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MarmiteMamie started up a post in her journal asking others 'who are you'? I came up with this and thought I'd share it with all of you:


I am an optimist. I believe that you have to go into friendship or any relationship with trust and honesty. That sometimes causes heartache, but at least I have no regrets. I know that I gave that person the best chance to have a wonderful friendship with me.

A friend of mine showed me a poem by Oriah called the invitation. I relate very much to it:

It doesn't interest me
what you do for a living.
I want to know
what you ache for
and if you dare to dream
of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me
how old you are.
I want to know
if you will risk
looking like a fool
for love
for your dream
for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me
what planets are
squaring your moon...
I want to know
if you have touched
the centre of your own sorrow
if you have been opened
by life's betrayals
or have become shrivelled and closed
from fear of further pain.

I want to know
if you can sit with pain
mine or your own
without moving to hide it
or fade it
or fix it.

I want to know
if you can be with joy
mine or your own
if you can dance with wildness
and let the ecstasy fill you
to the tips of your fingers and toes
without cautioning us
to be careful
to be realistic
to remember the limitations
of being human.

It doesn't interest me
if the story you are telling me
is true.
I want to know if you can
disappoint another
to be true to yourself.
If you can bear
the accusation of betrayal
and not betray your own soul.
If you can be faithless
and therefore trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty
even when it is not pretty
every day.
And if you can source your own life
from its presence.

I want to know
if you can live with failure
yours and mine
and still stand at the edge of the lake
and shout to the silver of the full moon,
"Yes."

It doesn't interest me
to know where you live
or how much money you have.
I want to know if you can get up
after the night of grief and despair
weary and bruised to the bone
and do what needs to be done
to feed the children.

It doesn't interest me
who you know
or how you came to be here.
I want to know if you will stand
in the centre of the fire
with me
and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me
where or what or with whom
you have studied.
I want to know
what sustains you
from the inside
when all else falls away.

I want to know
if you can be alone
with yourself
and if you truly like
the company you keep
in the empty moments.

By Oriah © Mountain Dreaming,
from the book The Invitation
published by HarperONE, San Francisco,
1999 All rights reserved

Sometimes I feel like there is not enough time in the day to do everything that I want to do. Ever feel that way? Right now my life is completely overtaken by my quest to find a full-time job. Although, since I sprained my ankle a couple of days ago and am not allowed to walk, I have found some time to be creative. Its sad that it took that to do it!

I have spent more time on traditional painting than digital artwork. I will post some pictures of my paintings in the future. I hope all is well with you!

Keep Creating!

Jannina

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted in my journal, blog or even uploaded designs. Life has been really busy. I'm working and getting my MBA. I have done a few art shows as well. I'm going to try to get some designs put together in the next few weeks. Here's hoping that nothing else pops up!

Take care,

Jannina

I woke up from a deep slumber with this in my head:



Does anyone notice? Does anyone care that life is found everywhere?

It sprinkles its essence over us; its force like a river running deep and spreading far. Rushing through us, bleeding into each others' worlds like tributaries spreading out further until we all meet at the ocean that is us.

We cannot live our lives as islands. We affect each other. The hermit in the woods is affected by the felling of forests. The castaway is found or left for dead; all by the choices we make.

Know that your choice matters.



I think that the news affects my dreams. With all the disasters going on in the world and our own complicated lives, I think people can become desensitized to the pain. Don't let that happen.

Take care,

Jannina

Okay,

I've been browsing the web, trying to find fun, new programs and came across two: Harmony and MyPaint. By new, I mean they are new to me. Thought I would share. Visit my blog to see more information about them and the links to their sites. Did I mention they are free?

Have Fun!

Jannina

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