tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54750734902607089632024-03-12T17:21:56.667-07:00How Strange How Smallyælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-63187013874258446142017-01-15T19:49:00.001-08:002017-01-15T19:49:50.433-08:00it's okay to let go (part two)<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello humans! </div>
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Here is more ramblings about letting go. </div>
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Last time, I talked about letting go of social media followings, friends, or inspirations that may not be serving us any longer. </div>
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And about how that's okay. </div>
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Today I want to talk about letting go on a broader scale. </div>
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And it's kind of a process. Try it with me?</div>
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Take out a journal or notebook and create a list of things you want to let go of. </div>
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whether it's aspects of yourself, bad habits, old idealogies, anything that isn't serving you anymore.</div>
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write for three minutes. </div>
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Here's my list: </div>
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presentation</div>
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branding</div>
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quiet</div>
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timid</div>
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uncomfortable</div>
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lazy</div>
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stagnation</div>
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giving time to those that don't deserve it</div>
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social media culture </div>
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inaction</div>
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fomo</div>
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ideals</div>
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apologetic </div>
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judgemental</div>
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shy</div>
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cowardly</div>
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and then just write some free flow of thought connections and elaborations about your list. </div>
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here's my ramblings: </div>
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more heartfelt yearnings, less presentation. not clean, not sterile, not formatted. a jumbled mess of grammatical errors. cozy room covered with books and art and knick knacks from memories and tea and shadows and late nights.</div>
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that's why vibe now. a growing. a shaking of preconceived notions, of no more weighing me down, just free flow and raw and nerve endings open to the elements </div>
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more sharing, story telling, support, servicing. not branding, not networking, not products or numbers or demographics or deadlines or social media friendly </div>
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i want hard working body toiling, steadfast, earthy sweat </div>
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i want passion work exhaustion after wrestling paint and helping strangers and learning something new and doing chores. </div>
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i want that appreciation of existence.</div>
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to the edge, and then jumping, and it's a free fall kind of life i'm looking for. </div>
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i don't want to be too timid to learn tap dancing to push myself to animate, to stretch my creative limits and abilities and forge through fire and experience and mold the clay with muddy hands and rain</div>
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living out loud unapologetically, make up words, be blunt, shudder at the beauty of the breeze instead of the stress</div>
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talk to strangers.be nice.</div>
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pathways</div>
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fully. i want full, overflowing colors, laughter, dance, skin touching, sparkling star filled sky appreciations and appreciations of fleeting, glances, grasps, gaspings, grateful moments </div>
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i just wanna be my mess and love listening and record it all, in messy books with papers and poetry and scribblings and drawings of places after sunset and 80s art and fleeting music, smoking train lounges, sincerity, combat boots and green hair and crying too much and anxiety and wanting more and breathing my life like air my lungs yearn for</div>
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and i don't know or care that I know. </div>
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but it's good to write. </div>
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give it a try. </div>
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you might surprise yourself. </div>
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and then let some things go. </div>
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and be easy on yourself.</div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-5010470830968855782017-01-10T21:33:00.001-08:002017-01-10T21:34:11.516-08:00it's okay to let go (part one) <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As I settle into the new year, I feel a shifting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been sick since New Year's Eve. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">10 days. And counting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Today I felt the best I have in days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But there's still a deep cough in my chest. My abs hurt from coughing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm sweaty all the time. and out of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and my neck and shoulders and upper back are constantly aching. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've done everything I can. I've taken medicine, I've drowned my system in teas and water, I've rested sooo much. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And for some reason, since I've been sick, I can't drink coffee or soda (and definitely no alcohol!) or eat anything too terrible for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It feels awful in my throat and makes my body feel instantly heavy and sickly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Which is good. and something that may stick, honestly. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But while I'm doing all I can with the sickness, and it isn't shaken yet; </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">there are plenty of other things I'm sick and tired of that I can control right now. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And so I feel a shift. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And a releasing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and a heaviness lifting off my weary shoulders. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2016 was a rough year. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">beautiful in many ways. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but brutal. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I'm ready for fresh perspectives.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ready to rally. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to grow without apologizing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and so I've been letting a lot of things go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've been unsubscribing from many things, from mailing lists, blog subscriptions, instagrams, twitters, and so on and so on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Because it's okay to do that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">There are many artist that I've been following since I fell in love with art making some 6 years ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And while they guided me and inspired me and helped me to come alive in art, some of their messages just don't resonate with me anymore. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b>And that's okay! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Their messages are still brilliant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And I still appreciate them deeply for what their words and e-mails and artworks did for me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But there's only so much time and energy one can devote. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I need more time and energy to devote to being bad ass and making my life brilliant. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">so I wanted to tell you, that it's okay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just because someone follows you, doesn't mean you have to follow them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just because you started following someone a year ago, doesn't mean you have to keep following them if they no longer spark you. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">you are under no obligation to keep facebook friends you never talk to, or have your inbox flooded with messages that once saved you, but now seem like ideas you've outgrown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">listen, I don't read a lot of coming of age fiction these days because I'm not coming of age. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Coming of age stories were powerful to me when I was 13. