When I took this online class,(class is closed now) I felt connected, with so many of the artists involved. We revealed private things about our lives, doing the self-portrait and explaining what certain things symbolized. It was as if through the creating and sharing, we were connecting the dots to our souls. The more we crafted, the more self revealing it became. We all have creative journeys and have to work and find ways to connect. Moving so much, has thrown me off course, my internal compass for a while felt stuck. Unforeseen events, death, disease, a car accident also added to the confusion of finding my way. Funny, a few choices that arrived while doing the class, course were still the desire for culinary school, but also I thought about coaching people,(Life Coach). I thought maybe I could help people avoid some of the delay and detours, I had faced. It take courage, commitment to continue on your path, besides being creative. I'm still researching these paths, perhaps in a marketing area.
When we do have courage we gain so much. I think of the homeless man with the golden voice,Ted Williams. Look around you, we all have talent, we just need compassion, courage and commitment to bring it forth. It reflects how little we really know of each other and how sharing our gifts can connect the dots to our souls. Carve our way~
I love these C words: connections, community, and camaraderie. The more we go out of our comfort zone and get involved, try new things, we make new connections.(like the A-Z blogging challenge). We get to meet new people, share ideas and connect in ways, we wouldn't have. I think the more we connect the dots in our lives, the more soulful connections we find, and in doing so, we find ourselves. Keep connecting your dots; who knows where it will take you?!
Connections: I found a friend on FB, who has had an interesting life, involving the military and crafting and this lead me to another friend, who I recently discovered built bridges and is an author. He has written two books. I received the books in the mail, this morning. I opened the first book and it starts in North Carolina, where I live and involves Blackbeard, which is a silly nickname I gave my son. He started growing a beard in high school. This story also ends up in Maine. I'm stunned....One friend, I saw at our 10th high school reunion, over 20 yrs ago; the other one it has been 30 yrs. He moved away during high school. Can't wait to read and look for more connections~
When we do have courage we gain so much. I think of the homeless man with the golden voice,Ted Williams. Look around you, we all have talent, we just need compassion, courage and commitment to bring it forth. It reflects how little we really know of each other and how sharing our gifts can connect the dots to our souls. Carve our way~
I love these C words: connections, community, and camaraderie. The more we go out of our comfort zone and get involved, try new things, we make new connections.(like the A-Z blogging challenge). We get to meet new people, share ideas and connect in ways, we wouldn't have. I think the more we connect the dots in our lives, the more soulful connections we find, and in doing so, we find ourselves. Keep connecting your dots; who knows where it will take you?!
Connections: I found a friend on FB, who has had an interesting life, involving the military and crafting and this lead me to another friend, who I recently discovered built bridges and is an author. He has written two books. I received the books in the mail, this morning. I opened the first book and it starts in North Carolina, where I live and involves Blackbeard, which is a silly nickname I gave my son. He started growing a beard in high school. This story also ends up in Maine. I'm stunned....One friend, I saw at our 10th high school reunion, over 20 yrs ago; the other one it has been 30 yrs. He moved away during high school. Can't wait to read and look for more connections~
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Congrats on the somerset feature!!! I'm so excited, I gotta get a copy! Good Luck with the A-Z challenge. :)
♥jenny
I think that class sounded so up my alley.. if it comes around again let me know please
We connected last year while doing the "A to Z" and it is good to reconnect. I have reconnected with a lot of people through facebook, and I love the blogging connection as well. Good post! Thank you!
Ruby
I felt compelled to read it again as it was so excellently written.
Yvonne.
you grow...have become smarter and stronger via those communications and lessons.
well done,
oh, alright, one more ... Cheers!
Jg.
Monti
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Jan Morrison
And a big thanks for your comment on my blog too! ♥
MM the Queen of English
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Your post is a good example of the invisible connections that we don't see until we think consciously about them.
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow
I found you with the ‘surprise me’ button. I’m a new follower of yours. I'd love to have you check out my take on the A to Z Challenge, comment and follow, if you'd like.
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Kathy at Oak Lawn Images
Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for your sweet comment :-)
Doris
haha.. laughed at Jg's comment.. he's a 'CAD'.. haha
Thanks so much for popping by and your sweet wishes my way... I agree the greatest thing side affect about blogging is the connections we make.. a big wonderful world out there..
Have a fabulous week.. and thanks again.. ciao xxxx Julie
There really are some great "c" words out there.
The internet and social media outlets have given us so many opportunities to connect to new friends and reconnect with old ones. Just last night I was surprised by a Facebook invite from a guy that was my best friend and next door neighbor over 40 years ago. What a surprise that was!
Lee
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