Affirmation: “I accept the blissful gifts
of beautiful flowers and plants.”
Life is full of simple pleasures waiting to be experienced. All around you there are beautiful moments and gorgeous visages. Appreciating the beauty around you ignites the spark of your creative inspiration.
Creativity is a key ingredient to a joyful life. You must exercise and indulge your creativity. You can nurture your creativity. You would be even more joyful if you made sure to herald your artistic spirit. You must discover the part of you that wants to create beauty or enjoyment in the world through the aesthetically pleasing.
For some people the aesthetically pleasing will be artistic or visual. For some it will be auditory or made of words. For others it will be creative solutions and amazing inventions. Creativity is absolutely amazing and can be ignited at any moment.
Other key ingredients to your bliss are treating yourself as well as caring for yourself. Bring yourself to magical places and give yourself magical experiences. Trying to live a life of peak, wondrous experiences, whether subtle or intense, will help to create your bliss like nothing else. Why not combine your creative inspiration and your self-care into one beautiful bliss expression you can appreciate?
Exercise: Bouquet of Bliss
In this activity it’s your job to create a beautiful, creative display of flowers—for yourself! You’re going to be expressing your creativity and indulging your senses with the colors, scents, and textures of the flowers and other elements you select for your bouquet.
If you’re lucky enough to have a bountiful garden of flowers, then you can do this pretty easily. If not, then there are several ways to go about it. One is to take to nature and pick flowers! Go places where you know flowers are blooming and gently pluck or cut them with love and care. The second method is to go to a flower shop. But, if you can, choose one that’s really large and has loose flowers that you can go through and pick out yourself; don’t choose one where you have to tell them what you want and they arrange it. Buy the flowers, take them home, and arrange them yourself. A third method is to create a silk flower bouquet by selecting faux flowers from a craft store. This is good option if you have allergies. You could also make paper or fabric flowers. It’s all about your creativity.
Once you decide where to get your flowers, you are ready to start! You are going to create an arrangement to express a creative idea. Think about what idea you would like to express. Here are some suggestions to get you started: seaside magic; health, wealth, and love; orchid fabulous; wildflower wellness; passionate, red rubies; rainbow blooms; tribute to autumn; and winter abundance. Select your theme and think about what kind of flowers would express that. Gather those flowers in whatever way you selected earlier.
Now, take them home and find a beautiful bowl, vase, mug, cup, or other creative vessel in which to arrange them. As you put the water in, say aloud, “I infuse this water with the essence of bliss.” Put the flowers in and arrange them beautifully. As you arrange them, talk to them about your theme, how it makes you feel, and also about the essence of bliss. Feel the energy and spirit of the flowers, and let that fuel your creativity. Thank the flowers for ultimately giving their lives to embody beauty and bliss for you. Imagine that the flowers are your own personal floral muses.
Take your blissful bouquet and find a place of honor for it in your home. Choose one where you will really see and appreciate the bouquet. Does it have a beautiful aroma? Touch the petals gently. What kind of texture do they have? Take it in. Appreciate the creative inspiration that fueled you to give yourself this gift of self-love and beauty, and accept the bliss of the simple pleasures in life, like arranging some lovely flowers.
Open your creative heart like an unfurling flower petal
and share your exquisiteness.
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