Rest in Abundance

Lakshmi
 Hindu goddess of prosperity

Musing… 

Autumn – the great harvest – Thanksgiving:  this time of year calls us to celebrate our abundance.  The energy of noticing and appreciating the plentitude we have around us expands, calling in even more.  This expansion calls us forward, inspiring us to the next step.  We don’t have to use our will to “push” ourselves forward; resting in abundance and gratitude naturally takes us there energetically.  This is simply resting in that “feel good” arena that notices all the ways you are already enjoying what you have created in your life.

Get Fired Up:  

Light a candle, take a moment of rest and appreciate all you’ve created, large and small.  Fill in the blank:  “ I LOVE……………………………..” over and over and over again, in gratitude…enJOY!

Taken by Surprise

Musing…

Drawing from the illogical box for phrases can give you the descriptor you’ve been looking for.  For what? For what you are creating, developing, describing; for a theme, a brand, a trademark.

Charise’s Turn:

The décor in the outside patio of Lulu’s Bra and Grill on Amelia Island, Florida consists of decorated bras. Make no mistake, this is not Lulu’s Bar and Grill, it is her Bra and Grill.  Hence the décor. I was vacationing on the island with a close friend and after convincing her to rent bikes we traversed the lush state park, then wound through neighborhoods and into town in search of food. Lulu’s, we found, is more than a theme or a scandal (not all the locals are pleased with the name and the display), it has really good, simple food (like fresh fish tacos).  Hand it to Lulu to bust in on the cuisine scene with aplomb. She took a chance with an idea, and turned a phrase into a place unlike another.

Get Fired Up:
Articulate your ideas
-- talk about them or write them down, even in rough form.
They may take you by surprise, to realize the unexpected.

Words, Words, Words

excerpt by Vien Thuc

Musing…

What’s in a word? Have you found the words that describe your story? Or a certain juxtaposition of words? Something that details what you want to say by bridging words together that rarely meet in logical discourse? 

Once in a while the illogical box holds a clue to your experience. [“Illogical box”? Exactly -- this is an example of what we're getting at].

Get Fired Up:

In the same way you make sure your clothes fit, try on words -- the feel, the fit – for what you want to express.

Let's Pretend

Musing…

Do you know that we generate over 80,000 thoughts/day, and that 90% of them are the same?  How can we actively choose to create changes in our same old/same old patterns?  Let’s try this!  Pretend!  Scientists report that the body responds the same, whether we’re pretending or actually doin’ the real thing.  Emulating someone who is doing what you wish to do, going through the motions, until you’ve got it!  Step by step…moment by moment.  Sounds too easy, doesn’t it?

Kate’s Turn:
I recently read in the news that someone came upon a pod of dolphins, all tail walking.  Imagine the wonder of that!  Apparently, a dolphin that was released from captivity shared his creative moves with his pod, and they all got it!  They weren’t trained, but simply copied the released dolphin until they acquired the new behavior as well.

What would happen if we observed, experimented, rehearsed in our minds, and simply copied another who was doing something we longed to have in our own repertoire?  Pretending, visualizing, rehearsing, experimenting, laughing until we step into that dance/activity/way of being for ourselves?  Sounds fun, doesn’t it? 

Get Fired Up: 
Take a change you’d like to move forward on and observe how it’s already being done---and then have fun and pretend…you just might surprise yourself when you sidestep your self!