I Didn't Know There Was a Way for Me

For many years, I had experienced so much futility, I didn’t know there was a way for me to break it.

However, there was always a hidden spark waiting to be fanned into visibility and action.

When I could, I took hold of the light from the spark, and over time, it became a way out for me.

I have discovered a new way to approach life, and more and more tools and techniques come to my aid.

I am able to forgive, and to use that for a reference point for moving on.

I keep discovering new routes to move forward as I head towards my goals.

Each goal leads to the next one, so I know I am making progress.

Instead of letting the rage and its reminder of helplessness and exploitation arise, I move myself into calm waters, where I can appreciate how far I have come.

I love, cherish, and adore myself, and I appreciate the new projects I am working on.

I am glad that other people love them, too.

I am grateful for the sincere friendship and support I receive, and for the unselfish and generous attitudes around me.

I am grateful I have learned how to counter the habitual escalation of fear and to replace it with the comfort of where I am now.

The way I am finding for myself is good and sure and is composed of many tiny steps which are moving toward my goals.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.lovedcherishedadored.blogspot.com

The Filtering Effect

As I refine my extreme downsizing, I am discovering the freedom to follow my true priorities.

I keep filtering and filtering with a finer and finer mesh until I have just what is most important and most fulfilling.

I am creating extreme efficiencies as I progress.

The lightening of my load helps increase my power to work without distraction.

I am able to focus on what is most important and to be fulfilled while doing it.

Although I see many of the other things I enjoy doing, I know that my work is unique.

If I do not do it, it will not get done.

I am willing to forgo other activities in order to accomplish my work.

It is the fulfilling of my identity.

It includes making beautiful things.

It is a way to share the messages and inspiration which come to me.

As I pare down to the easiest way to live my life, I make room for more of my unique expression.

I am still able to live well, but I spend less time taking care of my possessions.

I am also not distracted by them, since they are greatly reduced.

I am cannot collect more unless I give into being distracted.

I am proceeding with more clarity and less stress.

Those are good things to filter out to make room for what I am here to do.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.inspiredpractices.blogspot.com 

Out of the Labyrinth

The human mind is designed to solve puzzles.

I have found myself very resentful of my circumstances from time to time until I realized that I could find my way out of them.

It has not been a fast process, but I have been grateful for every step.

Each time I can take a step, I realize the power of it and I can take the next step.

I can see that I have taken a significant number of steps now because I am living an entirely different life.

I still have so many questions about how to take steps, as as they keep showing up, I take them.

I know that my life has changed from despair and depression into trust and confidence.

I have discovered that my desire to serve has allowed me to create beautiful and needed things.

I have a sense of where I am headed, but mostly I am continuously grateful for the feeling of being guided to take the next step over and over again.

The labyrinth is just one more kind of puzzle, and I can see ahead only as far as I need to for the next step.

The desire to serve goes beyond what I thought I could do for myself.

I am thinking in a way which puts me in touch with what I need in order to proceed in a more generous way.

I am seeing that what is good for me is possible for others.

We can all find our way once we figure out how to tune into the deep thoughts within.

Our way is individual but it acts as a force for the collective consciousness.

What is possible for one becomes possible for all.

This is the puzzle we are helping to solve as we each find our way into better circumstances through service.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.lovedcherishedadored.blogspot.com 

Finding My Source

For many years, I did not know how to find my Source.

I saw other people’s lives and wondered how they did it.

It took me a while to even learn how to look for my own identity.

My own identity, when I started to find it, is gentle and beautiful.

In finding my own identity, I found my Source.

I found that my Source is always here, within me, and that it is always accessible.

I have a constant and trusted Guide, whenever I turn to it.

It empowers me and gives me clarity.

I am never at a loss, with my Guide so present.

I have a peaceful reference point whenever I turn to it.

They way I found my Source was to listen within.

My persistent thoughts, the ones always at the back of my mind, turned out to be the ones to listen to.

Now that I know that they are true, I listen more readily and turn them them constantly.

My Source is always fresh, original, imaginative.

I am able to approach ideas in an entirely new way.

I see a kind of trademark for what I do.

There is a consistency and freshness and originality.

It is something I can count on.

I am finding peace with my Source.

I have joy when I work with the ideas which identity me.

My Source has persisted until I have recognized it and embraced it as my identity.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com 

The Wholeness of Society

Young people are leading the way through their shared experiences.

They are seeking and creating connections in a completely different way than previous generations.

Their desire for community is creating a unified approach.

By seeing everywhere as whole, the right steps can be taken to allow all of us to participate in the lifting up process.

As we move collectively toward caring and sharing, we are demonstrating our care for the wholeness of society.

Utilizing the power of communication, the shared emotions of young people are making a powerful impact.

Instead of allowing society to continue to fragment around them, young people are taking unified action.

The conscious forces within leadership are fearful of this kind of action.

The betterment of the whole society is challenging the previous power of selfish action.

Perhaps we are tired enough of the instability caused by selfish action on a large scale.

Perhaps we are moving toward a sense of wholeness where everyone is valued.

Perhaps this idea of the wholeness of society is also a good way to steward the earth and its resources.

Perhaps this is the time we have been waiting for.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.youngpersonsmentor.blogspot.com 

The Many Forces of Wholeness

There are many forces today working toward wholeness.

It is the attraction of right ideas finding their place and lifting everyone up.

The fragmentation of societies is being replaced by the shared emotions of wholeness.

The desire for healthy societies and a healthy earth coincide.

Collective action is being taken through many different sources.

World consciousness is being raised through long-term action and through the impetus of young people.

Communication is possible all across the world and the movements which can be felt can also be defined clearly.

The desire for the well-being of all is challenging the old forces of selfish accumulation.

We are no longer willing to meet the conditions of self-centered leadership.

The need for cooperation between all nations is critical.

Fortunately, the avenues and instruments for progress are largely in place.

More will come as communication directs resources to where they can be most generously placed.

Our collective experience will continue to improve as society’s paradigm is changed.

We are witnessing an immense shift in both consciousness and power.

We are being drawn along into it as more and more people become aware of the need for compassion on a world-wide basis.

Everyone is contributing in some way.

The old habits are helping to define the new ones.

Continued work is needed in order to bring everyone into a new paradigm of saving ourselves through saving everyone.

At this time, the valuing of each opinion is turning into a new experience.

The old abilities to influence are being challenged and replaced.

Wholeness and cooperation are the new mechanisms and the new direction.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.sharedglobalvision.blogspot.com 

A Habit of Light

I am making it a habit to feel the light.

When I have the choice, (and I always do), it is best for me to choose the uplifting view.

Otherwise, I am just reinforcing low energy, which results in negative experiences.

I am learning to do this by trial and error.

I want to become consistent in choosing the light.

Light gives me a way of contributing to the upward momentum and progress which humanity is seeking.

The conflict is between our old tradition of viewing everything in terms of how much we have, rather than how much good we can do.

As we begin to swing our work into the side of producing and sharing in stead of accumulating for its own sake, we begin to see the world differently.

Surely there is a way for everyone to live with a sense of well-being.

Many societies are practicing this today.

Some of the societies are communities.

Some of the societies are entire countries.

We can attract such a community around us as we focus on the greater good.

We can influence the course of our country as we see the greater good become public policy.

When we value everyone and see them as making a unique contribution, we can structure public policy to encourage instead of to defeat.

More opportunity can be provided by providing more avenues for upliftment.

Everyone is seeking to move toward the light.

Having the assurance of well-being through public policy allows everyone to become more productive.

By exercising compassion, the whole of society can move into light.

© 2019 Kathryn Hardage

www.inspiredpractices.blogspot.com