E is for Encouraging

Art Journal Page - Mixed media

Are there times when you have felt like giving up?  or ‘throwing in the towel’ because you  just couldn’t see where you were meant to be/go next and you were at the stage where you were going to leave it all and change your direction?

I know that I’ve been there and I doubt it will be the last, because this is how life can be sometimes.  We will all have those times of doubt and insecurity and we can question the stage of our journey, and in these times all that is needed to put you back on to track is an encouraging word, to remind you that you are enough right where you are, that you are on the right track and giving up is not an option.  That little piece of encouragement could be the very thing that is needed to put you back on course, and remind you how close you are to your goals.  It can be a word of insight spoken by someone else, or something you have put in place to remind yourself just how far you have come.  I celebrate the gift of being able to encourage others, and impact in a positive way into their lives.   

When you think back can you remember those who spoke encouraging words into your life and how they impacted into your life even to this day?  How can you be more encouraging to others in what they are doing? 

Painting for the day

Each day I will show a completed piece of art or journal page hope you enjoy todays

 

 Mixed media Art Journal page - I am Enough

 Blog Love

I am sharing some love with a random selection of those who are also taking part in the 2013 A-Z Challenge,it's not everyone whose blog starts with the letter E, but a few of them for you to start with....

 

Entertaining Interests  

Ellas Edge

Embracing Dawn

Empty Nest Insider

Exordium

D is for Dream

 

Mini Chunky Journal 4"x4.5"

'I have a dream'

....the famous words spoken by Martin Luther King...

There are many great inventions today that started out as someone’s dream.  They woke, wrote it down, spoke about it, got excited and took action!  We enjoy many of these things today - the inventions, gadgets, buildings, and songs and more.  I think it is important to try and write down your dreams and have found often a problem that I have been dealing with or something that has bothered me is answered in a dream or an insight to the problem is given.

I once had a dream for an amazing children’s story, along with the illustrations as well and rather than write it down as soon as I woke I thought I would remember the details, unfortunately all I remembered was that it was a really great story and how excited I felt about it (learnt my lesson and write everything down!).  I currently now dream of living somewhere that is warm and in reach of the sea, having my studio overlook my gardens, and the sounds of tropical birds and tree frogs in the distance.  I celebrate today that I can dream and get excited about the dreams of others and one day see those dreams become a reality.  What dreams do you have for your life - or even for the rest of the week?

Painting of the day

Mixed Media Painting

Blog Love

I am sharing some love with a random selection of those who are also taking part in the 2013 A-Z Challenge, it's not everyone whose blog starts with the letter D, but a few of them for you to start with....

Dreamer's Perch

Dream Believe Write

Daily Dish Recipes

Daye by Daye

Dreamers, Lovers and Star Voyagers

C is for Creative

I love being creative, and could spend all my waking hours doing a creative activity.  I am always thinking of ways to do things, writing down ideas that I would love to try.  There doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day sometimes and I have to hone in and take hold of the most important ideas and get to the rest when I can.  It is so important to have some form of creative activity that you can do on a daily basis to give you that outlet, help you to see things in a new light, and share your creativity with others and is a great way to develop relationships, start a craft group, share your photography or do some writing.

I celebrate my creativity knowing that it is not just for me but to share with others and be a blessing.  What new ways can you think of to be creative?

Picture for the day

Blog Love

While you are at it, take some time to visit some of the following and show some blog love:

Clarissa Draper

Colleen's Write Brain

Cindy Dwyer

Christine London's Spicy Romance

Circles under streetlights

 

A is for Admire

Well, today is my first day of the challenge, and I wanted to kick off my celebration of life by thinking about the qualities that I admire within myself.  We can usually find it easy to think about things we admire about others, we can also think about the strengths that others have that we wished we possessed.  I am not used to blowing my own trumpet, but think at some point or another we have to appreciate and applaud how far we have come.  When I look back on some of the things I found hard throughout my life I know that each experience impacted on me and deposited a quality that I would be able to be used at another stage.  That being said, I admire my strength and not giving up.  I am glad that I can find something to be grateful for in my life, especially when we can go through some of the most stressful times.  I admire my organisational abilities, I use to feel that there was too much conflict with being an artist and being organised.  But I can deal with that and see the benefits.  I admire being able to see some of the gems and the gifts, I don't catch all of them.  In my mothers journey with dementia, I have seen new strengths within me, seen myself grow in my art and in my writing. What qualities about yourself do you admire?

Painting of the day

As promised I am sharing a completed painting each day, this one has been done in one of my art journals and say 'Release your potential and walk into your blessings.!

 Blog Love

I am sharing some love with those who are also taking part in the challenge, it's not everyone whose blog starts with the letter A, but a few of them for you to start with....

Araelysia

Arlee Bird - Tossing it out

Andrea Coventry

Andi's Gardening Experiements

Apocalypse now