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">but at 28, they lack the same connection and realness that made my life feel sharper. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">the same applies here. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I've grown deeply and expanded greatly along my artistic journey. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm not where I want to be but I'm a lot farther than I was. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and I'm thankful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I'm so damn thankful for these artists and their words and their works and for sharing so that little bright eyed and scared me could see and be inspired and feel less alone and have courage to make something and share it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I wouldn't be where I am today without them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And that's important. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and so is space. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">clearing the old to allow space to be filled with new words and new artists and new connections and new growths and explorations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's not rude, it's not shameful, it's not ungrateful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">in fact, letting go and stepping forward to your next artistic expansion is how we honor those that guide us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">allow this of yourself. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">just test it out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">go through your friends list, delete five people you don't really know, will never really talk to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's okay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">unfollow blogs that aren't of interest to you anymore, maybe save posts that really lit you up, but after that, let go. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">it's okay. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> you will feel lighter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(i have so much more to say about letting go, because it applies to so many things in life. I am going to write another post soon, maybe two. we shall see.) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">and please.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">be kind.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">to yourself and others. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">thank you.</span></div>
yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-19745371591060358792017-01-03T14:36:00.000-08:002017-01-03T14:36:19.217-08:00My Art of 2016<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Hello Humans! </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted to share some of my favorite art works from each month of 2016! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's easy to think that we aren't going anywhere with out creative goals or dreams or skills. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">But if you look back, there's usually a reaction of "Whoa. Look how far I've come!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Or for me, it's like "I can't believe I made that! It's so good!" </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I really like making art that I love looking at. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is one of my highest joys in life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So let's take a look at some of my 2016 art highlights! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made this pretty close to the new year. I was listening to Jeff Beck and just doodling paint around and writing little quips about art and life. I like the loose, free hand style of it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was when I first started playing with all my markers. (If you follow me on instagram, you know I went through quite the marker phase. It was a lot of fun. And challenging!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>March</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> More marker fun! I would challenge myself by only picking three to four colors to work with. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Even more markers!! As you can see, I tended to favor blues and purples. This one was for an instagram challenge called #aprilartchallenge. I believe it was @bybun who started it. It was a lot of fun, even though I didn't finish. This one was "zodiak sign" I'm a Gemini so that's what I drew! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is one of my all time favorites. This is one that I look at and think "holy crap. I can't believe I made this!" And I made it in the same month as my birthday! :D </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This one really stands out to me because it's actually super detailed, with the knots in the wood and the yarn wrapped around. It usually takes me about two to three hours total to make a regular digital piece. This one probably took like four to five. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Since I began making digital art, I wasn't making a lot of regular art. I made this piece while I listened to the Art Journal Jam with Connie and Tashie. (They aren't happening anymore, but you can still watch the first three. Here's a link: <a href="http://www.dirtyfootprints-studio.com/2016/07/art-journal-jam-episode-1" target="_blank">Art Journal Jam Episode One</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I traveled a lot this month due to the passing of my amazing Grandma and for more pleasant reasons; the amazing IGNITE Immersion with Connie Solera in Washington. Seriously one of the best experiences of my life and one I will probably devote a much belated blog post to. I miss those ladies everyday! I made a lot of art there but want to save it for it's own post. Plus, some of it is very personal and raw. But I made this little trippy doodle at work, I believe. (another great thing that happened this month was that I left my awful, disheartening job for a lovely job at a Bed and Breakfast. It can be hard work but it is so rewarding and the atmosphere is so uplifting! and don't even get me started about my lovely coworkers!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Back to digital arting. I was inspired by a lot of 80's Japanese art on Tumblr. I might make another post about that too. I wish there was a name for the type of art I'm talking about, but if there is, I don't know it. But I find it calming and lovely. (The words in this piece are lyrics from a song called Carnival Babel by Takada Band. It's the theme song to an anime from the 90s called "Blue Seed")</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you follow me on instagram, you know that I've been making a lot of art with these little creatures in them. They don't have a name yet, but they speak softly to me. They are quite lovely. And this one reminds me of banana leafs, which I love. This is also when I started editing my art with different photo apps and getting all kinds of cool effects and outcomes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is one of my favorite pieces ever. EVER! I might get it as a tattoo, honestly. I just love it! There's not really much else to say about it. I just adore it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, there's my art highlights of 2016! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm excited to see what 2017 holds for me. I've already made a few digital pieces that I quite like. And I have a studio space to make actual art in now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There's a lot I want to explore and grow with, like short animations, and a lot of stuff involving Patreon. Which you can check out here: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4727414" target="_blank">My Patreon</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's not completed yet, but I'm kind of jumping in full force. I figure it's the only way I'm going to get into action!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will talk more about my Patreon in an update post soon, talking about my year ahead, ideas, youtube plans, and dates for lots of goodies and experiments and blahblahblahART! </span></div>
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i remember snapping long green beans in half</div>
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they grew in their own garden</div>
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barely pressing my foot on the peddle</div>
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we made pillows and stuffed dogs</div>
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i still have the cross eyed dog</div>
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i remember big jars filled with sea shells </div>
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by size and color and type of shell</div>
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sliced and put in containers of water, vinegar, onions, salt and pepper</div>
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i would eat it</div>
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it was very salty</div>
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i remember the best no bake cookies ever</div>
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i remember sitting on her lap</div>
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as she read me Snow White</div>
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she would lick her finger before slowly turning each page</div>
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the book is on my altar now </div>
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she used to say that i was always such an artist</div>
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but i don't remember it</div>
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she had the magic super nintendo touch</div>
