Get Into the Feeling

So you know how when you go on vacation - it feels so delicious, you were immersed in the unscheduled-ness of the day, the new sights, new people, new sensations, new food and new paths. Even the feeling of coming home feels so good. When you settle back into your routine, it can feel like a let down. Your brain was responding to all these new impressions, it was basically like being on a high. So, when you find yourself coming down from time away or getting caught up in rote - go back to that place in your memory bank and think of what it feels like to be on a holiday. When you stay in that feeling, you can feel like your on vacation right now. If you don't have time off from work, do things like take your work to the park or a coffee shop. If you can't get out of your work space, convince others to share in the fun by sharing a good lunch together, telling some stories or throw a ball around to each other from your desks. Be creative! In your time off, get an ice cream, take a walk with someone special, lounge in your house or backyard and read a book. But do it like your pretending you're on vacation. Even if it's just for a short time, do it. Get into the feeling of it.

We saw all these animals in such spontaneous moments and I purposefully wrote them down so I would draw them later when I got home. I got away from my desk and all my fancy tools, grabbed my pencil and dove into my sketchbook. I got into drawing every single animal I wrote down and allowed in the feeling of time expansion - just like when I travel.

❤ Enjoy!

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Mixed Specimens

I wanted to share with you how I've been really inspired and super into mixed specimen rocks lately! I think these rocks are the most amazing ones around. This piece is clear quartz and pyrite. Clear quartz is known for being a master healing stone. It absorbs and regulates energy. Quartz is also great for enhancing psychic abilities, balance and stimulates clearer thinking. Quartz is in abundance and widely used in making silicon chips for computers, radios and other man made devices. Iron Pyrite is a stone of positive thinking and helping manifest desires. It's great for working with your solar plexus and alleviating fatigue. People have dubbed it "Fools Gold" because it looks like gold but it's lighter in color and much harder. When these two stones have grown together, it's a great bringer of financial success. There are so many varieties of mixed specimens out there and so awesome that the earth can grow these amazing treasures. I love gemstones not only for all their wonderful metaphysical properties but also because they look so incredible.

Enjoy ❤

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Meaning in the Trees

I wanted to keep it simple today and talk about trees this week. Summer brings on the lushness of trees and I find them so peaceful to be around - the sound of them, the animals they house and the seasonal changes they bring. I find summer the best because of the explosion of leaf shapes, colors and even fruit. I especially love to draw trees as well as notice their beauty. I decided to Google and see if there were mystical meanings behind trees - and sure enough there are. My favorite is the Poplar tree and the Fig tree. Poplar's mean deep courage and faith, while a Fig tree symbolizes fulfillment of aspirations and dreams. So many great trees with so many great meanings. What's your favorite?

If you haven't had time this summer, take the time to grab a picnic blanket and chill out under a tree. It will give you all the feels.

Happy summer ❤

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Finding Peace

I had a bit of a bumpy several days this past weekend. I found out my website was compromised - not to worry, everything is ok now and nothing was taken because I don't store anyone's private information here. It was all just a bunch of tech people talking to me and throwing words around like viruses, and infections. It was like my website had the flu or something and it's now on medication under a doctor's care. I just wanted to have control of the situation but I couldn't because it was way over my head. I was able to get support from people who were knowledgeable but it definitely caused frustration because I couldn't wave my magic wand and make it go away. Have you ever felt that way? Where you felt so stuck in the reality of something uncontrollable that you couldn't see beyond it? When stuff gets that tough, you have to take a step back. Most people think worrying is helpful or that you can't take a break because it's not productive when something needs attention. But you have get off the damn subject - mostly because there isn't anything you can do about it anyway. Taking your attention away from the stress is the best thing to do. Whatever solution you are reaching for can never come to you from a place of stress and anxiety. So I doodled. I made ice cream, walked, gardened, and I doodled. I mostly doodled so that a solution could come to me in a way that pleases me and so I could be in a better head space for it. And I do feel better and things are more resolved.

So, find something... anything that makes you feel good and do it or think it or sleep it off or whatever you can... This is where I found my Peace in the chaos and that is what this piece is called.

Peace ❤

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Little Reminders

If you've heard bad news, gotten rejection letters, stepped in a pile of poo, got sick or whatever negative thing has befallen you; just remember that what happens to you doesn't define you. Not even the climbing out of it, defines you. When we experience the unfavorable, it simply means we aren't at a standstill. Life is a continuum and we are always reaching for something more. Our desires, our wantings, are what will always propel us forward. Life isn't even about "the thing" we want (although some may argue they would be happy in the having of it). It's all about the journey. The journey... with all it's positives and even negatives. That's what we all live for isn't it? The journey is the spice of life. This quote is one of my favorites and helped remind me today to keep dreaming, keep going and keep grounded.

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