As I walked my dog, Shayna, this morning, I noticed how in-the-moment she is on our walks. She's filled with keen pleasure & delight being outside, walking (even when I make her power up the pace), sniffing the wild anis, wild rosemary and myriad of other telling scents nature offers. She is present and enjoying the moment, not laboring over yesterday, last year, nor contemplating her next step - simply, purely, in-the-moment and finding immense pleasure in that moment. Observing this reminded me that
Life is energy, focused in the moment. I want to charge mine up with positive energy - the joyful energy I experienced this morning, and with
love
joy
forgiveness
compassion
kindness
grace
truth
Would you like to genuinely effect change in your life and in this present moment give yourself permission to let JOY bubble to the surface in your life? Do you want to dare to dream the best possible life for yourself and those you love and watch each day, each dream unfold into reality? I've been creating with this notion for a little while now.
As an artist, my job requires that I think something before it can become a reality. I do not have anyone telling me what to create or how to create my designs, my style, my patterns - all come from my heart, my mind, and from my life experience. Infused in everything I create is a piece of my heart with the hope that a little beauty, a little joy is brought in to your life. This idea that an artist first has an inspiration then creates a tangible piece of art is like a blueprint for gently guiding the thought or inspiration into form.
These past few years have brought many, many wonderful gifts to me and great success with my work. Along with these gifts, I've also experienced some tremendous pressure, set backs both personally and professionally, as well as other challenges. Through it all, I stayed my course, I persevered, and I allowed the journey to organically unfold teaching me the lessons I needed to learn. The details of which are not nearly as interesting and valuable as the lessons learned:
truth & goodness prevail
I am enoughI am valuable - and I know my source of value
I must listen to my intuition - it exists to serve my best interest and to protect me
Celebrate my creative path
I think it - I create it
hmm....there's something to this last lesson, after all I do this every day with my art, my work. I wondered, could I do this with my life? I've recently tested the theory in little ways, first making the choice, "joyful, joyful I will be." Then, each night as I lay my head on my pillow, I began thinking about certain professional goals I wanted to reach. Seriously, the next day I would hear from my agency that my thought (my intention) had come to pass. OMG! I wondered, "is it really this simple?" If I can creatively visualize my work, can I translate that into creatively visualizing my life? For me, the answer is yes.
As I celebrate my creative path, and journey into my imagination to create the life I want, I invite you to join me. I will share with you whispers of wisdom that help me along the way that you may write on your heart and in your journal.
To begin your creative visualization journey, I'd like to give you the opportunity to memorialize your personal journey in one of my brand new journals. These are as deliciously pleasing to the touch as they are visually pleasing to the eye, with canvas covers, a linen insert & brilliant crystals reflecting the light of possibility. You simply need to fill the pages with what you creatively visualize.
TO WIN:
(1) leave a comment here promising yourself, "joyful, joyful I will be"
(2) join my facebook community here
(3) post the message, "Joyful, Joyful I will be" on your blog and/or facebook page, and invite your readers to visit Terri Conrad Designs' blog to participate.
In one week, one entry will be randomly selected to receive one of my new journals pictured here.
Your first whisper of wisdom (for your personal use only - please do not sell or otherwise seek to gain commercial profit with this image. thank you)
Are you ready to charge up - to change up - your life with positive energy? I hope so, because you're worth it!
I am beginning a new journal myself, dedicated to 31 thought-filled ideas that shall create a positively joy-filled life . Follow my posts here and on facebook and let's journey together to discover & change our deepest basic attitudes toward life and live with a joy filled heart.
May miracles bloom in your garden
Terri Conrad
Hi Terri - OK, I'm going to try to follow your three steps listed above. If I can accomplish, how joyful, joyful, I will be! Tee-hee
Posted by: Janet Wecker Frisch | September 25, 2010 at 03:34 PM
Sounds like one of my favourite hymns! I will definately direct my blog readers to your site and your beautiful designs. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: staci | September 25, 2010 at 01:40 PM
oh I think this entire idea is beautiful... now just to try to put it into practice... not easy by any means.
I don't have FB, so don't qualify, but just the idea that many people will be celebrating who God truly created them to be is such a reason to be filled with joy! thank you!
have a most glorious weekend! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Scull | September 25, 2010 at 07:15 AM