Wishcasting Wednesday :: What space do you wish to create?

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This week's prompt:

What space do you wish to create?

I wish to create a space where I can be healthy and happy. A space of peace and comfort, inspires creativity and promotes deep reflection. I've taken the time for reflection lately and have come to the conclusion that the city and state I currently live in is no longer my home. 

Several years ago I traveled through Colorado and fell in love, especially with Boulder. It felt so right. Right here, right now I would like to finally put my wish out into the universe. I wish to move to Boulder, Colorado. Even though it's over 1,600 miles away, I wish to create a space in Boulder that I can call home. 

Thanks for wishing along with me!

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: How do you wish to be brave?

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This week's prompt:

How do you wish to be brave?

I wish to be brave by pushing past the resistance I feel lately, the uncomfortableness, as I step out of my comfort zone and into the unknown. I wish to be brave as I lean into my growing edge, push the boundaries of what is “safe”, and settle into my next evolution.

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What do you wish to welcome in?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish to welcome in?

My wish for this week will piggyback on last week's Wishcasting Wednesday, "What is your love wish?" because I don't feel like I'm finished setting my intention on that one.

This past week I've been reading Writing Down Your Soul which has inspired me to return to Morning Pages (from The Artists Way). The exception here is that morning pages never really worked for me and I was ready to dump that a.m. habit after the thirty days were up. Sad but true. This weekend I realized that when I need to write the most is in the afternoon after I get home from work. This allows me a daily dump of what happened during the day and is on my mind so that I can transition to the evening leaving those worries behind. And it's working!

So as I was writing a few days ago in my journal I circled back around to my wish to find my soulmate. Here is a portion of what I wrote:

At times I am so lonely but I know that the best relationship for me will be like nothing I've ever had before. None of the craziness and drinking and drugs that come with most guys. A good guy. One that works hard and loves deeply. A man in touch with his feelings and his sensitive side. A stable guy. A man that makes me want to be a better person. A man who will teach me to love like I never have before. Not crazy, teenage love but real, wholehearted love. I know that this guy is out there somewhere and that he really exists. Please help us to find our way to each other. 

After I was done writing for that day I felt such clarity in what I did and didn't desire in a soulmate. So for today's wish, What do you wish to welcome in? I wish set my intention before God, Spirit, and the Universe that I welcome in my forever partner into my heart.

With much love,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What is your love wish?

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This week's prompt:

What is your love wish?

My love wish is to love myself completely with a forgiving, healed heart. I wish to attract my soul mate, my forever partner, who can teach me a love like I've never felt before.

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What nourishment do you wish for?

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This week's prompt:

What nourishment do you wish for?

I wish for nourishment of my heart as I continue to heal it from past hurts. I’m slowly repairing the cracks and tears to make it whole again.

I wish to nourish my soul as I learn to paint bravely, intuitively, and joyfully. I wish to enjoy the process without expectations.

I wish to nourish my body as I provide it with healthy provisions and heaps of hydration. I wish to feel energetic enough to provide it with much needed movement. I wish to comfort my body as it withdraws from the sugar and caffeine that I’ve previously dumped into my system. I wish to stay committed to good health and not be lured away by items unfit to be labeled food that I generally stuff in my mouth without thought.

Also, I wish for you, the nourishment you need to feel whole, alive, and free.

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What do you wish for?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish for?

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For the last Wishcasting Wednesday of 2012, I wish to release myself from any disappointments, hurts, and frustrations I carry with me from this year and the past. I wish to begin this new year with a clean slate and a fresh start. New dreams and a fresh prospective.

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: 12 Wishes

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This week's prompt:

What 12 wishes will you wish for?

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1) Clarity of my life purpose

2) To share my life with my soul mate

3) A healthy body

4) An open, healed heart

5) A tranquil & peaceful life

6) A loving, happy family

7) A clean, organized home

8) Awareness and connection with self

9) Community

10) To be financial secure and debt-free

11) Adventurous travel

12) And world peace! :-)

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What clarity do you wish for?

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This week's prompt:

What clarity do you wish for?

The recurring theme in my life as of late is discovering my life purpose. I truly believe that each of us have been placed here for a reason and with a mission to fulfill. Some days I feel like I'm stumbling through life with no goal or destination. Other days I can begin to sense that purpose but have no idea how to reach it or how to cause it to become fully visible. So today I am wishing for my north star to become brighter and clearer so that I can work towards it.

