A new day has come and you are here,
Alive,
Breathing,
And radiating.
What a wonderful thing.
It can be so easy to take our days for granted and to let our moments flow within one another without pausing to look around.
But today,
You chose to be here.
Even for a short time,
You have shown up,
So find delight in that.
This capture meditation is all about noticing the beautiful ideas and thoughts that are flowing all around you.
You have these visions of what you want to do,
What you know you could do.
You get inspired so often that you are filled with bits of creative confetti you are just longing to share with the world.
You see a patchwork of potential wherever you go.
This is such a beautiful gift.
How then do you capture it all?
How do you bring all that inspires you into your soul so that you can create the most beautiful,
Authentic,
Wondrous things?
You know that there is something you are called to do.
But where do you begin?
What do you create?
How do these bits of inspiration that you have gathered start to take form?
How do you hold onto them before they escape?
These are the questions that can weigh heavily on us as artists and creatives and makers.
So let's begin here with your breath.
As you are ready,
Take a deep breath in and a slow,
Deep breath out.
Feel this breath warm up your body and bring you life.
Another deep breath in and out.
Continue with this breath as you settle into a calming presence wherever you are and know that you are safe,
You are okay.
See you're creative.
You are a wild being.
You are filled with the most vibrant details,
The most wondrous ideas.
You see them in your head.
You find them as you walk around in nature.
You are inspired by so many things.
You are constantly forming and connecting and creating new possibilities.
You are gifted in this way.
Creativity is the most beautiful gift that we can give to the world.
So indulge in these ideas.
Let them exist and know that they will all come to form in their own time.
To capture all the possibilities is an endless endeavor and your task is to do just what you can,
Just what you feel called to do.
Whatever your craft,
Know that it is welcomed in this world and allow it to shine in its own way and at its own time.
Remember,
You don't have to do it all now.
Your work is not validated by quantity,
But rather the quality,
The love and meaning you put into it.
Often the creative high that we experience,
The flood of ideas and possibilities can begin to feel overwhelming.
You may notice a bit of urgency within your soul as if you are about to burst with all the things you could do.
You may feel a rush,
A pressure to get it all done at once.
You may even feel anxious because you don't want to lose this incredible creative energy.
For just a moment,
Let your body feel all of this.
The excitement,
The possibility,
The hope for what is to come.
Breathe it all in,
Slowly and deeply.
This is life my friend.
This is knowing that you see things that most people do not.
You are alive in this beautiful,
Rich,
Luscious world.
It feels like a lot because it is a lot.
When you open your heart to all that could be,
It feels like a lot to absorb,
A lot to take in.
Once again,
Breathe that awareness in.
And allow your exhale to be a calming blanket,
Comforting you as you slowly breathe out.
Take a moment now to just be.
Creative you are a vessel for such wonderful ideas and those will be alive in you every day.
Your journey is your artwork and your creations are just little bits of hope and healing that you put back into the world.
Do you notice the power in that?
Your ability to live a life of hope and color and inspiration and possibility.
That is what is happening now and it is so good.
Continue on this journey my friend.
Though it may be heavy at times,
It is worthwhile.
Let your soul continue to lead you down this beautiful path and continue to fill your pockets,
Your journal pages,
Your heart with all the juicy morsels of hope and love and possibility in life.
Go and capture it all.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.
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