Cultivate Your Garden

I have been an artist for many years and require some form of creativity everyday. I find creativity through my journaling, jewelry creations, writing and organization among other forms. My creativity was something that I never thought I had because it has evolved as I have tried many different things to find what I truly love and find passion in.

Ever since I was young, I have always loved to write and got really good grades in creative writing classes, but when someone told me I had poor grammer and run-on sentences, I gave it up because I felt like I had failed. I had taken art classes also but never felt I could measure up to all the other students who made beautiful paper mache thingys. What I have found out, is that what I needed to do was to keep trying different things that would inspire me and that is what I have found in creating beautiful jewelry.

As a Creative Empowerment Coach, I wanted to give some tools to others who feel they don't have a creative bone in their body. YOU DO, it's just a matter of finding what you love to do and never get discouraged or give up before you begin. What I find amazing is that, we each have our strengths and finding yours is about allowing yourself to be compassionate and patience as you explore this gift.

What I would like to do is give you some ideas each week that you would be willing to explore and see if it would open up new doors of possibilities for you. The first exerecise is going to be a journaling exercise for which the title of this article is written.

Cultivate Your Garden

This exercise is a tool to help you become more aware of how your thoughts hold you back. I have started to visualize my positive thoughts as beautiful flowers in the garden or my mind. Each and everytime I have a powerful, empowering and postive thought, this is helping my garden grow to the beauty it is meant to be. There is so much self-love and approval in all moments.

There are moments when a negative thought will start to creep in and that is the time you become aware of that negative thought and weed it out. Nobody likes those nasty weeds that grow in the garden and the same goes for our thoughts. When you can become aware the instant that negative thought enters your mind, you have the ability to replace it with a positive thought right away so that you can remain empowered and keep that self-loved watered properly so that it thrives into a beautiful blossom.

• What are the beautiful flowers growing in your garden and how do you nurture them?
• What do you currently practice to keep them beautiful and loved?
• What do you practice to week those negative thoughts?
• How have those practices helped you to stay empowered?
• Feel free to email me with your stories at wjndesigns@yahoo.com. and with your approval, I would love to use your stories in future publications.

In love and light,

Wendee