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when a game messed up, it only worked when she blew into the cartridge </div>
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like magic</div>
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she closed her eyes when she laughed </div>
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i remember sleeping over, on the couch</div>
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making coffee, starting breakfast, talking quietly with grandpa</div>
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i would lay there for awhile, awake, letting the senses sink in</div>
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the smells of homey foods, of old fabrics and old books</div>
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the sound of comfort</div>
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the shuffles of quietly starting a new day</div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-19032175112184574052016-09-30T15:52:00.001-07:002016-09-30T15:52:19.939-07:00i got fired yesterday<div style="text-align: center;">
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Because the accusations were that absurd. </div>
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I don't think they even expected me to believe that they believed them. </div>
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But let them have their narrative. </div>
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I love the hospitality industry. </div>
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I have worked at hotels for about five years collectively. </div>
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I love the work. </div>
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And I used to love this particular location. </div>
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But about four months ago, management changed. </div>
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A lot of people that made the job enjoyable left. </div>
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And after giving a lot to this job,</div>
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and being told subtly that I was in consideration for a management position, </div>
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then being told that the job wasn't being opened up,</div>
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to then seeing an ad for the position on Craigslist.</div>
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It was no longer a place I gave myself to. </div>
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It was a place I showed up, did the work, and got paid. </div>
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The connection was severed. </div>
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I was doing the bare minimum.</div>
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I admit it. </div>
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So. </div>
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I'm not upset. </div>
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I'm upset at the accusations that are blatant lies. </div>
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But I'm doing okay right now. </div>
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The past few months have been a whirlwind. </div>
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They have been heavy, and busy, and fulfilling, and exhausting. </div>
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I will write about it all another time. </div>
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I am going to do an October challenge. </div>
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I'm making one up. </div>
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Probably focusing on digital art. </div>
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I have a drawing pad that needs dusting off. </div>
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I'm grateful for a lot right now. </div>
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I'm lonely too. </div>
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The good and the bad in life aren't felt at separate times. </div>
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It's all happening at the same time. </div>
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I'm happy to feel it. </div>
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[I'm a teacher in 21 Secrets Color Color Color! </div>
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There will be a giveaway on my instagram soon. </div>
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It's @yaelaedart. </div>
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You can also purchase 21 Secrets through my affiliate link </div>
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(that means I get a percentage) here: </div>
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<span id="react-root">I'll be around. </span></div>
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<span id="react-root">There's more to say. </span></div>
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<span id="react-root">My youtube is changing. </span></div>
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<span id="react-root">More on that another time. </span></div>
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<span id="react-root">Thanks for being around. </span></div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-90126175878662585382016-06-27T10:53:00.001-07:002016-06-27T10:53:20.341-07:00without spectacle<div style="text-align: center;">
I've written several blog posts about how I haven't written a blog post in a long time. </div>
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They all got deleted. </div>
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I don't really want to write about how I didn't write for a long time. </div>
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I don't really want to drag through explanations and excuses. </div>
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It's irrelevant. </div>
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I thought maybe it was the due process in order to start again. </div>
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But I don't want fanfare. </div>
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I am without spectacle. </div>
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I just want to post again. </div>
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So I am. </div>
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They may be different from my past writings. </div>
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But so am I. </div>
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I like who I am. </div>
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I want to like writing again. </div>
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summer days in the mountains. </div>
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(I just want to record things. Set them down in digital stone. I couldn't get the pictures to format anything close to correctly or nicely. But I don't care. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-17106716532803341202015-07-29T11:51:00.000-07:002015-07-29T11:51:55.697-07:00Dreams Arising <div style="text-align: center;">
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Dreams are arising for me. </div>
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They are coming up strong, forces to be reckoned with. </div>
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I feel empowered, commanding. </div>
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Calling them home like lost children.</div>
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They are awakening.</div>
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They are thundering.</div>
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Struck.</div>
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I'm the conduit.</div>
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I'm the friction.</div>
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I'm the electrified air frizzling.</div>
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I'm the strike.</div>
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The blinding white hot bolt.</div>
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I'm the smoldering.</div>
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The aftershock.</div>
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I'm experiencing fiercely.</div>
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I may be mindful, brewing.</div>
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Ritual.</div>
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Ceremony.</div>
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Honoring.</div>
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Safety free.</div>
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Burning chaos.</div>
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Madness in the methods.</div>
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Creating, forming. </div>
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Emptying. </div>
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Molding.</div>
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These experiences will form my reality.</div>
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My spirit.</div>
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I immerse in fear.</div>
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Fear of judgement.</div>
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Fear of failure. </div>
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Fear of looking foolish.</div>
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Fear of what loved ones will think.</div>
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Fear of not being supported. </div>
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Honestly:</div>
