Embracing Me

I got some really nice words from people about them looking up to me and what I do. I guess I have a hard time believing that sometimes. I am certainly not nearly as good as those that I admire. I suppose if we had no one to admire then it would mean we were all perfect, huh? I hope that came out right.

I have some big admirations and I thought I’d share those with you and then I want to start embracing who I am more. I was emailing with Rebecca today about life’s ups and downs and the rollercoaster we jump on the moment we’re born. It had me thinking a little about how much I’ve grown and changed and how much happier I really truly am – even though sometimes I may not show it.

I admit, that I admire a lot of people, heck, to the point of jealousy. I think jealousy is okay. I mean, I don’t DARE sabotage the ones I’m jealous of, but I do admire the heck out of them and wish I had the talent or the luck (okay, maybe it isn’t luck and more hard work from them) they have.

I wish that I had half of the creative abilities as Michelle. Oh man, that girl rocks my socks. Hands down, Michelle is my most favorite scrapper and artist. I wish I could draw like her, create like her, think like her. But, not in a stalking kind of way! LOL I envy and am jealous of her talents. She is so full of whimsy and guess what? She’s probably one of the nicest people I have ever met (online). I embrace that she’s someone I look up to for inspiration.

If I could have what Jasmine has, I’d be rolling in the dough. No, it really isn’t all about money, but when you have it all: the talent, the looks, the kind heart – it goes far in the photography world. I look at all of her pictures with the same intensity. Doesn’t matter what the subject is. You can just tell it’s Jasmine.

What do both of these ladies have that makes them so successful and their talents shine? Creative + Nice. Sometimes, I don’t think I’m nice enough. I’m impatient and sometimes that can come off as gruff. I want to change that. I know I should embrace that it’s who I am, but I am sure it holds me back. I think I just don’t have enough time and it’s made me bitter and grumpy. Short and to the point is how I manage and unfortunately, some people don’t know how to take me. It’s definitely something I want to explore about myself.

So, who am I?

How do I answer this?

I think I’ll start with a list and maybe work on my Book of Me for an entire month. If you want to do this with me, then please do! I don’t mean a calendar month, but maybe over the next 30 days. We can start tomorrow if you want. Or whenever you want. I want mine to work like this:

30 days of: words, pictures, art – period.

So, for now, let’s come up with 30 words and starting tomorrow, it’s one picture of ourselves per day for 30 days. Think we can do it? No one is holding you to it, so if you skip a day, then fine. No biggy. But, each day, turn that word and your picture into some form of art. I’m going to just do a mini book I think. It will help me to feel better about me and embrace me. And, it will be a way to allow myself to be creative for me. There is a lot of therapy in creativity. Let’s try it.

K?

My 30 words that define who I am:

1. girl
2. creative
3. green
4. food
5. discover
6. political
7. artsy
8. sister
9. daughter
10. dogs
11. pink
12. techie
13. design
14. photos
15. music
16. online
17. st. louis
18. starbucks
19. family
20. impatient
21. funny
22. messy
23. unorganized
24. movies
25. antiques
26. makeup
27. vodka
28. non-cooker
29. single
30. giving

Okay, there you go. Link me to your list.

A photo for good measure:

(Just smilin’ Jack)

Much Love,

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