Words...

Sometimes I am at a loss for words...today, is one of those days....but Brian Andres of StoryPeople got it right for me....Click the Link and see!

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LIFE IS GOOD!

STARTS TODAY!

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LIFE IS GOOD!

Home Depot...

April 2 is Light it Up Blue day to raise autism awareness. (April is autism awareness month.)
Home Depot is selling blue light bulbs to help you light it up while making a $1 contribution per bulb.

  

Deep within...

Deep within... I find that even during the times I find myself thinking that I cannot go on...I find a strength...Deep within...when I am in the middle of a trial if I catch my breath...I find a reserve...Deep within...when I feel that things are demanding...I and energy I did not think I had...Deep within...when I am feeling stuck or trapped...I find an inspiration to break through...

Today, I give myself permission to find all that I sometimes hide away. Today, I honor the understanding of the strength that I have...Deep Within!
LIFE IS GOOD!

 

Beginning...

It seems that this year I have left some of myself by the curb...That the things that make me happiest...that start my day of with thoughts and gratefulness have played less of a part in my life than other years. Now, I am not beating myself up about this...I am not down and out about it...I am not going to let it sit there without witnessing it...
Today, I am beginning again...I took out the paper...the paints...and I sat with myself quietly. This simple design came out in the mandala...and it showed me that it doesn't matter that I haven't kept up with my journal...that I set it aside till my voice spoke to me...I realized that every day you have the opportunity to start anew...to sprout...to grow...to rise up and do whatever it is that makes your soul burst with energy and joy.
So today, I had a beginning once again (in my nice clean studio) and it started my day off with a positive burst...And I give myself permission to enjoy it!
LIFE IS GOOD!

GLOWING...

I am OVER THE MOON happy! Susan (aka SARK) reviewed my book!


Dearest Pattie, Congratulations!!! Thank you for creating your book and adding magnificently to the library of permissions;-)
Sending YOU permission to receive and bask in the glow of your creation.
With love, Susan (aka SARK)




PERMISSION SLIPS = Messengers of Magic!

This succulent book is a celebration of Patricia's juicy pen and open heart.

Open PERMISSION SLIPS to any page, let what your eyes see, and your heart hears change you!

SARK Author, Artist, Succulent Wild Woman PlanetSARK.com

LIFE IS REALLY GOOD!

PERMISSION SLIPS...for your heart and soul
COMING in April of 2012 by Story People

Remember Me

This poem gave me great food for thought!

Remember Me

Do not shed tears when I have gone
but smile instead because I have lived.

Do not shut your eyes and pray to God that I'll come back
but open your eyes and see all that I have left behind.

I know your heart will be empty because you cannot see me
but still I want you to be full of the love we shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live only for yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of what happened
between us yesterday.

You can remember me and grieve that I have gone
or you can cherish my memory and let it live on.

You can cry and lose yourself become distraught
and turn your back on the world
or you can do what I want - smile, wipe away the tears,
learn to love again and go on.

-david harkins

LIFE IS GOOD!

Am I dreaming....pinch me!

I have always dreamed of going to Paris...
By the time I am 60 I said I would go....but life as we know it sometimes just gets in the way of our dreams....
HA! I turned 60 in September of 2011...YES! 60 years YOUNG! And I have given myself PERMISSION (taking my own advice is often not the easiest thing to do!)and I have booked a river boat cruise down the Seine River for 10 days! I am over the moon happy with myself for giving myself permission to make this dream come true! And I am STILL 60!! LOL....I am shouting it from the roof top...doing the happy dance and dreaming of the adventure ahead of me....
AH! LIFE IS GOOD!

A book review...

The wonderfully talented Violette, author of Journal Bliss
wrote a wonderful review about my book...she so graciously agreed to review a galley copy of the book...you can read all about it on her blog!
Violette's Creative Juice.
Thank you Violette....I can't wait to share this book with the world.

LIFE IS GOOD!

Finding Pattie...

