Video – Sunday’s ART of Truth – Hope over Fear - 11-14-21
Video - https://youtu.be/z4Kx1PimFSc
Hello Friends,
Welcome to Sunday’s ART of Truth. Today I wanted to talk with you a little bit about Hope over Fear.
Life can be so hard. It is challenging to navigate changes in relationships, illness, conflict, misunderstanding and delayed or broken engagement with people.
I don’t know about you, but I automatically go to the place of fear and what ifs and ‘what do I do now”. How can I fix it? Do I run or face in?
Times have been hard in our world, for a number of reasons, so I know I am not alone in my struggle to find hope amidst despair and dark winters.
I have lost loved ones. I have struggled with having to make choices I didn’t want to make in order to keep my job. I have friends struggling with cancer and brain tumors and surgeries. It is a lot for any of us, isn’t it? It is painful and scary to experience changes in relationship and the unknowns of the future.
I have found as I struggle and flounder that I get to choose at each moment along the way whether to get swallowed up in fear or rise to hope. Easier said than done, yes. Indeed, it is.
While, I find myself initially succumbing to the fear, I cannot survive there. So, at each turn, I must choose.
I often ask myself what am I believing about a situation or event. Am I taking on things that do not belong to me? What do I have control of in the situation? What is the immediacy of what is happening? Do I have some time to do self-care and to get recentered? What am I looking for or needing in the situation?
I want to encourage you as I encourage myself to breathe and pause. To protect our hearts by choosing to respond rather than react. It is very hard when emotions rise. To slow down means to wait. To sit with uncomfortable emotion. To pause, just pause.
My friend that had the brain tumor came through surgery well but there is a long road ahead. In the midst of the waiting and the not knowing, I entered a deep fear place. I shut down. I shut out. I turn inward. I allow fear to consume me.
Then I remind myself that hope is greater than fear. Even if the outcome is not what I hoped for or wanted, living in hope is always better.
Do you ever find yourself in that place?
Desperation, fear, hopelessness, fear of losing connection…
My friends, I hope that you are encouraged and know that you are not alone. Let your hope be greater than your fear. Take care of yourself in raw and scary places.
Blessings,
Beloved-Reborn
Supply list under photos!
Supplies used:
Shawn Petite Collage Packs – https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Collage-packs-c12373759
Yellow twine from my stash – use what you have
Golden Artist Acrylic – Raw Sienna – https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Heavy-Acrylic-2-Ounce-Sienna/dp/B0006VBS1S/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=golden+acrylic+paint+raw+sienna&qid=1636685116&sr=8-2
Black Acrylic Paint for edges – use what you have. I used just craft acrylic
Raw Umber Fluid Acrylic – See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
Golden Glazing Medium – See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
She Paper – Shawn Petite Collage Packs –
DecoArt Crackle Paint – See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
FabricTac – See Basic Junk Journaling Supply list below
Lace – from my stash
Bird Napkin – Etsy – https://www.etsy.com/shop/TRULYALLSUPPLIES?ref=yr_purchases
Golden Acrylic – Sap Green Hue – See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
Liquitex Fluid Matte Medium – See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
Rembrandt Soft Pastel – Black - See Basic Mixed Media Supplies below
List of basic mixed media supplies:
TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=light+and+fluffy+modeling+paste&crid=3PFDSLJUPLGOO&sprefix=light+and+flu%2Caps%2C272&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_13
Shoresua Script Stamp- https://www.amazon.com/Shoresua-Transparent-Silicone-Scrapbooking-Embossing/dp/B07PGN3MR3/ref=sr_1_77?dchild=1&keywords=bo+bunny+stamps&qid=1601231832&sr=8-77
Golden High Flow Acrylic – Transparent Yellow Oxide - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=goldenhigh+flow+acrylics&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Liquitex Matte Medium- https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-Professional-Matte-Medium-8-Ounce/dp/B000IYWYNE/ref=sr_1_1?crid=74CDOKRUL040&dchild=1&keywords=liquitex+matte+medium&qid=1586229506&sprefix=liquitex+ma%2Caps%2C291&sr=8-1
Liquitex Glazing Medium- https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Multi-Purpose-Acrylic-Polymer-GAC-100/dp/B001YJPX58/ref=sr_1_46?dchild=1&keywords=golden+glazing+medium&qid=1586230065&sr=8-46
Liquitex Heavy Gesso- https://www.amazon.com/Liquitex-Professional-Super-Surface-Medium/dp/B001UNREO6/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=liquitex+heavy+gesso&qid=1586229647&sr=8-1
Penny Black Script Stamp- https://www.amazon.com/Penny-Black-Script-Unmounted-40-470/dp/B01HNO5R08/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Penny+Black+script+stamp&qid=1586229678&sr=8-1
Shawn Petite Stencils- https://shop.shawnpetite.com/Stencils-c14287046
Decoart Crackle Paint - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=decoart+crackle+paint&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Rembrandt Soft Pastel – Black – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rembrandt+soft+pastel+black&ref=nb_sb_noss
Golden Fluid Acrylics - https://www.amazon.com/s?k=golden+fluid+acrylics&crid=1140N398O4PP1&sprefix=golden+fluid+%2Caps%2C520&ref=nb_sb_ss_ac-a-p_1_13
Junk Journal Basic Supplies List –
FabriTac Glue – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=fabritac&ref=nb_sb_noss
Art Glitter Glue – https://www.amazon.com/s?k=art+glitter+glue&ref=nb_sb_noss_2
Ranger Archival Ink – Vintage Photo – They no longer make the pad so I bought the reinker and a DIY ink pad – https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-AIP48077-Empty-Archival-Pad-Empty/dp/B016A88EAI/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=ranger+diy+ink+pad&qid=1626104364&sr=8-4
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