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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman,
before which difficulties disappear
and obstacles vanish into thin air.”
by John Quincy Adams
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.jpg "land sea sky bvw") land sea sky bvw People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current, nor try to resist it. Rather, they adjust their every movement to the watercourse, use it with purpose and skill, and enjoy the adventure. show 1 comment 
LOVELY all around. Painting and Prose. Thank you!! .jpg "0812") along the journey by bvw I imagine life as a journey through time, that each moment is a gift. People, places and circumstances change around us. We make choices that will help to create the life we experience. When I create my art, I try to make each stroke as close to my heart as possible. Every choice I make brings with it limitations and also opens up new ways of seeing. Use your creative thinking skills on your life journey. Stay aware of what you observe around you. Live in the now moment. Use your ability to image in your mind’s eye, to imagine the possibilities. Simplify or abstract the steps you need to create a meaningful life. Learn to search for patterns along the way. Patterns of time and habits can give stability and structure to your journey. You can also change patterns that are not serving you well and replace them with new habits. The only thing stopping you from changing a destructive pattern is fear of stepping away from a familiar path. Be brave. Be you. Share your thoughts. Carpe diem.
Flopsy in the midday sun, pastel bvw Observe! Yes, you heard me, look around and find the little moments around corners and in the most obscure times and places! Stop as you turn the corner in the grocery store and take in the patterns of bright red, orange and yellow colors of beets and deep green leaves in the produce section. Take time to notice the beautiful wrinkles on the face of someone you catch sight of on the street corner. Imagine the life behind that face. Take the hands of your aunt admiring the matters in life that those hands have articulated. Spend a moment sitting on the grass in the sun with your dog and watch how she observes life, waiting and watching. Cherish each moment with gratitude. Observing, listening and waiting is not a waste of time. It is a way of discovering where the beauty and fullness appears in your life. Make it a habit to discover it! no comments backyard garden ~ pastel bvw It is good for us to reflect on the simplicity and focus that Steve Jobs incorporated into his life. He never gave up, on his inner visions. As a result his actions have had a very obvious positive effect on our lives. He also kept encouraging us to do the same.
What is the great work that you believe you need to do in this life? Do you agree with his philosophy that knowing you are going to die can be the strongest motivation to do your best work?
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Agreed, Joan! The funny thing about day to day living is that we often forget that we have no guarantee that we are going to awaken the next day. I know that I think my art is my greatest work, but it may be the time I shared my homemade bread with some fishermen working their second job on my shift at a fabric printing factory. And as you described, a person’s “great work” can continue to change…even on a daily basis. 
The great work is different for each person and can change throughout one’s lifetime. In short, though, I would like to think that we can each put back a bit more than we take from the world, each according to their abilities. Knowing that there are time constraints can certainly keep some momentum going! |
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Nin - Beautiful!