ICAD Day 3

Day 3: My Name :)

 

This is my little art for today :)

 

 

I made this with stamps as you can see:

 

• spelling my name
• the typewriter
• and the swirl

The heart was made with gelatos and a little water on the brush, finished with a black pen to simulate sewing :)

 

The cup is my own drawing with cheap bic color pens.

 

And the splashes is made with my homemade sprays.

 

Hope you like it, I really enjoyed making this and only took me around 15 minutes :)

 

 

ICAD week 1 - day 1 and 2

Hello everybody, I found a way to keep my creative juices going

by participating in the Index Card a Day (ICAD) Challenge.

You can get more information if you go the link above and

to the ICAD FAQ which has a lot more details about it.

 

This is my day 1: Prism

 

I don't get to do much art lately,

so I made it simple while my daughter was in piano lessons :)

 

 

And this is my Day 2: Circus Tent

 

I really wanted to do more that just a drawing

(I might go back and alter it later-on when I have a little more time)

 

but for now it will do, we are on Day 3 already

and have to get going :)

 

Happy making art :)

 

 

Words Worth Sharing

While I was waiting at the doctor's office I read something very interesting that impacted my life quite a bit:

Is about a 30 day commitment, spending half hour each day doing something until you get good at it.

So how does this apply to finding my passion?

I would twist this a little bit and saying: commit to do something I like for 30 minutes for 30 days, until I get good at it.  Once I see the results, it will quietly add to my self-esteem.  It will add meaning to my life by mastering all the things that I like and/or always wanted to learn.

Also I read that there is a point when you will start asking yourself:

Why am I doing this?

The answer to yourself will be:

Because I decided to.  That's all!!!. Just put one foot in front of the another and do no stop. That's just how you stick to a commitment. It will increase your self-esteem, adding meaning to your life and reviving yourself.

And you can do the same :)

 

Cute Embroidery

Aren't they cute?!

I finally got to work on my embroidery

as you can see I used all basic stitches.

 

 

 All I did was take some images that I had in my computer

print them on Sticky Fabri-Solvy

and start hand sewing :)

 

 

Hope you like and and inspire you do work on what you like :)

 

 

 

Find Out Who Are You Meant to Be... with Oprah

I just finished taking a quiz from the Oprah website that I put it aside some time ago, to do it when I have a little more free time.

It says that the quiz helps you figure out what defines you.  And let me tell you, they were right on it with me. There are seven striving styles and I got two of them with the same even highest record.

It says that I am striving to be helpful and I am striving to be creative.  And those are the two things I do want to do the most.  Believe it or not, I told my older daughter about a month ago: "I just want to help people, but at the same time I want to do something creative" maybe teach all the arts and crafts I know.  Is like I knew the answer already, but just reading it again, is like a reminder that this is IN me, I am not making it up, is just who I am. 

And I've been feeling stuck because I am not exercising what I like to do, at least not to my fullest potential.

So here I am Clemencia (that's my name) taking a deep breath to start something good and satisfying :)

Here is the link to the quiz in case you want to take it too :)

 

Feeling Happiness Without Guilt - Sintiendo Felicidad Sin Culpa

As I mentioned before I am always thinking on what my next project is going to be, and like some of us don't get there since you have thoughts of doubt.  But I have realized that when I do what I like, I feel guilty or even worse... I say to myself that I don't have time, I mean this have been going on for a few years now, but how come I have time to clean  the house, wash the dishes, do the laundry, sweep, mop and many other things that my family doesn't even notice?

Have you thought of that?

The guilt or voice inside of me and maybe (or must) come from when we were growing up.  I know my mother was and still tries to be over protective.  That I really wasn't allowed to do much of anything. You won't believe it if I start telling you; which affected my self-esteem.  As a result comes the lack of initiative, inability to make decisions, inexperience in life and extreme shyness if you ask me.

Now, I am not blaming my parents for all this, and I am not mad at them either, that's just life, is the culture where I grew up, and they did the very best they could to keep us healthy and safe.

And if this is your case, just like me, I know this is part of my problem. Now that I know where this voices or thoughts are coming from, and why this negative voice is coming up, now...

I can stop it.
I can fight it.
I can ignore it.

They don't have to restrict me anymore. This negative thoughts can't tell me what to do.  I can finally give myself permission to do what I like without feeling guilty or selfish.

