Everyday Creation
This show has to do with different kinds of creation: human, divine, and a third kind that connects the two. Our human creativity is easy to talk about because clearly we're prolific creators. We make music, we write, we cook; we establish businesses, we design gardens, we invent things. The list goes on and on. Another kind of creation is divine. We feel its presence when, for example, we contemplate birth, death, our life purpose, or have a quiet realization that there's something bigger than us. The third kind is perhaps a little more difficult to grasp and yet, with a little practice, it's easy to put into action. This is the personal power each of us has to direct our thoughts, words and actions every day toward what we want in our life and world, rather than what we don't want.
This sounds heavier than it is. For me, this show is an acknowledgment that while we're all here to learn and grow and do our best, there's still plenty of opportunity to relax, laugh, love, and enjoy this playground we call life. So my hope is that you'll get some enjoyment and illumination out of these episodes. Here you'll find interviews with delightfully creative individuals; short stories about some who have passed away; and essays about personal power.
I'm Kate Jones, host and creator of Everyday Creation. Thank you for following my show.
Everyday Creation
Feeling Anxious? Here are 2 Simple Ways to Calm Down and Gain Clarity
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For these two calming techniques, all that's involved is breathing in and out and focusing one's mind. They take maybe a minute or so to do both of them. I've found that they help me a lot when I'm feeling stressed, and I really like doing them proactively too — just to get into the right mindset at the beginning of the day or anytime.
Please try them out to see whether they also help you manage stress and feel more clearheaded, and let me know by using the text link below.
Credit and gratitude go to Bob Jones of Wyoming who created the artwork in the thumbnail.
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These are stress-inducing
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times that can throw us off balance
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pretty easily.
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Here,
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courtesy of my lovely friend Ashley,
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I'm offering two simple ways
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to bring us back to the part of
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ourselves that responds calmly
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and clearheadedly.
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I've been using these techniques whenever I need
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them, which is often these days,
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and I hope they help you too.
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Here's the first one:
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Take a breath in and let it out,
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then focus your mind on your feet,
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saying or thinking these words,
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"I connect
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with the earth."
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Next,
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breathe in and out, then focus on your
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heart
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while saying or thinking,
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"I connect with my heart."
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Again, breathe in and out,
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and this time, focus on the top of
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your head.
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Say or think,
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"I connect
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with my higher self."
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One last time,
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breathe in
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and out,
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then focus on a high-vibration
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word,
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as in
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"I connect
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with truth."
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That's all for that technique.
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The second one is even shorter,
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involving a single
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breath in and out.
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I'm presenting it in two versions that I've
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shared before on Everyday Creation.
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As Ashley gave it to me, the second
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technique goes like this:
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Breathe in,
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breathe out,
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then focus on this simple
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yet powerful statement,
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"I am choosing
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to spend
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my day,
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my life,
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carrying
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the vibration
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of creation."
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When I first learned it, I thought it
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was wonderful,
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and I began sharing it with others. I
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soon realized, however,
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that the phrase "carrying the vibration of creation"
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doesn't necessarily
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resonate with everyone,
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so I added a little bit of context.
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Here's the vibration-of-creation technique with that
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context:
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Breathe in
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and out,
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and say or think to yourself,
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"I am choosing
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to spend
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my day,
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my life
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carrying the vibration
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of creation,
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of love,
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compassion,
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goodness,
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truth
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with patience,
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respect
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and peace."
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That's it.
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As little time as they take, both of
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these techniques are powerful ways to calm and
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center us.
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Here's another plus, based on the question that
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a lot of us have been asking ourselves:
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What can I do
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about what's going on in my country and
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around the world?
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When there are a great many of us
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consistently
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holding higher vibrations
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of truth,
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hope,
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prayer,
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faith,
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trust,
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peace,
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love
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and joy,
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we'll be doing exactly what we're meant to
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do in these not-so-easy times.
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My guess is we'll become a high-vibrational
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force to be reckoned with,
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and that
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is a very good thing indeed.
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If these particular
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techniques don't resonate with you,
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try others that do.
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The important thing for all of us is
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to do something
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on a regular basis
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to lift ourselves out of the mire of
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stressful thoughts and emotions.
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Whatever techniques work for you, please share them
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with others.
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I'm Kate Jones.
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Thank you for joining me today.
