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
Lessen Stress, Increase Happiness: An Afterthought
This is a follow-up to Episode 30, titled "Less Stress, More Happiness." In that episode, I talk about a simple daily practice that I learned from a friend. To do it, all you need is to take a moment to breathe in and out, and then say or think one simple statement.
For all its simplicity, this practice is incredibly useful in lifting one's focus from stressful thoughts to higher, happier ones.
I have found, though, that adding a few words to the original statement gives it context and can make it more understandable, so that's what this follow-up episode is all about. I use both versions.
This is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation, available on YouTube and in podcast directories including Apple, Audible, iHeart and Spotify.
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Hello, this is Kate Jones with Everyday Creation,
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a show about purpose,
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awe and good vibrations.
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Today, I'm offering a follow-up to Episode 30,
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which is titled "Less Stress,
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More Happiness."
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In it, I talked about a simple
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daily practice that I learned from a friend.
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Ever since, I've used it to lift my
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focus
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from stressful thoughts
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to higher, happier ones.
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Here's what my friend taught me.
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Breathe in
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and out,
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and then say or think just 14 words:
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"I am choosing
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to spend 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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This is a great practice just the way
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it is. But, sometimes, I feel goofy and
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add 10 more words.
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So here's the original statement with my embellishment:
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"I am choosing to spend 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, force
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with patience,
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respect
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and peace."
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Is that last part really necessary?
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Not at all. But it's there if you
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want to add it. And remember to breathe.
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That alone is powerful.
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Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation.
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If you feel like it, please check out
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the original episode
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and share both
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as you wish.