Knowing this we can try it out and start acting and having positive thoughts about what we like to do and actually do it.  Once you do this things you'll feel al that happiness that comes to you :)

Como habia mencionado antes, que yo siempre estoy pensando en cual va a ser mi próximo proyecto, y al igual que algunos de nosotros nos llegan esos pensamientos de duda . Pero me he dado cuenta que cuando hago lo que me gusta , me siento culpable , o incluso peor ... Me digo a mí misma que yo no tengo tiempo , me refiero a que esto ha estado sucediendo desde hace un par de años , pero ¿cómo es que tengo tiempo para limpiar la casa , lavar los platos , lavar la ropa , barrer, trapear y muchas otras cosas que mi familia no siquiera se da cuenta ?

¿Has pensado en eso?

La culpabilidad o la voz dentro de mí, vienen de cuando éramos pequeños . Sé que mi madre era y sigue tratando de ser sobre protectora . Que realmente no me permitía hacer mucho de nada . No lo vas a creer si comiezo a decirtelo; tanto asi que afectó mi autoestima . Como resultado de ello viene la falta de iniciativa, incapacidad para tomar decisiones , la falta de experiencia en la vida y la timidez extrema , si ustedes me preguntan a mi.

Ahora, yo no estoy culpando a mis padres por todo esto, y no estoy enojado con ellos tampoco, así es la vida, esa es la cultura en la que crecí , y ellos hicieron lo mejor que pudieron para mantenernos sanos y salvos.

Y si este es tu caso , al igual que yo , sé que esto es parte de mi problema. Ahora que sé de donde esta voces o pensamientos vienen, y por qué esa voz negativa se acerca, ahora ...

Puedo detenerlo.Yo puedo luchar contra el.Puedo ignorarlo.
Estos pensamientos no tienen que restringirme más. Estos pensamientos negativos no pueden decirme qué hacer. Finalmente me puedo dar permiso para hacer lo que quiera sin sentirme culpable o egoísta.

Sabiendo esto podemos tratarlo y empezar a actuar, empezar a tener pensamientos positivos acerca de lo que nos gusta hacer y hacerlo realmente . Una vez que haces las cosas que te gustan sentirás la felicidad que viene a ti :)

Gracias por leer mi blog :)

Clemencia

Conflict of Thoughts - Conflicto de Pensamientos

Is there anything that you really want to do and you keep on putting it off? You keep on thinking about that project that would really like to get to and still don't do it?  Well, that has been my case for a few months, but I have to do so much at work and home that I can't see to give myself permission to do something that I really want to do, something that I enjoy. 

Why am I dealing with that conflict? That was my search this past weekend...

That conflict that I have inside, is one voice or one thought saying "just do it" or "go" and the other voice or thought says: "no, you have other more important things to do" or "stop, reevaluate your priorities" "do it later" and of course that later might never come, and never do it.

I one thought against the other causing immobility.

If you know you like something and you read or hear somebody say "just do it" it becomes too superficial to keep you doing what you like for a long period of time.

We have to stop that voice or thought that says: "do it later" and the way to stop it is by finding out:

Why is it coming up in your brain?
Where is it coming from? and
Why is it stopping us?

I'll give you one hint...

Look at your past, look at your childhood.  And remember now... always remember it is not your fault to have this thoughts.

I am going to leave you with these questions, I hope you can answer them.
I'll come back soon with my answers :)

¿Hay algo que realmente quieres hacer y lo sigues postergando ? Tú pensando sigue  en ese proyecto que realmente te gustaría hacer y todavía no puedes? Bueno, ese ha sido mi caso, durante unos meses , pero tengo que hacer tanto en el trabajo como en casa que no me puedo dar permiso para hacer algo que realmente quiero hacer, para hacer algo que me gusta .

¿Por qué tengo ese conflicto ? Esa fue mi búsqueda este fin de semana pasado ...

Ese conflicto que tengo dentro, es una voz o un pensamiento que dice " solo hazlo" o " anda hazlo" y la otra voz o el pensamiento dice: "no, usted tiene otras cosas más importantes que hacer " o " detenente, reevalua tus prioridades " " hazlo más tarde "y por supuesto que luego, nunca llega , y no lo hago.

Ese pensamiento del uno contra el otro causa inmovilidad .
Si sabes algo te gusta y lees o escuchas a alguien decir " solo hazlo " eso es demasiado superficial para mantenerse haciendo lo que te gusta durante un largo periodo de tiempo.
Tenemos que para esa voz o pensamiento que nos dice: "hazlo más tarde ", y la forma de detenerlo es mediante la búsqueda haciendonos estas preguntas:

¿Por qué tengo estos pensamientos ?De donde vienen? y¿Por qué nos detienen?
Te voy a dar una pista ...
Mira tu pasado , mira a tu infancia. Ahora recuerda... siempre recuerda que no es tu culpa tener estos pensamientos.
Voy a dejarte con estas preguntas, espero que las puedas responder.
Volveré pronto con mis respuestas :)