Yesterday marked my sixth year blogging - SIX YEARS - and I'm in the mood to celebrate!

I was all geared up to celebrate tonight when I noticed that I actually kicked off my Urban Living Experiment with my very first post evah January 25th, 2006. I'm already a day late in whooping it up so there's no time to lose.

Following in last year's footsteps, I'm having a Giveaway to celebrate still being here after six years and to thank YOU for being here with me!

The prize? An 8"x10" print (6"x8" image surrounded by a 1" white border) of either of the following:

What She Seeks

She seeks love, happiness, peace, joy and her Self. Don't we all?

The original What She Seeks was my first ever piece submitted (and accepted)

to a juried art show; she holds a special place in my heart.

Be Free and Soar

At the top of the world, ready to take off and follow her dreams.

She's ready to be free and soar.

Leave a comment on this post by 6:00PM EST Sunday, January 29th and I will add your name to the pot. I'll put all the names in the giveaway basket and ask D. to pick one. I'll announce the winner here Monday, he or she can send me a note through the blog's Contact page and we'll go from there.

All good?

Thank you for sharing this space with me, it's an honour to have you along.

Oh and I hope you win!

Stephanie

lighting my office candle usually signals that I'm settling down

with my Higher Power to work or play at something special

Cues, signals, triggers, we see them all over the place. I'm not talking about signals like body language here (though they're important too!), I'm talking about aids - mostly visual, sometimes ritual - we use to prompt us into action.

I often use cues to help me achieve what I want to achieve:

I put a boot in the middle of the entrance floor to remind me to re-start the dryer I stopped in mid-cycle before I left the house (call me paranoid but I don't like to leave the dryer running when there's no one home).

I place my bills in my line of sight at the computer so I don't forget to pay them.

My husband and I leave the yoga mat where we'll see it to remind each other to work out - he leaves it by the couch for me and I leave it in his man cave, usually close to his desk.

the Magic Yoga Mat prompts me to exercise

Often, before I paint or work on a special task or project, I light a candle and meditate on its flame for a few seconds, grounding myself and opening myself to inspiration from my Higher Power.

From the mundane to the not-so-mundane, cues serve me every day.

How do - or could - they serve you?

A Bloggiversary Giveaway!

What's Your Cue?