It begins with me. And you. The peace process is more than just a couple of doves and a good feeling (consider what is said in finality-Rest in Peace). I don't want to wait that long. In this season leading up to Halloween, we are seeing it everywhere-RIP. I suggest we awaken in peace long before the ending rest. It is more that folks setting around a table coming to agreements. 

Above is the link to the fourth week of my Journal Writing e-class. We are exploring our contributions to the process of peace in our daily life. That state of harmony we all aspire to is well with our reach, and even closer than that. It is in our hearts first. That is where it lives.

Like all other aspects of our existence, it must be fed, watered, used and shared. When adequately nurtured, it becomes plenty to share with others. At sufficient levels, it contributes to our overall wellness. Nothing is more powerful than our awareness of the power of our own peace on our lives and the lives of others around us. So many pieces to the process of peace. Small beginnings, where peace can be planted, will benefit many. Tended by loving hands and hearts, peace is a gifting that although unseen and uneventful, is felt purely and in the deepest parts of our lives. 

This e-class will prepare you for the giving season. The harvest is almost in. What will you share? I encourage you to begin by writing about 'Peace' as suggested in the complimentary PDF you can download with the bar above this post. It is a process, if you want more. Peace is as unlimited as love, but you must claim it. Recognize it for what it represents now, what it can be in your life and where your heart's desire is for it from a universal perspective. A powerful force that is pure love, when all is said and done. What we think about it, we become. I want to be a bigger contributor. Receiving comes from giving peace. Something we all have and could develop more. I want peace to weigh heavily in my legacy.

The button above contains the complimentary PDF for Week 3 for my Journal Writing e-class and encourages you to write about your 'Plenty', from your point of view. As one of the words I chose for the tagline for Artful Acknowledgment, it can mean many things to many people, depending on the point of view.

The harvest of plenty can relate to the gathering of things you have grown.  No everyone is a farmer and we grow things like relationships, businesses, hopes and dreams. In the exercise, I prompt you to consider 'share' from the 'plenty' perspective. What have you gathered, whom will you share the bounty and with what will you measure the portion to be shared? 

Why on earth would anyone care about such things? 

Discovering what is deep within your heart about such matters will point you in the direction of the opportunities when they arise. Knowing the answers along the way puts the energy you use to do the sharing to it's fullest and best use...no time wasted on wondering, pondering, removing the 'whats'. If you have answered the 'whys', the reasons it matters at all; the harvest becomes plentiful, in its own right. I am thinking loaves and fishes here. A story that was written a long time ago that continues to teach us. I urge you to begin or continue writing your story. Think about that event so long ago as it unfolded and someone thought it was important enough to record. It became a shared experience, a treasured story, and a legacy of what it possible. No matter what your beliefs are, from your point of view and in the context of 'Plenty",  the principle is what I am addressing here. Plenty. Sharing. More. Enough. Adequate. Abundance. Consider what they mean to you. Discuss them with your children and your families. Grow together and prepare for 'Plenty'.

I look forward to your comments about this post. I hope you enjoy the e-class and look for the fourth and final one in this series coming next week. 

It is that time of year when we have to decide to fear no evil. The end of October ushers in Halloween, and with it signaling to some the end of summer. I still prefer to call it the 'change of season' and 'harvest time'. This 'holiday' (?) brings with it the baggage of things past, hauntings that linger and hide like cowards and suggestions of frightening places with deathly effects in our visions and imagery, still playing out, refusing to go away. 
I suggest making a joyful noise and show the dark shadows who is boss!

And this is how I decided to decorate for this upcoming Halloween. I am more of a thinker than a decorator. I understand that journaling open channels of thinking where creativity flows. The creative thinking connects us deeper to our decisions and what really matters to our soul, our spirit, the inner essence of who we are. As a journal coach, I encourage your connections to those parts that already exist and crave to be revealed. No special skills required to do what I do, save for answering the call to be the encourager. 
Let me know if I can help you. It may be very scary to encounter some of the inner aspects of our lives. 
Some of you are afraid to begin all by yourself. 

The Good News is: You are never alone. 

As the season continues to change, 
Week Two of my Journal Writing e-class is available by clicking the download button. 

It has been the most amazing couple of weeks meeting the most interesting people. I took valuable time to get to know new folks in my life, and we found our interests to be similar. Like attracts like. I have heard this cliche' throughout my life, not having the experience to the degree I have recently. It appears to be gaining momentum. What a wonderful season of 'Meet and Greet' this is.