The example of snowflakes

 We may think that our life needs a major shift in direction, and that it will take a major sustained effort.

We may feel despair and and panic at the thought of all that impossible work.

Today’s snowflakes make me think differently.

I am watching all these tiny, insubstantial patterns of moisture as they fall gently on the ground.

They will cover it up completely over several hours.

It is not a major sustained effort.

It is a small efffort repeated many times.

A new life direction can be achieved the same way.

One shift in judegement repeated many times, over several weeks is enough to begin the shift.

The next habit of thought can be addressed in the same way.

Over time, these sustained repetitions create a new environment of thoughts.

The new environment of thoughts attracts a different set of circumstances and events into one’s life.

Gradually, gently, our life assumes a new shape and a new rhythm.

There is nothing in our life which cannot be shifted in this way.

This makes a huge difference from a gentle sustained  effort.

©  2020 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

In the middle of peace

 

Now that I know how to find peace for myself, I can place myself in the middle of peace at any time.

I feel it surround me as I go through my day.

I feel the peace from within and I let it flow out around me.

I carry it with me and I release it to fill up the space in front of me and behind me as I walk.

I remind myself that we are all precious.

I remember that what I have discovered is availalbe for everyone to discover.

I make sure that I am sharing inspiration and peace in whatever ways that I can.

These activities are what keep me in the middle of peace.

Peace is my new home.

© 2020 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com 

Peace in the middle of everything

Since peace comes from within, it is always accessible.

Peace is available in the next breath.

Peace is available wherever we are.

Peace is a substance we carry around with us.

We can draw upon it gently, affirmatively, persuasively.

It can permeate every activity.

It replaces pain.

It replaces pressure.

It replaces uncertainty.

When we draw a deep breath of peace, it moves throughout our being.

We can feel ourselves relax as we breath in deeply.

We slow down time.

We recognize and honor ourselves.

There is nothing we need to do except breathe in peace.

Then when we breathe out, we are adding to the atmosphere of peace around us.

Our peace cancels out confusion around us.

It rolls back the pressure in the atmopshere.

People notice it as we contine our peaceful breathing.

We take a peaceful stance.

This gives us peace in the middle of everything.

This is sustainable peace.

© 2020 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com 

Tiny steps of peace

 When I feel disturbed or anxious, it is hard to move forward.

I find I I can calm myself, though, when I consider the tiniest step I can take.

The tiny step may be looking up a phone number in preparation for a call.

It may be sitting down at my art table.

It may be filling up a container with water for art.

It may be sitting still until I feel calm.

I know, that if I take the time, and breathe, and sit, that I will begin to loose my agitation and be able to focus  on peace.

Then I can take my tiny step.

Doing what I love is a practice which has created consistent peace for me.

Taking the many tiny steps to move myself into the peace of doing what I love is totally worth it.

Sometimes I had to pretend that that was not what I was doing.

I had to fool myself out of the old habit of creating tension for myself.

Even though I excelled at getting things done, and I was glad to be able to do so, it was not the same as doing what I love.

My tiny steps have turned into big steps.

I am more at home with myself and more supportive of my own needs.

I live peacefully in beautiful surroundings.

I attract those of like-mind.

I know that my ability to honor myself and to live in accord with my highest values adds peace to the world.

We can take the tiny steps we need to in order to move ourselves into peace.

© 2020 Kathryn Hardage

www.shareinspirationandpeace.com 

Were I find peace today

Today, I find peace in my insiprational work.

As I listen for ideas and they fill me up, I write, draw, paint, make videos.

My ideas are turning into ways of sharing.

What I really like is that once the ideas have done their work to comfort, guide and inspire me, they are available to do this work for others.

It gives me peace to turn them into sharable forms.

I feel happy as I work.

I enjoy seeing how the ideas shape themselves in my hands.

Some of them become art.

Some of them become meditations.

Some of them become videos with voiceovers.

All of the ideas which come to me demand to be shared.

I am learning new skills, expanding into the on-line community, and becoming visible.

These are all things I never expected.

Such a new way to experience life.

Deeply peaceful, joyful, relaxing.

© 2020 Kathryn Hardage

Settled Replaces Troubled

What is troubling you?

What is keeping you in an unsettled state of mind and body?

As you address the issues which are confronting you, which one calls out the most for healing?

Listen within to hear the tiny message of peace.

Let that tiny moment expand until you can hear what you need to do.

Perhaps you need to be patient with yourself.

Perhaps you need to gain the courage to take action.

Perhaps you need to be more compassionate and understanding with yourself in order to move forward and to communicate with someone else about the issue.

You will hear whatever is needed.

As you gain practice in listening within whenever you are troubled, you will find the way out of your troubles.

You will find yourself living in more settled circumstances which you create for yourself.

You will be able to trust the ideas and direction which comes to you when you listen within.

This practice will come to govern and maintain your life.

Become settled in your mind and you will no longer be troubled.

© 2020 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

All-Inclusive Being and being

In times of stress, it is good to think about all-inclusive Being.

I like to remember that my being is part of this all-inclusive Being.

I like the feeling that I can turn within to hear the Guidance that I need at any time.

When I am in a creative mode, I feel the flow of ideas.

When I am in pain or surprised by sudden terror, I can take a moment, and feel the deep peace within me.

I can give myself the time to figure out my best course of action.

When I am in meditation, I like to spend time feeling the nearness of comfort and how it extends infinitely around me.

I like to immerse myself in the feeling of being safe.

I move from the feeling of being safe into quiet happiness.

I quietly revel in my safety and happiness.

It is something I can return to over and over again.

This is a big change from the hyper-alertness I cultivated all my life.

It is an amazing feeling that I can be safe and enjoy being happy.

I love that I can comtemplate the immensity of all-inclusive Being and find myself there.

It is a peaceful feeling to simply be.

As I expand my peace, I see that I have all that I need.

I can always feel fulfilled as long as I start from all-inclusive Being.

I can always feel safe and be guided to safety when I need it.

It is a true gift that I discovered from within.

That is where I find it, every time.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com