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A fear of becoming the force of energy I feel is forming and arising.</div>
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A fear of changing so much that I won't be able to relate to loved ones the same way I do now.</div>
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A fear that loved ones won't like my emerging ideals, my lifestyle, my energy, my focusing. </div>
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A fear they won't share with me, celebrate with me, appreciate with me, vision with me, expand with me. </div>
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I burn through fear. </div>
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Vapor alchemy.</div>
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I arise.</div>
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yaelaed abides. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-48811675921635403132015-06-06T16:32:00.000-07:002015-06-06T16:32:30.985-07:0027 Things for 27 Years<div style="text-align: center;">
Hiya folks! </div>
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I turned 27 yesterday! </div>
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It was a pleasant and delightful day. </div>
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I ate breakfast at my favorite restaurant, went to an art gallery and art museum, made art in a book store, and watched X-Files with my Bandit. Lovely times. </div>
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I thought I would share 27 randoms things; </div>
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facts about me, things I've learned, things I like, and so on. </div>
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1) I have two tattoos and I want so many more! </div>
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2) Despite most people's preferences, I really like being blonde. </div>
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3) I hate the smell of freshly cut grass. It's overwhelming and suffocating. I feel like I can't breathe when I am around it. </div>
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4) I have the world's tiniest attention span. </div>
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5) I'm getting more introverted with age. </div>
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6) Sincerity is vital. </div>
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7) Put more heart into things. </div>
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8) I've noticed that all my favorite characters/peoples are always the pure of heart, loyal ones; Samwise Gamgee, Luna Lovegood, Hannah Hart, Rory Williams, Kimmy Schmidt, ect. </div>
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9) Face toner is a great thing. </div>
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10) There's so much I want to experience!!!</div>
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11) There will never be enough time for all the books. </div>
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12) I'm getting better at letting things go and wanting less. </div>
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13) I will never not like floral prints. </div>
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14) I still don't know how to adult. </div>
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17) Don't take yourselves, or anything, or life so seriously. It's a big experience experiment. Being stressed, working numbing jobs, and not being your true self is a waste of the abundance of resources and energy we have in this life. </div>
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18) Bands I'm blaring the most right now: Envy on the Coast, Squid the Whale, I the Mighty, and Tilian. </div>
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19) I've never regretted that I stopped shaving five years ago. </div>
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20) I'm getting weirder with age. </div>
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21) My desire is growing to be surrounded by those whom are passionate dreamers, hard working, sincere, positive, and lift others up. </div>
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22) My intolerance for people who aren't is growing at a very rapid rate. </div>
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23) I feel blessed for my life everyday. I live a pretty charmed life. </div>
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24) Glitter solves more problems than people think. </div>
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25) You have successes, you have failures. But YOU are not a success or a failure. </div>
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26) Humans are mind bendingly and infinitely complex. </div>
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27) It's easy to view life as a story that we are the main character of. It's easy to make everyone else the side character, or even worse, the background furniture. Please take note of those surrounding you, of those you pass in the street; they have their own story. We are all just walking stories, evolving with each step. We are writing the plot with each breath. And existence itself is the main character. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-68671989570352181192015-05-21T15:51:00.003-07:002015-05-21T15:51:45.462-07:00-yaelaed (growth and coffee) <div style="text-align: center;">
start in the middle and go in swirls</div>
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overwhelming digital memories</div>
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RAM is such a beautiful collection of sounds. </div>
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I've been light on time but heavy on wealth. </div>
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gray skies stop being poetic after a week</div>
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but I let the yearning quiet</div>
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presence presents itself</div>
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dear god, do i need to move more</div>
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i don't like social or media</div>
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i like books and drawing and painting and listening to music</div>
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and i cant find any good new music</div>
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my earbuds prick</div>
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roses don't make sounds</div>
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but i bet they sound like chainsaws</div>
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gemini souls unite like sailor scouts</div>
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i want those green boots</div>
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i find it so precious to be called monsters daily</div>
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my mouth only wants edamame</div>
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my eyes; the growth of green</div>
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the cream of coffee</div>
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the soft ears</div>
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the windchimes i never buy</div>
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my songs are silent</div>
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coursing</div>
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and why is dirt a derogatory term?</div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-78059710680125770612015-05-02T16:47:00.003-07:002015-05-02T16:47:35.992-07:00Celebrations and Hopes<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey beautiful flim flams.</div>
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Life has been filled with transitions and celebrations as of late. </div>
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First, I put in my two weeks notice at the retirement community I worked at, which was a huge decision and felt quit scary and momentous. </div>
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Then I finally got a new job at Best Western. </div>
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Oh, and my artwork was published in <span class="author notFaded" data-width=""><span class="a-declarative" data-a-popover="{"position":"triggerBottom","name":"contributor-info-B001K8CUU4","allowLinkDefault":"true"}" data-action="a-popover">Dawn DeVries Sokol's book, </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/World-Artist-Journal-Pages-Countries/dp/1617690775/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8" target="_blank">A World of Artist Journal Pages</a>!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And I finished my first e-book for IGNITE which was a mad rush that I finished at 4 a.m. and I'm so proud of it and the two paintings I made for it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And I had my last day at my old job and the first day at my new job. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And the weather hasn't been cold and I've gotten some good free food at the food bank, so I feel pretty light lately. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And I've been using the app <a href="http://dianaphotoapp.com/" target="_blank">Diana</a> to create some double exposure pictures and I am in love with the results and this app! </span></div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-88741282096472024142015-04-22T19:01:00.003-07:002015-04-22T19:01:49.046-07:00A quick update: I'm in a book! <div style="text-align: center;">
Hi lovely folks and pandas!</div>
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Yesterday <span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle"><b>"</b>A World of Artist Journal Pages" </span></span></b><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">by Dawn DeVries Sokol came out! </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">Two of my art journal pages from 2013 were selected. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="a-size-large" id="productTitle">My art has never been published before so I am quite elated! </span></span></span></div>
