I started my day with a lovely meditation in my garden followed by my #morningpages exercise. The thought that came to me this morning was flow vs force. Am I allowing things to flow according to their own rhythms and frequency or do I try to force things according to my will?

I can plant my peonies where I think they will look nice in my garden, but I may never see a bloom. By understanding what the peony needs to thrive, I can plant it in an ideal location and enjoy its fragrant blooms for years.

From Paintography

The same applies to us humans, I think. Oh, we can always bend things and force things to happen, but there is always a certain price to pay.

Going with the flow seems like a much nicer way to grow. What do you think?

Enjoy this beautiful peony from my garden and have a magical day!

There are so many things I’ve been putting off for far too long and writing morning pages is one of them. I heard about the “Morning pages in July” group project initiated by Jamie Ridler a few minutes ago and I knew that this was just the nudge I needed. Most of us are now familiar with the amazing The Artist’s Way book by Julia Cameron, but I wonder how many of us forget to create the morning pages ritual and integrate it into our lives. Well, now is the time to start.

From Morning Pages with Jamie Ridler

Badge created by : Jamie Ridler 

You can follow Jamie and the #morningpages hashtag on Twitter and there is also a Facebook page. Also be sure to add your name to the Mr Linky widget on Jamie’s website so we can all support each other this month. I’m really looking forward to getting started! I’m off to find myself a new notebook!

Be sure to look me up on G+ as well, it’s where I spend most of my time and I’d love to connect with you. Have a fantastic day!