Eternal Traveller

From my Soul Journal

Remember always that you are just a visitor here, a traveller passing through. Your stay is but short and the moment of your departure unknown.

None can live without toil and a craft that provides your needs is a blessing indeed. But if you toil without rest, fatigue and weariness will overtake you, and you will be denied the joy that comes from labour's end. 

Speak quietly and kindly and be not forward with either opinions or advice. If you talk much, this will make you deaf to what others say, and you should know that there are few so wise that they cannot learn from others. Be near when help is needed, but far when praise and thanks are being offered.

Take small account of might, wealth and fame, for they soon pass and are forgotten. Instead nurture love within you and strive to be a friend to all. Truly, compassion is a balm for many wounds. 

Treasure silence when you find it, and while being mindful of your duties, set time aside, to be alone with yourself. Cast off pretence and self-deception and see yourself as you really are.  (From the book: Winter Blessings by Patricia Scanlan)

Take care

~Ansota ~

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~Ansota~ 

Be Gentle to Yourself.

Double page spread from my art journal. Be gentle and kind to yourself.

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Choices

"Don't wait until everything is just right. It will never be perfect. There will always be challenges, obstacles and less than perfect conditions. So what. Get started now. With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident and more and more successful." ~ Mark Victor Hansen~

~ Ansota ~

Art Journal Page on Black Paper

I bought a journal with black pages months ago and never did anything with it. I decided it was time to do some experimenting on the pages and this was the outcome. These pages are a reminder to me that just like a fish in the ocean keeps  moving on so must I. I don't know where my journey will end and how but I  know I can not sit and wait for things to happen. 

Take care!

Ansota

Search for Meaning

SearchforMeaning, a photo by Ansota on Flickr.

I have been reading the book by Frankl, Man's search for meaning. Raised all kinds of questions and I have been searching within to find some answers too. Wonderful book about the human nature.

Focus

Sometimes you need to go for a walk early in the morning to set your equilibrium for the day ahead. It helps you to focus on the things that are important.

Page from my Moleskine Watercolor journal.

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Pending

Page from my Moleskine Watercolor Journal.

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Shoes

From my Drawing Journal and done with Lyra Rembrandt-Polycolor pencils. I don't get the chance to wear these shoes often but I  love them!

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Madame Zingara

Me and all my co-workers went to see Madame Zingara last Wednesday night and had a great evening! Great show and good food and only came back after twelve. We all went with a mini-bus and these two pages illustrate the evening. From my Illustrated Daily Journal.

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Pages from my Illustrated Journal

Take care

Ansota