to you today and flood you with joy?

Smile....

it
takes
such
little
effort
to
smile...

Today, this mandala worked its way into my life....quickly...spontaneously...with little effort...before the message appeared....and it made me SMILE! Today, I am aware how little effort it takes to smile....to laugh....to love...to enjoy.... we can make things harder than they really are...we can pull our self down to depths of gloom so easily....and yet, it is so much easier to smile....it feels good...it makes your face feel good...it lifts you up to dreams of your wildest imagination....it brings sunshine and light into your life....SMILE....such a simple thing to do...and easy to find something to smile at every day....the fact that the sun shines brightly...that birds sing...that dreams manifest....that love is all around you in one form or another....that creativity is all within your own eyes...a memory...a dream.
Today, as I focus on smiling...I am aware that life with all its twists and turns gives us many opportunities to see the lighter part of it...we just need to be aware to see them....for every cloud has a silver lining as they say....every door that closes has an open window....Today, I smile allowing my heart to see all that brings happiness to me....and I pass that smile forward....
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: What can you find today to SMILE about? Can you find a way to keep that smile going and then pass on the joy?

love and dreams...

different...
directions...
colors.
different..
people...
circumstances.
fulfill
my
love
and
dreams.

Today, I am aware of love and dreams...the warmth ...the satisfaction...knowing that there is no wrong way or right way...that feeling comfortable with my love and dreams is the most important thing. Often, we are given guidelines as to what love should or should not look like...often we buy into these guidelines...but we don't have to....Today, I am aware that the love and dreams that I have come from many different areas...friends...family...lovers...mates...giving
me companionship...support...affection...fun...commitment...comfort.
A comfort washes over me today knowing that I face the world with love and dreams....Knowing that as I walk through challenges strength comes from different directions...different colors...different emotional connections...knowing that I transform and see the wold differently as I allow people to become an intimate part of my love and dreams...knowing that what is right for me is the only direction to take....knowing that I feel fulfilled within and recognize it today.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you aware of the love and dreams that come to you from directions...colors...people and
circumstances?

Intertwined...

excitement...
movement...
love...
dreams...
intertwined...

Today, I am aware of how much my life is intertwined with others...with my dreams...with the movement within this mandala circle that I quietly do each morning...This circle that brings me messages from the inside out when I listen closely...this circle a symbol of perfection...wholeness.
Uniting me with my thoughts...actions...mind...body...spirit..center...others.
Today, I am aware of how much pleasure that is bringing my way...blossoming...dreaming...with joy I share the goodness of the day...the happiness. Often I am aware that we connect with others more when we are in need...in need of a hand...of a heart... Today, I realize that happiness of spirit allows me a balance to the connections of life...love...dreams...intertwining me with myself and others. Today, I remember to share more of my positive...to be able to appreciate myself and others more with an excitement...with movement... with love....For within this circle...
there is no beginning....and no end.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you be aware of the intertwining of your movement from within....with yourself and with others? Can you bring more of your positive side to share with both?

Replenishing....A Reflection

resting...
to allow
strength..
balance...
love...
happiness
to
replenish.

Today, I am aware of allowing myself to replenish...taking the last few days to replenish my emotions..my creativity...my joys... I admit to myself that taking the time to wind down...to sleep...to gather information has helped me to feel stronger...to feel more balanced...more love...more happiness. Today, I am feeling replenished and ready to relaeas some of my new energy.
As I reflect on this week I am aware that I have pushed myself beyond exhaustion...causing me to feel tight in the bud...questioning...guessing...waiting...as my gears moved slowly this way and that way...shifting my decisions and choices.
Today, feeling rested...I feel the power of this new replenished energy...allowing me to delight in this day with a positive outlook...a curiousness that has been lacking...a wonderment of joy...and the excitement once again to recapture dreams.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you allow yourself to replenish in order to recapture your dreams and feel your power?

gears...

confidently
I feel
the gears...
shifting...
moving...
bringing
decisions...
choices...
to me.

