[Faith.Hope.Love]'s diary
Thanks to Adam Jones for this share.. :)
| THIS is SO true! Yup, you can give and give and give AND do and do and do for another or others and it will be accepted, taken, etc. and gladly. BUT.... should you make ONE mistake, even a teensy-tinsy ONE... OR should you question or object to something THEY are doing wrong, either against you or others, and DEFEND yourself and/or others against the wrongdoing,... all of a sudden YOU BECOME SH** and everything you've done for and given to is ALL DISMISSED and FORGOTTEN. BUT... should you REMIND them of what you've gladly done and given, well, you are then said to be "glorifying yourself"! :( However, there is and there never can be anything wrong in "the giving" when "given from the heart". The ONLY WRONG that can be is on the recipient's end, should the recipient choose to be greedy, selfish, and unappreciative to receive. <3 A greedy, selfish, and unappreciative recipient is then nothing more than a low-life, a despicable human being. So, yeah, I've been kicked to the curb by Mr. I Spy who's invading my privacy, my name is being smeared by Mr. I Spy, and he's STEALING MY WORK... but THIS says a whole lot more negative in regards to Mr. I Spy than it does about me. I gave from my heart WILLINGLY in MEGA amounts without limits of time, effort, and even gave money and how I've been treated in return is despicable. So THIS doesn't lessen "my integrity", but it sure "flatlines" his!!! ...And anyone and everyone who are aiding and abetting him either by helping him or keeping silent about what they know is wrong (enablers/bysta flatlined" status!!! |
#Poetry
"Thoughts, Words, Weapons"
Thoughts culminate in words. Words are then spoken.
If there's no caring in delivery, others can be broken.
So...
Review thy weapons carefully, words to be unsheathed,
Before you release them onto others thus to be bequeathed.
Words can be weapons that can cut deeper than a knife,
Causing irrevocable damage and destroy another's life.
When we wag our tongues carelessly causing harm,
We fillet the hearts of others, attempting to disarm,
But in essence all we do is destroy our self respect,
Causing others to avoid us, our presence to reject.
When we wag our tongues in thoughtless fashion,
We invite bitterness to fuel our flame of passion,
Instead of love to keep our candle burning bright,
Snuffing out and smothering our own beacon, light.
Written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2014-01-05 15:55:00 (EST)
#Quotes
"A brand New Year; a brand New Start,
Let THIS be the year 'of the heart'!"
"Love returned and forward passed,
Keeps love ALIVE to ever last!"
~ Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly #PoeticQuotes
#Poetry "Hidden Within"
If my heart were opened and one would look inside,
There would then be seen all I guard and hide.
Everywhere would be, indelibly inscribed;
Indicative of a presence, neither forced nor bribed.
All the world would envy what a person does possess,
For it's what's desired by most without success.
But although the flame of, is burning very bright,
It must remain obscure and out of others' sight.
For if it were to venture outside the guarded lair,
It could be destroyed or damaged beyond repair.
There are others many, who would gladly undermine
Its sanctity and beauty, its purity so divine.
But its greatest threat lies within the soul it claims,
Pride with fear and doubt, among defying names.
And so, the battle must go on, the protection kept in place,
Until and if the day should come, the receiver doth embrace.
~ Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2012-01-17 07:11:47
#Poetry
"My Conscience"
| My Conscience is my guide, ever present and surreal, Knowing what I think and knowing what I feel. My Conscience is always with me, day and/or night, Telling me what's wrong, but also what is right. Whether I'm alone or lost in a crowd, My Conscience speaks to me and sometimes rather loud. From My Conscience, there is no place to hide, Because I have chosen for it to be my guide. So even though for others, it is out of sight, My Conscience remains as my true and guiding light. |
Written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-12-28 21:47:00 (EST)</center>
Written about Saturday 2013-12-28
Written: (3983 days ago)
Because I refuse to conform and be a "sheeple", I've been cast out. Oh well, I never wanted to be "ordinary" or "normal" or "boring" anyway. "Extra-ordinar
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“Unspoken words of today pave the way for unrequited regrets of tomorrow.”
"Yesterday was; tomorrow may never be;
Live for today, the only guarantee."
