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From my heart

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PS:

Did you know that reindeers can be born from ladybugs? You don't believe it? My reindeers on the image above were made from the image in this post. See-e-e-e??? (You can grab them in our shop).

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Where am I going to?

A question on my mind lately. Many reasons are here to ask this question over and over again. There are always people involved, people who don't know me very well (or they think they know me, but they don't). They see me through their own sunglasses, never willing to take them off and trying to see me with their eyes. 

When I'm in that kind of situations, a song comes on my mind. It is a special song, because I sang it at my singing lessons with my voice teacher (student of Judy Garland), who thought I sang like an angel :). His enthusiasm and support was a contrast to the words I've usually heard about me and my singing. Most people would put me down, saying I don't sing very well, etc. I never even wanted to become a singing super star; I did that to be able to sing to the children in school or just for fun. But I've never had fun until I started to work with that voice teacher in The States. We found songs that inspired us, comforted us, lifted us up. One of the songs was the one below. When I'm down, it always comes on my mind. If you listen to its lyrics, you'll see why this song lifts me up.   

Some inserts:

'You'll get by, you always have before'...
'Call in three months time and I'll be fine, I know,
Well maybe not that fine, but I'll survive anyhow'...

'Don't ask anymore'... 

Anyway, because of my voice teacher who believed in me, I ended up singing in Boston Music Hall and enjoyed singing like I've never before. 

So, don't listen to the people who don't see YOU and who are just stopping you from following your path.

If they don't take time to know you better and are not open for you the way you are, then you need to sing a song and get back on your own tracks. Only you know where to go and where your heart feels at home.

Follow your heart and enjoy the ride (while singing) :). Don't ask anymore...

Posted on June 11, 2012 and filed under Do What You Love, misc, photography, thoughts.

Flying or not?

That is a question...

Do you know the feeling when your dreams and wishes are soooo big that they lift you up from the ground and make you want to (just) fly? But you're afraid to do that, because you're not sure if you're ready to leave the nest. You're afraid you will fall down flat the moment you jump. You're afraid if you're old enough. You're not sure what kind of enemies are waiting for you out there. 

Yes, these are the days for me lately. Haven't jumped yet. Those big ideas are scary. They are so big that I think they're going to squash me. So, I'm being cautious. Trying to check the ground, have my eyes and ears open, trying to keep my inner Self calm and inspired.

It's hard. There are many distractions out there that keep me away from focusing. It's hard to carry most of the burden yourself. It's hard. It's hard to let it go and fly... 

(from my old album)

I spent some days with mySelf. I guess you've noticed, eh? Sometimes I just need to listen to the silence and talk with a brush and paint. Deep inside I was getting ready to say goodbye, say goodbye to the old and prepare myself for a new journey. I didn't start travelling yet, I'm still in the packing phase. I have to be careful to not take too many bags with me if I want to fly. I don't want to fall. 

There are still some flying instructions waiting for me in the next weeks. I'll work hard to learn. So, if you won't hear from me here from time to time, you will know I'm practicing and exercising for the perfect jump!

Enjoy, whatever you're working on, too!

PS: As some of you may have heard, Google will not allow 'Friend Connect' on no-google-blogs anymore. Well, when I moved my Slovene and English blog here, I 'lost' many followers (over 100), so I don't really have much to say about this. I'm just tired of things like that. Too many times I asked people to follow my blog this way or that way... I won't give rewards to get you to sign to my blog. You will just make me happy. If I'm happy, then I spread my happiness around... (Read more about this in one of my previous posts here). So, if you want, you can now sign in and follow me via Networked Blogs or Linky Followers (see the sidebar), but I will have to remove Google Friends this week. Thanks and thank you for your understanding.

Ready or not?

Life. Goes. On. I'm still here, alive and kicking. Actually, I'm very, very alive. I decided to do something about MYself. I decided to listen to MYself more. I decided to work on MYself before a new year starts in less than two months. After all, I am alive, right?!

A few things are on my mind lately. One of them is bugging me for quite some time. Actually it's on my mind since dearest Marcie from Marcie Scudder Photography sent me a link to a special video to check it out. The video is not a super great quality one, but I like the message it carries. Because of it, I started to think about the followers of my blog(s) and what can a single person begin if someone starts following him/her.

Since I moved my Eng blog to this place I tried to gain back all the 60 followers I've had at the 'old' blog. I also tried to invite followers from my Slovene blog to join me here, so that after some time I will be able to close Slovene blog there and just stay with this one. But not many people connected with me here. I'm not really sure why... Any clues??

After I saw the video, I decided to share it with you, too. It's a good invitation to follow me on this blog, plus, it is an invitation to ask me to follow you on your blog (if I'm not doing it already). It's a small step toward you that I would like to make if our thoughts and intentions are the same. Let me know! (Write the link in the comments below so that I can check it out and follow you). PS: I'm on G+, too, so you can connect with me there, too. 

This video reminds me of another special person who is doing a brilliant job too and is worth following for sure. Beth Nicholls from Do What You Love has started a mission a while ago to gather stories of people who do (or want to do) what they love - to inspire us and give us hope.

Today I am honored to be one of the many, sharing my story and inspire you. Everything is possible if you keep your dreams close to your heart and if you keep your eyes open! Please, join me there and share your thoughts with us. Thank you! And thank you, Beth, for doing such a wonderful job for all of us - we need that!

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Am I ready or not, time is passing by. If you are ready or not, time is passing by. Use it wisely. I am trying focusing on something good and positive and inspiring... And yes, December will be here any time now, so soon, it will be time for another 'Giving thanks, giving gifts' game (find the game from 2010 here, and from 2009 here), this time it will be here, in our creative lab and a bit different again. A good reason to become a follower of this blog, right? ;)

Looking forward seeing you here more often and thank you for joining 'my movement'!