Today, I am aware of the gears that are moving in and around me (they have been doing so all week)...the gears that will help me to make decisions...and bring dreams into reality. Although I am not certain as to which way they are moving...what direction...what color...what momentum...I feel them moving...helping me to bring a more peaceful mind set my way...bringing me a comfort that I long for. Moving together to bring me choices...visions...to unfold mysteries...allowing dreams to manifest. As I feel these gears shifting...and turning, I am aware that the choices I make now will have a bearing on how life will move forward. Today, I pay attention to feel the gears with confidence that I will hear the message that they bring.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Do you feel the gears moving in and around you that help you to make the choices that are best for you?

waiting

petals
tightly
held
close....
waiting
to bloom.

Today, I am aware of waiting out tightness...the tightness I have pulled myself into. Forming a bud that just does not seem to open even with the warmth of the sun. All the different petals that seem to form within and around me...the sensible petals...the dreaming petals...the child spirit...the insecure petals...the artist...the mother...the caregiver...the lover...the secret keeper...
all the petals and more waiting to become a beautiful flower. Some feeling tighter than others...some falling loosely around me, almost ready to fall off before their time...all wanting to be nurtured and cared for with a gentleness of spirit. Today, I am aware of the tightness of this bud...suppressing some deeply...hidden petals....but all of them pushing upward...outward...
waiting.....waiting to feel the roots firmly planted in deep rich soil of truth to face the sun and blossom. Patiently....I wait.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you feel the tightness of your petals? Can you nurture them in order to help them unfold into the beautiful flower that is YOU?

happiness....a reflection.

growing...
bubbling...
surrounded
by
happiness.

Today, I am aware of the happiness that surrounds me...relaxing with it...sharing myself. As I see this happiness I find more....in my work...in my relationships...in my every day life experiences. Sharing the positive that brings the most happiness...feeling light hearted...feeling free...Today, I am aware of the happiness that bubbles around me without preparation...and I feel warmed by love.

As I reflect on my week I am aware that I have been focusing on the many directions of my life with gratitude....from the smallest of things...to those that I have no control over...I have been seeing and hearing....listening and acknowledging the messages of color that come from deep within ....allowing me to weave my emotions and dreams into a strong bond....coming full circle today by bringing me to a place where I recognize the happiness that floats around me.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: As you reflect on your week can you acknowledge the happiness that has led you to this day?

bonding...

weaving...
emotions...
dreams...
into a
strong
bond.

Today, I am aware of bonding....bonding with those I care about....with each expression of love I begin to feel more connected....more intimate...stronger...I begin to know a deeper purpose....ties that bind...I begin to feel full and warm... Today, I am aware of bonding....feeling close....feeling important....feeling loved....feeling involved...
I am aware of bonding as I weave my emotions and my dreams with others.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you aware of the bonding that takes place with others that fills you up?

Looking...

looking
for
the color...
for
the message.

Today, I find myself looking....looking within for the color and the message. I am aware to stay centered...to take one thing at a time...to focus...to see and fee the warmth of color among the black and whit pattern that surrounds me...to listen to my message and to be gentle with myself.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you look within today and find the warmth that brings a gentle message to you?

direction...

focusing
on the
many
directions
of life
with
gratitude.


Today I am aware of direction....the direction my life takes at different times....Sometimes it is totally clear and I am off running...flying in the direction that it takes...happy, carefree and joyous....other times it turns and I am growing...aware of the growth and budding with the excitement it brings along with the newness....then there are times of trouble...turmoil...and
confusion that I have to weave through....Today, as I focus on the many different directions I am aware that there is nothing that I cannot get through with a positive attitude...with gratitude...there is nothing that I can not welcome if I open my heart...there is no direction that is so negative that I will allow myself to be stopped in my tracks and not continue on....listening carefully to the messages of my heart I allow the flow of directions to show me who I am and where I am going.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you honor all the directions in your life?

Flying...A reflection

flying
forward
aware
of
life.

Today, I am aware of flying....of the creative flight that I have been deep within this week...keeping my eye on the finish line...the creative cycle I am in. As I venture deeper into this thought I am aware of the cycles of my life ...honoring where I am at this moment...engaging with my creative life...flying...forward toward the next phase...embracing it with happiness.
As I reflect on the week I am very aware of the cycle of creativity I am in...aware that challenges are inevitable...but are a part of life...and only temporary. I am aware of the pattern that weaves and flows through and around me that gives me strength...gratitude...and love...and how this week although I have been moving quickly I am reminded to treasure this cycle...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: As you reflect on your week today, can you see and feel a cycle that you can honor in your life?

flow...

strength...
gratitude...
creativity...
love.
the pattern
weaves
and
flows.

