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Feeling Frustrated, Hopeless, Helpless, and Like There's No Point In Even Trying?

2/21/2014

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In my part of the world there is a very wind-intense storm blowing through right now.  Often when there is strong wind I can feel energy being kicked up just like debris when a storm front moves in.  Right now it feels like an energetic dust storm, where you can’t see anything but darkness and are continually pelted with sharp painful jabs trying to exfoliate your tender skin. 

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I bought into the feelings yesterday.  Assumed they were my own.  Assumed they meant we had big problems surfacing and things were on the verge of breaking.  The amount of arguments and unpleasantness thrown back and forth was much more intense than we have experienced at our house in quite awhile.  The feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, anxiety, frustration, and apathy kept popping up over and over and over.  We’d think we had smoothed things out and then they would rear their ugly heads again and it would feel like we were starting all over.  Crashing.  I was starting to wonder if it was even worth trying at all.  Trying ANYTHING.  It all just seems to fall apart and never works out.  Why even bother?

I felt like just curling up in a miserable ball this morning and not doing anything.  Especially not taking care of myself.  And then I expanded my feelers a little.  Was this an isolated incident just here at my house, or is this feeling much bigger than us?  Oh, it is MUCH bigger than us!  It’s the difference between the water main breaking at one house and flooding everything inside, and a tidal wave rushing in and submerging an entire area.  We’re definitely being swept up in a tidal wave right now. 

So why does this matter?  If it’s an isolated incident between two people or a group of people, what is generally most helpful is acting to work through the problem, come up with solutions, and develop a plan for moving forward.  However, when it is an energetic tidal wave the most helpful things involve acknowledging what is coming up and letting it go, finding your center, trusting that it will move through in its own time and just focusing on riding the wave without drowning.  And especially, especially not taking it personally. 



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Message to Me (And Maybe You?) In This Coming Year

2/20/2014

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This past year on my birthday, during my completely alone time that my family had gifted me with, I started an Intuitive Message Painting for myself.  The question I asked was "What will best support, nourish, nurture, and empower me in the coming year?" The message that came through was very powerful and deep and I could tell how important it would be for me in the coming year.  The painting came through only partially.  I knew there was more, but I knew I wasn't ready to do it yet.  Turns out it was because I didn't have silver acrylics, because what I saw required them!
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When I grabbed the painting to finish it, I also grabbed my book that I write messages in so I could re-read my message.  I am SO glad I did, because, quite frankly, I had forgotten most of it since October!

What will best support, nourish, nurture, and empower me in the coming year?

Trust.  Trust, trust, trust and more trust.  Take that step and the support will spring up to meet you.  Like Magneto.  Or that queen on "Epic".  Don't wait to see where it's leading, just trust your heart and leap if you need to.  We'll catch, promise.  The nourishment for that next step can't spring up, can't connect, until the step is taken.
Take care of yourself, too.  More than you do right now.  Fine tune it.  Let the noise fall away.  Allow yourself to become really focused, you'll need that this year.  Not really focused on your end goal, though.  Really focused on the sound of your heart, really focused on the love of your family, really focused on those connections you're making or have already made that are too precious to break.  Focus there.  Focus on the step you're in, on where you are right now.  And if you're nudged, focus on the next step.  But no farther than that.  Just those things are MORE than enough to focus on.  You may struggle with even just them.  But always remember, we're here with you.  Always.  And you can handle it.  When in doubt, go back to taking care of yourself. Even a little think like managing and soothing your energy can make a big deal.  Turn off the distractions.  Fully let them go.  Listen to the quiet between the words.  Allow yourself to be lifted.  Allow your circle to come together.  Make those honest and authentic connections.  Focus on the heart.  Always focus on the heart.  In each and every moment, especially the hard and hurting ones, focus on the heart.  And the year will be blessed. 

I was going to write more, about how that message helped me this week.  But my littlest needs me (she's feeling sick) and I'm feeling very strongly that I need to just share this as is.  So hopefully this message and painting to support MY year will support and encourage some of you in yours as well.

Love to you all!

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    My name is Kathryn Long

    I am sensitive introvert who is recovering my artistic side and uncovering and finding the courage to be the person I came here to be.  I firmly believe that our differences make us stronger, our similarities bring us together, and our love connects us into one big messy, complicated, amazing family!

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