Gratitudes - Soft Blanket

Soft blanket 

Snuggling up when you’re feeling cold or needing that extra bit of comfort and warmth..

What are you grateful for today?

Gratitude - 52 Weeks of colour

A thought for the day

Its time to take action, for too long you have remained silent, you are sitting on a goldmine of wisdom and understanding. We are meant to pass on to the next generation our stories, those things that made us laugh the things we are grateful for, our understanding, don’t let it go untold!

Quote 

Follow your heart like a flying stallion, Race with the sun to the edge of the night. Form your truth like a gold medallion, Dance in the circle of the love and the light. ...John Denver

Scripture 

"Let my prayer be set before You as insense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice." Psalm141:2

 What story do you need to tell?

Health - Creating in Faith

You never know what you got till its gone..... 

Do you take your health for granted?, how could you make the most of it now? 

When I was younger I was extremely active, from bike riding, gymnastics, athletics and tennis, I was always doing some sort of activity, it was as natural as breathing to be doing something. The older I got the activities seem to tale off, I started going to the gym and working out but keeping fit and healthy became more challenging due to changes in lifestyle and priorities. I never once gave a thought to not being able to do an activity due to pain or a physical ailment, I was young, felt invincible and had loads of years ahead of me to have to worry about not feeling well, or seeing those around me unwell. 

Forward 20 or so years and you hear yourself complaining of this ailment, that pain, and a promise of looking after your body and no longer taking it for granted. When we see those around us unwell we begin to look at our own life in a different way. We are of the age now where we all know more and more people suffering from something, throwing new light on our own mortality. 

We have to treasure our health put the right nutrients in and get the necessary exercise. We ask a lot of our bodies, expect a lot and yet we continue to let it run on empty, we have to decide that enough is enough! What of your spiritual health, are you spending time in the Word allowing it to minister to you, or like those takeaway packets and processed foods you ate last week are you expecting a quick spiritual fix to get you through the week? 

Yes, in the past I made many promises to myself about getting fit, spending time and looking after myself, and I’ve also let myself down time and time again. What makes this time different?.... I’ve woken up, smelt the coffee, and want to make the most of every moment that I have left on this earth. I want to be able to run and not get weary, feel the fresh air in my lungs and the sun on my face, and most of all value the relationships I have!   It can be done - it takes discipline, and determination, as simple as putting one foot in front of the other. You know where you want to be, you have to make the effort to get there, plan the journey, take the necessary provisions and keep on task. 

It’s March and there is no time like the present to start. 

Is it time you did an inventory of your physical, spiritual and emotional health? We have all got something in our lives that needs and over haul....what’s yours?  Have a blessed week!

This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. Proverbs 3:8

Gratitudes - Candles

Candles 

Combined with a pampering session brings about a peaceful time for reflection and renewing batteries...

What are you grateful for today?

Forgive - 52 Weeks of Colour

A Thought for the day.....

Sing your song, someone somewhere needs to hear it. You came out the other end of your trials or you may be coming out of what seems like a very long tunnel, you need to let go, and forgive yourself. The lessons that you learnt along the way are not just to keep to yourself; you have seen the miracles that can happen every day, be the miracle in someone else’s life.

Quote 

The days come and go, but they say nothing, and if we do not use the gifts they bring, they carry them as silently away. ...Ralph Waldo Emerson 

Scripture 

"your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him." Matthew 6:8

What life lessons about forgiveness do you have to share to encourage someone else?

Gratitudes - Sunshine

Sunshine  

Feeling the rays of sun on my skin, closing my eyes and imagining I am somewhere tropical...

What are you grateful for today?

Health - 52 Weeks of Colour

A Thought for the day....

The future is waiting for you - don’t be afraid to live in your present, ensuring that you take the steps to keep your mind, body and spirit healthy will enable you to walk in your gifts.  You can do it one step and one day at a time...to someone else in this world you are a miracle. 

Quote 

Being curious is like giving yourself a present whenever you want one. ...Unknown

Scripture  

"He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him." Psalm 91:15

What are the first steps you need to take to ensure that you get on the road to improved health? 

Creativity - Creating in Faith

What will you create to make the world more Awesome?  

We were all born to be creative in some form or fashion.  We were created for a purpose and in turn we have that inner drive to create.  However you choose to express it is entirely up to you.  When I was younger growing up there seemed to do two types of people.  Those who did 'proper jobs' where you could earn a living, like in a bank, office or school and the others who were 'Artists', who didn't seem to make any money and were typically shown as messy, spontaneous, reckless, and disordered.  My view of the world was that you became an adult and worked hard doing a job you didn't like and then had children and worked even harder to give them the things that you never had.  It's what my mum and dad did and they were my reference.

Deep inside though I knew I wanted to be different.  I wanted to be among those artists who did what they loved to do, shared their passion, inspire others and who also made a living.  I remember standing on my balcony of our flat as a child, and singing at the top of my lungs a song that I had made up, about the dispair of an eleven year old trying to make it in show business.

My singing sessions were tolerated by my parents and the neighbours, though my little brother always made fun of me.  As I grew up and went to college I started singing with a group of friends, and later went on to do musical theatre, and in my 20's started painting and drawing on a regular basis.  It still didn't seem like something that you could do full time and get paid, and I always kept them as hobbies, feeling the push to do more, express more.  I now try and immerse myself in creativity and whether or not you want to make a living at it there is something about taking part in a creative activity that impacts on your state of mind and  general health and well being.

By allowing yourself to be creative you are able to go on an adventure of the imagination, soaring to new heights of possibility.  We cannot leave it to chance either, there is no way that you could leave your materials on a blank canvas without doing anything come back and find they have created a masterpiece, you have to show up and that's where the miracles happens.   Creativity doesn't happen by accident and neither were we made by chance.  As you go about your day take time to think of one thing that you find really challenging and try and approach it in a more creative way and see how it turns out.  If you want some more encouragement, check out this young man called 'Kid President. You will also find some more really inspiring talks on TED about creativity.
 

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him Colossians 1:1