Love myself means...
I have unearthed my gentle side.
I appreciate my softness.
I am able to be vulnerable without...
feeling weak.
My vulnerability has become my strength.
My heart is open...
I care deeply for the world...
that I belong to.
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Too often we under estimate the power of a touch,
a smile, a kind word, a listening ear,
an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring,
all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
- Leo Buscaglia
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"I feel a deep sense of belonging"
hello Debbie,
ReplyDeletefirst of all let me say your drawings are absolutely beautiful and inspirational, also the text. I like the vibrant colors you use, and also the special way you draw; can you tell me what type of colors do you use? I am good at drawing also, only that for some good years I drew only in black and white with carbon pencils, crayons; for some reason I didn't felt good enough to draw in colors, but now I am willing to take a shoot. (I can share a crayon painting if you want)
Anyway, the main thing I wanted to ask you is about what you stated in this post.
"I am able to be vulnerable without...
feeling weak.
My vulnerability has become my strength."
Can you share something that will help me in this direction?
When I feel like loosing control and I act like a child, how can I still be happy? Or feel good? When suffering strikes me, I tend to forget all the good things I learned and do something (bad or unhealthy for me) to black out the pain. How can I take advantage of the pain, because I believe that a human being can be happy both in suffering and joyfulness. The feeling that I call pain or suffering is difficult to explain here, but I believe I can feel good about it like you do when you feel vulnerable so just tell me, if you can, in little words what helped you.
Also Debbie, one more thing. Did God helped you in your way to be happy and feel good about yourself? Tell me something about this too if you can.
Thank you!
Alexandru
Thank you for your kind words. I hope you use lots of beautiful colors in your future drawings. I paint with acrylics, water-soluable crayons, chalks, pastels. and everything else I can get my hands on. Just have fun and play with it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I write about vulnerable as a strength, what I'm saying is that it takes courage to just be yourself- to be free to cry, get angry...I used to hide my feelings but I suffered as a result. Today I am who I am...Maybe people will like me, maybe they won't. But I like me!!!
And yes, God has everything to do with my happiness. Without faith, there is no true joy.
I hope this is helpful. Please feel free to write back with any questions you might have. God bless
Thank you Debbie,
ReplyDeleteI see what you mean through "vulnerability" and I understand, yes, it feels much more easier and pleasant to be you, without wanting to be an image of something imagined.
First I thought that through vulnerability you are referring to the painful moments when something inside hurts (maybe as a result to an action you made) and you don't know why it hurts or from where the pain comes. I had major difficulties through my life facing sad or painful moments, and I still have some, but I try to not run away from the pain, but to stay in it and call God upon it.
My experience with me says that I have no power to control pain that has accumulated in me over the years, I can't argue with it, or tackle it, or get mad on it. What I can, and I try, is to stay with it, feel it, accept it, without running away. I feel very vulnerable when the pain comes; I have bad thoughts and I tend to run away in something that is unhealthy and not good for me. But in the last days I prayed to God to help me not run away and I think I have a little bit more strength now to stay with the pain.
God bless you.
Alexandru
PS: You don't have to answer.
Thank you for sharing so intimately. You are very courageous and can do anything you set your heart to doing.
ReplyDeleteGod Bless. Debbie