Hello and welcome beautiful Insight Timer community.
Today is Day 6 of our 12 Days of Gratitude Journaling and I hope that you are feeling as I am the good emotions that are coming from this Gratitude Journaling.
It definitely shifts my mood,
Shifts my focus and brings about some other good things along the way.
Today I was reflecting on how fortunate I am that I was able to hire someone to come clean the house,
Which is not my favorite thing to do,
Although I have turned that around and when I am cleaning the house I say I get to clean this house,
Not I have to.
So focus on those words too.
But I was feeling a lot of gratitude for that because I'm having company this weekend,
I'm able to keep working and not have to spend a couple of hours cleaning the house and there was a time in my life where that wouldn't have been affordable for me.
So I reflected on the fact that I have so much to be grateful for,
This amazing job that pays me well,
The fact that I can hire someone to clean on occasion and just have that luxury of taking that burden off and putting my time towards other things.
And as I've mentioned,
I live in the woods,
Which I love because I grew up in New York City.
So living in the woods is definitely a big change for me and I have learned to love this beautiful,
Quiet,
Serene atmosphere.
And it was something that I knew I would love but it definitely took a little getting used to initially.
The solitude,
The darkness at night,
Yes,
I'm still scared of the dark.
Not scared.
I'm still using a lot of nightlights,
I should say.
But anyway,
I decided to pull from the Sacred Forest Oracle by Denise Lin because this is absolutely one of my favorite decks because it reminds me of where I live.
And I randomly pulled a card,
Got number 52,
Wood Nymph,
Beauty,
Again,
How appropriate.
Looking fragile,
Delicate,
And luminescent,
Three wood nymphs,
Sometimes called forest queens,
Are stretched out in the moss at the base of a tree.
Bathing in the moonlight,
Their flowing gossamer gowns sparkle and shimmer,
Seemingly made out of light.
Their dreams and visions,
Translucent and diaphanous,
Waver in the air above them.
Radiant,
Glorious,
Beauty is growing within you.
Let beauty be your north star to guide you.
What feels as well as what looks lovely will sustain and nourish you.
Your ability to see inner depths around you is the direct correlation with a remarkable sumptuous life.
Create harmony and peace within your home.
Even doing so in small ways,
Such as a vase of flowers,
A scented candle-lit bath,
Can make a difference.
Relax and surround yourself with comfort and elegance.
The more you acknowledge beauty in your environment,
In yourself,
In others,
The more it will fill your life.
You are truly and utterly gorgeous and lovable.
As you cherish yourself,
The luminescence around you will grow.
The nymphs of ancient Greek folklore are beautiful supernatural beings of the forest.
Their appearance here symbolizes that your own beauty,
Both inner and outer,
Is growing.
There are many accounts of travelers walking through a forest and seeing wood nymphs bathing in the sunlight in a grotto,
Or next to a stream or pool,
Singing or dancing.
Follow the example of the nymphs.
Relax,
Spend time in nature,
Sing and dance with joy.
The spirit of the wood nymph says,
Remarkable spiritual beauty is growing within you.
Be aware of the beauty that is around you,
And splendor will expand in your life.
Create beauty in your home,
Even in the smallest ways,
And an inner grace will radiate out from you.
I love the visuals of this description.
I love the picture.
I wish I could share it with you,
But I thought,
Wow,
This really hit home for me today.
Because one thing I have done in the 10 years of living in this house is filled it with beautiful things,
Surrounded myself with beautiful things,
Flowers,
Plants,
Crystals,
Which I absolutely love.
And I know that sometimes I get a little crazy with my crystals,
But when I look at these crystals on my desk or in my windows,
They just make me smile,
And they're beautiful,
And it makes me happy.
And these don't have to be expensive things.
I can pick up a bunch of flowers and stick them in a vase and not spend a lot of money.
I could get a couple of small crystals and throw them into a little glass bowl.
And again,
It doesn't have to be anything expensive.
If you want it to be expensive and you can afford something expensive,
By all means,
Go for it.
But just enjoy the beautiful things around you.
And the prompt I decided to use today,
Write a letter to your future self about the things you're grateful for now.
And one of the reasons why I love this prompt is because I am a huge fan of scripting,
Which is when you write about the future as if it has happened now.
And I really believe that when you put these things down,
You bring them to life and you make them come true for you.
So let's listen to this beautiful background music,
And let's write a letter to our future selves about everything that we're grateful for now.
All right,
My friends,
I hope that journaling prompt gave you a lot of things to reflect upon.
And as always,
Feel free to drop them in the comments,
Feel free to reach out and share your thoughts with me.
I'm so loving these 12 days of gratitude journaling.
And I am so grateful to all of you who have asked for more of these journaling prompts because as much as I love journaling,
I love sharing that joy with other people even more.
So let's meet back here tomorrow for day seven of our 12 days of gratitude journaling.
And until then,
Have an amazing day.
