Oxygen on a Pink Saturday

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Recently I was in search of Oxygen. But not the normal kind, the creativity kind. You know you need it when you start to doubt yourself.



I also know when I am in need of oxygen when I start to expect my family to fill me up. A little flag to go find my own oxygen.



So I picked up favorite books filled with inspiration, went to my favorite blogs, and listened to uplifting music.



I visited one of my favorite favorite people Suzi Blu. She is one of the most courageous artists and she wrote a fabulous post called...

and I ask, do you give up?

I have been watching Suzi for a long time on You Tube, here is the link to her videos. She calls them Suzitube. Isn't she the cutest?



Every now and then I feel discouraged, and my creativity gets so teeny tiny. That is when I know that I have to start giving things away. So, I thought I would give you all some inspiration that I found on my little journey the other day.



In the book The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron wrote:

"Creativity is the natural order of life. Life is energy: pure creative energy"




That is why when we give it away, we feel energized.



Julia Cameron taught me years ago, that I needed to breath in alone and gather the very inspiration that encouraged my creativity. She also taught me the necessity to stay in touch with your feelings, or they will get so lost as you care for all the people around you, that you might forget who you are. Thus she taught me about writing morning pages. Little journal entries that let me express what I am feeling that day. Did I mention that The Artist Way has a web site now HERE?



Next the more I give away the more inspiration I seem to find. So, getting lost in others always gives me oxygen.



In the book Simple Abundance Sarah Ban Breathnach talks about how we must get our oxygen outside of our family.



In my family everyone just thinks I can draw an elephant. Even if it takes me hours to create, they will say "Oh yeah, an elephant!" That is because they only know me creating. "Oh yeah, a journal" EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK, it might have taken me months to create that journal.



Lesson learned be with people that you can learn from, even if you don't have the same skill set yet, you will challenge yourself. Join groups that are out of your comfort zone. I enter the Spoonflower weekly contest all the time. I never win. Because I am learning, learning how to create patterns that work on fabric. The people who win are so far out of my league that I am forever learning. It gives me oxygen, and something to aspire to be.



So, I share it with all of you, and you give me so much oxygen with your lovely comments. You have no idea how you have lifted my spirits with just popping by and saying something nice. Maybe someday I will come back to this blog and see my artwork and read what I have written, and your comments and rekindle this amazing chapter in The Land of Blog.



Julia Cameron teaches us about "Believing Mirrors". These are the people who see our goals and aspirations and believe in us. The purest form of inspiration...you are my Believing Mirrors.



Thank you for giving me oxygen. Creativity is natural, it's as natural as breathing. JUST INHALE all the many creative resources that are around you and BREATH.



"We are all Creative, and it is never too late to inhale the creativity around you and find your gift."



Did you know that seagulls inhale before they take flight? Well maybe they don't...but it sure looks that way to me! Besides it makes a really cool ending to this post. The song for this post is KEEP BREATHING. And remember breathe!