Glimpses

Musing...
What is a glimpse? A view, a window looking through or back in time, a hint of more to see. In dialogue comments here on our blog, the occasion of a death of a loved one has offered us this theme.  How do we tell a story? How do we capture a person’s life in the telling of it?  We land on certain memorable moments: happenings, vivid encounters, expressions, and the company of his or her presence.  Bits and treasures of memory ask to be captured in words, spoken or written.  And so the stories of our ancestors are passed on, and our stories are passed on, and our lives are connected through history, or his—story (and her—story).

Get Fired Up:

Be a story teller:

Describe how you know someone, or how you met, or what you did together, or what happened in his or her presence. Just a glimpse, an anecdote, a scene, a sketch is enough.  Bring it into view and pass it on…

Let the Sun Shine

original watercolor "Power Circle" by Kate Kroska

Musing…
Let the sun shine, let the sun shine, let the sunshine in…remember that Age of Aquarius song?  It is so appropriate for summer solstice, which we celebrate on Monday, June 21.  This is the day (in the northern clime) that has the most light of the year; how will you take advantage of this glorious opportunity to heat up your creativity – to give light for the growth of your creative expression – to let yourself shine as a creative being?

Kate’s turn:  Summer solstice is all about yang energy – expression of yourself, putting it out there, shining for all to see.  It is correlated with the direction of South; the expansion of light during the summer months allows all those planted dreams the necessary energy to come to full bloom, full growth.  Currently I am focusing the light on developing and strengthening a deeper meditation practice for myself by tending to a consistent practice, prompting myself to incorporate these ways into my daily life as well.  It is in this deeper state that my creative ideas and images come forth (the fruit to harvest, so to speak).  I am also shining light on trying a new approach to my watercolors – every day I must stay with it and keep the light on it, as it is challenging, and so easy to give up.  But I want a freshness to my work, so I know that fruit is bound to come forth with consistent practice, consistent light. 

Just a Moment...

Musing….
How often we hear (or say) this!  It usually implies an imperative of waiting: being asked to wait, or asking someone else to wait for us. 

What if we heard this as a gift, as opportunity?  You have “just a moment": to try something differently; to let go of a behavior that doesn’t serve you; to open yourself to your highest possibility.

It only takes a moment to change. Actually, that is all we really ever have…this moment, and then this moment, and then this moment…

But we must show up in that moment in order to receive the gift.  More about that another time!  For now – don’t wait.  When you hear “just a moment”, open yourself to the gift awaiting you…presents! Presence!

Get Fired Up:

What are you waiting for?

How might you transform your waiting to receiving what the Muse offers us in each moment?

Drop into the Moment

Musing…
How easy is it to catch yourself acting from habit and reverse course? Did you try to do something differently for a week? Or, did you think about it? Or, did you want to find out whether I succeeded with the challenge?  What is this game all about?

Charise’s turn:

What really happened for me has nothing to do with the plan of altering habit. I don’t even remember the exact five things I did differently for a week. What I remember is that I had specific moments of stepping outside of action that is unconscious or automatic to become conscious instead. 

The effect of being more conscious about my everyday actions is that I wake up to the moment. It’s like being a kid where there isn’t a goal to get anywhere or get something done.