Last night when I was thinking about what I might write about today, I thought I'd be writing about how I chickened out and didn't stamp my new ampersand on the start to finish piece. I thought I'd be writing about how some days you just don't have what you need to move on to the next step. Well, I must have woken up on the confident side of the bed today because that is NOT what I am going to write about! I'm going to show you what I was brave enough to do today.
Here's the ampersand stamped on the start to finish piece:
I am so happy how this turned out! Now I need to think about what to do next. I have some ideas, but they haven't fully cooked yet.
One of the reasons this turned out so well is that my sweetie made my stamp easier to use. He took what was one:
And made it into two:
Having all of the extra stuff cut off of the stamp made it much easier to use. Thank you sweetheart!
And since I was so brave today, I thought I'd do something with my Scattered Time piece. So, here's what I did:
I put the force field into place! Okay...I know you're probably wondering what the "force field" is...all you see is a bunch of words written around the lighthouse. Well, the words are the force field. They are positive affirmations all of us need to remember from time to time. See, the lighthouse represents you (or me or whomever is looking at the piece)...the golden glow is your own light shining through and the words are the force field to keep the bad stuff away. This shows that you can be your own light, your own beacon in the dark to get through anything. Here's what the force field is made up of:
Focus on what's real, not the fears you imagined.
Listen to your inner voice.
Be a human being, not a human doing.
Allow yourself time to breathe.
Treat yourself with kindness.
Go your own way in your own time.
Bloom, even if it's between a rock and a hard place, because you can. (I used a version of this one on another piece I did...I liked it so much, I decided to use it again.)
Be alive and enjoy the journey.
I think these make up a great force field.
I was quite scared to write this stuff directly on my canvas...thoughts such as what if this looks stupid, what if I can't write the words right so it looks off, what if I goof something up, etc., ran through my head. At least they had up until today. Today was different. All I thought was this...if I screw it up, I know I can fix it. And that was enough. I didn't screw it up and now the force field is in place. I'm so excited!
I have one last thing to share. You know I love the moon and that I love to take pictures of it, right? Well, it was looking pretty awesome this week that I had to take pictures:
Cool...I particularly like how the moon doesn't show any definition to it like it might ordinarily. It looks like someone is shining a flashlight from the sky. Hmm...I like that thought.
So here's to hoping someone is shining a big flashlight on you so you can find your way...if not, I hope you can let your own light shine so you can make it through anything. I know you can do it!
Happy, dance-y, joyful thoughts to you today and for the upcoming week...I hope it's a great one!
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