Some Kinds of Power

How powerful are you?

What kinds of power do you exercise?

Here is a partial list.

Help me add to it.

Power of the divine

Power of the kind

Power of the gentle

Power of the compassionate

Power of the hopeful

Power of purpose

Power of action

Power of meditation

Power of joy

Power of innocence

Power of purity

Uplifting power

Radiant power

Power of repetition

Power of humility

Power of awareness

Power of caring

Power of sharing

Generosity of power

Power of unselfishness

Power of focus

Power of single-mindedness

Power of love

Power of unconditional love

Power of being pure

Power of spirit

Power of honesty

Power of truth

Power of faithfulness

Power of commitment

Power of passion

Power of devotion

What can you do with the…

Promise of power

Promise of spirit

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.sharedglobalvision.blogspot.com

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect are simultaneous in the divine.

There is no question of the outcome, because the cause is perfect.

Musically, there is no question about the sound being produced by a musician.

Everything goes into the preparation of the tone, and when it is executed by a master, it is perfect.

Our lives are like that.

We have a perfect, divine Cause.

As we listen within and feel that divine Presence, we, too, become that perfect effect.

It is a simple, omni-present power.

The consistency of our listening is what brings that power into play in our conscious life.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com

Connection

My conscious connection is with the divine in everyone.

That is how we meet.

That is how we know each other.

Through our divinity.

As we practice what we know to be the divine in us, we naturally connect with the divine in everyone else.

We all have it that divinity.

It suites us and keeps us.

It supplies us and inspires us.

It is how we know the divine Presence that lives within us and walks among us.

It is our own divinity.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

Good Habits and New Ground

Although I raised my children to prepare them for certain kinds of situations, naturally in times of such fast change, it was impossible to anticipate everything.

I know that through cultivating their intelligence, humor, and manners, they will be served well in any context.

How their lives are shaping up depends on their choices and their priorities.

I, too, am free to continue to grow in new directions, and I have the time to figure out what they are now that everyone is launched.

We all have so many new situations developing as world events impact us.

It is good to get our footing on new ground, in the context of being individuals, and not just through the many situations that engaged us as parents.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.youngpersonsmentor.blogspot.com

"Is That Right?"

This question or phrase is the punchline to a joke about a Southern belle going to charm school and learning to substitute it for a rude opinion.

The idea of using it was suggested to me in another circumstance, when I feel drawn back into the past.

I no longer have to live in it, so this phrase can alert me not to relive it.

I find myself laughing because of the context of the joke, which puts me into the complete opposite mode from any negative feelings.

Laughter, according to various studies, has a healing effect, lifting us into positive emotion.

I am certainly grateful for this trigger phrase, and for the light-hearted solution that it offers.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

Learning New Weaving Skills

There is great joy in learning new skills.

The understanding and support at my weaving retreat exhibits this feeling.

Past the frustrations of fixing mistakes in warping the looms and in learning the new patterns for the first time, is a concentration and engagement that is so alive with joy and peace.

We are all making progress in a direction of our choosing.

here is newness and excitement as we accomplish new challenging patterns.

There is amazing joy seeing the dies gins and colors come to life from the paper drafts.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.pebblesofpeace.blogspot.com

Celebrate Mistakes

Sometimes your originality may surface as a mistake.

I have learned the joy of celebrating my mistakes through ornamentation.

I was raised by a perfectionist, so I learned the value of correctness and fine detail.

I went into professional classical music, so every note had to be perfect at the right pitch and rhythmic value in accord with eighty other symphony musicians.

But now that I have become a beginner in so many other new endeavors, I find joy and spontaneity in the inevitable mistakes I am making as I learn new skills.

They can be “charming”, as a drawing teacher told me.

They can be emphasized with ornamentation in sewing, knitting, quilting, weaving.

They can result in new flavor combinations with food and spices.

Now, I love to celebrate my mistakes, and then continue learning.

© 2016 Kathryn Hardage

www.yourdiamondmind.blogspot.com