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This book is filled with so many amazing artists and their beautiful pages.</div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-52479359319549847212015-04-09T21:14:00.001-07:002015-04-09T21:21:53.020-07:00-yaelaed (how heavy things become) <div style="text-align: center;">
How heavy things can become when we are carrying them on our backs and they gain weight so slowly, we don't even notice it and then one day we find ourselves crying from the pain of the heaviness we carry around. </div>
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And I just want to put ebooks on my phone.</div>
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And find new music that alights me. </div>
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And for it to be summer time.</div>
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I am taking a leap and hoping the Universe has my back and is rising up to catch me. </div>
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Everyone should read more Vonnegut and Lovecraft.</div>
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Comic books are a thing now. </div>
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I don't like reminiscing as much as I used to, so that feels empowering. </div>
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I feel more in power of my control over color and shape and creating. </div>
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And breathing. </div>
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is my spirit animal.</div>
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I post too much on instagram and save nothing special for the blog. </div>
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Except these: </div>
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Panda and I went to the library art gallery and there were these paintings under a microscope! </div>
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So stellar!</div>
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This is a recent art journal page, around the theme of creative process. </div>
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This is some kind of tapioca cake thing.....It was glittery.... </div>
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Another art journal page around the theme of intuition: </div>
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and I felt cute on my day off. </div>
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And now we embark, even if our adventures are begging for opportunity and our courage is making us poor. </div>
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Still we rise up to meet our destiny with honor, valor, and pureness of heart. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-8726547805805283382015-02-23T19:34:00.000-08:002015-02-23T19:34:30.037-08:00Words and Images: Desire<div style="text-align: center;">
I call upon completion</div>
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the process of please</div>
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the sky ending trinity</div>
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I desire finishing</div>
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cycles of unloading</div>
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lightness</div>
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dreamy skin holding trouble</div>
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the hurt in turning around</div>
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new morning coverings</div>
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colorings in whisperings</div>
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edging the entirety </div>
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but quiet </div>
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but knowing</div>
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but open</div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-91318393570665290662015-02-04T16:20:00.003-08:002015-02-04T16:20:53.974-08:00Watercolors and WIPS <div style="text-align: center;">
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I know January was supposed to be my month for embroidery, but I actually didn't do much! </div>
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I started a few but they do take a while and I haven't finished them yet.</div>
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I think embroidery is a nice "in-between" craft. </div>
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It's easy to pick up and put down, so it's easy to do when you have some free time to get lost in the meditative process of it. </div>
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It's definitely a craft I want to explore more and spend more time on! </div>
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But February is the month to explore portraits and I am excited to get into it! </div>
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A lot of my art is usually drawings of whimsical, more abstract ladies. </div>
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Working more on realistic portraits, or at least different styles will be a fun art adventure. </div>
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Speaking of my usual ladies, here's two recent pages in my watercolor sketchbook:</div>
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Also, I bought an easel! </div>
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I feel very professional. :D </div>
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Here's what I have up there now: </div>
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And here is my first portrait of February: </div>
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It was a quick one, and came out quite off proportion. </div>
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I didn't like it at first because it was so off, but I like it better with color. </div>
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And it still captures the goofy energy of me and the panda. </div>
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So, I'm pretty pleased. </div>
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I hope you all had a great first month of 2015 and are keeping up the creative energy for month two! </div>
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Things have been busy here, but the weather was nice all week so I'm feeling positive and refreshed.</div>
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I kept thinking about all the inspiration I see daily on blogs or pinterest </div>
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Then I got the idea to try a challenge, well, not a challenge, just a fun idea. </div>
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Because there are SO many types of art I want to try, it usually leaves my mind reeling.</div>
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I feel chaotic energy and overwhelmed so that I cant even fully focus on the art I do settle down to create. </div>
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So I came up with the idea to dedicate each month this year to a different type/style/aspect of art that I am interested in! </div>
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I'm actually really excited!</div>
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(I will always be art journaling no matter what month because that is my go-to for creative output) </div>
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Here are the months and their focus: </div>
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<li>January: Embroidery (I've already started and I can tell this is going to be a huge obsession with me!)</li>
<li>February: Portraits</li>
<li>March: Cardboard houses </li>
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Like this one (found <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/55521007882005354/" target="_blank">here</a>.) </div>
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<li>April: Wood burning</li>
<li> May: Animals</li>
<li>June: Photography</li>
<li>July: Nerd themed art (Lots of Ghibli and Doctor Who, I imagine!)</li>
<li>August: Fabric art</li>
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I mean....</div>
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with inspiration like <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/319474167288802952/" target="_blank">this</a>, how could I not be excited?</div>
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<li>September: Mobiles</li>
<li>October: Watercolor</li>
<li>November: Mandalas</li>
<li>December: Collaborations (something I have never really done, so this is a huge one!) </li>
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This plan will help me to focus and fully immerse into one craft without distraction.<br />
When I'm trying to work on portraits, I won't have my brain rattling about photography. I can think, "It's okay, I'm doing that in a few months and will be able to fully immerse in it for a full month so I can fully immerse in <i>this</i> now." <br />
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I'm looking forward to the exploration of the months ahead!<br />
I've already found embroidery to be a delight. <br />
It's very meditative and calming for me, actually.<br />
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I haven't finished any completely to share here yet but they are coming along. <br />
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I hope you are all having a great 2015 so far and are excited for the months to come.<br />
Life is a playground; explore, go on adventures, experiment, laugh!<br />
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(Oh yeah, I updated my blog banner. What do ya think?) <br />
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-61110814937223602662015-01-12T17:37:00.000-08:002015-01-12T17:37:21.668-08:00Words and Images: Oh<div style="text-align: center;">
