Thursday, October 29, 2009
Creativity...
Something Magical happens to me when I am in my creative zone and I don't understand why I don't visit creativity more often. But once I'm there, I'm in Never Neverland. I do everything at 100%!
I thought I was just writing in my new journals (old because they've been sitting on my bookshelves gathering dust) but it turns out I'm creating Art Journals. I love to have visuals, WHATEVER IT TAKES! A simple map for example reminds me of my first solo journey to Europe. I start seeing places and people in my minds eye. I've been wanting to write a book of that journey for many years. Writing my story has been on my mind once again for a few weeks now knowing that starting November 1st is National Novel Writing Month...write a book in 30 days. I'm guessing it's time to get that book written. I want to write it for all the adventurers and armchair adventurers, lover's, explorers, anyone wanting to delve deeper into their being.
The biggest Adventure you can have is to live the life of your dreams. What are you longing to accomplish? What's tugging at your soul. What do you really, really, really want?
Living Passionately,
AriZona
Change your thoughts change your life...
I've been reminded once again how powerful our minds are. Years ago I read the book 'Psycho-Cybernetics, A New Way to Get More Living Out of Life' by Maxwell Maltz. In three days I went from being in a deep depression to completely being inspired, seeing first hand the amazing ability of my mind!
There has been a bit of negative energy swirling about the homefront caused by a little of this and a little of that = unhappiness. So, last night, okay, this morning at 4:30 a.m. I set my intention to focus on happiness and pulled out a blank large size journal. I started going through my iPhotos choosing pictures of happiness with my husband and myself. Soon I was copying picture after picture of all sizes to cut out and glue onto the pages of my journal which turned into an Art Journal. A pattern started forming right away when I didn't get in the way. I just started creating as it became naturally therapeutic.
For the outside of the book I have been holding onto a Jimmy Buffet 3x5 sticker called "Port of Indecision" I thought it appropriate. Always reinventing myself. WHATEVER IT TAKES! So, I never know what I'm creating for myself each day. I rather like that.
Later today I noticed I wasn't angry, it worked, making that journal worked! "Change your thoughts change your life", by Wayne Dyer.
The ultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but to hold hands.
-Alexandra Penny, Writer
Living Passionately,
AriZona
Thursday, October 22, 2009
WHATEVER IT TAKES . . .
This is me when I was younger, photo on the right...okay, so it doesn't look like me, but it's what I wanted to be...An Adventurer!
This is me today, photo on the left.
I'll never grow up is the first thing I should tell you about me. I'll be a kid forever.
I'm an Adventurer, Writer, Artist, and Explorer. I have many more roles, reinventing myself almost daily. WHATEVER IT TAKES!
Adventure is worthwhile itself. -Amelia Earhart (Aviation)
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment.
What do I really, really, really want? I want to write, I want to create, I want to help others be more of who they are, I want to explore life and the world, I want daily adventures of life and the world.
I need to remember, doors open every moment if we're in-tune to our needs. WHATEVER IT TAKES! Go out into the world and get what you need.
When you want something, go back and go back and go back, and don't take "No" for an answer. And when rejection comes, don't take it personally. It goes with the territory. Expose yourself to as much humiliation as you can bear, then go home and go do it all again tomorrow. -Betty Furness (Activist and Writer)
Living Passionately,
AriZona
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