Awesome Read. As someone who often uses art as a form of expression, I cannot say enough good things about taking time to get feelings and thoughts out of your head and onto paper: write it, paint it, draw it, collage it… just find a form of self-expression that feeds your soul and USE IT. You will be amazed by the healing benefits and the creativity that you have inside ❤️. #openandbrave
For me, Quotes offer so much inspiration… I can ponder a quote for 5 minutes, 15 minutes, an hour, a day: Picking it apart and discerning what it means to me, basking in the glow of feeling understood, or just make me laugh out loud.
There’s nothing so moving as a great quote, an amazing photograph, or piece of art.
Words are so meaningful, and I LOVE them. I have a running dialog in my mind all the time. I could be having a conversation with God, a conversation with myself (usually trying to change old thinking), or imagining some beautiful picture or future – as yet undefined.
Some of my favorite words come from Maya Angelou, Buddha, Dali Lama, Mark Twain, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King. Ironically, none made it into this post. I often see their words in pictures, visions in my mind’s eye: full of vibrant color, overpowering emotion, a profound truth, or beauty of humanity revealed.
As much as I love words and language, I feel like I often fumble when communicating. I am a life-long sufferer of “Foot-In-Mouth” Disease. It has plagued me my entire life. Some of this is due to my tendency to retreat into my own inner-dialogue and loose track of the conversation of others around me. The rest is due to an over-eagerness to get my thoughts out, thus skipping the ALL-IMPORTANT Mind Filter.
As a life-long sufferer of “Foot-In-Mouth” Disease, I am always second-guessing my conversations: Did that come out right? Did I offend someone? Did that though come out completely inappropriate? (as in, did my inner dialogue slip out?) Then worrying I’ve hurt feelings, over-apologized, or berating myself endlessly over fear of loosing a friend.
Some of the best quotes have given me a deep breath followed by a huge sigh: AHHH! I’m not alone! Someone else has felt this way too!… AND recovered, healed, moved on.
Art is MY favorite form of self-expression. I know, I just finished saying how much I loved WORDS, and I DO. I often use words in my art. I will share one here. I was inspired during the period I was getting clarity on my goals for EVE and my purpose in pursuing it. I’m leaving it here. It makes me smile. I made it on a rainy day when my daughter and I had fun pulling out ALL the art supplies and playing.
Empowerment.Vitality.Evolution. 