The Magic Of Incubation

Sometimes you need to get busy on a creative project and it just doesn't fly. A change in habits is one of the most creative projects you can engage in so include that along with writing a symphony, or painting a picture. The way it is supposed to work is: skill leads to action leads to good results. You know, or at least think, you have the skill. You have done everything you can to make the work flow. But somehow you aren't really ready. Even when you do all kinds of warm-ups. This is where incubation comes in. When you give your creative side, your inner self, your subconscious, your project with enough zing it will give it back to you fairly quickly in a way that will build a fire in your belly. The logical side of your brain will have been brought into the act as well. You have to hand it over to your inner self with authority, with a sense of 'I must do this and I want your help'. Don't be wimpy about it. Then go about your business, preparing and getting ready to start on your project. But when the need to get started grabs you, don't hesitate. Go for it. It has cooked long enough on your mental back burner and it's ready to go. I am in favor of schedules and being organized in one's work. But for the zing and flair to be there I think that incubation is important. Incubation is part of what brings magic into your life. Try it you might like it. May the spark be with you.

The Magic Of Hello

Hello is not said in a void. Hello is said with the expectation of an interaction, the beginning of a dialogue. When you say hello to a brand new day you are saying that you expect to participate in the new day and cause it to give you the benefits you expect. Sometimes we get off in a little world of worry or some sort of dark corner. That is a good time to say hello. Hello means participation not retreat. Hello suggests responsibility not turning of one's back. It is hard to say hello in a lifeless voice. The very act of saying hello seems to draw us to stand up to face what is before us. Think about what is dragging you down and say hello to it. I believe you will feel a positive sense of courage as you face that nemesis with a resounding hello. Once you have said hello to someone or something it is very hard to keep the recipient of your hello at bay. Denial is broken. So say hello to your need to improve your health. Say hello to your financial concerns. Say hello to your joys so you can feel them a little more deeply. When you are learning something and say out loud that you are doing better each time that you do show some improvement in that skill you are helping the skill become stronger. Notice is a way of saying hello. Reach into the energy of the magic that surrounds you and say hello to life. May the spark be with you.