Mental Health Mantra 70/365 and Dog Mantra This is Jack Lucy. The original Jack Russell who I loved with all my heart and soul. I have been blessed to have had 6 relationships with dogs in my 52 years, Jack Lucy was a huge character and those that knew her would also say the same. It was only a matter of time that I would draw Jack Lucy here for Dog Mantras. Lucy initiated my daily tunes, just by being her. No sooner did we connect when she was 8 weeks old, I found myself creating little ditties to sing to her. She responded and would get into the song and together we would sing..... I would make up and sing tunes about getting her breakfast I would make up and sing tunes about going for a walk and going in the car I would make up and sing tunes about bathing her I would make up and sing tunes about cuddling up and sleeping I would make up and sing tunes about treat time You name it, there's a tune. A made-up little ditty. Lucy's Dog Mantra is to remind me (and perhaps you), to sing tunes every day. Singing tunes raises our frequency and places our soul into a happy state. This is not about singing perfectly formed songs and knowing all the words, these are the little made up tunes you make as you're washing up, or taking a shower. Oh... hang on ..... is this just me? I reckon all of you who have dogs, make up songs to sing to them. Try it, singing to our dogs is the best. They love it. Keep singing and keep smiling folks. I have to catch up on my dog drawings due to a circumstances here at Jules HQ, I have 2 days to do but I'll catch up,.... I am determined to continue with my Mental Health Mantras. They are helping me and they are helping you, because you're telling me so in private messages. We need it right now. Love x Another famous trick of Jack Lucy was to pick up two balls at once, seen here in this video from 2008. 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
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Mental Health Mantra 65/365 and Dog Mantra 65th day and it's time for Bou the Bernese Mountain Dog. He's a darling boy and although we haven't met I spent time with him whilst drawing and painting him ..... a great connection. Bou lives in Montreal, he's a very happy and lucky boy, rescued at 4 years old he went to live in the country where he has a very big property to run and run. He has a big furfamily and now that he's near 13, he walks slower and love to wander. Because he can't hear so well anymore, sometimes he gets lost, so he likes to have his humans as close as possible. I adored this time with Bou. He wanted to Hug Me as I was painting him - I could feel all his glorious fur and huge paws just hugging me. Connecting with dogs is really keeping me going and as I commit to this creative meditation practice it is getting me through every day with all that is going on in my world. Keep Hugging. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 50/365 I moved through this day in a complete haze - incredibly tired. Last night was such a long night and it felt like it went on for hours upon hours. I somehow managed to drop myself right in front of my studio table to start something, everything felt awful and yuk. Nothing seemed to flow, nothing was feeling like it was helping me. I decided to stop thinking about what I was doing and just immerse me, myself and my tiredness into the colours I chose. I started with yellow circles, and then added some green foliage. That seems to take enough of my attention and I could feel my heart rate falling. My nervous system was coming back to balance. I let it dry and returned, seeing different aspects and wanting to play with this lovely ultramarine blue. It felt cooling and soothing to me. The layers were drying and the background was hinting at what was underneath. I put it to one side and played on other blank pieces of paper, creating flower shapes, just generally enjoying the process of water, colour and paint brush. As this was dry, I picked it up and began to insert black ink, colouring in the leaves of my little daisy like flowers. The mantra appeared for me "Look Beyond". It really is never what it first appears. It reminds me to not judge the first thing I hear, see, taste, touch, smell. It reminds me to 'look beyond' for there is always a message hidden behind the front one. Reading behind the lines is another way of putting it. Keep trusting, keep shining. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 45/365 When I was first attuned to Reiki in 2001, it confirmed something to me that I had known from a child and later as a young woman, navigating ill health with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / ME >>>>> >>>>>> we are all connected, interwoven by energy. I travelled through the attunements, becoming a Reiki Master in 2006. It made complete sense to me that we were interconnected .... I could sense it when I interacted with other sentient beings. It is to Reiki I turn, every time. It is a tool that I have at my own disposal, I don't have to ask anyone. I always felt that if everyone was attuned to levels 1 and 2, then as a self healing tool I truly sensed that it could be a way for individuals to take back the reigns and calm their own nervous systems. I am navigating yet another very distressing time, it is when I lay my own hands on my body, chant the symbols to calm, soothe, and balance my nervous system. I then send this love and healing out to you and the whole planet earth. Imagine if every human being all did that? Keep shining starseeds. Follow your intuition. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 42/365 If there's one thing that I try to do it is take one step at a time and not pro-ject into the future. It's a daily thing, I have to remind myself and reel myself back in, if I feel that I'm doing 'down that road.' ((picture a fishing line reeling back in, that's me.)) There are things coming up in the next few months that tempt me to fall into old ways of worrying about outcomes, worrying about the possibilities, I have to really tune out to tune in, it's like learning scales on a piano. Because, my job .... is to focus upon staying steady.... taking one step at a time one room at a time one cupboard at a time one item at a time one box at a time one form at a time one phone call at a time one email at a time one decision at a time Remembering to Stay Steady and remind myself of this mantra helps me - brings me back into that present moment. I am a work in progress, evolving and moving, shifting and changing, getting clear and becoming focused, H E A L I N G. Keep shining sunbeams, and remember your own intuition knows. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 31/365 I am pleased as punch that I made it through writing a journal entry every day in January. I can now subtract 31 from 365 = 334. Doing these have got me into a little flow-like pattern, which has helped me this month to navigate my husband's radioactive iodine ablation treatment.
