DancingMermaid » peaceful places…

i seem to lose track of me so easily. it usually happens quick when i am off guard or faced with aggression. i get flattened out by the waves. i forget to swim.

i am learning again and again to return to that peaceful place when overwhelm suddenly hits. its like a pulling back and then landing softly. a slow letting go of outside so i can hear the inside.
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watercolor crayons, copper lace ribbon, silver square letter beads, bright blue golden paint-i have started keeping certain art supplies in an old wood champagne box with a brassy gold latch. i needed something that was just for me without (self-created) pressure to share during class and art dates. i remember my mother having her own special coloring book and crayons. i think this helps heaps.
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there are a handful of items in there that i haven’t even used yet-new set of stamps, a black and white postcard from the 70s i found at a thrift shop. i see this box starting to overflow. the lid barely closes. this seems like a good sign.

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i want to discover who i am just being. it feels like up to this point i had been depositing most of my energy into all i could do. i want to get to know the girl who is just me-no strings attached or need to save the day.
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i am learning how to be my own friend. i never gave myself the opportunity to do this before. like any new relationship, some parts still feel really uncomfortable.

but, i feel like the more i master this, the more relaxed i am going to be when i get knocked off balance.

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i like the idea of becoming solid and whole. soft and peaceful.

its makes me feel like i can do anything.

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and you can.!!!!

O hon, you can!!

this is such a beautiful piece of writing. makes me want to art journal straight away. And I’m gonna. In my parents garden this weekend. Surrounded by sun, nature and animals.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Love you,

your little sis

Hello.
I want to thank you for inspiring me. You’re blog is helping me balance things.

You are wonderful!

Carla :0)

Your journey continues to inspire me and is one I admire. (((hugs)))

You inspire me to think more deeply about myself, and others…
its scary for me to think about me just being.. love and blessings on your quest.may you find you..

YEA you!!!!!!!

it’s such a process to not do it all. and to not be it all. for everyone but yourself. seems like it would be so simple really. to trust yourself first. and to be able to JUST BE in your own presense.
reading your words on this journey is ever so helpful. and always filled with beauty. love love love.

Me too. Seriously. Ride the wave, that’s what I’m trying to do. Now I am beginning to think that the push/pull is part of the way life works… you know, night/day, in/out, yin/yang. Sometimes we are afraid of the dark parts of life, but I wonder if we should be. Maybe we should embrace whatever it is we are supposed to be learning from the confusion.

your posts never fail to move me. you always write with such poetic and raw honesty: that is both real and inspiring. i particularly love your lines ~ “i am learning how to be my own friend. i never gave myself the opportunity to do this before.” reading that made me realise i was on the same journey and, as always, you capture it beautifully. thanks for being you xx

Thankyou… ThankYOU ~You~ and this bloggy ms mermaid are truly bEaUtIfUL

You CAN do anything. Glad you’re coming in to your power.

Shall I call Playboy now?

♥

Hi,
have been looking at your blog for a little while and it has really inspired me but I have been too shy to comment. But your comment about being struck me, I spend all my time doing and the thought of just being intrigues me. I wonder what I would become if I stopped doing? Thanks for the inspiration

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