If you are feeling stuck, if you are feeling blah and if you are looking for a way to energize your mind and spirit I highly recommend one of my most favorite books, The Artist’s Way, by Julia Cameron. It is a “text” book per se, whereas at the end of each chapter you’ll find exercises to complete and in doing so you may begin to discover and or re-discover the things that bring you joy. I’ve gone through the book both on my own and in a group and it is, in my opinion, a wonderful way to deepen your Knowledge and Self Cultivation and Feng Shui your entire spirit.
On the weekend, while assisting my family with funeral preparations, the discussion turned to the eulogy and the suggestion was made how, “wouldn’t it be a good idea to write our own”. That way it eliminates the stress of someone else having to do it and you would be assured that people heard what you wanted them to know about you.
I immediately thought of one of the exercises in the book called Time Travel. You are invited to write a description of yourself at the age of 80; detail what you did after 50 that you enjoyed. Then write a letter from your 80 year old self to you at your current age. What would you tell yourself? What interests would you urge yourself to pursue? What dreams would you encourage? And I’m going to add, what are you grateful to yourself for?
Just think you have the opportunity to tap into your 80 year old wisdom, whilst you lay the groundwork for the future. You have no limits with this letter, it can describe in detail your health at 80 and how grateful you are at that you took up (fill in the blank) as a form of exercise, or decided to become vegetarian, and that you credit that to having the energy of a 18 year old!
You can describe how the book you wrote, or the art you created or the widget you invented really fueled your spirit then and continues to do so.
Perhaps you may wish to write how your good friend Oprah keeps telling everyone that story about when you were on the show and the ratings went through the roof!
What would you tell yourself? What would/can/will you do in the present to make that 80 year old smile?
Sing your own Praises NOW and have fun doing so!
With Grateful Ch’i
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