I release anything that is not for my higher good.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
Who the hell knows what your higher good is anyway.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
Ha, she is holding on tightly to tons of crap.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
Let her be. This is a process. She is doing perfectly.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
It's about time.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
Including thoughts and feelings and physical things.

I release that which is not for my higher good.
You go, girl!

I release that which is not for my higher good.
Including people!

I release EVERYTHING that is not for my higher good.
What is her higher good anyway? What does that mean

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
It means the best and brightest self and life she can be/have.

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
Does that mean no more chocolate?

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
I am NOT giving up those fudgy brownies.

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
Excess is not for her higher good. It's nothing to do with the actual brownie itself.

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
Let's bring this into today, this moment, right now. What are you letting go of today???

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
Today I am letting go of fearful thoughts, and ancient expectations about what marriage and husbands "should" be.

I release everything that is not for my higher good.
Bravo!

Random Affirmations

After reading Sanaya Roman's book, Living with Joy, I typed a list of all of the included affirmations that resonated with me. I chose a couple of hundred affirmations that reflect what I want to be creating in my heart and body and mind in 2012.

Then I printed them out on pretty paper, cut them into strips and folded them up into little squares and put them into a pretty metal bucket that I have decorated with stickers and powerful words. Part of my practice this year is going to be to draw one every day (or every other day) to work with in here and in my spiral journal as well.

The first one I just drew is "I do things that nurture me" and I just worked with that one.

I was having trouble deciding WHICH affirmation to work with on any given day, and that "choice anxiety" stopped me from doing this work at all, so I had this idea of drawing random affirmations and seeing what came up. This takes off the pressure of having to decide!

I do things that nurture me.

I do things that nurture me.
Do you really?

I do things that nurture me.
Not enough.

I do things that nurture me.
Only after you get a bad diagnosis like cancer.

I do things that nurture me.
This is something to keep working towards.

I do things that nurture me.
Nurturing things make me feel loved and special on the inside and outside.

I do things that nurture me.
I like to do things that nurture me.

I do things that nurture me.
Writing these affirmations is very nurturing!

I do things that nurture me.
You don't take care of yourself enough.

I do things that nurture me.
Nothing is EVER enough for you, is it?

I do things that nurture me.
Self-care is the most important thing for you right now.

I do things that nurture me.
You have to make this a priority, dear one.

I do things that nurture me.
Life goes more smoothly when you put yourself first.

I do things that nurture me.
Sitting for 12 hours and doing work on the laptop yesterday was not exactly nurturing.

I do things that nurture me.
This morning I meditated and sat with Minnie for 45 minutes.

I do things that nurture me.
I only ate a banana for breakfast because I just wasn't hungry and that was nurturing to my body.

I do things that nurture me.
I think this means nurturing in mind and emotions and spirit as well as body.

I do things that nurture me.
This is not a hard affirmation to believe.

I do things that nurture me.
You need to do more of this.

I do things that nurture me.
I can nurture myself better than my earth mother nurtured me.

Well, this was an interesting one! It didn't seem as difficult as some affirmations I have used, mainly because there's not much resistance inside of me towards this one.

It's fascinating to me to listen to the voices that arise when I say a positive statement like this into my soul. There are nay-sayers, yes, but also supportive voices showing up. I like that!

My art play heals me.

My art play heals me.
Ha! You have to be DOING art play for it to heal you.

My art play heals me.
Hey, don't be so hard on her. She's not been feeling well.

My art play heals me.
It does but only if you DO it.

My art play heals me.
You need to sit at your art table more.

My art play heals me.
I wonder how we could play at the art table more.

My art play heals me.
Does it really? If you really believed that, wouldn't you be DOING it?

My art play heals me.
I am longing to play at the art table but I need your permission.

My art play heals me.
Please, please, let me play with the crayons and pretty papers again.

My art play heals me.
I don't know why you are being so stubborn about this.

