Archive for May, 2009

Pattern Making

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

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Musical, Literary, Design, Textural, Traffic, Weather, Plants, Planetary, Behavioral, Personality, Binary, Numerical, Electrical, Sewing, Snow, Brainwave, Fingerprint, Architectural…

They’re within us, they surround us, they can captivate us, and sometimes overtake us.

They create sound, reinforce structure, enhance memory, develop esthetically pleasing design, maintain balance, formulate equations, compose melodies, harmonies, symphonies… they build words, they shield us from view or allow us to blend in, they keep us on task, help us knit sweaters, do puzzles, play bingo, chess, crossword puzzles…

But sometimes they can bring disorganization or complete chaos to our lives.

Occasionally we create some not so appealing patterns that eat up our time, zap our energy, and prevent us from creating the inspired life of happiness, love and fulfillment we were meant to live. Repetitive stress injuries, negative mind chatter, chronic substance abuse, to name a few, are all perpetuating patterns that often times keep us fixed and unable to move forward.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are many different ways of extracting oneself from the quagmire. Over the next several posts I would like to discuss some ideas with you, and I invite you to participate in the discussion by letting the rest of us know how you eradicate negative patterns in your life, and how you have been able to replace them with more positive behaviors and practices. So, come on and get the ball rolling!

Thanks in advance, and I will be back soon to follow up –

Donna