Mental Health Mantra 77/365 and Dog Mantra This is Maia who is Day 77 of 365 who lives in America. Maia is a Blue Tick Coonhound mix - Possibly Plott Hound, Cristen tells me. She recently turned 5. Cristen tells me "the ironic thing is, she would rarely come near me when I would visit them in their first 8 weeks. Now? She won’t leave me alone. She is also the most vocal dog I have ever experienced. It goes beyond barking. She also talks back when she’s being disciplined. This past week I learned how in tune she is with my emotions and changes in mood. She’s always been that way, but I saw it differently in this specific instance. She will do whatever she can to get as close as possible to me and grab at my arm to distract. She will go as far as climbing on me to sit or lay on my chest. If I can’t handle her doing that, she will lay as close as possible and lay her paw on me. When it comes to other people, she is very reserved and shy." I would love to meet Maia, she sounds like a real character, plus I would love to meet Cristen as we have been kindreds for about 9 years now. The photo that was sent to me for Maia's Dog Mantra, captured something in her eyes, the way she looked in the lens, and her dog mantra matched it completely. Keep making your presence known folks. Keep shining. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
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Mental Health Mantra 76/365 and Dog Mantra It is Luna's birthday today, she's 8 years old. I remember the day so very clearly, her coming to join us at 8 weeks old, it was 6 months after Jack Lucy had passed, we had opened our home to a stray cat called Pudding who was the heartbeat we had missed in the house - cat mantra month is coming ;) Luna is an absolute sweetie pie. The most tactile and huggiest dog I have ever blessed to have been with. She has many names; the first one was Parrot Dog, because she would wrap herself around our neck like a scarf and perch on our shoulder, and fall madly asleep. Her names keep coming, she's now called The Boones, because of course of her niece who's called The Buns. The Boones and The Buns has a cute little song that goes with it / if you remember I talked about Singing your tunes every Day in this dog mantra here Luna is never far away from me. She is my constant companion. Always near. As I sit in my studio working, painting, talking, she's there in the grey wicker chair. I hear her breathing, snoring and dreaming. Every now and then she'll get up, tap my knees to ask to come, have a hug then settle back down. She is by my side always. Luna is not just physically by my side always, she is there emotionally and spiritually. We are there for each other. It is a beautiful friendship. People often say they would love to have a dog but can't cope with losing them. I can't cope with not having them next to me as I travel this earth school. It is a heartbreaking when they leave, as they don't live the same years as us, yet, the connection is what my soul desires. It's non negotiable. By my side always. *** The painting bit I messed up the background here as the ink I chose to do it was a lovely green colour but only on applying, (I hadn't used it before) I discovered there were yukky bits in it - the pigment had gone all hard and crackly inside. It ruined the background paper, so I cut out Luna and placed her on a new background, so she appears to be slightly raised here - and she is. Keep shining Star Seeds. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 72/365 and Dog Mantra I love Beagles. There is something about them. I remember being with a friend who had a Beagle and he was always 'always over the place.' He was just bouncy and full of beans. This is Bo. He's such a cute Beagle and is providing some wisdom for me today because it has been quite a full on couple of days, I have felt that I have been 'all over the place.' Staying calm and staying centred is one thing that I do try to be on a daily basis. Sometimes I am way off - this is rarely seen apart from my husband. Drawing dogs is a focal point in my day, which combined with all the other chores and challenges, it keeps me in a calm state because I have to come back to this point. Bo the Beagle is a reminder to remain in a calm state as best as I possibly can. To turn to the things that bring me calm, in order to manage all the other stuff in between. A calm vibration emits a steady harmonious frequency internally and externally. The calm mind is my goal. As my friend Carolyn of Oxygen Publishing tells me "Slow down to speed up." We are taught as we grow up to react to the outer world and to let our outside world control our inside world. What I'm doing and have been doing is to flip that switch so that my inside world dictates my outside world. Of course, there are life events that happen, with sadness, shock and uncontrollable distress. These are out of my control. It is in the way I manage them that teaches me I am in the drivers seat of my beliefs, feelings, emotions, responses. I've got to let the inside world take charge of my outside world. Live from the inside out. To do so, I do my upmost to remain in a calm state. Remember here, these are reminders, snapshots to keep me going, to keep you going to. We are always challenged by what is going on externally, which is out of our control, we are only in control of the way we react to it. This is a huge shift in perception, one that I work and study at every day. Keep calm and keep shining. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 62/365 and Dog Mantra Meet Monk. He's a standard wire haired Dachshund and is a LOVER and a Buddhist MONK. He's just amazing. and adorable" say's his Anna Joti. He lives with 2 other dogs (who you'll meet in March as well.) Monk is known to find himself resting his head on his Anna's meditation cushion (seen here in purple), he contemplates, he thinks. Anna told me "Monk has a look... he has such depth and whites to his eyes, that when he looks up at you, he looks directly into your soul - he just sees you ...... deeply." I love this message from Monk - it is rich with so much wisdom for us humans. There is no judgment from our beloved dogs. They see us. They encourage us on. They nudge us forward. Thank you Monk! Keep seeing, keep shining Star Seeds. Love x 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul.'
