Love and Reverence

I love to take pictures of flowers. The other day I was doing just that when I stumbled upon this statue of Mary, mother of Jesus. She was surround by beautiful roses. I felt an awe and reverence for the beauty of this space. The place where I found this was Catholic which I am not, however I still felt the need to honor Mary.

I created this design on products with and without the serenity prayer.

You can see them at this link: Prayer Roses on Zazzle

Here is the Serenity Prayer design: 

Prayer Roses Serenity Prayer Poster

An inspirational cards is a great way to inspire someone!

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Cards That Inspire

Inspirational greeting cards are a great way to brighten someone's day. These are also great to use for birthdays, thank you cards, thinking of you or any occasion just about. There are roses with love quotes that would be aimed more at romance such as anniversaries or cards for a wife or girlfriend. Most of these also have matching postage which adds even more charm to your thoughtful card. If you want to add a little gift there are matching magnets as well.

Live your dreams

Find joy everyday

Treasure the simple things in life

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Ladybug Photography

The Ladybug

Symbolism of Ladybugs

past lives spiritual enlightenment fearlessness rebirth and death good luck fulfilled wishes

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Ladybug and Poppy Mousepad

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Mousepad

Created By joacreations:

Ladybug and Poppy

Durable cloth cover is dust and stain resistant.

Non-slip backing.

Quality, full-color printing.

9.25" x 7.75" – Perfect for any desk or work space.

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Inspirational Iris Greeting Cards from Zazzle.com

Beautiful Iris Card for any occasion. These are very good quality. You can get a matching postage stamp as well. (cards come with envelopes)

Inspirational Iris Greeting Cards from Zazzle.com

Inspirational Iris

Inspirational Iris

Inspirational Iris Love of my Life

Inspirational Iris Dreams Come True

I also have an inspirational calendar with quotes on each month along with pictures of Irises for 2012

Inspirational Iris

The Best Reincarnation Books

The Best Reincarnation Books

This is my top ten list of reincarnation books. This is a topic I have read books about, explored and believe in.

Purple Wedding Theme

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Inspirational Purple Iris Wedding

The purple iris in this softer lavender version is so beautiful and elegant. It is perfect and pretty for a wedding theme. Purple Iris symbolizes wisdom, compliments, and spirituality. The flower Iris symbolizes friendship, faith, hope, valor, and passion. It is associated with the 25th wedding anniversary.

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Reflections of My Soul

Yin and Yang

My daughter's artwork

Yin/Yang Angels by joacreations
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Yin/Yang Angels by joacreations
More Angel Postage

Yin/Yang Angels by joacreations
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Artist-Connie Ashlyn

My daughter is an excellent artist.
Come by my lens on her I did and see her art...
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Awakening mousepad by joacreations

prayer in purple canvas print by joacreations

of the stars canvas print by joacreations

Painted blue by joacreations

Venus in the Signs

Venus in the Signs Come see where your Venus is in my squidoo lens about Venus

Where is your Venus?

The sign your Venus is in will color you differently. So, a Pisces with a Venus in Pisces will be different than one with a Venus in Aries.

Venus in the signs tells what kind of woman a man will love. It tells how both sexes love, their social style and their creative sense.

The Matrix

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(my daughter drew this, you can see more of her drawings in my photo gallery)
I love the movie The Matrix with Keanu Reeves.
I tend to see the world through spiritual eyes. I believe that God speaks to us through movies, books, music,poetry, other people etc. So when I saw the movie The Matrix for the first time I loved it! The message I saw in it was....
When we remember who we are...
We don't have to dodge fear anymore.
To me the bullets were symbolic of fear. There are only two choices in life to choose.
Ask yourself is this decision based on love or is it based on fear.
In the Matrix you could see that he did not remember who he was for alot of the movie.
But(and this is important for us to remember)when he remembered who he was
when he stood IN THE LIGHT of remembrance of who he was fear(or bullets) could not affect him.
What a great analogy!
Pay attention in your life to messages coming to you...
Remember that when you stand in the light of who you are fear cannot affect you or other people's fear.
How do we get to that place of standing in the light?
That is another topic. But it comes down to knowing thyself which I have referred to in other posts.
Let the universe or God speak to you...
LISTEN.
PAY ATTENTION.
There is usually a message that will speak to your soul in some way.

We Began- a poem

We Began

Many tides

Rolling into my heart

Fingers like bows

Take their aim

Sharp as the sky

On a cold winter’s day

I will give you

All the sunrise

Has to offer

Blue skies

Calling me again

Lift the heaviness

From your hands

With a sweet smile

Tell time

It has no reason

To worry

We began

With always

written

Across destiny

© Copyright 2007 Patricia Sanders. All rights reserved.

This is a poem from my book Journey of A Woman

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CREATING YOU

Start creating yourself today…

There are endless possibilites on creating you.

Let the world be your canvas and your inspiration.

When you put the intention out there of what you would like to be, life follows this thought and the universe hears you.

Don’t play it small…

I love this quote from Marianne Williamson, it has inspired me.

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, ‘Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?’ Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won’t feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.”by Marianne Williamson

Create yourself….

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What is in your treasure chest?