This mantra came through in my morning meditation: You are stronger than you realise. In fact, it came through as I am stronger than I realise, but when I came to complete this, I knew it had to be YOU. Because you are stronger than you realise. There's an inner golden thread that keeps us upright, not falling in a heap on the ground, despite what is thrown out in our path. You are that strong. Feel it, say it, believe it. Tomorrow being the 1st of February, I am going to create 28 Flower Mantras for 365 Mental Health Mantras. I'm changing up the medium so will connect with watercolour, inks and dipping pen. Let the Mantras begin! PS f you're so called, let me know what affirmations/mantras are helping in the comments below. Take care sunshine, keep vibing and connect to your intuitive intelligence. 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 29/365 This is where I am focusing right now. I trust my intuition and my intuitive intelligence. I know what feels wrong and what feels right. There is still so much more to do and my friend, in a text, sent me this. Be here and now as much as you can. It felt very apt for this to be the Mental Health Mantra for 29th of January. We have work to do, Lightworkers. Keep shining and connecting. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 28/365 If there is one thing that has been challenging me these past 18 months, it's the overwhelm of all that has been going on. Loss and bereavement of a parent - a process that can't be rushed, add into this caring for my Dad with vascular dementia, transitioning him to full time care and then my husband's cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment journey - it truly has been 'One step at a time.' When you include the global situation with Covid, the mantra just keeps giving. It is in the overwhelming moments and thoughts that I bring myself back to this Mental Health Mantra. Just one step at a time, Jules Bringing me back from the future worry to the present day of what is presenting and what I need to do in that moment. It follows on from my other mantra that has helped hugely and that is Stay in the moment. It is most definitely a practice and ritual to bring myself back to the present. It asks alot of me to bring back my attention of intense worry. I get it wrong sometimes but for the most part I am creating new neural pathways so that I come back to this mantra, on top of this I have this mantra on a post it note and from here on, I'll have this Mental Health Mantra printed out in front of me. Keep connecting to your intuitive intelligence and keep shining sunbeams. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 24/365 Today I went to the storage unit where our home contents have been stored since August 2019. Long story but it was only meant to be for 4 weeks and the circumstances, grief and drama, that followed could not be made up by any Coronation Street scriptwriter. I had to give the key to the Manager and we went to have a look inside and whilst there, I picked up a big basket bag of mine and a curver box with a lid. Both items that held things from my studio, which I haven't seen in 18 months. Unpacking them and saying hello to things that were in my studio felt like I was unearthing a time machine. I sat fondly looking through sketch books, affirmation books, diaries, I found my tibetan singing bowl, my inking pen, a framed Muse Mantra, plus a new stash of watercolour paper. I felt lit up. I felt abundant.