#Poetry
"Unrequited Regrets"
| Choose to say just what you feel For a chance again tomorrow may steal And only regrets would then remain, Unrequited with denial to gain A chance once more to wipe away The painful regret from failing to say What's on your mind, what's in your heart, What resides in your truest part. Anger discolours, fear distorts, Assumptions left open leave all sorts Of warped perceptions to linger, to stay, While the truth would have cast away All doubt, all anger, all fear, With nothing assumed but perfectly clear. It is best to say just what we feel, To leave no regrets without repeal. |
Written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-12-28 08:43:00 (EST)
Inspired by Ramanjit Garewal :) Thank you. <3
From Tinie's status (my friend from Belgium): "I wish we could put some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month." ~ Harlan Miller
#Poetry #Christmas #ChristmasSpir
"Christmas Spirit"
| If we put a little bit of Christmas Spirit in each and every day, What a difference this would make in each and every way. If we thought and felt more with a Christmas Spirit mind, We would be a lot more caring and so much more be kind. The magic in Christmas is within the love, And all of its wonderment it is made of. Love is about caring, kindness, giving, Compassion, thoughtfulness Love maintains no boundaries, of mistakes, keeps no track, Love is healing, moving forward, without looking back. Love can move mountains, walls tear down, Mend shattered hearts, make a smile from a frown. Love adds warmth where ice couldn't melt. Love rekindles hope where hopelessness was felt. Love connects, bonds, unites in its name, Wipes away guilt and casts away blame. So, to keep the Christmas Spirit, the magic of the season, Hold onto the love, and nurture for no reason. |
Written by Artsieladie, aka Sharon Donnelly ©2013-12-26 11:08:00 (EST)
Inspirational credit: Thanks to you, Tinie Iweins d'Eeckhoutte, with love. <3 ...and Happy Birthday! (( hugs ))
Profound message from Rich Patt. <3
Wounded Healers
| They are not born and they are not made... They create themselves through conquering adversity, trial and error and extreme pain and suffering. They conquer fear and find a way to speak their truth even when they are afraid. In doing so they shine light for others who are lost and feeling alone, and in return their inner light ignites with renewed purpose. A purpose greater than they ever could have imagined. |
"They conquer fear and find a way to speak their truth even when they are afraid."
Right! Even though I am often afraid to speak the truth, I do so anyway, even when I know I will face ridi-cule and punishment for this choice I make. I am banned from Elftown, NOT for lying as I'm accused, but for....
telling THE TRUTH!!!
...and for...the LIES OF OTHERS!!!
...and because...I won't give up a best friend
...and for a man who can't even crawl out of the shadows to say what's in his heart.So THIS makes ME the one with courage, integrity, and virtue ...and the one doing the punishing, a pathetic loser who doesn't have the guts to stand up and TELL THE TRUTH!!!
I do "photo 'enhancement' editing". This photo was taken by a friend, Rich Patt. It's of his dog, Buddie.
I removed the background and VERY carefully around Buddie and so I would save the "fur" outline as much as possible. Preserving the "fur" outline is very important and I will explain why a bit farther in this writing.
But it's not a process that you can rush through IF you want to preserve the furry outline. It's very time consuming and it requires a lot of patience, which many digital artists aren't all that willing to put into some-
thing like this. They think if something takes them a couple of hours, this is a lot of time. Well, a couple/few hours is nothing compared to the amount of time I've put into a piece of work. I have pieces of work that
have taken me days, weeks, even months to complete.
After erasing the background around Buddie, I then had to "replace" some of the "fur ends" in his outline.
Then I removed the "jpg-ness" in Buddie's image, which is basically smoothing out the pixels, because JPGs are harsh. JPGs also blend adjacent pixels. PNGs preserve an image as is almost if not entirely 100%. This
is another process that takes a considerable amount of time.
Since I didn't want to leave the chain collar on Buddie, I removed it. This process again, took a lot of time. Then I worked with contrast, and other image tools until I was happy with Buddie's appearance. Then I
added framing, texts, his name and in the first version, a plain black background. In the second version, I added a different background photo. It is in the second version especially where it's so important for the
"furry outline" to be preserved. Saving the furry outline makes all the difference between whether Buddie would look like he was part of the background image or look like he was "pasted in". The latter being what
you don't want.
Version #1:
Version #2:
The photo I used for the new background in version #2 is a photo my daughter took at the college campus. Here's the original:
...And what made this all so worthwhile doing was when Rich received it and he was so happy with it. The act of doing something just for the sheer intent to do something special for someone, to make them happy,
is worth EVERYTHING. On the other hand, when you do something special for someone to make them happy and they tell you they didn't appreciate it all that much, well, THIS is heartless and cruel I think because
such shatters your heart into a billion pieces. Only one person has ever been this cruel and he knows who he is. But... there is never anything possibly wrong in giving. If the receiver is ungrateful and hurtful, the
wrong lies with the receiver, NOT the giver. ..And as much as this same person would like to destroy me and my integrity, the truth is in fact, he is destroying his own. I gave to him in many ways and from my heart.
All he has ever done in return is take and steal from me, use and abuse me. So who exactly is he destroying?