My art play heals me.
Custer's last stand I guess. The final holdout, the last barrier to get through. Queen Puritanica is freezing us out.

My art play heals me.
I don't care about Queen P. Aren't we stronger than she is?

My art play heals me.
Queen P is probably afraid. We should show her some compassion.

My art play heals me.
What is that old biddy afraid of?

My art play heals me.
Of losing control probably. Of us frittering our time away on art instead of making money.

My art play heals me.
Hey, idiots. I am here, you know. No need to talk about me behind my back.

My art play heals me.
Ok, we here you, Queen P. You know that you will still be the Queen, even if I can play more at the art table.

My art play heals me.
Ha!

My art play heals me.
You just want to get rid of me.

My art play heals me.
We want to get rid of your oppressive, stifling ways, not you specifically. We know that you have many gifts to give and lessons to teach us about Queendom and authority and power. The good power, not the destructive power.

My art play heals me.
Hey, this writing play is healing us too!

My art play heals me.
Time to go upstairs right now and do a page in the art journal.

My art play heals me.
Ok! I am going right now.

I am loving and kind to myself.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Oh no, not this again.

I am loving and kind to myself.
You are too tired these days to really be able to do this.

I am loving and kind to myself.
And on the "good" days you are too busy to do this.

I am loving and kind to myself.
All you can do it being loving and kind to yourself RIGHT NOW.

I am loving and kind to myself.
How do you do this?

I am loving and kind to myself.
A loving thing right now would be to get a drink of water because I am thirsty.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Then stop rushing around and slow down and enjoy yourself!

I am loving and kind to myself.
You didn't grow up with good role models for this.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

I am loving and kind to myself.
But I WANT to be more this way.

I am loving and kind to myself.
I feel good when I am loving to myself.

I am loving and kind to myself.
I can only try.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Because I am worth it.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Because I am unique and centered and very special.

I am loving and kind to myself.
I am learning how to act on what I believe.

I am loving and kind to myself.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Not always.

I am loving and kind to myself.
You are harsh to yourself and you know it.

I am loving and kind to myself.
It's not in your blood to be this way.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Sometimes, maybe.

I am loving and kind to myself.
It's hard, too hard to do this consistently.

I am loving and kind to myself.
You are trying, dear one, we can see this.

I am loving and kind to myself.
This is a key to joy.

I am loving and kind to myself.
You could be way MORE loving and kind to yourself.

I am loving and kind to myself.
How about being loving and kinder to Jeff and his kids?

I am loving and kind to myself.
Yeah, self-forgiveness is a bitch.

I am loving and kind to myself.
It's hard work. Why is it so hard?

I am loving and kind to myself.
Again, it's all about Intention.

I am loving and kind to myself.
I am trying to be loving and kinder to myself.

I AM loving and kind to myself.
Never 100%.

I am loving and kind to myself.
It's a chore.

I am loving and kind to myself.
I can't remember to do this all the time!

I am loving and kind to myself.
I am loving and kind to myself.

I am loving and kind to myself.
Sometimes you are.

I am loving and kind to myself.
But don't be unloving and unkind to yourself when you aren't loving and kind to yourself. That kindof defeats the purpose.

I am loving and kind to myself.
It's a journey and a process and you are on the journey.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
That is so NOT YOU.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
HA. HA. HA.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
You are too tired to laugh and play.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
I am smiling at this right now!

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
No. You are too serious all the time.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
There is something wrong with you because this is NOT true.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
No. Uh-uh. You are a stick in the mud.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
Hey, cut her some slack. She is going through CHEMO.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
She can still laugh and smile in her heart.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
I'm afraid of being too lighthearted and happy. It might not last.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
Nothing lasts, dear one. That's the beauty of it all.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
There are other ways of playing you know. Hey, you played at your art table this morning with the ornaments and beads and flowers and charms!

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
This is an intentional thing, dear one. It goes along with the intention of joy.

I laugh and play. I have a smile in my heart.
You are bright and full of joy.