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i only amiate<br />
original thought<br />
oh press me<br />
i sink under your skin like liquid spirit<br />
gift of permanence <br />
tattering illusions like dry paint</div>
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uneven tides <br />
wavering on blank space<br />
just give me the weird <br />
the marrow<br />
the dancing<br />
the shaking unknowing<br />
a collective of shallow<br />
holy vessels </div>
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carried across centuries<br />
my true love is history <br />
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fear is a loading screen</div>
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twenty one pilots<br />
of leafs shuddering<br />
oh let's travel more wide than far<br />
i want the deepness<br />
the recognizable holding</div>
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oh come climbing</div>
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you know the way from my eyes back to somewhere looking backwards<br />
exact abstracts bend your fingers<br />
to my open will<br />
oh how softly i come calling</div>
yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-74926520331556660182015-01-03T15:14:00.000-08:002015-01-03T15:20:12.065-08:00Unravelling 2015<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello folks and welcome to the new year! </div>
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I hope everyone is feeling positive and welcoming a fresh start!</div>
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Last year, I did Susannah Conway's Unravelling 2014 and was very excited to do the 2015 workbook this year! </div>
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(It can be found<a href="http://www.susannahconway.com/2014/12/lets-make-some-magic-in-2015/" target="_blank"> here</a>.)</div>
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It's a lovely workbook filled with reflection on the past year and dream making for the year ahead. </div>
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Here's a few snippets of mine: </div>
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What did you let go of in 2014? </div>
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bitterness, hesitations, reservations, guilt</div>
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What were you grateful for in 2014?</div>
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reconnecting, help and inspiration from online artist and healers, for meeting my lovely panda Pashford, for taking risky leaps</div>
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How has your life changed? What have you learned about yourself?</div>
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I've dimmed, I've let life happen to me. I've gotten stuck.</div>
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I've learned that I believe in love more than I thought. </div>
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I've learned the importance of rituals, energy, and intention. </div>
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I've learned how much I create myself. </div>
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What gifts did 2014 offer you?</div>
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confidence, bravery, enlightenment, vision, comfort, safety, worth, words, awareness</div>
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Word for the 2015:</div>
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Alight/Happen </div>
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(I chose two this year.)</div>
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What can you do this year to bring more of your Word(s) into your world?</div>
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get rid of things that drain energy, practice more rituals, be more active/engaging, go on more adventures</div>
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List three duties/commitments you feel ready to release in 2015:</div>
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putting others before myself, feeling exhausted from work, being timid or modest</div>
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List three things you will aim to do each morning to start your day:</div>
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stretch, drink water, write flow of thought </div>
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What do you want 2015 to look like, feel like, be filled with?</div>
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laughter, dance, ritual, connections, opportunity, brightening, crafting, reveling, guiding, honoring, caring, shining, reaching</div>
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I will make more time for:</div>
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connections, art, adventure</div>
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This year, I will say yes to:</div>
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making changes, being brave, being bright, inspiring, feeling deeply</div>
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Here is my overview map for the year:</div>
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and there was a page for a tarot map for the year: </div>
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Mine has some hardships, but overall ends on a positive note. </div>
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The workbook is very introspective and a helpful guide, I definitely recommend it! <br />
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I'm not huge on New Year's resolutions but here are a few things I aspire to for the new year: weekly tarot readings, writing more, reading more, more adventures, learning new things, going to more shows, new tattoos, cooking more, making more art (obviously), creating an e-course. </div>
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New Year's Eve was a magical fun night, surrounded by friends, games and champagne! </div>
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I hope you all the best with this new year. </div>
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Check out the Unravelling workbook, it is a lot of fun and great for guiding yourself into the fresh year! </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-25236330919519975152014-12-20T11:00:00.000-08:002014-12-20T11:00:01.465-08:00Around Here: Feeling Blessed<div style="text-align: center;">
I am feeling incredibly blessed this week. </div>
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I've been given many wonderful early Christmas gifts (scarves, snacks, bath products, art supplies!)</div>
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My Christmas bonus was over twice what I thought it was going to be, which provided me with money to sign up for The Dirty Footprints IGNITE online intensive. </div>
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I have had this program bookmarked for two years. </div>
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I have been wanting to grow as an intuitive art facilitator for quite some time. </div>
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The timing and energy was practically yelling at me to take the leap. </div>
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(As I wrote that, the song I was listening to said "The timing's right." I kid you not!)</div>
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I feel practically radiant. </div>
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Even through the exhaustion of work and Christmas planning, I feely shiny and refreshing. </div>
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I feel like Sprite. Haha. </div>
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Here's some visual references of my what's been going on around here: </div>
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I found my New Year's Eve dress in my friend's closet. </div>
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I did a little something in my art journal for the first time in forever</div>
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We are preparing epically for our Christmas party. We got so much amazing Christmas swag super cheap at the thrift store! </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-23858230390324367592014-12-16T12:00:00.000-08:002014-12-16T12:00:00.518-08:00Coming To Love and The Little To Dos<div style="text-align: center;">
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I have had a problem with my smile since I was in highschool. </div>
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It had never occurred to me before then that there was anything weird or off about my smile/teeth. </div>
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But unfortunately, highschool brings out a lot of insecurites about flaws in young people that they otherwise may have never seen in themselves or worried about. </div>
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I have sucked my thumb for as long as I can remember, and it has pushed my bottom front teeth slightly inwards. I also have slightly longer canines. This has the effect of a gap appearing between my front top teeth and my front bottom teeth. </div>
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I went maybe 10 years only smiling with my mouth closed. </div>
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I was terribly insecure about that gap. </div>
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I thought it made me look at a troll. </div>
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But I've noticed something in the past couple of months, my smile has changed. </div>
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My teeth still have the gap, but the way I smile doesn't show it as much and I can actually smile with my teeth showing without cringing at the results. </div>
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This wasn't an intentional or conscious change or altering on my part. </div>
