Gifts through Painting

Hi everyone,

It has been a few years since I shared here, so incase you missed it, here are some sharings about the experience of painting that I feel so grateful for, including painting 'his eyes'.

I began painting about two years ago, and love it. Hours turn into days, which disappear in meditation... I feel like a child, not knowing how... just willing to trust and follow...

I love seeing how perception changes... it is a constant process of stepping back, letting go, not being able to judge.

And seeing how essential being guided is... when following, it works out miraculously! One beautiful surprise after another.

I love how it is impossible to judge - because at no single instant can you see the whole picture, even of a specific part of a painting, let alone the end result. There are layers, and it keeps changing. Whatever my eyes are focused upon is all that I can see... and when i come back to it later I see it differently. One brush stroke and everything changes... I love the metaphor for life. It is a constant letting go in the mind - and going purely by feeling. So joyful!!!!! To be kept in a childlike state of mind!!!!

After painting a very simple angel and a feather first, with hardly any details... I went on a trip to Brazil and was guided to give away the picture of Jesus I always carried with me. I wanted another picture when I returned, and heard to paint one!

I couldn't believe he would ask me to paint a portrait when i had no experience of such things!

Somehow it happened - with the help of a few YouTube videos and a few phone calls with Ana and Jackie (artists).

Fast forward a year and the next painting of Jesus has just been finished.

I can't tell you how much I love focussing on him for hours, days, weeks on end.

We never know what may come in to deepen our relationship with Spirit, and keep our mind in the present.

Painting his eyes was a journey in itself.

I prayed for days on what color they should be. Dark brown... as they would have been way back then... for some reason it didn't land in my heart - i looked at some pictures of actors who had played Jesus - and none of them were it...

And then I heard "paint what you see"...

I realized I was focussed on color... and i didn't know how to paint them...

Again I heard, "Paint what you see".... and then I realized... it is the light I see in his eyes.

And then the painting of his eyes happened....

Of course.

Always, no matter what, Focus on the light... and allow the form to be secondary.

Thank you to all of the angels who have been inspirational support for my heart to be open to receive the Gifts. I am so grateful.

Stay open to miracles!!!

With Love and Joy, Kirsten ❤️❤️❤️

Walk with me Angels

“Walk with me angels

Walk with me today

Through fields of tall grass

To gaze at the vastness of the canyon

Let my mind stay with You

In gentleness and Grace

Shown which way to go

Moment by moment, in listening to You

I belong in You

My heart is yours

Only You know how to treat it so that

Only blessings are sustained

And so I give my Self to You

To be utterly held in Your care

I want to see Your Eyes wherever I look

Hear Your Voice within my mind

Feel Your loving Presence in every moment, spent with you.”

Have a blessed day,

Remembering how deeply Loved you are.

With eternal Love,

Kirsten ❤️

Miracles-monastery.org

Pathway to the Heart of God ~ Mystical Retreat

Beloveds,

Give your whole heart to serving Gods Plan. For eventually your heart will burst open with the abundance of Love pouring through you…

and it will be done.

This is my experience, as I find myself in Silence and stillness... the 'doer' has been undone... the prayer to serve and know mySelf as the One Giving and receiving has been answered.

I find myself in tears of gratitude - for the huge volume of opportunities I have been given to serve His Plan...

The miracle is shining in my mind... so bright and clear... and the hush of heaven... the quietness... surrounds and fills my being... emanating out to the whole world...

So utterly content... present... still.

🕊🙏💛

You are invited to a retreat this fall with David and myself. It will be a deep and beautiful experience, held at the Living Miracles Monastery.

This place has been a backdrop for countless opportunities for beloveds from around the world to come and deepen in their practice and devotion, through service and prayer. Being in a community setting where the Purpose of awakening is nurtured and valued, is a Gift for the heart and mind.

Sessions will be full of depth, clarity and joy. An opportunity to gather, and bask in Presence, inviting the Spirit to pour through, answering the deepest question of the heart.

Being with David at an in-person retreat is such a gift - and a rare opportunity.

If you feel Called, we would be delighted to have you join us.

🕊🙏💛

For more info and to register, go to:

MysticalCommunityRetreat

With eternal Love,

Kirsten ❤️

Miracles-Monastery.org