| Wednesday, March 08, 2006 |
| Another Push from the Universe |
Karma by Kelly Gibbons (hey, that's me!). Prints available.
Every day I get messages in my email from Daily OM. The advice is always useful, and some times so right on to what I am feeling that I can't help feeling it was send especially for me. Like this one from March 6, 2006:
A Concrete Dream
Goals
"Our desires act as fuel, propelling us toward new horizons. Without something to strive for, we stagnate and become stuck in ruts of our own making because we are unsure of what to do next. Goals are the dreams that we are willing to work for. When we set goals, we take responsibility for our lives and choose to wholeheartedly devote ourselves to our aspirations. Even if we only take the smallest steps toward achieving our ambitions, it is vital that we actively pursue our goals rather than just daydreaming about them. Having goals makes us feel good because it adds a sense of purpose and direction to our lives.
When you endeavor to achieve clear and quantifiable goals, your choices and actions take on new significance. Consciously creating your goals can help ensure that the success you seek is attainable and serves you. Your plan must be conceivable, tangible, and measurable. If you cannot visualize your goal in great detail or believe that you can realize them, you may find it difficult to commit to your goals and take the necessary steps to achieve them. Make sure that your goals have the potential to be emotionally satisfying. You may even want to write them down. Putting your goals into words can keep your intention fresh in your mind and remind you of your purpose. As you make progress toward realizing your goals, give yourself a reward each time you take a step forward so that you have the incentive to keep going. If you find yourself stuck in a rut, examine ways in which you can revise your strategy so that your plan can work.
In creating goals, you create your future by outlining your destiny. When you choose your goals using your head and heart, you take the first step in manifesting what you want. You grant your own wishes every time you achieve another goal." |
posted by Kelly @ 3/08/2006 07:43:00 AM   |
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| Monday, March 06, 2006 |
| Cafe du Revere Revisted |
My dream of opening a coffee shop/used bookstore never goes away. I stay quiet about it because I haven't figured out how to make it a reality. But, I think about it often, and I write about how it will be when it opens, and I can picture it clearly in my head. I also scope out possible locations for it. Right now I have the perfect place it mind. And old diner in the center of town is for lease, and it is seriously the perfect place to open my cafe. It is in a high traffic area, there is plenty of parking, it is a mile from the local college. Really it's perfect. I can see it here. I can see the cafe tables, and couches and chairs, and book shelves. I can see the coffee bar and mugs. I can see the stage and mircrophone that will be used for open mic night. I can see the writing groups and book discussion groups forming. I can see the gallery that will showcase local talent. I can hear the bands tuning up. I can smell the coffee and the books. I know I could make this work, but I don't have the money to start.
I've been researching different ideas to generate finances, and I have also looked into a small business development course. I want to take this further. I want to make this dream a reality.
Not sure why, but lately it's really come back to me that this is where I should be going; that this will pull together all my creative dreams and goals. Last night I wrote another rambling vision of my cafe. I ended with this sentence: "Universe, please supply a way for this to happen. Thank you very much!"
Then something strange happened. I went to the grocery store (that's not the strange part), and I ran into my husband's cousin. Every time we meet up, we remember again how much we have in common, and question why we never get together. Well, we got talking about jobs (we've had a lot of common ones), and the conversation lead to business ideas. We both stated that we had a great one, and kind of danced around what they were. We talked about what we were doing to research it and stuff like that, but neither of us came out and said what type of business it was. Finally, I came out and said my dream. And, OMG, her plan was almost identical to mine! Same concept, same ideas, eerily similar. We had different names chosen, but that was about it. She was finishing my sentences, and I was finishing hers. It was too weird, and too much of a coincidence not to do something about it.
I thought about it all night. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. I got excited about it, and then I also let negative thoughts creep in. I analyzed, I over thought, and then I wrote one sentence: "Give it a chance." And, that is what I am going to do. I made a phone call, and I left a message, and I hope she calls back. Who knows where this will lead. If I do nothing, it will lead no where, and I can't take that chance.
So, once again, I leave it in the hands of the universe, and ask that everything is taken care just the way it's meant to be. |
| posted by Kelly @ 3/06/2006 09:34:00 AM |
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| Sunday, March 05, 2006 |
| Everyday Painting |
Where inspiration comes from: Every where!
My dog stood up on the couch yesterday, and just looked at me in the strangest way. I looked at him, and said, "Oh, my God, I have to paint a picture of you." So, that's what I did.
Lucky
And, so as not to show favoritism, I had to paint the other one, too:
Keisha |
| posted by Kelly @ 3/05/2006 05:27:00 PM |
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| Wednesday, March 01, 2006 |
| Sunflower Field |
Sunflower Field, for sale at ETSY.
"A person who works with their hands is a laborer; a person who works with their hands and their brain is a craftsman; but a person who works with their hands and their brain and their heart is an artist."
Louis Nizer |
| posted by Kelly @ 3/01/2006 09:05:00 AM |
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