Sometimes you just have to let go of any fear, injustice, worry etc letting it all go and just being, what else can you do sometimes

Replace it with hope, beauty, creativity, heart, soul, spirit, and best of all LOVE

I love this pic, don't know what plant it is but I think its perfectly formed and beautiful, reminds me of roses in a way...

with the sea as a backdrop...lovely

Byron Katie

So...if there's ANYTHING in your life that you want to change GO DO THE WORK with Byron Katie

http://www.thework.com/index.php

Watch the video's ...do the work... for any dis-ease

Watch how unbelievable she is, how she turns everything around

Look at the word dis-ease...everything starts in the mind

I know that from my own experiences, meeting Ellen Von Einem Pugh, and seriously, Byron Katie reminds me of Ellen, because as well as the amazing way she's 'invented' she just oozes so much love towards people, she is so empathic...truly 'there' with them.  Not only that, but she even gets everyone laughing about it, the humour when they see the ridiculous ness of any situation is truly wonderful !

I love her she should be awarded some incredible award for her excellent work...and the best thing is she makes it freely available for everyone !

You can watch the videos and download the 'work sheet' It is incredible !  

Inspirational pictures waiting to be painted !

yes, I'm getting there, I absolutely love painting when I start and I've already bought a canvass for this one...but so many other things to do atm anyway...here's some of the pictures I want to paint !

and this is one I did .... can't remember when, but its the last painting I did, its huge 90 x90 canvass its called 'Transference'

Icons, Cleansing, Imbolc

This is a blog I did in 2009, the paintings I enjoyed so much doing them and the idea of them. At the moment, for some reason, 'The Divine Feminine' is now extremely appropriate, it is about a freedom for all, with women stepping up to provide the balance, after such a long long time of imbalance of the whole world.

I read a blog the other day by a man, that really humbled me about how he recognised this in his relationship with a woman, it is nothing to do with being a feminist or being against men, it is simply 'balance' male female, black white, love hate, etc etc

Today, especially it has significance.  Today I am thinking of a huge cleansing of my home, clearing away the old energies and preparing for a new year.  When I say cleansing, I usually do this with burning sage (over a saucer so as not to set the place alight!) walking around every room, spreading the smoke into every corner, you can just do this with 'thinking' light if you wish, but I love the smell of sage.  And today I think I shall probably do the cleansing around the perimeter of the garden too.

The result of doing this is incredibly subtle, but never the less you can feel the energy cleansed.

Here's my blog about the icons...

A CELEBRATION OF THE DIVINE FEMININE
I had never seen icons before, but when I did, I thought what an amazing idea – to put healing into a painting, and by the way, no, I am not a religous person. So I started painting them for individual people – I mean with them in mind and ended up with ten! If anyone is interested in commissioning one for themselves then let me know.

Icons were introduced in 300 ad in Byzanteum (Turkey). Constantine the Emperor of Rome, adopted Christianity, but also held Pagan beliefs. He declared Byzanteum the new Christian capitol . Mary, it is said spent the last years of her life in Ephesus (Turkey), and the first church dedicated to her was build there.

Icons are painted with love and prayers so that when they are looked upon you can connect to the healing qualities of that particular saint or master. This exhibition focused on the many faces or aspects of Mary as the feminine master. She represents love, compassion, tenderness, wisdom, intelligence, patience, peace, safety and love within our parenting decisions.

“Mary is the compassionate one, and represents unconditional love, a mothers love, she as a wise one is moving closer to you now. As your hearts open and are filled with love and compassion, the web within your heart increases. The feminine principle must come to the fore. Not in a feminist way but to balance the masculine. It is all about balance, men must find the sensitive within to keep the balance”
“Gilrans Heart” Sally Hope

And while were on about the Divine Feminine, I have to mention Bridgit and another painting I did for IMBOLC which is at this time too.  This is a painting I did for an exhibition

Imbolc – Anastasia copyright Sally Hope 2009

Oil on Canvas with gold leaf detail 80 cm x 100 cm

This painting was for an exhibition of ”Sabrina”

a celebration of the soltices of each year



Clearing out others issues!

And just when you think everythings tidy...there's another messy bit in your head !

Well see the thing is...its not in my head, its in someone else's, but the trouble is and I've just realised is, that I'm accepting it...

