Art Slam

It is interesting looking back at old journal pages. What is most interesting to me is how much I have grown. Things I was so incredibly passionate about when I created a page really do not matter now. Makes you wonder why we get so caught up in drama. I will tell you why…the freakin’ ego! Drama is fuel for our egos and keeps mess going that really needs to pass out of your life.

I read a great quote the other day that hit home for me, as I have been struggling with a situation for a few weeks. The quote goes like this: Sometimes, you have to let go to see if there was anything worth holding on to. 

Talk about a ton of bricks knocking of common sense slapping you in the face! That blew me away and gave me the clarity I had been seeking about my situation. Looking back is fine and dandy, as long as you don’t dwell there. You stop living if you linger too long in the past. Plus, present living is so much more fun because, it is alive with energy and possibilities. I think this is where I want to dwell…in the present.

Love.

That is mine.
I don’t half-ass love.
I love hard.
Really hard.
I love for life.
I don’t know any other way to do it. Those who have been graced with my love are the lucky ones. They experienced something many don’t often get a chance to feel. That is the blessing.

The curse…I love hard. And, sometimes giving that much love has set me up for heartache.

So, what have I learned? I have learned to not give it away so easily. Make people earn it and prove they are worth of it. My love is a gift and I don’t take kindly to people not appreciating it.

There is your challenge, Slammers! Journal about your blessing and your curse. Remember, your art journals are about you and for you. So, honor yourself with your truth, your art and your words.

I can’t keep waiting on my muse to return. I had to go and find her ass. And, I found her, kicked her to the curb and decided I would be my own inspiration.

You sit and wait, you end up missing out on a whole lot of living. Past is past. When it comes back into your life, it can either get the damn hints you are sending it and join you in the freakin’ present or move the fuck on! Seriously, can I be any more crystal clear?! You don’t always get a second chance to get something right, so when the chance comes along, jump on it, hold tight and don’t ever let go. So, get with it!

New Slam project tomorrow and I hope you love it. It is one that hits home with me because it explains so much about why I am who I am. I hope it does the same for you.

BlogHer is fast approaching and I hope I will meet lots of kindred spirits while I am there speaking!

Until tomorrow! Have a great evening.

Sometimes, you need a freakin’ break. My mind gets so cluttered with other people’s problems and nonsense that I simply can not get a quiet moment in. I would love, love, love to take a trip to a place where I did not have to speak to anyone on purpose except God. And, even then, you don’t have to actually use words to communicate with The Spirit.

I have had SO much on my mind lately. Some of it intensely overwhelming to the point it has exhausted me. I have been working hard on becoming still and being in the moment. I did not realize what a challenge that is, but anything worth having is worth working for.

Many good things are happening. I have a new day job at one of the best places I have ever worked. I have a supervisor who empowers his staff and sets you up to succeed from the beginning. My team is amazing. Supportive and team members in ever sense of the word. It is not always easy to find a place where the organization walks what it talks. This company does and you can see it in the faces of the people who work there. You value people and they will give back to you ten times over. Now that is some ROI you can write home about.

I’ll be heading to the BlogHer conference next month to speak on the What We Believe: Beautiful Blogging and Positive Posting panel. Fun times!

Speaking of fun times, I will post a new Art Slam project tomorrow. It hit me earlier today when I was having a "some people suck, therefore you should pray for them and yourself" moment. It is a good one!!!

Those critters in the picture above were in my backyard a few weeks ago. They are much bigger now and no longer in the nest; I had to get a shot before they left.