74 Marbles
Let no one be discouraged by the belief there is nothing one man or one woman can do against the enormous array of the world’s ill - against misery and ignorance, injustice and violence…Few will have the greatness to bend history itself; but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation…
It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert Kennedy
I grew up watching Bewitched reruns where the young witch daughter, Tabitha, could just touch her nose and she'd create magic. When I was little, I was so jealous of her. I would think, “What would it be like to be able to cut anything that I wanted out from a catalog and just with a twitch of my nose, make it real?” I longed for the ability to get the physical world aligned with my desires. It was a recurring fantasy.
Nowadays they call this type of thinking creating a vision board - taking photos of desired items and pasting them to a board. The idea is that our thoughts and desires can shape our present and future reality. Whilst many people ascribe to this philosophy, I’m not sure that it was my intention when I created my own bulletin-slash-vision board. I just started posting things that inspired me and before I knew it, I had an inspiration board.
My inspiration board includes:
-My son’s Valentine poem from Marble 352 - it always brings me back to my heart
-Amazing and inspirational quotes including the above quote by Kennedy. This may not be a photo of something that I want, but it is the energy of my desire to leave the world a slightly better place than when I arrived.
-My itinerary for my trip to New Orleans in a few weeks
-Flamenco dancers
-Pictures of paintings I’ve done of a character from an animation series I created
-A hotel I’d like to stay at in Vienna because when I saw it, I got small inside. Part of me thought it was too fancy for me. Then I thought, “One day I’d like to stay there.”
-A newspaper photo of someone rolling a harp by the beach - this one has an interesting story - I was telling my niece that I would like to learn to play the harp. My concern was the harp is not very easily transported, I said, “It’s not like you can take a harp down to the beach and play it like you can a guitar.” A few days later, the photo of the harp at the beach appeared in the local paper and my niece cut it out for me writing, “Wonders never cease. It’s magic time, Baby.”
-A picture of a house with enough room for my kids in an area where I’d like to live
-A photo of marbles
-The odd fortune cookie including “To get what you want, you must commit yourself for some time” and my newest one “You will meet with great success.”
-Card from a jeweler I love, Sonja Picard http://www.sonjapicard.com/
-Photos of burlesque performers and ads for burlesque shows
It is from the numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
Robert Kennedy
I grew up watching Bewitched reruns where the young witch daughter, Tabitha, could just touch her nose and she'd create magic. When I was little, I was so jealous of her. I would think, “What would it be like to be able to cut anything that I wanted out from a catalog and just with a twitch of my nose, make it real?” I longed for the ability to get the physical world aligned with my desires. It was a recurring fantasy.
Nowadays they call this type of thinking creating a vision board - taking photos of desired items and pasting them to a board. The idea is that our thoughts and desires can shape our present and future reality. Whilst many people ascribe to this philosophy, I’m not sure that it was my intention when I created my own bulletin-slash-vision board. I just started posting things that inspired me and before I knew it, I had an inspiration board.
My inspiration board includes:
-My son’s Valentine poem from Marble 352 - it always brings me back to my heart
-Amazing and inspirational quotes including the above quote by Kennedy. This may not be a photo of something that I want, but it is the energy of my desire to leave the world a slightly better place than when I arrived.
-My itinerary for my trip to New Orleans in a few weeks
-Flamenco dancers
-Pictures of paintings I’ve done of a character from an animation series I created
-A hotel I’d like to stay at in Vienna because when I saw it, I got small inside. Part of me thought it was too fancy for me. Then I thought, “One day I’d like to stay there.”
-A newspaper photo of someone rolling a harp by the beach - this one has an interesting story - I was telling my niece that I would like to learn to play the harp. My concern was the harp is not very easily transported, I said, “It’s not like you can take a harp down to the beach and play it like you can a guitar.” A few days later, the photo of the harp at the beach appeared in the local paper and my niece cut it out for me writing, “Wonders never cease. It’s magic time, Baby.”
-A picture of a house with enough room for my kids in an area where I’d like to live
-A photo of marbles
-The odd fortune cookie including “To get what you want, you must commit yourself for some time” and my newest one “You will meet with great success.”
-Card from a jeweler I love, Sonja Picard http://www.sonjapicard.com/
-Photos of burlesque performers and ads for burlesque shows
Life constantly inspires me, what I create from the inspiration is the fun part.
What inspires you? Can you create an inspiration board that would help you create your life?
What inspires you? Can you create an inspiration board that would help you create your life?
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