“Either you affect people or infect people.” —T. Harv Eker
Energy comes in the form of:
People
Experiences
Social media
Food
Drink
This impacts our:
Mood
Thoughts
Inspiration
Productivity
Direction of our lives
Energy also comes in the form of:
Beauty
Community
Connection
Art
Love
This impacts our:
Mind
Spirit
Creativity
Peace
Reality
Good energy is as contagious as bad. Be mindful and be after the good.
Happy Spring Equinox.
Yesterday I made flower sculptures in Lotusland with friends.
There was mediation and wine and chocolates and botanical offerings pulled from the earth and put into earthen vessels.
We were encouraged to pay attention. To let the flowers lead. To not be afraid or precious. To not bend the botany to fit our design. To let it be wild and unruly. To fortify stems like scaffolding to hold one another up in jars.
What we pay attention to, grows.
Deeper attention makes us better stewards: of the land, the flower arrangements, of each other.
Letting go of the need to bend things to our will, allows things to happen in unexpected and beautiful ways.
Proverb: The magic is in the mess.
just a girl in the garden patio set of her dreams
There’s power in words.
If you’ve ever been called a name, you know this. Here’s a word:
noun: proverb
a simple, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth based on common sense or experience
A proverb is the ultimate tl;dr (too long; didn’t read). It’s the fortune inside the cookie at the end of a meal. A good one reduces a complex truth into something more, shall we say, palatable?
I’ve been including proverbs at the end of my daily writing. Not on purpose, they’ve just—appeared.
Maybe because I’m drawn to ‘less is more’.
In words, art, life. And I’ve never been one for flowery language.
Or maybe because if we sit with a proverb, if we let the words sink in, they can work their magic on us.
Here are my last six.
Which of these speak to you?
Those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
When your intention is clear, so is the way.
Rest is part of the work.
Resist what you need at your peril.
Imagination is everything.
I am the artwork.