What a Wonderful World

This morning I am sitting with my tea, looking out over the garden. It's quietly muffled by a morning mist that is hanging in the air. Everything is wet with yesterday's last rainfall. One of the nesting wrens is searching for bugs on a branch just outside the window.

Nature isn't consumed with who is who, and what do they have and why are they better than me? Why are we?

Nature appears to go about it's business with an understanding that life is about creating and growing and being the best and most beautiful it can.



Seems to me that nature is pretty smart.

Life IS about creating, that is what life IS - creation and creating!

I wonder how the world would be different if each of us looked within and understood how utterly unique we are. If each of us began singing our own song like the birds at dawn chorus.

How would the world change if instead of focussing on what we don't have and which shop can we get it at and how much is that please? If instead of that we all just stopped and rejoiced at being ourselves.



I can't help but believe it would be a much better place, kinder and less full of inequality.

I assume I am like most people, riddled with self doubt and afraid of failing.  I am learning slowly that life isn't about passing or failing - life is about living in a way that lets you shine.  Each of us are totally amazing, one of a kind beings.  No one else on earth can do what I do or what you do in exactly that same way, we each have our own song to sing - our little part to add to the symphony.

By letting fear and doubt silence us we are depriving ourselves and others of a very beautiful thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2VCwBzGdPM

Dance Yourself To Work

What's on your desktop?  Your computer/tablet/phone desktop?  This is what's on one of mine at the minute, another one tells me I have stars inside me.

Every time I turn my tablet on I'm greeted with this photo of Glastonbury Tor, for me it's totally inspiring and I'm thinking myself into knowing that I will, in the near future stand right in the spot this picture was taken from.



Does that sound stupid? Inspiring? Or empowering?  I find it very empowering - a dream being birthed into being.  My goodness if I can do that, what is there that I can't do?

My husband calls me a dreamer, and I am oh so glad that I am - for that brings all kinds of excitement into the humdrum of work and daily living.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying any of us should disregard what is happening in the NOW, for that is all we truly have - the here and the now, but why not add more good stuff to it, stuff that makes your heart sing and your feet dance?  It can turn an average day into one where I feel so connected, alive and miraculous which in reality is what is at the truth of the matter.  I AM connected, I AM alive and I AM miraculous - and so are you dear reader!  If that is not empowering I don't know what is!

I know how I will feel when I stand in that field, sun drawing the dew from the grass, mist rising in the early morning.  I can feel what I will feel and it's got to be one of the best feelings in the world.

Today I will dance myself to work.

Stirrings

Looking for a photo for this post I was struck by how fixed and narrow my perspective can be.

I wanted a cup with a spoon - easy eh?  But I wanted tea, not coffee, a cup not a mug, tea with milk please - I need to feel comfortable.

But stirrings aren't about feeling comfortable.

Stirrings are about feeling on the edge.  Feeling as though you have wing buds and wanting to jump but being afraid that those wing buds are just not developed enough to hold you if you do.

I went with this picture - Almost a cup, sort of a cup but a little bit mug-like. Tea but no milk.  What's that? Mint? Ginger??

Probably quite invigorating but not the least bit comfortable in my world.

Yes, stirring.

That's how I'd describe myself at the moment.  A lot like this cup - filled with hot comforting tea but beset with strange and exotic things wanting to become part of the mix.

I'm currently taking a creativity course with Jani Franck - I like Jani, she's a lot of things I'd like to be.  Brave, business savvy and productive to name just three.  Jani's course 'Follow The Butterflies'  is stirring things within me.



I am feeling more creative, I'm enjoying writing more, my mind is going on flights of fancy (read my other post about the Mystery Caravan), and I have to say I am really enjoying it!  I feel like it is almost working on a subconscious level aside from the weekly lessons.  Thank you Jani - I recommend your course wholeheartedly!

 At the same time all this stirring is leaving me feeling a little wobbly.

Like my tea is sloshing around in my cup.  It's not a bad feeling, it's a rather empowering and exciting and 'what's going to happen next?' kind of feeling.  I wish I could share it with you - it's rather like being in line for the wildest ride at the fair.

To add to this I just joined Leonie Dawson's Amazing Biz & Life Academy - I'm just checking it out but I think it might be a good thing to blog about as I feel my way around in there.  First impressions are -- STIRRING!  Much love an inspiration and just plain good feeling is filling the atomosphere in Leonie's online space.


So where is this post going?  I'm not entirely sure, save to say it must be time for a cuppa - with a spoon!  Milk or Ginger?

Taking a Leap

Today I took a leap and signed up for Leonie Dawson's "Amazing Biz & Life Academy".  I'm excited to start learning and to meet many new faces. I'm hoping that with Leonie's guidance I'll be able to grow my creativity into something that sustains me both spiritually and financially.

Stay tuned if you want to see where this path leads!

If you haven't heard of Leonie don't worry - I hadn't until recently and yet she seems to be popping up all over the place since I did find her.  Leonie has quite an amazing presence and oodles of wonderful energy, she offers all kinds of online courses to help your business and YOU grow.

If it sounds at all interesting to you, find out more by clicking the link below ;)

The Mystery Caravan

Yesterday a caravan pulled into my life. A cozy magical spot filled with dreams and creativity.

It's nestled in a field close to a Greenwood with the
Sea just a heartbeat away. The caravan is green with a red roof and will be anything I want it to be.

How exciting! I wonder will it stay a while? Will it become a permanent fixture in my life? Or will it disappear as easily as it came?

I'm going to have fun exploring it.

Stepping Off The Road

All of my life I have pretty much walked the main road.



Do you know the one I mean?  Daughter, Mother, Wife, Housekeeper, Worker - never straying too far to the left or the right for fear I might fall into something messy in the gutter. Not to say that any of these things is bad, they are all fulfilling in their own way and have brought much joy to my life. However, notice that sign up there in that photo? It is time to pay attention to some other parts of my life that the Main Road has taken me away from. Time to take a step away from that centre line.

I feel like that's what I'm about to do, or maybe I have already begun the process, my right foot wavering - mid-air, unsure where it's going to land.

Lately little pathways keep offering themselves up to me, unpaved, lined with moss covered stones, ancient gnarled trees of the most friendly kind, lush green lanes filled with voices whispering 'Come away! Come dance with us down the lane and into the treasure that lies beyond'.



Now, on the Main Road little voices can be a bad thing, a hint of madness or outright anarchy, but I've been walking closer to the side of the Main Road for several months now and the voices don't scare me, they are friendly and full of promise.

I sense adventure in the air and a coming home to the person I've been away from. Come dance with me down this path if you'd like - I'm sure it's going to be full of surprises and new friends.

Exciting New Location for My Beads

I am thrilled, excited and delighted to share that my Goddess beads are going to be available for purchase at the Glastonbury Goddess Temple Gift Shop in yes, you guessed it, Glastonbury, England!

Not only is this part of England near and very dear to my heart, but I have also recently been doing a lot of dreaming about it.  When sleep is elusive at night I take myself to the top of the Tor (in my mind) and breath in the beauty of the landscape below and the mystery of the space.

Imagine my surprise and delight then, when an email came out of the blue enquiring if I would be willing to put some of my beads in the Goddess Temple Gift Shop!  Oh MY!

My first selection of beads are on their way there as I write.



If you happen to be in the area and would like to visit the Goddess Temple, here they are, you'll find them at - The Courtyard, 2-4 High Street, Glastonbury, Somerset.

I can't help feeling like this is one mossy stepping stone full of magic and wonder on my journey of delight!