Mental Health Mantra 22/365 I may have written in earlier journal posts, I often see what message comes through as I'm creating the piece. Today it zoomed through like Speedy Gonzales. Let the green stuff be the guide. This is a huge message for me because I have felt quite hemmed in, isolated, not getting enough green stuff. Green stuff is very wide ranging and it means all sorts of things to me, and I am sure it will mean lots of other things for you too. Green stuff - obviously green stuff means grass, nature, trees, mountains. It also means houseplants, potting plants, soil (ok not exactly green but helping the green stuff to grow.) I'm a huge fan of pottering outside, gardening, clipping back. Green stuff also means green veg. kale, broccoli, sprouts, leeks, green apples, celery cucumber, all helping to reduce inflammation and provide me with a high dose of nutrients in a hit. Whether I'm out in the green stuff, eating the green stuff or tidying up the green stuff, for instance houseplants, or watering them, making them feel nice, my frequency barometer shifts up a notch, I can raise my frequency level and feel a high vibe. It may not last long because life throws us curve balls. The point is, I can let the green stuff be the guide and see where it leads me. The colour green is hugely calming too, whether that be a green face mask, painting with a green colour pallet, green nail varnish, green eyeshadow... you get the gist. This weekend I am connecting to the green stuff. Wake up and make up to a green smoothie Organise, water and tidy the houseplants, Tidy up my orchids / they need some more bark. (I have found my new love of orchids for 5 years I have kept returning year after year.) Visit some new green stuff that I haven't been to yet. Paint some green pallet Dig out some green eyeshadow/ I think I have turquoise but it's near enough. Let the green stuff be the guide. Keep shining folks, know that your light energy is always there shining bright. Despite the knocks. You Got This! '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 7/365 If there's one thing that has been at the forefront of getting through these past 15 months, raising my frequency has been up there with finding stillness in my every day. When I choose to focus on raising frequency and vibration, I feel way more aligned and flowing. In tune. In 2004, I stepped out of my comfort zone and went to the 6th International Conference on Science and Consciousness in Albuquerque, New Mexico. I went alone - it was the most amazing trip I have ever experienced. It was here I began to fully engage with quantum physics, which I had been introduced to 22 years earlier when I was in the grips of suffering with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis. It was here I began to learn more about vibration, frequency and the human connection. I could go down a rabbit hole here and I will be doing more of this as I'm finishing writing my book Rebalance Me, this plays a large part. For now, I will say the higher our frequency the increase in our physical and mental immunity, pitch this against very low / dense frequencies like fear and worrying, our physical and mental immunity depletes dramatically. I recognised that the key is stepping into the higher frequency and higher emotions of love, compassion, trust, faith and put all effort here. These frequencies help us as individuals within our communities and has a huge impact on the planet. I am really feeling a great changing occur right now since winter solstice. This may be as we traverse the move into The Age of Aquarius - there is a dismantling of old fear based programming which is evident every day we turn on the TV. If we step away from it and focus on increasing our frequency, we allow the flow of higher light energies to flood our earthly bodies. Low frequencies are: fear, nervousness, rage, hate and even fatigue. High frequencies: love, smiles, blessing, gratitude, playing, painting, singing, dancing, meditating, tai chi, yoga, walking, exercises, sunshine, enjoying nature, loving food, planting seeds, eating seeds, grains, legumes, fruits and vegetables. Drinking distilled water. Did you know the vibration of prayer goes from 120-350hz? I have to take action every day to focus on increasing my frequency. I don't watch or listen to News, Fear Based Visuals, Games, Books, etc.... Horror, Apocalyptic Films. Of course I know what's happening around me but I choose to raise my frequency higher and step away. That also means I will uninstall apps that perpetuate a fear based narrative. It is somewhere to start, and something that I can take action with every day, hope this helps you too. Keep shining your light and trust your intuitive intelligence. 'Art with Heart - Calm your Mind, Soothe your Soul'
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It's the 1st of January 2021, I decided to step back into the Land of Blog.