I think it was the Dalai Lama who said about anger, someone can project anger towards you but it is up to you whether you accept it and take it, that is, seeing it as 'yours' or rather your issue, or you can NOT accept it, or internalise it

Now I understand this concept, I do, and I've only just realised that this may be what I was doing, so with mindfullness in hand, I do not accept this issue as mine, because its not, so I am sending it back to its rightfull owner for them to sort out, or not, it's nothing to do with me, but I will not pander to it because of that

Yesterday I was doing something online that wasn't coming from me, it was thinking about others issues, and then projecting that issue into a far wider circle ! How complicated lives can become when you start trying to change how you feel depending on someone else's issue?

I suddenly thought wow this person has got me doing this and thinking about what that person would think etc etc and in the end you become someone your not, pandering to them ! well I know this is a healing blog but b******s sometimes you have to say no - and I have no issue with this person, I think its a shame that we cannot all share the good things in our lives.  I've never done anything wrong to this person, so none of it makes any sense, I think its just a control issue? don't know and its not mine anyway, thats for them to sort

So I had to change what I was doing online, into what I truly feel, which I have! So, know that I am completely without issue and whether or not its accepted by others that can be affected by the same issues, at least everyone knows me and how I feel about it all

If I cannot be me, which never deems to hurt anyone, then I'm not being true to myself and others.  Maybe I have blamed in the past, but once again I was just in the firing line, looking on at the negative results for everyone concerned, but now is now, and when we own our stuff, we take our power back...So I'm taking it back and sending out love ! cause I know that love is the key...

Growth....

Growth...I can feel the growth...like the frost....creaking...there's something happening and I know it is, its almost palatable, a taste or an image....I love to stretch my creativity and just let go and follow where it leads me....when I work out where its taking me I'll let you know...but first it has to be born...it lays in the subconcious waiting for the time to burst out and surprise us all

And knowone knows what it will do....thats surely the beauty of being a creative?



I am free, where does the creativity come from, is it us or is it sent or picked up by us....no matter I am not in the mind of analysing, just observing at the moment...the clock ticks on...the tree tops frozen and white replaces the greeness...its like a cleansing of us all....a time to reflect and a time for inner growth

I surrender...to what may be brought to me....to what the universe has in store for me...and the only limits are the limits I place upon myself...so I let go and throw it up in the air symbolically released to the ethers...something is stirring and I can feel it



In my mind I have a crispness and a step up, polished, black and white, love black and white, this is not just an idea this is a whole form...I am an artist neither boxed in nor contained, I am excited in my own way...to share the evolution of my own creative force is absolutely the best...

Just ponderings from a creative....and BREATHE....the cleansing.....

Relax Its Sunday after all !

And yes.....sometimes even our passions need a break.....sometimes you just need to RELAX and enjoy relaxing and not working !

   Wow its so easy to try and be superwoman especially when you passionate about what your doing, but we need to recharge.....we need to breathe the fresh air and just chill......

Hey yesterday I saw a red and black ladybird, I can't remember when I last saw one ! its that wonder and beauty that we should always be open to....the universe




So...when we feel anxious about all that we are doing, as the list piles up, even if its our passions, then we should let go really listen and maybe reflect, step back and take a new view point - stay open to what you may recieve........

YES I've been reading The Passion Test book by Janet Bray Attwood and Chris Attwood
     and yes its brilliant........!

I remember reading once an artical of Deepak Chopra oh or maybe it was Wayne Dyer, Oh well it dosn't really matter who said it, but they said that you can only read so many books in one lifetime, so you might as well make them good ones, trouble is you don't know how good they are until youve read them!  And I don't know about you, but it also matters where you are in your 'head and life' as to whether you 'get it' or not !!

But I'd never thought of a limit in my life of reading books, I love reading, so at the moment its the one above and Lynne Franks Absolutely Now

  Very good, an amazing lady !

and..... this that I'm going to do after my husbands party and nosh up........

Jason Vale The juice master to recharge......


And.....if you havn't seen Byron Katie videos.......go do it now

What can I say her work is stunningly amazing, she is amazing !

Watch and be amazed at how clever this is, or she is........!

Oh and another book waiting to be read......Martin Seligmans Authentic Happiness

I read a little of it online and its just so well written and a lot of humour in it for what can be a dry subject, psychology I'm talking about ! oh well must get on, now what was I doing ?