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But lately, I have felt much more confident in my smile and snapping pictures of it, without my lips being clammed up. </div>
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So, there's a little smile story for ya! </div>
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I am still swamped with little time. </div>
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I am shuffling slowly to get little things done. </div>
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Writing a blog here, clearing clutter there. </div>
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Starting a homemade Christmas gift here, purchasing a few online there. </div>
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It's just little tidbits for now. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-68961106508443005722014-12-10T16:55:00.000-08:002014-12-10T16:55:51.354-08:00Color Love: Yellow In My Art <div style="text-align: center;">
I love using yellow as a pop of color in my art. </div>
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Here's some snippets. </div>
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I think I will share more colors of my art in a series! </div>
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Things are well here. Work is stressful but I am managing, plus making lots of extra money. </div>
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Breaking down barriers and reaching new heights within myself and within my relationships. </div>
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Things are feeling lighter. </div>
yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-44373373023139892292014-12-05T11:00:00.000-08:002014-12-05T11:00:00.448-08:00Taking Care, Joyful Pieces<div style="text-align: center;">
Oh hello. </div>
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Things are heavy around here. </div>
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Overworked.<br />
Stretched thin.</div>
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Sometimes I can't eat because of emotional stress. </div>
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Sometimes I feel dizzy when I'm around people. </div>
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Sometimes I just feel sick and nauseous out of nowhere. It will only last ten minutes or so and then go away. </div>
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I just don't have any time or energy for creating and it makes me feel like a shadow of a person, really. </div>
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I'm just trying to take care of myself when I can, conserving energy and harvesting it. </div>
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I don't really like hot tea but I've been making myself drink at least a cup a day for the antioxidants. </div>
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And I've been drinking lots of water and taking vitamins. </div>
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Practicing self care and love is very important to me right now. </div>
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I'm just trying to be quiet and find joy in the little lovely things that are surrounding me daily. </div>
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Like my snail babies, sleeping next to my warm handsome boyfriend, reading blogs, watching youtube, and playing silly app games on my phone. <br />
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Thinking about all I need to do for the holiday season is a tiring bummer so I'm really trying to quiet it and enjoy the moment I'm in. </div>
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I have Unraveling 2015 to look forward to.<br />
Check it out <a href="http://www.susannahconway.com/2014/12/lets-make-some-magic-in-2015/" target="_blank">here</a>. I did it last year and it is quite moving and awakening.<br />
I will be posting a 2014 wrap up later this month that will go over last year's Unraveling. <br />
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I am torn between keeping my Etsy shop or moving over to Aftcra. Anyone try both and have a better experience on one over the other? <br />
Either way, I'm reposting some prints on Etsy soon and am working on a few new prints as well.<br />
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Here's one I'm working on, not done yet, still plenty of editing to tinker with.<br />
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And here is a little piece I did for my friend's band, Speak, Memory.<br />
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I am actually really proud of this one. And you can find their music here: <a href="https://speakmemoryok.bandcamp.com/">https://speakmemoryok.bandcamp.com/</a><br />
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And here's me being angelic (tinkering with photo editing some more.)<br />
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I hope you are all finding little pieces of joy lately. </div>
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Hey there lovely readers! </div>
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I have been going through a tough, exhausting, numbing time lately. </div>
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With not a lot of free time, and the free time I did have was spent veggin' out because I've been so tired; physically, mentally, and emotionally. </div>
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Things are still hectic in most of my life categories; work, finances, plans, art, personal well being, relationship, and so on. </div>
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But I stumbled upon this blog through twitter: <a href="http://www.talk2thetrees.blogspot.com/p/home.html" target="_blank">Talk2TheTrees</a> </div>
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I was instantly drawn in by her art and her energy that bursts out of the website and seems tangible. </div>
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Reading a few of the newest posts was not enough for me, I wanted more! </div>
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So I went back in the archives to 2010 and read forward from there, reading a few posts from each month. </div>
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I'm not even caught up yet, but it's been a delightful and inspiring read! </div>
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This lady is such a delight and her genuine spirit shines through the blog. </div>
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She is a lot like me, actually. We are both artists, positive thinkers, aspiring minimalists, and we both love Doctor Who! </div>
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What a gem!</div>
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Reading through her blog reminded me of the joys of blogging, the joy of sharing our ups and downs, our art, our visions, truths, and voice. </div>
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This post is a stand out one for me: <a href="http://www.talk2thetrees.blogspot.com/2012/06/to-be-bold.html" target="_blank">To Be Bold</a></div>
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It reminded me to not be a passive player in my life, to not let things happen to me. </div>
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I need to happen to life. </div>
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I need to move within the world. </div>
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I need to alight, to be a force of joyful truth in this world. </div>
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I want people to think of me and feel joy and brightness, to think of open arms and acceptance. </div>
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I'm trying to get back to that place of being. </div>
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It just takes a lot of energy and that's something that I feel is constantly being drained from me from so many sources lately. </div>
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But I want to start blogging more often, even just little updates, even if it's not some huge revelation or insight. I want to share more of myself and my viewpoint and my story. </div>
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To start off, here are some lovely happenings and sources of joy in my life right now: </div>
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I've been working with a few friends on a secret project about winter,
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I got three pet snails! I have wanted pet snails for years now! I have a huge trippy snail tattoo on my left thigh, so having three real ones is a dream come true! </div>
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The big one is Bellatrix, the medium sized one is Reginald, and the tiny one is Tesla. </div>
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They are adorable when they eat! and they feel weird when they slime crawl on your skin! </div>
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Tesla is my favorite, he needs extra care and attention because he is really sensitive to his surroundings. Here is all three doing some weird snail pile, I came home to them this way!:</div>
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This was my Thanksgiving outfit, I really love those high waist pants. I want more but I only shop thrift stores and finding things my size/style can be hard! </div>
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I got to spend time with my family that I love so so much! </div>
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We went to the park and saw this neat art piece and decided to snap some family portraits!</div>
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It's rare that we are all able to be in the same place at the same time so we had to revel in it! </div>
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The camera was on a timer, my brother and I said for everyone to run but we were the only ones who took off! Glad it was captured, haha! </div>
