by Katherine on March 5, 2010
This Sunday night is the annual Academy Awards show. I don’t have a television so I won’t be watching it. However Monday I will be watching with great interest for reports about which movie received the awards for Best Picture and Best Director.
I’ve seen Avatar, one of the movies nominated. In fact I’ve seen it twice. It is one of the best examples of creative collaboration that I’ve ever seen. The collaborative energy that went into bringing a vision into reality is astounding. If you’ve seen it you will know that the list of people in the credits at the end goes on forever. (And in my humble opinion, if it doesn’t receive the award, the awards are meaningless.)
No one ever creates alone. We have help from expected and unexpected sources. We meet people who know other people. We receive inspiration on a regular basis and each time we use that inspiration to move forward, we invite more inspiration to come. Creative collaboration happens in both the material world, and in the invisible world of divine intelligence that we all have access to.
So this week’s intention is to celebrate creative collaboration in all its forms.
With excitement and anticipation I open my mind and heart to all of my creative helpers, to inspiration flowing from all sources, and to all the gifts in creative collaboration.
by Katherine on February 26, 2010
These Friday Intentions flow from what is going on in my life. Yesterday a friend was honest enough and cared enough about me to call me on my immature reaction in a certain situation. I’m embarrassed to say she was right.
Nope, it didn’t feel great while we were talking about it; staying open to what my friend had to say made me feel very emotionally vulnerable. But I can see that allowing myself to really hear what my friend had to say was going to move me through another layer of discovery, another big opportunity to shift my consciousness.
So today’s intention is:
It is always my heart-felt desire to give the best of myself from an open heart and to be equally open to receive the best from others.
by Katherine on February 19, 2010
This week I’ve been ‘roaring through’ the edits on my book in order to get it back to my official editor. It’s going very quickly and I’m very focused on it. In fact, I’m so focused that a few times I didn’t hear the kitchen timer I set for an hour so I’ll stand up, walk around and stretch.
I just love that term, roaring through. But that wasn’t the way it was over the last few months. It was very slow because I was waiting for something.
I was waiting for a title for the book and without it I knew I couldn’t complete my edits. I’d had a number of possible titles but none of them seemed quite right. I was looking for the title that had a quiet certainty, a resonance, that yes, gave me goosebumps!
Finally last week I got the right one (yippee!!) and so now I’m ‘roaring through’ the book, totally clear about where I’m going with it.
It does try the patience when the waiting seems to take so long, so my intention for this week is about timing.
I know in my heart and mind that all things come in their right time, and I am blessed by the grace of the journey that takes me there.
by Katherine on February 12, 2010
Usually on Fridays I volunteer at 10000 Villages on Broadway in Vancouver. I’m typing this post right now in the back office while on a short break.
I apppeciate the way I can see the world as it comes to this store through all the beautiful art on the shelves. And last night the torch relay for the 2010 Olympics passed by on the street right outside the front door. For the next 10 days the world will come to Vancouver in another way.
As I look at the world around me to find the intention for the week, I see connections, always connections. I can feel the energy and excitement in this city and I get in touch once again with what a wonderful world this is.
So the intention for this week is also a celebration.
I feel appreciation as we celebrate the connection and diversity that exists in this wonderful world we live in.
by Katherine on February 5, 2010
I‘m finding something really amazing is happening regarding these Friday Intentions. As I ask for the words to materialize each week, the answer arrives from somewhere. This week it came from a friend who is going through a fairly major shift in her business. She reminds herself that as she gets more clarity, and her business transforms into more of what she wants to experience, she is always supported.
So the intention for this week is:
As I lean into my purpose and allow more and more clarity to come, I appreciate the support I receive at all times.
by Katherine on January 22, 2010
Today I’m leaving for a week long cruise around the Mexican Riviera aboard the Sapphire Princess. I’m so excited because I’ve wanted to go on an Abraham-Hicks cruise for years.
As a result I’ve been thinking about safety and security when traveling in what are viewed by many as uncertain times. When we say goodbye, we say safe trip. On car trips we are advised to drive carefully. The traditional send off for journeys at sea is bon voyage. Such phrases certainly show our caring. They also demonstrate how much emphasis our culture places on safety and security.
The more I study and learn, the more I feel that the real source of security is inside me, in my connection to the Source of All That Is. So I plan on carrying my internal feeling of safety with me, along with my suitcase full of the usual travel items.
It doesn’t matter whether you are at home, on holiday, or driving to the corner grocery store, this intention is for you.
I know that no matter where I am, at home or abroad, when I tap into Divine Intelligence I am guided and protected at all times.
by Katherine on January 15, 2010
One of the books that I’m reading for a course right now is the Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Written during the 1800’s, the language is – well, lets just say it’s not what I’m used to reading in current language.
I find myself saying, “Wait a minute, what did he just say?” and re-reading the same paragraph or sentence. A lot.
But ah, there are the gems. Words that leap from the page and sink into my being. Phrases that have become part of our language today, which is just one indication of why his wisdom has endured for over 100 years. This particular quote was one of them.
I’m not a sailor but my cousin is and he explained to me what tacking is several years ago. When the wind is not in the right direction for a journey of a straight line, a sailor tacks – using the wind to zigzag back and forth to maintain the overall direction of the journey. Which is pretty much what life. We do zigzag, we do course correct constantly. I chose the quote as the basis for this week’s intention, which is more of an affirmation, because I want to celebrate the richness and diversity that ‘tacking’ brings to life.
I appreciate each course correction and zigzag in my life as part of my growth, and I celebrate my life journey of a hundred tacks.