For a few reasons. With everything going on in 2019/2020 in my own life and also in the country/the world, I have stepped away from social media big time. I had to focus what energy I had into caring and looking after my husband who was undergoing cancer treatment, the first major op being spinal stabilisation surgery then high dose intensive radiation (I may go deeper into this, but not just yet) I just could not cope with socials as well. I tried for a couple of weeks but I realised it was hugely draining. I was also seeing seeing something happen that was making me feel really uncomfortable - censorship. Maybe it's the Jewish woman in me that fights for human rights and deplores shutting down of voices, I was stunned - I couldn't believe the way people were not permitted to have open discussions, or differing opinions. I was astounded that medical interventions to boost immunity were censored - I mean posts about Vitamin C, Zinc, and Quercetin were zapped out. Having a honours degree in health and a debilitating viral illness for 9 years in my 20s I am a health investigator, researcher, and healer. It made me feel very uncomfortable so I stepped away. I still have my accounts I pop in here and there, I hadn't been very present these past 15 months. I stopped blogging and vlogging a few years ago because it all seemed to be about being on the socials. I was seeing less reach and it all became so complicated about widgets and coding .... bla bla bla and then I began to watch as accounts were deleted and taken down for holding a conversation about covid, I realised that I had invested 10 years in social media and bam, like that, all my stuff could be gone. Even if I delete my account, poof, it's gone. I hadn't put any time or energy into my own website for a long while, which is held on my own server. I used to write lots on there under various other blogging sites. In journalling every day, in my daily discussions with myself this morning, I made a pact. I would put effort into my own website and blog. Maybe even stepping up to vlog again or maybe even podcast. I still have so much going on in my life in a caring capacity and also so much more (maybe I'll share that sometime) that takes all the energy I have in reserves, I have to spend what's left in filling up my own tanks. My pact extended a little further, I wanted to raise my vibration by creating every day and I turn back to Muse Mantras - these have been a lifesaver over the last 8 years. In the past 15 months since losing Mum and the grief that followed and Dad with vascular dementia, who's now living in a residential home and I can only visit him through a window (that's for another post), and for the past 9 months looking after my husband with cancer, I have sought so many things to keep me somehow upright and functioning. Sometimes, I get it right, other times I collapse and cry in a heap at night because I feel I'm failing. But I am going to give it a whirl and see if I can merge the two... and get to the end of January by posting a Muse Mantra every day. I am revisiting illustrations that I have in my portfolio and will begin to upcycle them . Who doesn't love an upcycle, plus it gets me back into the flow. My intention is that these will help you to calm your mind and soothe your soul. Today I am OK - this affirmantra has been a huge focus for me over the past year as I have balanced all the plates in my life. It has been a life saver in the moment of grief, or sadness, or anxiety or despair, where I close my eyes, place my hands over my heart and say to myself and out loud. TODAY I AM OK. It soothes me. It keeps me in the now moment. I let go of fear. Here it is for you too. TODAY I AM OK. Sending oodles of love your way. Keep shining your light and trust your intuitive intelligence. |