I often find
that I receive a lot of inspirational words
and visions when I am spending time by
myself. Occasionally these thoughts often
arrive first thing in the morning when I'm
at a time between deep sleep and waking up
too, and in fact in this semi-dream state I
seem to have been fed a multitude of wisdoms
over time that I have been able to translate
and use in my work and everyday! I
consciously remember a few years ago driving
along in my car and having three very
powerful words come to mind that have been
with me ever since: "Creativity awakens
consciousness!" On pondering these words
deeper I realise how important it is for
each and every one of us to find a life
purpose we love, and recognise how we can be
creative in magnifying this intention. I am
very fortunate to be able to explore my
ideas and musings in many different ways.
These days in my work probably my most
frequent type of creativity is writing,
visualisations and meditations. In my play
time I love to cook, sew, paint, dance, play
music et al - anything that makes me happy
and fulfilled in the moment! I am also
doubly lucky to have the time and
circumstance to put my ideas into action.
I was very blessed to enjoy a very creative summer
during 2014, having been inspired by other
friends and circumstances. On 11 June I
created a 5 circle Labyrinth in my garden
and I sensed it was very significant to BE
in place 10 days either side of the Summer
Solstice. It actually turned out to be quite
simple to create, having thought about how
this was going to happen for some time.
First of all I looked at some designs and
calculated how much space there was
available on my lawn. It was a very hot day
so there I was crawling on my lawn in my
pink shorts and T shirt, with a pebble of
Portland stone marking the centre point of
my lawn canvas, and my tape measure giving
me the dab points to mark the circumference
of my first circle. I went from there
frequently double checking my measurements
against my printed design. After about two
hours when my masterpiece was just about
complete I heard my neighbours voice from
over the garden wall saying "I presume there
is some significance to all this!". When she
came to walk and experience my Labyrinth the
next day she giggled all the way round, and
as laughter has a wonderful healing effect
I'm sure she gained the immeasurable gift of
"Joy". Needless to say many of my friends
have since come to walk my labyrinth and
have been blessed with some REALLY profound
and deep experiences. Even though it's a
small version (LESS is MORE) it appears to
BE a truly wonderful POWER spot:-) Two of my
friends said the following:
"WOW your
labyrinth is very beautiful and looks like a
goddess coming from the earth and going to
the heavens."
"Sooooooooooooo
Beautiful and it is a 'Living entity' which
looks like a Goddess in the centre holding
her arms in the air and beckoning us in."
On The Solstice
itself, the 21 June 2014, I was inspired to
paint a gold "Flower of Life" image on my
wall which is about 90cm diameter. I have to
say it's really FAB and I'm absolutely
delighted with the result. It was SOooo
therapeutic in the making and even glows in
the dark!
Please enjoy a
virtual spiritual visit anytime through
these photographs. These artworks have taken
up permanent residence and if you're nearby
please contact me and we can arrange a time
when you can come and walk the Labyrinth
yourself in the sunshine with the
accompaniment of birdsong, and/or meditate
on the "Flower of Life".
One of my other
crazes when I have time is to transform my
old jeans into funky colourful and twinkly
skirts, up cycling them into my own unique
wardrobe. Have I got toooooooo much time on
my hands or what???!!! We'll see what
happens next!!!
In my earlier
years when I hadn't found myself, my
purpose, my passion and what I truly wanted
to do in life, I remember I often felt bored
and lost a lot of the time. Sometimes I see
people now who look miserable, sad and
forlorn, who take the stubborn and martyrdom
stance and remain a victim in life, blaming
everyone else but themselves for their
circumstances as they just haven't yet found
that kir-ching moment in life, lit their
blue touch paper and woken up. I can
recognise myself in this description as I
was there once, and fortunately for me that
time is now a very distant memory. In my
mind my break through and emergence moment
was saying to myself "I just want to be good
at something!", and of course with that very
powerful intention all doors opened and my
life really began to move forward and
completely change, as I took off all my own
brakes and self restrictions from the past
and allowed myself the freedom to fly free.
Thank goodness as since then I've never
looked back. The saying "When you find a job
you love, you never have to work a day in
your life!" is SO true.
The moral of
this story is if you're not doing anything
do something, and move some energy somehow,
because as sure as you do something, there
is a movement which stirs the cooking pot of
life and gets everything started again,
literally giving yourself an opportunity to
re-birth and create your next persona. It
could just be as simple as playing your
favourite piece of music and tapping your
fingers, then inviting your mind to run free
from there. For a lot of people if you
remember the games you used to play as a
child, this can give you a clue to your
purpose, as at that age you are very close
to where you came from, and you may then
remember what you came here to do. Perhaps
as we're all living life so quickly these
days we have a number of opportunities to
experience many lifetimes in this one.
Whatever you do I wish you a peaceful happy
heart and an abundance of fun, laughter,
happy smiles, fulfilment, inspiration and
reward in your every day.
Vandaeh Works
