Motivational Art #10 Silent Gratitude

Artist Playroom Challenge #13

Last week I entered my "Less Tangled" painting on Jess's website called

www.justaddwatersilly.com. It was a lot of fun to be featured with all the other

great artists who also entered.  I encourage you to check it out.

I wasn't sure if I would enter this week.  The challenge was to sketch something.

This quote has been stuck in my mind for years.  It's one that always makes me

think about my goals.   What are they?  Have I put into motion the steps necessary to make

these goals happen? 

This is what this quote means to me.

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Get Grounded With Juil Shoes

After reading Clinton Ober's book, "Earthing," I was so motivated to get outside and walk barefoot on the earth.  I wanted to get grounded, feel my best, and have vibrant health.  All benefits of getting grounded. 

So, off I went to my favorite walking path.  A nice grassy place where I could kick off my shoes and sink my feet into the earth.  Perfect, right?

Wrong.  With each step, I had to avoid small thistles, sharp twigs, earth creatures, animal trackings, and more.  It was just not nice.  If I hadn't left my shoes in the car I'd have given up and put them back on.  No grounding for me.

www.juil.com

Who would have guessed?  They have shoes specially made for grounding.  They are called Juil shoes.

I couldn't wait to try them out.

I was really impressed with Juil.  My shoes arrived super fast.  Opening the box felt like Christmas.  Their packaging was so special.  Inside were the beauties I had picked out.  A nice white strappy leather sandal, plus a complimentary yoga carrying bag.

The quality of the shoes was amazing, sturdy, high quality leather, and those wonderful little copper buttons that would allow me to connect with the earth and get grounded while walking on grass, sand, cement, etc. 

As I understand it, the copper button's are energy conductors. This makes it possible for anyone who wears these shoes to get the benefits of being barefoot without having to worry about stepping into poo, or something.

I think they are fabulous.  I've been wearing mine pretty much non-stop.  Walking anywhere now is not an issue.  It's weird. Now that I know about this grounding stuff.  I'm thinking ooh, cement, great! I'm wearing my shoes.  Grass, love it.  I'm wearing my shoes.

I see it this way.  If I'm going to be walking on the earth throughout my day.  I might as well make sure the shoes I'm wearing are going to help me get the health benefits associated with grounding, and the style I desire.

Go ahead, check out their website www.juil.com and get yourself a pair, or two.  They have a style to fit every man, or woman's needs.

You'll be glad you did.

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Abstact Painting

Sometimes, I just want to let go.

No pressure to draw something.

No purpose.

Just create.

Lines

Colors

Sharpie Marker

Water Color

White Correction Pen

The end result...

Zentangle Challenge APR #12

I've just recently started visiting Jenn's blog over at www.justaddwatersilly.com and decided to accept her Artist Playroom Challenge #12.  The style chosen for this week was a Zentangle.  Of course, you can tell by my artwork I love to doodle.  Here's my version of a very zen like, zentangle.

 

Less Tangled

 



Motivational Art #9 Fill The Darkness

Last year at a show, I displayed this canvas.

Many people stopped at my booth to look at the art.

This one was a favorite.

It was my very first art sale.

It will always be one of my favorite pieces.

Even the quote is mine.

I was watching the sun rise as I worked on this one and thinking of

my friend Dominee who was feeling a bit down at the time.

Isn't it inspiring to watch a sunrise?

Wash away those dark thoughts with ones that are full of light.

Enjoy!

Earthing - What is it?

Okay, so I had never heard of Earthing either until last night.  I was browsing Amazon for books to read on my new Kindle.  I love to read.  Well, I purchased about 3 books and downloaded some free books too.

One of the books I bought was titled Earthing.  I had no idea what is was all about but summarized that it was a health improvement book.  So, minutes later I was reading.

This book actually proves to sound a bit wacky and yet it makes sense.

Could it really be that we are all in need of grounding?

What is grounding you ask?

Well, basically it's taking off our shoes and walking barefoot on the earth's surface.

"Earthing involves being connected to the Earth's eternal and gentle surface energies. Earthing can be accomplished by walking barefoot outside and/or sitting, working or sleeping inside while connected to an Earthing Product - a conductive mat or sheet that delivers the natural nurturing energy of the Earth into your body. For more than 10 years, thousands of people around the world - men, women, children and athletes - have incorporated Earthing into their daily routines. The results have been documented and they are extraordinary."

Health Benefits Include:

Observations and research suggest the following benefits from Earthing; we expect many more to emerge with ongoing studies...

• defuses the cause of inflammation, and improves or eliminates the symptoms of many inflammation-related disorders.
• reduces or eliminates chronic pain.
• improves sleep in most cases.
• increases energy.
• lowers stress and promotes calmness in the body by cooling down the nervous system and stress hormones.
• normalizes the body's biological rhythms.
• thins the blood and improves blood pressure and flow.
• relieves muscle tention and headaches.
• lessens hormonal and menstrual symptoms.
• dramatically speeds healing and helps prevent bedsores.
• reduces or eliminates jet lag.
• protects the body against potentially health-disturbing environmental electromagnetic fields (EMFs).
• accelerates recovery from intense athletic activity.

If you are interested in learning more, you can download and read the first 50 pages of the book 'Earthing' here:

Read the first 50 pages of the Earthing Book

 

So that's what I've been reading.  I would love to hear about the book you are reading right now.  What's your favorite book recommendation?