In spite of having a nasty cold this week something extremely nice and empowering happened. I have met another beautiful, wise, creative and inspiring woman in my life. I also realized how much I needed it and how important it is to share our thoughts and feelings, how important it is for women to support each other and to listen to each others inner voice. I believe that we all have our inner voice, wisdom, intuition but sometimes we just do not want to listen to it. I love to feel those invisible threads and wires of connection and understanding between people. We do live in a beautiful world but we also live in a world where people treat each other heartlessly. Sometimes I am scared we have already started to behave like machines which follow the same pattern every day - sleep and work with a few words in between to our dear ones, then playtime with our technology, entertainment/gadgets and sleep again. I do see that every day and it makes me really sad. Machines follow the pattern but people have a choice and it is good to remember about that. After meeting Sarah I felt like our invisible threads made little knots between them, I felt inspired and happy that there are people full of heart and passion in the world which I feel sometimes lonely in. That everything is the matter or perception, awareness and choice. If I would have to describe Sarah in colours and a few words, she could represent all shades or red. She is full of love, she loves knitting and she has got dreams to make the world around her a better place.
After a few days of ignoring my cold I ended up in bed, having a temperature and quite a creepy voice. I understood that I have become too machine like again recently. I did not listen to my body messages at all and then I read a beautifully written article by Jess Carlson about the relationship with our body. She wrote : 'When you love
someone you listen to them. You take in their thoughts and feelings and
you give them consideration when you need to do something, take an
action, or make a change in your relationship. Sadly, we don’t extend
this to our own bodies most of the time.'
Jess reminded me about taking time to be with, listen to and having a good relationship with my body.
Unfinished projects, drafts, sketches
expression of last week in watercolours.
Unfinished projects, drafts, sketches
expression of last week in watercolours.
Sounds a lovely friendship in the bloom. I have a wonderful group of women, though they don't live close, I always feel them inside and I hear their voices too when the going gets rough. Feel better and keep creating your loveliness. xox
ReplyDeleteJust spotted your link at CED and had to come see a better view. Your watercolor is so beautiful -even if it is a WIP. How right you are about how we don't always take the time to listen to and care for our own bodies. I'm glad you have acknowledged it and are remedying it now. Please rest up, drink lots of fluids and take care. hope you are in top form real soon. Hugs!
ReplyDeleteYes, really beautiful tree with nice branches, I love the shapes!
ReplyDeleteLike Linda says it is often hard to make time to listen to our bodies, I am terrible one for soldiering on and then taking too long to get well because of it. I am glad you are on the mend, Lovely work as always Aga.
ReplyDeleteLovely post. So true that we need to take more time for each ther, and to care more. Hope you soon feel better. Valerie
ReplyDeleteLove the wool and needles! Happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work on your blog!
ReplyDeleteSmiles from Belgium, Saskia :)
Great story Aga and love your beautiful work. Happy PPF, Annette x
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Love your work! Hope you're feeling better now! I really have to remember that message from Jess Carlson. So true. Thnx for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHello beautiful friend..your art is gorgeous..watercolors are magnificent..very atmospheric..deep and poetic! And thanks for sharing your powerful story ..well said..I am happy you met such a wonderful spirit and new friend..how magical! and yes we must take care of our body and love it! powerful sharings..many thanks kindred for your wisdom always! Hope you feel all sparkling and better now! hugs!!
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love both these pieces!!!! wonderful work!!! Happy PPF and I wish you a wonderful weekend!!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful knitting ball and needles! That took a lot of talent to make it look so real.
ReplyDeleteYour projects are looking great so far! Hope you feel better.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like such a marvelous, glowing moon!
ReplyDeleteI like the ideas you espouse re not becoming too machine-like but on the other hand I've become jaded about people and life in general - I have come to resign myself to the fact that everything is the same, time is not linear but an ever recursive spiral, and we are all inevitably creatures of habit - mired under the yoke of the basest natural needs, drives, and everything else, even the most noble & rarefied thing, spirals outward from that primordial soup of meaninglessness. But that's just me!
I really like your message in this blog entry, and your drafts, and your art from previous posts. Because of your beautiful dramatic dark background, I find the font on your blog hard to read. Perhaps you may assist your readers by making the font larger, or changing the style or the colour. Just a thought.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel brighter soon. I am glad you met such an inspiring woman. It is so special when we meet people like that!
Yes, isn't it odd that we humans get so caught up in our 'life' that we neglect when our body tells us something. It seems as if it should be the simplest, most basic message. Years of learning to manage and to be strong needs to be unlearned. I am glad you found a new friend. At the end of the day, connecting with others is one of the most sustaining activities (in my opinion). One thing I am grateful for is that through technology I have unexpectedly me some wonderful friends. Take care.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous post full of so much truth. Thankfully I have such a good intimate connection with my loved ones and friends. However not everyone does.....so I think they use technology to fill the intimate void. For someone who loves to learn technology is such a blessing. Glad you found a new connection with a creative soul...hope you feel better soon!!
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These are very nice pieces this week. I am so glad you have found a friend. It is nice to be able to share.
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Fantastic work!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post. We do need to listen to our bodies, but we are prone to forget it... but body has ways to make us pay attention again, sometimes illness is just an advice... happy week dear Aga, I am so glad you have found a new friend xx
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