Today, I am aware of the flow that I am currently experiencing...the pattern of weaving a ribbon of strength...gratitude...creativity...and love. At times I can feel a familiarity to the flow...other times it feels new and exciting. This flow shows me both sides...happiness and truth...disappointment and frustration. Today, as I focus on the flow I am aware that it shows me my beliefs and how I bring them to every situation within the flow...I am aware that the ribbon of strength winds itself throughout and is allowing me to make new choices...be more creative...experience more gratitude and allows more love in. Today, I am aware of the flow that is bringing me the messages that I need to hear.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel the flow of the ribbon of strength that weaves itself throughout anything that you are experiencing?

Moving...

quickly...
creatively...
mentally...
running...
quickly.

Today, I am aware of moving....quickly...while I do my creative work...quickly...while I run here and there...quickly...as I clean out the clutter that are in the cobwebs in my mind....
Moving.....quickly.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you are aware of the quickness of your movements some days more than others?

discovery...

a discovery
of
growth...
lightness...
beliefs...
beauty...
love.

Today, I am aware of the power of discovery...how allowing myself to be more open is showing me a new growth...a lightness in my heart...new beliefs...and the ability to share more of who I am at this present time with others...This discovery is allowing me to open my eyes a little wider in order to see the beauty that surrounds me....to ask questions when I do not understand...to push upward to the dreams that have manifested deep within me. Today, these discoveries of creativity....of love...of life...are helping me to discover more about myself...how I feel...what I long for...and what direction to continue in.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Can you feel the power of discovering yourself today?

warmth....a reflection

remembering...
feeling...
growing...
with
warmth.

Today, I am aware of warmth....the warmth that wraps me in memory...in love...in growth...in dreams. As this day unfolds I am aware of the moments in my life that have brought me great warmth and how that warmth has allowed me to grow...moments pass quickly, but we hold them in our hearts to tap into later when we need them to get through cloudy days....Today, as I reflect on that warmth I am reminded of the people in my life who have given great love to me...who have helped to shape my life...and directed me toward my dreams...
As I reflect on this week...and perhaps a little on last week, I am aware of the love that surrounds me...the embracing and connecting to both the past and the present that blends energy with the touching of souls...and how my deep beliefs have guided me toward a new moon and a dream with the guidance of others and listening to the words and sounds that generate from the inside out...
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: As you reflect on your week today, are you aware of the warmth that flows freely around you that allows your growth? The embracing of others and your self to fill you with the warmth of love...and dreams?

embracing...

connecting...
wrapping...
blending...
energy...
love...
embracing.

Today, I am aware of the need to touch and be touched...to embrace....love...life...creativity.
Connecting ...wrapping myself around others...myself...blending energy...feeling a total togetherness that aligns hearts...renews energy...pours forth love...allows compassion...
recognizes feelings...establishes bonds...and brings a positive growth. Today, I am aware of the power of embracing and the beauty it allows as all feelings pour forth in a single gesture of love.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Today, can you embrace yourself...embrace others to feel the energy that aligns your hearts?

Deep Beliefs...

guiding me
toward
a new moon
and
a dream
clear and
positive
my
deep beliefs.


Today, I am aware of the beliefs that I hold that come from deep within...where I can pull them up and out of me when the need arises...where they blossom right in front of me even when I am unaware. These beliefs help me to live my life...especially in trying times...allowing me to make clear and positive choices. There are times when these beliefs are offered to others to help them along their path...beliefs that have come from deep within that have proven to be strong and so I share them as a sense of guidance for others...As they have guided me with color...with experience...with love...influencing things I do sometimes without a word...leading me through the darkness at times toward a new moon and a dream.
Artfully Yours,
Pattie

PS: Are you aware of the deep beliefs that you have within? Can you bring them forward to allow yourself to look forward to a new moon and a dream?