Always,

Wishcasting Wednesday :: What treats do you wish for?

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Thanks for joining me for this week's Wishcasting Wednesday. If you'd like to join this magical circle of dreamers and doers, please visit Jamie Ridler Studios.

This week's prompt:

What treats do you wish for?

I am seriously slacking on my participation for Wishcasting Wednesday! This week Jamie asks, "Imagine the Universe is answering the door when you come to trick or treat! What do you wish she will put in your treat bag?"

Here goes:

* First, I would like this:

  But instead, I get this:

Ahh, it's not so bad. It's quite tasty, I must say. So there it is - I'm making a public declaration to keep myself accountable. I joined Jenny Craig on Monday afternoon and I'm determined to stick with it and ease myself into better health. Yea! So my first wish is that the Universe will deliver me a healthy and happy mind, body, and soul.

* Second, I wish for a winning lottery ticket or at least the winning numbers. LOL. Okay, realistically I wish to cut my expenditures on extras so that I can save more money and pay off debt. FYI Jenny Craig doesn't count as an extra but all those pre-Jenny Craig trips to Chick-fil-a do!

* I wish for the Universe to set me free of my inner critic and need to compare so that I can create art freely with abandon. Also, to find my own personal style.

* I wish to discover my north star, my calling, my purpose in life and to follow that path.

* I wish to find my soul mate.

* I wish to create a place of community with other like-minded women (and men) where we can build each other up and offer each other the support that we need. A place to belong and for others to belong.

* Finally, I wish for the Universe to deliver me a gift card for a spa package. A massage, mani, pedi, facial, hair, and makeover - the works. :-D

What treats do you wish for?

Hugs,

P.S.
Tomorrow is November 1st which marks the start of Art Every Day Month. My post from 2011 AEDM are here.

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P.P.S.
Happy Halloween!

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to create?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish to create?

 

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I can't believe I haven't participated in Wishcasting Wednesday since April! I'm long overdue to join the circle again. :-) Usually I would relate a prompt like this to the creative, artistic part of my life but as of lately I think it makes more sense to my home life in general.

The last couple weeks I've been focused on decluttering my home. It's something I always say I want to do but I've finally stopped talking and starting doing. It's so refreshing to come home to a neat, organized home although my decluttering is still in progress.

I wish to create:
- a relaxing, tranquil environment in my home
- a place where friends and family feel cozy, not in a museum
- a place where creative expression is encouraged
- a place where memories are made
- a place where life is enjoyed

I believe the need to take action came about from Liz Lamoreux's Inner Excavate-along journal prompt I worked on in Chapter 3 on Living Your Envisioned Home (see the other chapters I worked though here). I'll post a home tour when I'm completely free of my clutter baggage.

Hugs,
Amanda

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to experience?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish to experience?

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I wish to experience peace within my heart and soul.
... a mature and loving relationship.
... less worry and anxiety.
... simplicity in my home.
... my creative fire burning brightly.
... less resistance and more possibilities.
... a kind and patient heart.
... less internal questioning of my worthiness and comparisons.
... a full life of good health and happiness.

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to rise above?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish to rise above?

I wish to rise above my insecurities and negative self-talk I use violently against myself. I wish to rise above the critical and judgmental people that sometimes appear in my life. I wish to rise above the undue stress I put myself through by questioning my choices and dissecting the comments of others. I wish to rise above my fear of the unknown and the uncertainty of what the future may hold.

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I’m reminded of the eloquent words of Maya Angelou:

Still I Rise

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

~Maya Angelou

Have a beautiful day!

Amanda

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish for your future?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish for your future?

 

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This one has had me stumped all morning. I mean, I know I want a healthy, happy life. I hope to do lots more traveling, find my soul mate, and discover my life’s purpose. I want to mark as many items off my bucket list as possible. I want to spend plenty of quality time with my son, laughing and making memories. I want to not only find my true friends but I want to find my tribe. 

I want to sing, laugh, dance, and cry. I want to belong. I want to be wanted not just needed. I want to be important, not to everyone but to someone. I want to do things that make a difference in the lives of others. They don’t even have to be people I’ve ever met or will meet and they don’t even have to know I did these things for them. I hope to find peace within myself and forgiveness for items I no longer wish to take ownership for. I hope to explore my creative whims and follow my muse wherever she takes me. I hope to leave behind more than I will ever take.

