How do you wish to be loved ?

At Wishcasting Wednesday, Jamie asked : How do you wish to be loved ?

I wished to be loved just the way I am in this moment.

I wish to be loved without judgment.

I wish to be loved with kindness and compassion, and for all the kindness, compassion and love that I bring to the world.

I wish to be loved fiercely and strongly, so I have the strength of that love to shine brightly.

I wish to be loved gently and softly, so that love’s comfort helps me stay brave in the darkness.

I wished to be loved deeply and well.

And you know what ?

I am.

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I had the most magnificent birthday weekend anyone could wish for!

Loving messages from all around, gifts full of thought and care, hug and kisses, laughter and connection, and weather that was definitely the glorious icing on the cake.

The thing I came away with most is how very, very blessed I am, and how very loved. Those two things are the greatest gifts we can receive in this life, Beautiful Ones. I am so very grateful for them !

I hope you truly know how deeply you are loved today.

Happy Wednesday !

(Pictures above are from The Rock Fairy’s visit to the beach yesterday. How cute are those sand pipers ???!!!)

I am immersed in Love !

“What do you wish to immerse yourself in ?”

That is the question Jamie had the wishcasters ponder today.

You know the answer that came to me immediately.

Love.

You know what ?

I am already immersed in the Wonder Stuff !

And it is stronger enough to make the crankypants I woke up in this morning disappear when I focus there.

It is easily done, but takes commitment and practice.

You put in out there, loving with all your heart, letting go of judgment and criticism to the best of your ability in the moment, and offering up forgiveness and understanding instead,

and low and behold,

the wave of Love rolls back over you.

And you get immersed in it, the more you do it.

And Baby, living in an Atmosphere of Love is the only way to go once you have been there !

I don’t want to live anywhere else.

The gifts are so bountiful !

Like this amazing love-filled one that arrived from my friend Elena, at My Quest, just yesterday :

(And she didn’t even know that Sandra Boynton has been a huge favorite of mine for many, many years ! Just ask Katie !)

Thank you for the loving gift, My Friend. You have touched my heart more than you could know.

<3 <3 <3

The thought and care that goes into sending a random love gift to someone you have never met in person but know so well by Heart, is what blows me away !

I have done it for others and I know that the giving fills you up in equal measure.

That is how we create an Atmosphere of Love, my friends!

What random Love Gift could you offer up today ?

It doesn’t have to be something you can touch.

A loving word or gesture have the same impact and don’t cost one penny of our tight budgets these days.

Send love out and see how it flows on back to you.

Before you know it, you will be immersed…

Happy Wednesday, Beautiful Ones.

WishCasting Wednesday–What Do You Wish to Know ?

 

Jamie Ridler’s Wishcasting Wednesday asks :

“What do you wish to know ?”

I wish to know how to be fearless in a world that is so full of hardships,

suffering,

loss,

hate,

pain,

heart break.

Know what ?

Really deep down,

I already

Know.

But some days, it is hard to remember.

And hard to hold on to.

Love is the answer to every question, Beautiful Ones.

This I know.

Wishcasting Wednesday–Being Brave

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin

I wish to find the courage to be my very best Self.

I wish to be brave enough to bloom.

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To bring your energy to other wishes, head over to Jamie Ridler’s Wishcasting Wednesday.

Wishcasting Wednesday – Winter Wishes

Jamie Ridler asked “What is Your Winter Wish ?”

Mine has been made for a while now.

But I would love to have the fabulous energy of my Wishcasting friends added to it !

My winter wish is for quiet, hibernating, creative time.

Where I can reconnect with my Artist-Self.

Spend time playing with my glorious Artist Toys.

Recommit myself to the ritual of my Art Journal.

And mostly watch the Winter season happen from the cozy warmth of my Artist Studio.

That sounds like a perfectly Peaceful Winter to me…

And I plan on making this wish come true !

Wishing you moments of divine Light and Love, Beautiful Ones !

Merry Christmas!

Semi-Wordless Wishcasting Wednesday : In the Studio

Where do you wish to go slow ?

In every creative moment…

Wishcasting Wednesday at Jamie Ridler Studios

Wishing you a happy and creative Wednesday, Beautiful Ones!

Wishcasting Wednesday–Shedding Old Beliefs…

 

 Jamie asked “What do you wish to shed ?”

My first thought was of course, pounds !

But really, even more than excess weight,

what I wish to shed is the idea that I am somehow broken,

in need of fixing,

unworthy,

bad.

I truly believe in my deepest heart of hearts that the only way to improve, to grow,

to learn to really love myself,

is to learn to focus on what is right about me,

what is perfectly imperfect about me right this minute,

and what is GOOD.

Not sure why this is always so hard but I know this is the answer.

I wish to shed the belief that I am “bad”, for my own good….

Wishing you a Good Wednesday, Wonderful Ones.

Wishcasting Wednesday

I wish to fly free from worry and fear…

they get me no where…

solve nothing…

are mostly in my head…

and prevent me from really flying free on the strength of my beautiful wings…

I wish to fly free…

 

(Head over to Jamie Ridler Studio for some more wishcasting and sweet support for your own wishes !)

Wish Casting Wednesday –Where do you wish to send some LOVE ?

 

I wish to send some love to the part of me that thinks I am not good enough, that I have done it “all wrong”, that it is too late to dream…

because deep inside I know that  

Wish Casting Wednesday is hosted by the inspiring Jamie Ridler. Check it out and spread some loving wishes.

Wishcasting Wednesday - What Do You Wish to Dare ?

Art journal page - April 21, 2010

Wishcasting Wednesday - What Do You Wish to Dare ?

I wish to dare to dream....

Big Dreamy Love to you, Beautiful Ones.

Not as Flashy as Some, But I'll Do...

Art Journal Page inspired by Jamie Ridler's Wishcasting Wednesday

I wish I were more like the me that I am on the inside on the outside.

That said...

The Me I am

Is

Pretty Damn

Good

I think...

Here's some of the beauty in my world this morning.

Those crazy morning glories keep popping up everywhere...

like little messages to say "Go for it ! Bloom just where you are!"

This dahlia is about 6 inches across -

one of the few blooms on my "dinner plate" sized plants

- more like dessert plate because of the crappy July weather,

but so gorgeous and strong and tenacious anyway...

qualities I want to nurture in myself ...

And this one...thanks to my friend beth,

I saw her beauty this morning

though I am usually kind of scared by them - they move too fast...

The camera was my shield this morning I guess..

.

Anyway, I captured her in a still moment

She had built a web from the door knob to the dahlia...

talk about brave and strong and tenacious...

Reminded me of one of my favorite children's books of all time, of course

Looked up quotes from Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

and found this :

"Wilbur: I think you're beautiful.

Charlotte: Well, I am pretty. Nearly all spiders are good looking.

I'm not as flashy as some, but I'll do. "

And that feels like it fits today...

Off to see some more stuff...

Have a beautiful day, Sweet Ones !