Can we spend at least 10% of our day doing something that lights us up? If we can, we may begin to feel a little calmer. Whatever that means for you.... maybe singing a song all the way through, learning to bake something or stretching out. Start with 10%. I have been doing my upmost to shift this and vibrate on a frequency that is higher than the one we are seeing. Lighting up ourselves, individually has a huge knock on effect. Don't let anyone tell you that your light energy contribution doesn't matter as it won't change anything. It does and it will. Keep shining that light sunbeams. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 21/365 What was going through my brain as I wrote go and ing on separate lines. It felt like a BIG word and this BIG word needed space between the Go and the ING. It got me thinking about the word, defining 'going' it says in the Dictionary 'to make headway' and 'reach a goal.' I liked the headway bit because that is quite often what we are trying to navigate in this realm of many thought connections. I am feeling the need for real deep peace and quiet. I have to foster this inside of myself, so please if I don't answer your text message, or call you back I am 'keeping going' and what that means right now is focusing inward, there is alot to process. Much is coming through right now, a breakdown of systems and paradigms, I am feeling alot of it, not only in my personal life, but in the greater field of life 'out there.' As an empath I am truly ultra sensitive to other's emotions and vibes so I have to hunker down in 100 acre wood and calm my mind and soothe my soul. That has been my tag line for 10 years now since beginning to draw people, in real terms I have used this tag all my life. Whomever you are reading this. Keep Go ing. You're making headway. It may seem you're not as all around you is crazy town. Stay centred strong in your truth Keep shining your light from within you. For, it matters. It matters A lot. 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 18/365 Be the Observer. My lovely friend Barefoot Doctor, Stephen Russell who suddenly passed away last January would always talk to me and write about it in his countless books and at workshops - that is - moving our awareness to the very back of the head, ie. physically imagine you're taking awareness of what you're seeing to the back side of your head space, Behind your skull. Once there, watch, observe, at what is going on around you. It's a practice like anything else. A skill. Try it. It's fun. It gives you a perspective where you can detach from the actual movie theatre playing right around you. It relates to our third eye, based right on your forehead, between the eyebrows, slightly above, and symbolically relating to the chakra point which is coloured indigo. Your third eye is the central point for your intuition, imagination and inner wisdom. It can't be seen per se, it's an energetic eye. However if you close your eyes and look at the sun and meditate there upon, you may see an eye appear behind your eyelids. Be The observer. Deflect. Reflect. Stand Back. There is alot going on, physically, emotionally, spiritually, energetically, world wide. Step back from judgment, flip it to compassion. We are all having very different experiences based on our frame of references in our life. Be the observer. Take your time to make decisions. Do your own independent research. Ask questions. Go with your gut. You'll know. Sending heaps of love. Keep shining starseeds. Thank you for being here and watching this unfold. It is great to be writing here again. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 17/365 It has been a fatiguey day today, tiredness pervades me. This feels familiar, making me feel a tad jittery because I was so incapacitated when in my 20s with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. I made my way through that tunnel by the time I was 30 but it was a decade's long haul. I find that all that I learnt then, about healing, wellness and holistic health has been the foundation pillar of my journey these past 32 years and I built upon these pillars to support me through my life. Today as I was finishing off this 17th Mental Health Mantra, the phrase kept coming through "Your light makes a difference." Lorie Ladd on You Tube who I adore, reminds me of this often, especially in these times. It made me recognise that even feeling fatiguey today I can choose to be light and sit in that space for a while. For me, it was about turning my attention to light, being outside in nature, in the garden, watching the seagulls circle me, we have a crowd of them that hang out in south Liverpool / considering we're really only 4 miles from the River Mersey, they're never that far away. I realised that my light can make a difference. Even when I feel fatiguey and tired. I made a lovely lentil shephard's pie early in the day, so that I knew it was ready and I could settle into the day. I played crazy tennis ball games with the girls who just loved it, lots of waggy tails. In my meditation practice I can beam my light out on to Planet E and beyond, I can channel Reiki healing blessings to all. It only stops when I stop. I will continue to keep that focus and keep that relaxation meditation practice so that I can send light beams out. We all need that right now. To step back into our bodies and connect to our soul, to raise the light and vibration and send that out to all - that does mean me too. I need this too. What I know for sure .... is that you don't need to be some meditating guru and sit cross legged, what you need is the commitment to sit. In a chair. On a bed. Inside, outside,. Just a commitment to sit and connect to your breathing. Start there. It really is all that it is. You will find your light, and yes, it makes a difference. I was introduced to this quote back by Peter Russell who I met in New Mexico in 2004 on my adventure. "We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience." I loved that when I heard it, made complete sense to me. My commitment to sit is here. Sending out oodles of light to you whomever your are, reading this. Trust your intuitive intelligence. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 8/365 There are always going to be a number of scenarios, shall I go this way, shall I go that way? Will this happen, will this not happen? Do I need to do this, do I need to do that? These past 15 months since Mum died and all that has come after that, I have had to make a real huge effort to let go of the what ifs. Because, well, there are many directions and many things to confuse myself with.... the what if game gets very tiring and worry some, and what or who does it serve? I liken it to the film Sliding Doors, basically we always have choices of this way or that way. I have made choices that with hindsight I wish I had made a different choice. The present moment is all we have... and in the present moment we decide. Some of that is in our control and then there is stuff that's external out of our control. I am not going to give any energy to my what ifs here ... because what would be the point in that. What we focus upon grows. So I'll keep them tucked away. I will continue to let go of my what ifs and feel into this present moment of right now.. i.e here typing this right now. If a what if appears ... I have my mantra to turn to and I will be making sure this Muse is somewhere to be seen. I let go of my what ifs.Give it a whirl, why don't you? Keep shining your bright light and remember your intuitive intelligence. "Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 4/365 The day started off on a high as I heard the news that the extradition of Julian Assange had been refused. Such good news! This would have been an attack on press freedom and we really do need this to be upheld, as we witness more and more censorship over the last 9 months. The mainstream media have turned into a PR departmental arm of the government and more and more so, not investigative stations. This is why I turned the news off 32 years ago. Anyway, I have been following closely on Twitter all that has been going on and it appalls and shocks me. The wool is very much being pulled over our eyes. I intuitively knew that I had to go inwards. As the day progressed, I shifted, I had a lovely walk with a friend around Sefton Park perimeter, there were so many people out walking, talking, running, cycling. I then had a wonderful Reiki Relaxation Meditation session with the holistic practitioner from Chai Cancer Care. She has been so supportive of me for the past few months, her meditations and full body relaxation, as well as channelling Reiki are helping a great deal. I am truly grateful for Chai Cancer Care as they have been a life saver for me and my husband during this time when all cancer wellbeing services are still closed. The mantra for this Muse and blog post today is Holding The Light, currently so important for me and maybe for you? The light will always outshine the darkness and dense energies. Therefore it's something I say to myself regularly. I am holding the light I am holding the light. You may find this helpful too. Know that I'm sending you oodles of hugs Keep shining and holding your light and trust your intuitive intelligence. Muse Mantras >Art with Heart< "Calm your Mind Soothe your Soul."
