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 March 3, 2010
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by Katherine on February 23, 2010
Today I’m making a case for not setting goals.
Whoa! How can we proceed without GOALS? How on earth do we know where we’re going if we don’t set out all the steps ahead of time?
I know there are many experts who will strongly disagree with me, and they will make great arguments. They will point to example after example of successful people who certainly didn’t get where they are today without goals. By certain definitions of success they’re not wrong.
However I’m sticking to my point of view so bear with me. Here’s my argument. If we try to define ahead of time the exact form that our inspiration will take, we limit ourselves. With laser focus we don’t see possibilities beyond our line of vision. Through setting our boundaries we might reject a shift to an opportunity outside those boundaries.
When we make our intention to grow and learn through what we’re inspired to do, to affirm all that we are, to share our uniqueness with others, we will be astonished to see what brilliance comes to us in ways we never could have imagined.
Now if you’re thinking that there has to be a target somewhere, you’re absolutely right. Having what I call a Big Vision is good. It gives us energy, it fires our passion, and it feeds us creatively. One of the reasons we feel drained and overwhelmed is because we are doing something that is not natural to us.
Getting to the big vision is not a well-documented sequence of steps. Instead within the power of a big vision is the trust to keep moving, the faith that we will receive help from unexpected and delightful sources, and the intuitive knowledge of what one step to take next.
This principle is simple but practising it takes some, well, practice. Because there are so many messages from our culture that run counter to it we need to shift our default position.
Here are some simple ideas to begin.
- Start by envisioning something relatively easy.
- Set aside a few minute each day to see and feel it clearly in your mind.
- Know that as you connect to your vision you are connecting to Infinite Consciousness.
- Make the vision something you have no strong negative beliefs about.
- Watch for intuitive ideas about what step to take next.
- Relax into it and have some fun.
- When your vision manifests, celebrate!
Then while the energy is still flowing from this one, strengthen your belief by envisioning another!
by Katherine on December 23, 2009
Today I received my weekly email from Free Will Astrology and as usual, the horoscope for my sign, Pisces, was thought-provoking and totally perfect.
Robert Brezsny, the creative mind behind Free Will Astrology admitted he was puzzled while watching a singer at a music awards. She performed while swinging on a trapeze and he wondered why she didn’t just let her song and her singing stand on its own. He went on to advise all Pisces not to go overboard but just sing our songs. I loved the simplicity of his words, and I am going to take this advice to heart for 2010.
This being the time of year when it’s good to look back on the past year and envision what we want for the next year, I am going to posit a similar outlook for everyone, not just Pisces.
I wish you all the joy of knowing your “song” and the capacity to sing it to the world in all its glory.
by Katherine on December 19, 2009
Today I received a book that I had ordered from Amazon. The book is The Gift, Poems by Hafiz and it is a book that has been on my radar screen for some time now. Randomly opening the book, my eyes fell on this verse from a poem called Today, and it inspired me to create this week’s intention (not for Friday but still in time for next week!).
My understanding of my purpose, passion and existence increases daily through the gift of awareness, and by viewing the world with the wonder of a child.
by Katherine on December 4, 2009
Today’s intention is for staying on track with your vision. Day to day activities can seem so important that they make us lose sight of our big vision. We have our noses pressed up against the tree and forget to step back and take in the whole forest.
I focus my attention and hold my big vision in my mind, trusting in the process as I move slowly and steadily toward it.
Use it or modify it. Write it on a whiteboard or bulletin board. Celebrate your BIG VISION.
by Katherine on November 16, 2009
The Alchemical Process ~ An Allegory
(Read Part 1 here and Part 2 here.)
That night she dreamed. In the morning, not remembering the story of the dream but remembering the meaning, she understood.
“I see now. I had to make the plate first because it was necessary to have the foundation, a container to provide the boundaries for my creations.
With both the plate and the bread, sometimes I had to work very hard; sometimes I had to be patient and wait.
There were stages over which I had control, but I couldn’t always control the outcome.
Things didn’t always turn out the way I wanted but still there was always something good to be gleaned from my mistakes.
It was meaningful to me to be able to share my creation with others.
And now that I’ve made the foundation on which I can build my creations, the possibilities are endless.
What am I going to create next?”
So…..what will be next?
