Thursday 4 April 2013

Gratitudes - Fruit



Fruit
So much nutrients to be had, and so many new varieties to try....


What are you grateful for this week?

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....



Wednesday 3 April 2013

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:


 

Tuesday 2 April 2013

B is for Brave


Bravery often requires us to step out of our comfort zone and do something unfamiliar.  The times that we are called upon to be brave I guess we don’t really think about it but we act out of necessity.  We can also be called to be brave for others when sickness or bad news strikes for others, can you think of a time when you looked back on a situation and thought you were being brave?

I celebrate my life today for being able to get up in the face of what seems like adversity for making that leap into a career that is uncertain, but which I feel so passionate about.  I celebrate my bravery in being there for others in their time of need and not settling for how things ought to be but daring to be different.  I ask for your continued thoughts and prayers for the health of my brother Robert and my mother Mavis. 

In what ways have you been called onto be brave today.


Painting of the day
As promised I am sharing a completed painting each day, this one is an 8"x8" inches mixed media piece called 'Waiting'


  
 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 B, but a few of them for you to start with....
 
 
 
 

Sunday 31 March 2013

Freedom - Thought for the Week - 52 Weeks of Colour



Thought for the week....

Where there is love there is hope, there is always a way, what you have to decide is whether you have allowed yourself to be free to look at your situation and see whether your current state of being is meant to be.  Sometimes the only one stopping us from stepping out is ourselves, what have you been holding yourself back from?  Have a blessed week, Amanda 

Everyone has talent; what is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads. ...Erica Jong 

"He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall he not with Him also freely give us all things?" Romans 8:32




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