The starfish Story Original Story by: Loren Eisley

One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”

The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean. The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”

“Son,” the man said, “don’t you realize there are miles and miles of beach and hundreds of starfish? You can’t make a difference!”

After listening politely, the boy bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it back into the surf. Then, smiling at the man, he said…” I made a difference for that one.”

What is in your treasure chest?

Along the way in life we all pick up little treasures, moments that delight us, make our heart sing, make us smile, surprise us, inspire us.

What are the treasures you have picked up along the way in your life? Life goes by so quickly as we go about our day.

Take the time to treasure the jewels that come along in your life.

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Dream Into Being...

With a stout heart, a mouse can lift an elephant. Tibetan proverb, A World Treasury of Folk Wisdom

Your life will reflect the beliefs and thoughts you nurture within you. Plant seeds of a future you will love. If unconscious parts of you are blocking the future you imagine as the seeds of tommorrow, the issues will come up to be healed.

I have done much inner work to arrive at the happiness of my present life. Do not be afraid of inner work, it can be quite cathartic and freeing. You may find you need to find forgiveness in your heart, release fears or a myriad of different issues that are unique to you. When you envision the future you want, life guides you in the process of how to get there.

What seeds are you planting for a life you love?

What you sow, so shall you reap…

Plant yourself a beautiful garden…….

© Copyright 2007 Patricia Sanders. All rights reserved.

Food for the soul

We all need food for our soul, something that speaks to us, sustains us, pulls us through, inspires us, comforts us. There are many things that can be. It is different for everyone. What feeds your soul? Make a list and let it inspire you to do things that feed your soul everyday.

Here is a delicious homemade whole wheat bread recipe my husband and I make. Cooking or baking can feed your soul. Put love into your food when you are preparing and cooking your food and it can actually feed your sensuality. Sensuality is not just sexual.
( picture of a loaf of bread we baked)

ENJOY SOME HOMEMADE FOOD FOR THE SOUL

100% Whole Grain Wheat Bread

Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 36 minutesReady In: 3 hoursYields: 2 Loaves
If you like fluffy brown bread this it. No white flour here. You can use any 100% whole grain wheat flour. I mill my own. This bread is not heavy like most 100% whole wheat breads. If it is you used too much flour and your dough was too stiff. If it flattens out and won’t stand up you need more flour. The total amount of flour is usually about 6 1/2 cups. This recipe has been in my family for years and we all make it. We make a lot more now that we have powerful mixers and the hand kneeding is bye bye.

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/2 Cups of hot water1/4 Cup of Oil, Olive is fine1/4 Cup of honey2 Tbs Molasses1 Tbs Salt, Sea Salt is good6 1/2 cups of 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour2 1/2 Tbs of Dry Active

YeastDIRECTIONS:

1. Place the first five ingredients in the bowl and mix.

2. Add: 2 Cups 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour. Mix then add 2 Tbs of Dry Active Yeast. If your not sure about your yeast proof it in a little warm water first.

3. Add: 4 Cups of 100% Whole Grain Wheat Flour.

4. Mix until the consistency is some what even. Then continue to slowly add flour 1/4 Cup at a time until the dough quits sticking to the sides of the bowl. It should be tacky to the touch. The trick is to have enough consistency to stand up with the least amount of flour so the bread will be fluffy. In any case do not exceed 7 1/2 cups of wheat flour. You can trade one cup of wheat flour for one cup of all purpose white if you wish. Don’t over mix or the bread will be tough.

5. When your dough is finished, Cover the bowl and let it rise for about 30-45 minutes. The dough will be larger but it doesn’t need to double when using a heavy mixer.

6. Grease two bread pans with Crisco. You can also flour the pans to reduce sticking.

7. Mix again just enough to knock it down at least close to the original size.

8. Drop the dough on a floured surface so you can work the dough and shape it. Roll it in theflour and shape it in your hands to make a nice ball getting enough flour on it so it isn’t sticky. Divide the ball in half and do it again. Shape the loaves by turning the dough under it’s self over and over. When the dough is shaped right the sides and ends will be sealed and all you will see is a nice oblong shaped loaf with smooth sides and top. Drop the loaves in your bread pans and let them rise until almost doubled. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 36 minutes. If you forgot to preheat 41 minutes. (gas oven)

9. When done turn the bread out of the pan to a rack to cool. You can eat it right away (a great time for real butter) don’t wrap it until completely cooled. (Condensation will make it soggy) Put in tinfoil to store on the counter. If you put it in the refrigerator it will turn into a brick.
Enjoy.

© Copyright 2007 Patricia Sanders. All rights reserved.

Do you love what you do?

When your day is through, do you want to talk about your day or put it out of your mind?

My thoughts on this are that it would ideal to do what we love, to be excited to talk about what we did that day.

Are you passionate about what you do in your life?

When I see my husband at the end of the day I can’t wait to share what happened during the day. I feel excited and passionate about what I do. It is such a good feeling to have. I have been in a place where I was not excited about my life. Being excited and passionate about it, is such a better place to be.

There are so many things to do, books to read that can help you to create the life you want to live rather than live a life you just exist in.

Be a star in your own life!

Create you!

You are the author of your own life.

What would your script sound like?

What would you write as your life?

a book I recommend:The Attractor Factor by Joe Vitale

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