Izabella's Blue

out of the darkness~

Dan ~Dan's Blah Blah Blog is raising money for a great cause, I think it is a very noble venture that he is doing~

The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's Out of the Darkness Overnight brings together people with depression and other mood disorders, survivors of suicide loss, mental health professionals and advocates walking side-by-side, arm-in-arm, hand-in-hand, all walking 20 miles throughout the night to prevent loss of life from suicide.

Each Walker agrees to raise a minimum of $1,000 in donations, collectively bringing significant and much-needed funding to a too-often overlooked cause.

A suicide attempt is made every minute of every day. Don't let another day go by.

Join us for this unique opportunity to help shed light on suicide, its impact and its prevention and to help friends, family members and loved ones whose lives have been touched by suicide or depression to turn their pain into healing.

Let's help Dan out with donations!  you can donate here on Dan's fundraising page~

nine inch nails ~

I hate cancer!  I hate that my sweet beautiful friend is in the midst of a raging battle.  She is so sick and weak... I love you JoAnnA~

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. ~Psalms 18:32-36

mazzy star ~fade into you

the child within us~

letter from Robert, The painters keys.......

Dear Izabella,

"The childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day," said
the British poet John Milton. For many of us, the choice to be
creative was made early on, and it had a lot to do with how we
interacted with others. Boston College professor of psychology
Ellen Winner found a great many similarities in her studies of
gifted children--difficulty making friends, scholastic boredom,
and social problems. While often unconventional and
nonconforming, her subjects seemed to become creative because
of the introversion that sprang from teasing or isolation. "The
more profound the gift, the more the isolation." she noted.

Winner determined that creative children begin to look at the
world in unique ways. They travel at a different visual and
cognitive speed. Some need little sleep and demand a high level
of stimulation. Some become creative on many levels.
Essentially "outsiders," they develop personal coping
techniques that they carry with them into maturity. Many never
recognize the powers they have developed.

There are a dozen or so characteristics of exceptionally
creative persons. It's useful to note some of them and perhaps
reflect on one's own childhood:

Visual perceptions that transcend everyday life
Heightened responses to natural surroundings
Sustained high standards of work ethic
Early presence of mentor(s)
Early formation of personal identity
Tendency to do things in unique ways
Preference to work autonomously
Defiance or suspicion of conventional thinking

Beside having the ability to make connections, think
abstractly, and take risks, highly creative folks are also
found to be precocious, sensitive, inventive, proactive,
authentic, imaginative, curious and childlike.

Here are some thoughts for the highly creative: Unfortunately,
in the natural jungle that runs through crib, kindergarten,
college, and the great classroom of life, it's easy for you to
get the idea that there's something wrong with you. There
isn't. No matter what your upbringing, school experience, or
the slings and arrows of life itself, you're just different.
And you're okay. Really okay. Tremendously okay. And you're not
alone.

Best regards,

Robert

PS: "I am a child who is getting on." (Marc Chagall) "It takes
a very long time to become young." (Pablo Picasso)

Esoterica: The child within us may be the key to all invention
and creativity. A schoolyard bully may have done the favor. Or
the seed may forever remain a mystery. But recognizing we have
the tools to create is the greatest gift and offers the
potential for the highest manifestation of humanity. We accept
the gift and proliferate with joy and impunity.

The Painters Keys~