Mental Health Mantra 2/365
Sometimes I can get caught up in moment of apprehension, I go down that rabbit hole and eat myself down further, until I remember, that I have to somehow shift the focus and move to do something else.
Shift the focus is often connected to doing something for someone else but it can easily also be;- 1. take a shower 2. walk my dogs 3. stick on some White Light by George Michael and dance. 4. call one of my friends to connect. 5. play The Glad Game and write down all my gratitudes in that moment. 6. sit in stillness and breathe (I know that sounds like a tad twee but it really works for me). That's just a wee example but I find if I have a list of things that can shift my focus, it is my go-to and it helps. Often it's just an intuitive nudge that I need to get me out of the rabbit hole moment. I am really grateful that I was attuned to Reiki 18 years ago, it is in fact a tool that never leaves me, and I can sit doing a self healing if all things are not going well. If there was one thing I wished everyone had was level one Reiki attunement as you are taught how to lay hands on yourself and do a self healing #priceless (check out my Self soothing Affirmantra Meditation Video with 9 hand positions that you can do for yourself, I'll write more about that in another post.) Today the Muse Mantra for me and for you is 'Shift Your Focus.'
My nudge to you, is to take a moment and shift your focus. Whatever that means to you.
Your intuitive self will know what that means. Sending oodles of real time hugs to you Keep shining your light and trust your intuitive intelligence.
"calm your mind, soothe your soul"
Dearest She I have been writing to you since you passed, picking up a pen to write is my go-to because I know we shared a love of writing and the written word. I feel close to you when I'm writing you letters. Are you near? I hope and pray that you're now running, skipping and dancing free, just like the 7 year old ballerina in the DVD from 1942. I am so very heart broken that you're no longer here physically - devastated - I know how tired your physical body was and it just couldn't go on. I was singing the other day to Edelweiss on the radio, we loved singing together and especially those harmonies as we did the washing up.. I want to curl up and hide away but right now I'm needed here, I'm tired and need to rest. It's Poetry Group tonight, the title you all chose back in August is still Somewhere Else, it seems so fitting now. We are all reconnecting around your table, to honour you. I had planned to join the poetry clan anyway when I returned, now I'm sitting in your chair. I hope I'll be okay. I have found the beginning of your poem that you began in August, after the last session. Who knew you wouldn't be there, things took a turn for the worst and here we are, without you. I have also written my poem. I do hope you are listening. I bought biscuits. Somewhere Else S uddenly living in a new place O n a bed of emotions and grief M issing the very woman I returned to love E ntering a twilight world W atching the world go by H ankering after missed opportunities E scaping when I can, not R eassuring my heart E verything will be okay E verything will settle L eaning in, to acceptance S urrendering to what is E volving into someone somewhere else Julia Harvey October 2019 and now for yours. Somewhere Else Where is somewhere else In your mind, in your soul In your hopes, in your dreams In your thought, in your days Mind going back to your childhood When your worries were inside Sheila Dolowitch August 2019. Post Poetry GroupDear She
It was a lovely night, everyone was so kind and pleased to be back, celebrating you. We talked of you and they shared their stories. Stories are everything. Memories are what I crave. They shared their own poems, of Somewhere Else, and also Poems written about you. How wonderful these words were, you would have been so humbled, tears would have fallen, just as they did for me. I hope you know you are and were, incredibly loved by all people you came into contact. I hope you hear. Love your Jules x |