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I am not much of a hat person. But I love my bowler hat! </div>
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(I got really into Charlie Chaplin in highschool and even went as him for Halloween one year.)</div>
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(I also made the scarf out of fabric from Joann's.)</div>
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I finally finished a painting after some months. It's a surprise gift for the person who paid my gofundme so that I could go home for Thanksgiving and see my family! I am still so awed and grateful to that person for their kindness! </div>
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It's titled "Daydream" and I will be working on art prints soon. </div>
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So, that's an update on my life currently and you will be hearing/reading more from me soon and more often! </div>
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I hope you are all finding things to be joyful about and also finding ways to be a piece of joy in this world! </div>
yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-28334281192427966512014-11-15T11:10:00.000-08:002014-11-15T11:10:18.320-08:00The Benefits of Jumping In <div style="text-align: center;">
November has been spent in a far different fashion than how I spend most months. </div>
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And it's only half way through! </div>
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But I've been riding a creative, brainstorming, productive, excited wave for the past two weeks. </div>
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I believe it started when I created a gofundme to get home for Thanksgiving. </div>
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And one person donated the full amount! </div>
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I was so awed and dumbfounded and grateful. </div>
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It buoyed me and made me feel such an appreciation and joy for life. </div>
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A few days later, on November 2nd, I heard of NaNoWriMo for the first time. </div>
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For those of you who don't know, November is National Novel Writing Month and on Nanowrimo.com, you can track your progress, get encouragement and add writing buddies that are also attempting the feat of writing a novel in a month. </div>
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As soon as I heard of it, without thinking, I jumped right in. I created an account and started expanding on a story idea I had jotted down over a year ago. </div>
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And while I am not as far as I should be at the halfway point in the month, I am still happily engaged in this project. I think about it constantly. When I'm at work, my brain is always going through what could happen next, specific scenes I want to write. I think about my characters, what I like about them, what makes them tick. I think about how they look, I even want to draw pictures of them for extra reference. I've even been thinking of ideas on what to write as my novel for next year's NaNoWriMo! </div>
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So, clearly, I am obsessed. And I've even had this similar conversation with more than one friend. </div>
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Me: Oh, man. I've really got to get some writing done. (or, I didn't get as much writing done as I wanted, I am behind!) </div>
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Them: I think you are taking this too seriously, you should meet your own goals. It shouldn't stress you out. </div>
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But the thing is, I am having so much fun! You can work hard at something, you can even be stressed about it, but still be passionate about it and crave doing it. And honestly, this novel would not have been written without NaNoWriMo. </div>
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I know myself. The idea would have sat in that notebook until the end of my time. Because on an average day, I don't think about writing novels. I don't even think I am particularly good at writing fiction in the first place. </div>
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But by jumping in completely, without giving myself time to think about, it lit the spark in me to really try, to challenge myself, to explore a creative outlet I never would have explored before. </div>
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Then another project sprung to mind, and once again, I jumped in fully to get it started and to bring this small idea to life before me. </div>
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It's about winter and it's a secret project for now. </div>
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I don't know why but I feel so close to this project and I don't want to it out there quite yet. </div>
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I am nourishing it, letting it become slowly. I have lovely people helping me with their own visions and creative experiences. </div>
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Once again, usually when I get an idea, I think "Someday I will create this, when I have more time, when I've thought it out and planned it completely and it's a well thought, complete design to follow." </div>
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But not this time. I just thought about what I wanted to create and I instantly started messaging people I thought could help, I instantly started drafting up ideas and thoughts and inspirations. </div>
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Something about November has just lit up a spark of action within me. </div>
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Instead of just mulling over ideas that I eventually forget in the background and never act on, I am fully jumping in to the projects that light me up. And it's brought great results of productivity and growth. </div>
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I'm not saying that I can work full force like this all the time. I would wear myself out, spread myself too thin. </div>
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But for right now, I am reveling in it. </div>
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If an idea has taken hold of you, if you have a spark inside you, don't wait. </div>
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Act on it, start making steps to bring your idea to life. </div>
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Jump in without hesitation, with reckless abandon, lose yourself to the idea. </div>
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Just try it out for a month, see where you land in the end. See what you can create with this energy. </div>
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You will be pleasantly surprised at what you've got inside of you when you give it time and space to reveal itself, when you are excited about it existing. </div>
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Jump in fully. Even if the water's too cold, at least you'll feel more awake and more alive. </div>
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yælædhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11123214760858913140noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5475073490260708963.post-67192801325756054162014-10-01T17:34:00.000-07:002014-10-01T17:36:06.518-07:00Words and Images: Peaceful Coloring<div style="text-align: center;">
This is the start of a new little series for the blog. </div>
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"Words and Images" will be simple posts sharing my recent intuitive writings and sketches.</div>
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The point is simplicity, nothing elaborate. </div>
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a peaceful coloring, a moment's glow</div>
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expressive</div>
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but not in focus</div>
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I'm all sorts of bursting </div>
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fall is my comfort, travel my remedy</div>
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can all my words be heard in the clamor? </div>
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pinched nerve reckoning</div>
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I'm more than disaster, scribblings</div>
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reckless searching, soft news</div>
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it never did rain</div>
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a cascading emergence, truth emerging</div>
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no one can make me feel behind the curve</div>
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of my own path</div>
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I didn't find it, I said "hello"</div>
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a wind in the voice</div>
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a bending pain</div>
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I don't want to balance anymore</div>
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I want wild abandon </div>
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full immersion</div>
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shouts of completion</div>
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an explosion, an outpouring</div>
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a forgiveness</div>
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a blissful wandering </div>
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in me. </div>
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