be...warm...

 

Do not allow the coldness that surrounds you freeze your spirit...be warm...allow all that is within you spill outward with the warmth that surrounds your heart...be warm...allow that warmth to spill outward towards those you love and who love you...be warm...allow yourself to shine through the coldness...

 

How can you allow yourself to be warm today?

be...at peace...

 

Today, I am aware that you must be at peace...at peace with yourself when you have followed your heart...at peace when you have done what you believe is the "right thing"...at peace even though things may not be going the way you think they should...at peace with the love that you give to others...at peace with who you know yourself to be.

 

What do you need to be at peace with today?

be...open...

 

Life is made up of the seeds that we plant...the seeds that we plant in our spirits...at any given time it can be negative or positive...it is a choice that we make to grow the flower from the seeds or to close up...today, I plant the seeds of self-love and forgiveness...today, I will be open to the growth of my spirit...

 

What seeds can you be open to today?

BE...grateful..

 

It is so easy to be grateful when everything is going well...being grateful when things are challenging us can be difficult...but it is important to change a negative into a positive in order to be present...so I am grateful for this moment...this moment with the gift of this mandala...

 

What is the gift of this moment for you?

BE...Gentle...

 

Do not allow the hard edges of life take away the gentle spirit within you...be in the present moment...focus on the present rather than dwelling on the future or the past...allow your gentle spirit to balance you...be gentle with yourself ...be gentle with others...do not allow the hard edges to close you up...continue to fly

How can you be gentle with yourself today?

BE...light hearted...

 

There are times when you must be light hearted with yourself...the beginning of this New Year I have been learning this lesson. There will be times when others see you in a light that you do not see yourself...that they will describe you as someone you do not know yourself to be...it is then that you must learn to be light hearted with yourself so you do not swirl into darkness...that you must remember that this is their choice of words...their perception...and that it does not belong to you...you must be light hearted enough to keep your wings unfolded and to keep flying...

 

How do you help yourself to be light hearted?

2015

 

Every year like most creatives who journal I usually pick a word for the year...but this year I do not feel that one word is quite enough to help me on my journey...So I pick the word BE...this way I can use any word that feels right that day...that week...that month that I need to focus on...

Today...as I look at the cover of my journal I am reminded to be...a constant source of energy for myself... 

 

What energy do you need to bring your way?