I AM
The below 'blurps' are quite literally 'blurps'. May you enjoy the small and large reflections of me that I share here on My Space. Further, may it encourage and support; or rather, may you embrace your own gentle, patient and passionate unfolding.
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My Heart Art, Heart Thoughts
Do I contradict myself?
Very well, then, I contradict myself.
I am large, I contain multitudes.
-- Walt Whitman, Song of Myself --
Am I making an excuse? Ok I am.
And they become more creative the older I get.
However, so does the Beauty I continue to create.
-- Shannon Collins, Song of Myself --
The older I get, the more I realize I am just right AS IS.
~ The Rose Within™ © 2008
What love affairs do I have/do I engage in, within my life now, that keep me stuck? I have so many! To what am I attached? What keeps me returning to something that brings only temporary satisfaction? What if I have the same kind of love affair with those things that bring health and wholeness? What if I return again and again to those things? What if I view them in an entirely different way as things I want to do vs. have to or should do?
What if I begin a love affair with those things in my life that bring me the most pleasure?
- staying fit
- reading
- writing
- cooking
- creating a home filled with brightness and color
- heart and mind stretching conversations
- creating extraordinary moments and memories with my children
- creating smiles on all
- love
- joy
- inner happiness
- music
- dancing
What will I attract into my life if I do this?
What will I attract into my life if I don't?
Imagine the possibilities of both.
I do know and believe this ...
"As a man thinketh in his heart, so he is."
Proverbs 23:7
In my own words:
As we think within our heart,
so we create our reality without.
How wonderfully simple, beautiful and empowering this fact is!
What are my thoughts Creating?
It is my intention to become more aware of those objects of interest that hold me back and to begin a love affair with those things that bring me the most pleasure, in order that I may be everywhere in hiddeness and compassion. ~ me ~ 8/25/06
...my above personal intention was inspired via conversation with a friend, and a quote by Thomas Merton
Autobiographical Snapshots:
Where I Come From and Those Memories I Carry With Me
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The Kiss of Truth found here on Soulvision.com , by Mahalene Louis .
This picture is absolutely beautiful, free. The energy and passion it generates for me is lovely. When I first saw it, it brought forth such deeply personal emotions, which affect me in ways I do not yet fully understand. I do know, that this picture encourages and reminds me of promise; of infinite possibilities and it softens my heart.
Mahalene has given me permission to share her picture here. May this painting invite your own thoughtful explorations.
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The below quiz was edited by me,
with fun, purpose and creative intention in motion:
My Essence
I AM a Prophet Soul
I AM a gentle soul, with good intentions towards everyone.
I AM selfless and kind, I have great faith in people. At all times, this faith leads to extraordinary experiences and to extraordinary people.
No matter what, I deal with everything in a calm and balanced way.
I AM a good interpreter, very sensitive, intuitive, caring, and gentle.
My motto: I AM, YOU ARE extraordinary Beauty AS IS.
I enjoy supporting YOU - AS YOU ARE NOW and facilitating a unique and graceful unfolding.
I AM a seeker of wisdom.
I AM a life long learner.
I AM a great thinker and communicator.
I AM silliness and lighthearted FUN.
At all times, my intentions are to put my actions into creative motion.
Who Do You Dare and Intend to Be!
What Kind of Soul Are You?
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My intentions are to practice daily being…
Thankful for the opportunity and the choice everyday…
To share my life, as it is, onward most impulsively…
To never be fearful of giving and accepting the love that others give me.
To be compelled … driven … to live my life in such a way ...
as to throw out my full force on all those around me.
~ Written November 2004 ~
Today, the below poem, which inspired the above thought, still creates a smile and forever inspires me. =)
Love
WE cannot live, except thus mutually
We alternate, aware or unaware,
The reflex act of life: and when we bear
Our virtue onward most impulsively,
Most full of invocation, and to be
Most instantly compellant, certes, there
We live most life, whoever breathless most air
And counts his dying years by sun and sea.
But when a soul, by choice and conscience, doth
Throw out her full force on another soul,
The conscience and the concentration both
Make mere life, Love. For Life in perfect whole
And aim consummated, is Love in sooth,
As nature’s magnet-heat rounds pole with pole.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning ~
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Today, and throughout the day,
close your eyes,
imagine perfection,
and give yourself a kiss.
From such a kiss,
the Hearts of others will be warmed.
~ The Rose Within ~