Thursday, January 12, 2012

sketchbook project + tidbits on life


I started out not really knowing where i was going with this...


before i knew it, i was halfway done & had forgotten to take pics...
I guess art really does laugh in the face of "time".
:-)


So I may add a few little things to this, but you get the idea.
She has very thick hair & it's very windy :-)

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On another note, i read something this morning
that I want to share with you all.
It was written by a woman who's worked in palliative care 
for most of her life.

She cares for people who only have a few days or weeks left to live.


Here are the 5 most common regrets of the dying:

1. I wish i'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.

2. I wish i didn't work so hard.

3. I wish i'd had the courage to express my feelings.

4. I wish i had stayed in touch with my friends.

5. I wish i had let myself be happier.

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No one said:

I wish i had made more money.
I wish i had won the argument.
i wish i had travelled less.
I wish i had been more perfect.

Think on these things today,
and live YOUR life. 
xoxo

(my mom and I)

11 comments:

  1. Hi Pauline, thank you for commenting on my blog so I could find yours! You have a wonderful blog, and your artwork is so beautiful. I'll be back to browse more later :-)

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  2. I love your journal page, and the meaning behind the words! What a great message to remember! I also like the 5 regrets of the dying. I came across that last January when my grandmother was dying. Thanks for the reminder!

    Stacie @ Happy Hermit Art
    http://happyhermitart.blogspot.com/

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  3. Great post and I really like the journal pages!!

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  4. What a sweet pic of you and your mom. And I love the sentiment on your kite page--and the girl and her sandals, and peace t-shirt, and that hair! Too cute.

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  5. A great journal page with a great message. We can't let fear control our lives. I feel like I wasted a lot of my life because I was so intensely shy and afraid of interaction. It was debilitating in so many ways. Now, I am wiser with age and can focus on enjoying life each and every day. A beautiful photo of you and your Mum, Pauline! xo

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  6. Love the photo of you and your Mom!!! Your art always makes me smile. Thanks for sharing the 5 regrets of dying...so true and important to remember as we travel through this life journey. xoxo

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  7. Yes, lovely to see you and your mom together. Like the list say's loving family and friends is so important, and letting them feel your love. I think of each day as a new start and I try to live my best life everyday. Thank you for sharing the list and I hope we can all live our truest lives x

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  8. Such a lovely picture of you and your mother ((hugs))
    Your journal pages are beautiful, tells a story... I love it!
    Thank you for sharing. What a wonderful visit I had here today :]

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  9. Hi Pauline from Canada. I like I found out something about you near the top of your blog. I'm glad you put where you live. I like commenting when I know someone's name and where they live. It helps me to connect. I like reading about people. I like that you are sentimental and you share your feelings so easily. I like that you forget to take pictures because I do too, but I fly my kite anyway too. Wisdom is lovely isn't it.

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  10. A great list to remember!! Beautiful pages...am madly in love with her hair!

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  11. Very wise words indeed, maybe I should try listening to them a little more often than I do.

    wonderful artwork, and I love her hair - reminds me of those fractal images that were all the rage a while back :)

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