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?