I felt like all of these things are too small to apply to a wish for my future. When you put them all together they add up to a bright and joyful future. So my wish is for…all of the above.
 
Hugs,

 

Wishcasting Wednesday: What is your spirit wishing for?

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This week's prompt:

What is your spirit wishing for?

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My spirit is wishing to be set free so it can soar. I've been a bit blocked lately, creatively. I go through this every once in a while and I'm stuck in that rut right now. I guess it's the ebb and flow of life but it sure is frustrating. My spirit wishes to be unblocked so that I can create with abandon and express my emotions/frustrations/feelings on canvas and paper.

P.S. In my Wishcasting Wednesday post for last week I talked about my bucket list. I finally finished it on Friday and you can check it out here.
 

Hugs,

Wishcasting Wednesday: Where do you wish to fierce?

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This week's prompt:

Where do you wish to be fierce? 

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Hmmm...This one's a tough one. Let's first define fierce.

fierce/fi(ə)rs/

Adjective:

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness. (of a feeling, emotion, or action) Showing a heartfelt and powerful intensity.

So...Where do I wish to be more aggressive and intense in a heartfelt manner. Ok, I've got this.

This past week I've been updating my bucket list (life list, life goals, dream list, etc.) because I felt that some of the items didn't really apply to my life anymore. But there are some of the items that were re-energized because I so "fiercely" feel that I must do these in my lifetime. I realized that it had been a little over a year since I've been able to cross something off the list. So that is my wish....

Where I wish to be fierce is with my bucket list. I wish to make these dreams happen and work ferociously at being able to cross items off the list.

When the updated list is complete, I plan to share it here with you.

Hugs,
Amanda

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish for the world?

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This week's prompt:
What do you wish for the world?
 

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I wish for kindness and understanding among the people of the world. I wish for peace and love to be expressed and shared. I wish for people to feel safe, warm, and have full bellies. I wish for no person in the world to go without their basic needs being met.

This is Random Acts of Kindness Week. Check out my posts for Day 1 and Day 2 for ideas on how to make a difference in your community and beyond.  

XOXO,

Amanda

Wishcasting Wednesday - What do you wish to attract?

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This week's prompt:

What do you wish to attract?

Well, I have to say that this question is easy for me to answer because it's the same kind of answer I always give...I wish to attract true love, in essence, my soul mate. I wrote more about it here on another wish. In fact, I'm employing the law of attraction by hanging artwork, banners, and knick-knacks around my home relating to love.

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I also wish to attract positive, support people into my life.
 

XO,

Amanda

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish people knew about you?

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Today's prompt:

What do you wish people knew about you?

I wish people knew how hard I must work to put on a happy face. At times it is such a struggle to find the positive in myself and my day. I wish it came easier. I wish people knew how deep words cut and how cruel gossip can be. I wish people just knew when I really need a hug but am too proud to say the words aloud. I wish they knew that I too need a shoulder to cry on but those words will also remain unsaid. I wish people knew how much of their burden I choose to bear for them so that their load will be lighter.  

Wishcasting Wednesday: What do you wish to reclaim?

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Today's prompt:

What do you wish to reclaim?
 

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I wish to reclaim my health, my body, and my self-esteem. I've been on this weight roller coaster the past few years and I'm so tired of it and want the ride to end. I wish to stop beating myself up about it and love myself regardless of my weight yet make movements towards a healthier weight and lifestyle. Yesterday commenced Body Restoration with the Brave Girls Club and I hope to use this as a tool to love myself a little more while setting healthy goals.

XOXO,

Amanda

P.S.

Today is the last day to enter my 1 yr Blogoversary giveaway! 

Wishcasting Wednesday: Who do you wish to make peace with?

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Today's prompt: 

Whom do you wish to make peace with?

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Honestly, the person I need to make peace with the most is myself. I'm guilty of bashing myself with negative self-talk and wounding my inner spirit. I also need to forgive myself for past mistakes and failures. I wish to let go of these things that are dragging me down and holding me back. I also with to practice self-talk with a little more heart.

P.S. Stop back by on Sunday to help me celebrate my 1 year Blogoversary!