“Those who don`t believe in magic, will never find it.” –Roald Dahl (1916-1990) Writer
Remember when you were a child and everything was so magical and you used your imagination everyday to create as you played, often including imaginary friends? It was a magical time – there was Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, fairies, Peter Pan and yes sometimes monsters under the bed.
A few weeks ago I picked up Rhonda Byrne’s (The Secret) latest book “The Magic” at Costco and had planned to give it as a gift for a girls weekend I was going on but instead kept it and gave another gift. I have since started reading the book and it is a great learning tool when it comes to gratitude. I always practice my nightly gratitude and through out the day but since I have been reading this book I have escalated my gratitude even more because gratitude is the real magic ingredient in our lives. I have found that I feel even more joy and happiness in my life and some great things have been manifesting as well, I wake up feeling energized after sleeping really well and just have an overall feeling of calmness. It really does change your life and it’s like MAGIC!
“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.” – Willie Nelson (B.1933) Singer Songwriter
I was working on another digital collage and used a drawing/painting that I did when I was practicing my drawing skills which was inspired by mixed-media/digital artist, Debbie Kerkhof who was featured in Somerset Digital Studio magazine (Autumn 2011 issue). I loved her whimsical faerie mannequins and thought I would see if I could draw something like that and lo and behold I did – I keep discovering all this drawing talent that I never really knew I had, after so many years ago when I was in Jr. High being told that I did not have drawing talent so was not allowed to take the art class, instead I had to take Home Economics. A special Thank You to Debbie for her wonderful inspiration,this is one of my favorite drawings that I have done so I scanned it so that I could use it in other art forms. I also incorporated a few different art journal pages I had scanned and created this new digital collage and including an inspirational affirmation – “Bring the Magic into Your Life with an Attitude of Gratitude.”
Until next time I thank you for taking the time to read my post – please feel free to leave a comment.
Michelle