A Big Thank You!

I am overwhelmed once again with the love I feel from you guys. 

I am seriously so blessed for the friends I have met through this blog 

and the support I continually get from you all. 

Thank you for those who supported my sale that I have going on in the shop.  

The sale will be going on all through next week. 

I completely understand if you can't help, it's about the love and support I feel from you. 

So thank you. 

If you'd like to help, you can even just share my shop on facebook or twitter. 

I've been busy this weekend with the orders from the sale.

Busy getting orders ready, and busy writing little thank you cards full of whimsical doodles. 

Being Authentic

This life is about treating yourself 

and others with authenticity.

It is about learning how to be the person you truly are.

 It is about creating your self and your life from the inside out.

This life is about following your passions.

 What are you passionate about? Honestly? Do you even know?

 What is it that ignites your heart? What inspires you?

To be authentic, you have to be living in line with things you are passionate about. Living passionately is living with a purpose... If you don't know what you are passionate about,

 why are you even here? 

You don't know your purpose? Find it. 

Sit down, and figure out your passions.

 Free your heart, start writing. Think onto paper.

 Why are you here? What makes YOU feel alive? 

How aware are you of yourself??

How do you act when no one is around? 

What masks do you wear? 

Do you feel you have any value?

The first step to being authentic, creating beauty and changing your life, is to figure yourself out.

Be curious about yourself. What do you believe in? What kind of person are you? What kind of person were you? What decisions and experiences have you been through that shaped your life? If you don't know who you are, get out and go experience the world. Let your mistakes shape you. Get a past, then learn from it.

Stop living someone else's life, 

stop mirroring someone else's identity. 

Get your own. 

It's impossible to live an authentic life, if you do not know who you are.

But of course there are no plateaus in life.  

Knowing yourself isn't enough. 

You have to experience who you are. 

Take risks, try new things, create, destroy, connect, feel, act, love.

As you feel connected with yourself you will feel inspired to act in new ways. 

It's the new things that will continue to define you, change you, make you.

Remember, there are no plateaus in this life. 

There is no end, only the journey.

Things either keep growing, or they decline.

That's okay.

Sometimes it's totally okay to give up people

 and things in your life.

If something isn't working for you, it's working against you.

People are the same way.

Stop worrying about pleasing others, 

and stop worrying about what other's think. 

You can't live an authentic life if you are trying to mould yourself to the opinions of others. 

You can't be your true self if you are trying to be someone else. 

If you are continually trying to live your life for or around other's, you are not being authentic. 

Be true and real. 

The people that truly love and care about you

 will support you no matter what.

And if they don't? 

Leave them, or let them leave you. 

Be free from other's. 

Be yourself. 

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind" -- Dr Seuss

Blindsided, In A Bind, With Eyes Wide Open

I love the title of this post..
I have been blindsided, and I'm in a bit of a bind, but my eyes are wide open. In a bind, but I am not blind... 

I received some news a few days ago. My roommate has decided to move out in two weeks. Though I'm happy for her, I'm a bit stressed and bugged. I'm a little bugged because of the such short notice. When I was thinking of moving, I gave five months notice and felt incredibly bad but didn't end up leaving. In the end I get a two weeks notice to figure things out.

Two weeks notice is what you give to a job you don't like. So I'm feeling a bit betrayed, and stressed and it really isn't helping the mental health problems I've got going on lately.

Especially when it comes out of no where.

So in two weeks, my bills will double. I'll be needing new furniture, and probably going through quite a bit of mental pain..
Yesterday in the midst of my stress I stumbled upon this: 

I am the new woman. I am a born fighter. You can bend me sometimes for your selfish motives but you can never break me because I am invincible. I am not jealous of any one because I am very confident about my own capabilities. I believe that there is nothing in this world which I cannot accomplish because nothing can stop me from being an achiever in any field I want to master. I will not allow anyone to manipulate me or belittle my soul with deceitful conduct. I will not allow anyone to define or change me because I am free spirited and I have my own unique personality. I know how to fight back and survive on my own terms. If I am shattered I come back even stronger because I am determined to be a survivor and not a victim. Each day the challenges of life deepen the conviction in my soul and make me more determined to achieve my goals .. Aarti Khurana

These words echoed in my mind. They were just the words my soul needed to read. The perfect combination of our 26 letter alphabet, and at the perfect time too.

While I will be going through pain, I will also be healing, accepting change and letting go. Trusting in the universe that things will work out the way they need to be, and accepting that people leave your life for reasons. 

What does this mean ultimately? 
It means that I'm a tough girl, and I always will be a tough girl no matter what. Even when I'm left blindsided by someone I've trusted. 

It means that I'm a survivor, and a fighter. 
It also means that I will be working on my art and shop more to help make ends meet. 
It means this starving artist is about to get a bit skinnier. 
It means there is an anger fueled fire inside of me that will come out through my work. (Hopefully..)
It means that I'll be posting new art weekly and reminding you guys about it often.

So, if there has been something you've had your eye on in my shop, now would be a great time for your support. 

(Insert winky face)

In fact I even set up a store wide sale. Enter the code JUSTCAUSE30 at check out for 30% off anything in the store. 

If you are interested in a custom painting I will honor the sale too. Email me if interested. 

As always, it's your support and love that keeps me going, feeds my creativity, my passion and as well as my belly. Thank you.