I feel a bit like "finding Waldo"! Where or where am I??? First I had the flu...then a cold came on after that...and for the past week I have been elbow deep in the paint, making 50 pieces of art that will be available from the publisher when the book, Permission Slips for your heart and soul is ready for pre-ordering! I finally finished them last night and will package them up over the weekend and send them off...now ALL that is left to do is finish the website and make a video!! (LOL) Don't get me wrong it is all very exciting! But, lots of work!
The wonderful part of this adventure is connecting with women who I have admired for years. These women have agreed to review the book and I am getting some of those reviews IN and WOW! I am overwhelmed with the response...I will be able to share those soon!
My studio is still a mess...and I HAVE to get to it next week...or I won't be able to do anything! I need to get back to my journal...but I am giving myself permission to hold off on that one for the moment...
So, with a BIG SMILE on my face this morning I freely admit...
LIFE IS GOOD!

FINALLY...

Finally, I am starting to feel better! I have been down with the flu...OH, I do hope no one gets this nasty bug...it had me down for a week! So today, I am trying to play a little catch up...I have deadlines looming over for some "SPECIAL" art work that will be available with the release of my book...
PERMISSION SLIPS...for your heart and soul.
There will be more to come on when the book will be available for ordering...and where you will find those links!
This is a terribly exciting time for me! I have managed to get some pretty wonderful women to review the book before the release date!! Again, I will post that when it is available too!
STAY TUNED!
I am ever so appreciative of my HEALTH today! And I am giving myself permission to work on my projects till my Muse needs to sleep!

LIFE IS GOOD!

January 1, 2012

I woke this morning to the sun brightly shinning...that always makes me smile, but this new day of this new year I sat by the window and appreciated how good it made me feel and it will set the tone for the day...

I have chosen this year to feel my appreciation, to acknowledge it, to honor it, to be ever present with it. This year I will not allow myself to disappear...I choose to stand...I choose to allow myself to recognize myself...my stories...my life...my loves...my creativity.

I am giving myself permission to APPRECIATE all that I have and all that I am!

LIFE IS GOOD!

Protector...

Today, I am aware that I have a tendency to shut down...run...hide...when I feel fearful. What is it about fear that does that? Most of the time the fear that I am feeling is not from something that could hurt me, but rather from something that is good for me...does that make sense?!

NO...not really...what am I afraid of? Afraid that I just might be happy...or successful...or loved?

Today, I am giving myself permission to wrap myself up in warmth...the warmth that I feel from the inside out...the warmth that can keep away the fear...the warmth that allows me to know that I am safe and that:
LIFE IS GOOD!

Directions...

Today, I am looking at the directions that I am going in...I feel as if I am all over the board...Trying to finish projects...trying to stay centered...trying to be true to myself...trying to please others...trying to do it ALL!

Today, I am looking at the out going and the incoming...finding the gaps and the empty space...allowing myself this morning to surrender to the silence that lies between them all...

Sometimes my head will run past my hearts wishes...sometimes my heart surpasses my head...sometimes I feel as if I am going so fast that I blur everything...other times so slow that nothing is in focus...

Today, I am looking to the silence...trying to see the way to go...trying to weave my nest with all the tools available to me...my heart...my soul...my head...all coming together to make sense of everything...Today, I give myself permission to relax in that silence...not having to make anything happen today...not putting demands on myself...not needing answers at this moment in time.

Today, I am standing in the silence that lies in between all the directions I am going in and I know that I will see the right direction clearly when I am ready and I know that:
LIFE IS GOOD!

Time...

I have spent almost all day here in the studio emerged in paint and paper and pens!
What a treat...I did not leave the house at all...

What is it about time?...it seems to slip through my fingers and before I know it the day has passed...sometimes noticed by me...other times not. What is it about time? We give it up..we give into it...we have to much of it or not enough...What is it about time? We rarely give ourselves the time that we need in order to heal...in order to create...in order to be whole...in order to move forward. What is it about time? That we can't seem to manage it...except it...or get enough of it...

Today, I pampered myself with the luxury of time...doing it in my time...in my space...
LIFE IS GOOD!