the seven gifts that come from working from your inner world--the ability to listen

Here is the third of the seven gifts--the ability to listen to yourself.

This is a difficult thing to master--listening to your self. So much of the time it's very hard to hear your own voice in the midst of the hullabaloo that is the world around us.

Yet, when we take the time to really listen, the small still voice within each of us can be heard.

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the seven gifts that come from working from your inner world--Curiosity

Here is the second piece exploring the seven gifts that come from working from your inner world.
The curiosity to open closed doors and explore what's behind them.

I found, in thinking about this, that for me it as a much about courage as curiosity, This is a personal challenge for me--I HATE change and am almost always afraid to try new things because I always feel that I will fail,or worse--just be Not Good Enough-- and be both disappointed and disappointing.

That said, I will say that while those feelings were present as I ventured to explore altered art, and especially digital collage, my curiosity overcame the fear, and here I am--loving what I'm creating and not afraid to put it out here.

Anyway... Can't you just hear this woman's thoughts "should I or shouldn't I? What's out there? what will happen next?" Personally, I think she's leaning toward going. And the wise little owl will go along too.

The image is from Art-e-ology's Free Image Tuesday Flickr site; the owl from Graphics Fairy. The doorway is googled. The photoshop brushes are Neutron Colllapse and 8 2nds of Light, found on myphotoshopbrushes.com/brushes

The seven gifts that come from working in your inner world

"Allow into your art space these seven gifts that come from working from your inner world:
The courage to sit and wait.
The curiosity to open closed doors and explore what is behind them.
The ability to listen to yourself.
An appreciation for the experience of all life.
A respect for the power of your imagination.
The compassion to try to embrace all things with unconditional acceptance.
And an awe for the path of knowing."
From Spirit Taking Form by Nancy Azara

A couple of myYahoo art groups post a Quote of the Day. The quote above is from yesterday and it struck such a chord im me that it inspired me to attempt a series to explore them. Here is the first gift--the courage to sit and wait.