Enjoy that uniqueness. You do not have to pretend in order to seem more like someone else. You weren't meant to be like someone else. You do not have to lie to conceal the parts of you that are not like what you see in anyone else.
You were meant to be different. Nowhere ever in history will the same things be going on in anyones mind, soul, and spirit as are going on in yours right now.
If you did not exist, there would be a hole in creation, a gap in history, something missing from the plan for humankind. Treasure your uniqueness. It is a gift given only to you. Enjoy it and share it!
No one can reach out to others in the same way you can. No one can speak your words. No one can convey your meanings. No one can comfort with your kind of comfort. No one can bring your kind of understanding to another person.
No one can be light heatred and joyous in your way. No one can smile your smile. No one else can bring the whole unique impact of you to another human being.
Share your uniqueness. Let it be free to flow out among your family and friends and people you meet in the rush and clutter of living wherever you are. That gift of yourself was given you to enjoy and share. Give yourself away!
See it! Receive it! Let it tickle you! Let it inform you and nudge you and inspire you!
YOU ARE UNIQUE!
-Author Unknown
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One day this past June I woke up out of a not so sound sleep. I was going through a nervous breakdown, in which, every nerve in my body felt like it was shattered and the depth to which I was experiencing pain was nothing like I had ever felt before. My mind wanted to keep on going in the job I had picked up just for the summer. It was a familiar job one that I had been going around in circles over and over in because I just was to afraid to anything else. Oh yes, the restaurant server.
I wanted to make money to go to a Kundalini Yoga teacher training program in August. I was determined to make my own money and pay for it no matter how many shifts I had to work. I went through the training and I did start working. Now mind you I have been serving people for years. I certainly wasn't the greatest, but I did the best I could...most of the time;) This time around things just weren't working out for me. I kept messing up left and right, I couldn't adjust to the archaic computer system, and to top it off my body just would not keep up with what I wanted to acheive. What was going on? Nobody would take me seriously when I explained how I felt. It was always, "Oh well that's what happens when you work your body will adjust." No. It wasn't. Not even with all my visualizations. I finally got to talk with someone who believed and could relate to the depth of pain I was in. That is all I needed was someone to understand. She helped me realize this was a part of me crying out to stop this nonsense once and for all. My inner child was in so much pain she sabatoging me at every turn at that job.
The day I finally woke up literally and figuratively is the day I could feel my whole cellular structure shift in my body. I made the decision that day I awoke that I was going to follow the images I kept receiving in my head and take my portfolio of art to a store called, A New Earth Center in Hendersonville, TN. I didn't know what to do or even say, but all I knew is I HAD TO GO THERE AND IT HAD TO BE THAT DAY. As I was loading my car a smile spread across my face unlike any smile I had ever experienced before. As I was driving my car it was as if something else was driving it and I was just going with the flow. That is what I jumped into that day...the flow. I went into the store scared as all get out, but, followed the image in my head and showed Kimberly my portfolio. I said, "All I know is I am suppose to show you these and see what you think and if there was a possibility of selling them in your store?"
Yes, she agreed and I was shining as bright as the sun. I left beaming the rest of the day. This was the same day I woke up in a dark funk deciding whether I would go back into work that night or not. The MOMENT I literally stomped my foot and said, "I no longer choose this old way of existing I choose this new way. I don't care if I am scared I would rather walk through my fear then stay in the pain of the old any longer. I AM AN ARTIST! My whole world changed.
Yes, I quit that job and I have worked non stop creating these prints of my artwork ever since. The name of my company has come out of this and as I stay in the flow I will keep evolving what this company is going to encompass. A Simple Magical World has just put its art work in its first two stores today. FairyTales, A Childrens Bookstore and A New Earth Center.
Talk about a magical day. This is huge for a person who has blocked her creative self for half of her life crippled by fear and low self-esteem. I am honoring my innerchild by putting her drawings of the world through her eyes out in the publics view. Today a couple of stores, tomorrow a website and Ebay page, who knows? As long as I stay in the flow more will be revealed and unfold like magic before my eyes. By the way I did make a huge chunk of money towards my teacher training, got accepted to the work study program, and there is good ol Mr. credit card. I am leaving for the teacher training in one week!
Ask yourself which path would you choose- the pain of the old and familiar, or the temporary uncomfortable adjustment to the new self emerging?
I was talking with my friend Alison today, and I was excited to be sharing with her about my artwork I am selling and my new company. I was explaining to her what I was focusing on in my blog . I said "It is a space to write about the simple magic moments of life that some of us may forget about in the hustle of life." She couldn't agree more. Just by my sharing that with her it reminded her of a walk she took yesterday out in the rain. "It was cloudy and there was no one around. There was a light rain. I was talking to my mom on the phone who was wondering why I was out in the rain. Why not? The fresh smell in the air, the drops hitting my face. I felt energized. It was special and yes now I see...magical.....thank you."
Who needs to spend money on a machine that produces negative ions when you can venture outside into the rain, take a deep breath and take the nectar of life in. I know for me when that rain hits my skin I am alive and that 10 year old comes out in me every time. Yes I know in these times I shouldn't be opening my mouth to catch the raindrops on my tongue, but I just can't help it. "Little Kristy" loves it. If that isn't enough I then usually find myself hitting the puddles doing a twirl or two and just taking in the moment...ah refreshed!
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BUBBLE BATHS
Oh sweet heaven. There is nothing more loving and nourishing to the body and soul than a tub full of bubbles! Picture this: Kids and/or pets and spouses are settled in. You then proceed to turn on the water adjusting the roaring stream to the perfect temp on your skin. Add in the cap ful of luxurious bubbles and maybe a drop or two of lavender oil. The candles are brought out and placed on the corners of the tub and the lights are put on low. In the soft glow of the candlelight you step into the warm water letting it envelope your body and penetrate your muscles. You take a couple of long deep breaths sending the breath to those muscles that need a bit more relaxing. Soft music is playing the background as the cares of your day are cleansed away by the water.
THIS IS YOUR SACRED TIME. You thank your body for all it does for you from your toes to your back to your neck and all over. What a magical time to honor yourself, love yourself, and express gratitude towards the vessel that allows you to experience the wonder and richness of life.
After your bath you slip into your favorite cozy pj's and make yourself a cup of hot tea. What a perfect ending to the day.......Magical.
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-adjective
1. easy to understand, deal with "Simple Baby Steps"
2.not elaborate or artificial
3.unaffected, unassuming
Keeping it simple is the only way it seems life can be managable nowadays. In two seconds my brain can go from fairy's and rainbows to HOW AM I GOING TO ACCOMPLISH ALL OF THIS! I can short circuit my brain in a matter of seconds. I want to go from A to Z and not take the time to visit the other letters. I want to run a marathon before I know how to walk. The only thing that type of thinking has taught me is how to freak myself out of not starting anything at all then.
I am learning to take "baby steps" and reminding myself to keep it simple.
This blog is a wonderful example. I wanted to start out with a full website. It would contain page upon page of info and classes and links and all the usual hoopla. As I sat down to create it it seemed quite overwhelming. I honored my feelings and my capabilities and felt more comfortable starting out just blogging. Keeping it very simple. I am building my website and learning more about the process in a slow steady pace. The MAGIC of it all is by keeping it simple I didn't rob myself of the joy I am feeling writing this blog. I started something and am following through at a simple pace instead of giving up because I couldn't have a full blown website right away.
What magic have you missed out on by not keeping it simple?
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