Have an open mind, a loving heart, and pure intention

Greetings.

Today I considered writing as me, Robin.

One of my favorite Sabian symbols suggests, Look for answers in simple, everyday situations.

Combine with, Have an open mind, a loving heart, and pure intention.

Add a woman inspired and a woman writing passionately and whallah!

Magic!

Scarlett was in the audience when one of her favorite writers, Carolyn Myss, shared her belief that ‘blocked creativity is as detrimental to one’s health as a drug addiction.’

Creativity is primarily housed in our second chakra, Svadhisthana.

The way Scarlett sees it, and she makes it simple, ‘…your first chakra is red, like blood. It is, in essence, your roots. Your second chakra is orange, a lovely combination of yellow coming from above as red rises…

It’s like a dance. We branch out and become male and female, yin and yang, ego and being, dark and light…

Then there’s yellow.

Yellow processes all the messages we get from the world outside.

Yellow houses our will. Our will power.

But it also houses all those voices that we heard telling us what to do, who to be, and how we should do it…and it is where our Critic took up residence.

Based on all of the information received from the outside world most critics have been tarnished by should’s and shame, to say the least.’

The very least.

‘Green is the energy of our Heart Chakra; Turquoise our throat chakra; Indigo our third eye chakra; and Violet is the essence of the Crown.’

More on the upper chakras later.

Today we are focusing on creativity.

Art inspires

And just as I set my computer aside to figure out where I was going with this blog a neighbor stopped by and I remembered something else Carolyn Myss strongly advised, ‘Listen to intuition…’

I’d have to find my notebook from the weekend workshop, but I believe she suggested at least 60% of all illnesses are a direct result of not honoring intuition.

More on that later too.

I am reminded because earlier today Jack and I walked over to the office across the street to drop off our rent check.

Last month I panicked when I saw a sign that said they would only accept payments through the third. I thought it was July 3rd and it was the 5th and I had to get my payment in on time.

Long story short I got the links I needed to make my payment online.

Turns out it was through this month, and I thought I’d save the small processing fee and walk my check over.

The sign was no longer there.

I wondered.

“With wonder I seek wisdom…”

I could ‘see’ how much energy I would spend if I dropped my check in the slot.

Worrying.

Was the sign that was up last month still in play?

I had already been thinking about what to do after this month.

Spend the 5.00 to pay online, or trust the postmark will be good enough if it ever gets there late?

I realized it was worth the 5.00 not to worry about it.

I could save the 5.00 by using my checking account instead of a card, but that just doesn’t feel right. Again, the energy I would spend in discomfort sharing that information isn’t worth the 5.00.

On my way home I realized how it would have played out differently if I’d dropped off the check.

I saw a couple maintenance men and got to practice clicker training to ensure Jack behaved on his leased and did his “Look at Me” for a treat and a click.

The men were both clearly impressed.

Dare I say Charmed?

If I had dropped the check off, I would have been worried on our walk home, or certainly not at ease.

When I saw the two men, I would likely have approached them asking, in a slight panic, if there knew about rent checks this month. Where they still being accepted at this office?

I could clearly see the difference in the two timelines.

It boiled down to a choice.

I’m grateful I chose wisely.

As I was writing this blog my neighbor came by in a panic.

She was upset that the sign had been taken down when she walked over to drop off her rent check.

“The place looks all locked up and the sign is gone and I wasn’t sure…”

“Yep. I felt the same way too. I paid online.”

She said she dropped her check off and didn’t know what to do…

It’s kind of funny that the excerpt I am sharing is from a book I considered giving to said neighbor.

I picked it up and it fell open to the page I am sharing in the photo.

Important excerpts from books can bring messages…

“Remember that the creative act is an adventurous whirl in the cosmos. You may enter your imagination…”

In my next post, I will talk about my favorite poems. Poems I like to sing, and I will share my favorite songs…

Songs of love come from the heart

Happy people dance and sing

Art inspires