Friday~~ Finding Beauty 1/8/10

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Welcome to the FIRST

Fridays ~~Finding Beauty.

Too often we just seem to be sleep walking through our life. (Some day remind me to tell you my REAL outlandish sleep walking stories… they will curl your toes.)

Typically we have STUFF to do, and  most of us have a “To do” list.

 So… let me ask you this question… When accomplishing all we do for our children, our spouses or our employer do we find the time to see the beauty around us?

It’s there whether we notice it or not. I believe IF we take the time to notice– our life takes on an enhanced version. It’s no longer typical — it’s lovely and can be extraordinary.

Our life will be better for it and then we will not only become a better mother, spouse or employee — but a much better US!

You will probably tire of my quote by Wayne Dyer
When you change the way you look at things– the things we look at change.

So– this is our challenge to take a moment and STOP… look, smell, slow down break out the camera and share with others what you think is beautiful.

Beauty in a child’s smile?   Beauty in a comfy bedroom?  Beauty in a romantic bath?Or Beauty in nature?

It’s all up to you– YOU are the driver of this project– You show us what you think about Beauty and let us see if it really is in the eye of the beholder. Ideally it would be funnest if it was original work of your own… but oft times we come upon something fantastic on the WEB… and have to share– that would be great too! (just be sure to give credit to the artists or authors)

~~~ HOW TO PARTICIPATE ~~~

FIRST – Post your Friday ~~ Finding Beauty photos and Post, along with your Friday ~~Finding Beauty logo / button

Be sure  to link back to: http://www.dipityroad.com so that your lovely readers will be able to see what others have to say and who are participating.

Make SURE– you have completed your post and are ready to go BEFORE you fill in MckLinky.

USE your exact blog post link (also called a perma link) not just your general address. (your link will be removed if it doesn’t link to your exact posting)

VISIT– please take the time to visit as many of the participants as possible. You know how much we all love our comments and cheering one another on is what this is all about.

If you have any questions– please email me at  dipityroad@gmail.com

 

*SIGH*   MckLinky is not very user friendly — hopefully some of you can sign up– but I promise by next week we will be rocking!

 Also– another way to participate– to the lovelies who do not have a blog– leave us your comments– we Love to hear every ones ideas! Please don’t stay quiet.

As we progress I will pose silly questions– make you think a little bit out of the box! In the mean time… thanks so much for participating! 

TTFN~~Claudia ♥ ♥

Keeping with my tradition of PINK Saturday with Beverly and the gang– I wanted to share this with them as well. (there is some pink in the top photo    Stop by and visit them.

January 7, 2010 at 10:02 pm | Fridays Finding Beauty | 22 comments

Getting Well

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~~ It has been forever since I have participated in Tablescape Thursday…

After have such a Harsh run with the Flu/cold/gobbel-de-gook or what ever I had– I thought this “Get Well Tray”  would have certainly brightened my day.

Stop by Susan’s Between Naps on the Porchto see all the glorious tablescapes everyone else has created.

With a little help from several friends  (especially Sherry Country Wings in Phoenix– ) I was able to create my Friday- Finding Beauty Button. Thank you to Anni and Susan and Sherry — you are all such darlings!

Look to the RIGHT side bar——————————————————>

You can copy the HTML and add it to your side bar if you wish.

I have had so many lovely comments about people who are excited to participate. So, Thursday evening about 10pm (mountain time) I will put up the Link and we will celebrate our first Friday- Finding Beauty.

Beauty is around us everywhere and like one of my favorite quotes from Wayne Dyer – When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. So, from beauty in a babies face, nature, or simply the way the steam circles your coffee cup, share with us what you find beautiful.

Ideally I would love to see you stretch a bit and break out your camera and share your own work. However, if you find a fantastic “something” on the web and think it is worthy of our finding beauty by all means share away.

Hopefully this will just be a way where we teach ourselves to look at things a little differently so that our outlook on our day to day life will be ones that will help us appreciate our abundance instead of grumbling.

Even if you don’t have a blog– I would just love for you to share what you think is beautiful.

See you Friday!! I’m very excited. Hope you are too!

TTFN~~  Claudia ♥ ♥

January 6, 2010 at 11:42 pm | Tablescapes | 14 comments

Help me Rhonda!

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See this lovely photo??  Well…………….. I need some techie help

Here’s me putting my “plea” button on!! Help me Rhonda! help help me Rhonda!

I wanna take this wee photo

And make it into a Button for my Friday – Finding Beauty kick off.

Any smart wonderful dear hearts out there that could assist me?

I do not have a clue as to how to create the button with text small enough for you to read it … let alone have someone copy the html to put the button on their site. *sigh* alas … I need some help for SURE.

In the mean time — love that Susan at Southern Daydreamer!

TTFN~~ Claudia ♥ ♥

January 5, 2010 at 11:13 pm | Outdoor Wednesday | 16 comments

Welcome 2010 — new beginnings

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~~ Dun Tah Dahh!! ~~

Fairwell 2009. Was it a good year?

To me it was a challenging year– some would’ve called it a horrible year for me– hahaha! some DID say that about my year– but I don’t choose to look at it that way.

To me, when things don’t go exactly like I wish they would or should have gone– I simply ask myself what am I suppose to be learning from this bend in the road?  and I don’t even want to count the number of times I got to ask myself that question this year! uh huhhh!

I am the type who doesn’t make “New Years Resolutions.”  — seems a sure fire way to set yourself up for failure. So, I think of ways I could change my out look on my life– example: say I was 4 pounds shy of my dream number in weight loss — then I can celebrate what was accomplished rather than feeling like I have fallen short or FAILED. No one enjoys failing — but if we can look at things as what we did accomlish our future can be much brighter.

“When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change”- Wayne Dyer 

That is one very powerful statement.

Starting Friday January 8th (giving everyone some time to settle after the holidays) I will launch my first

~~ Fridays– Finding Beauty ~~

We will celebrate together what we all view as Beauty–  whether it be of nature, personal, or every day interactions – we will help one another look at the day to day things in our lives a bit differently.  We will encourage one another  to spread our wings and become stronger women, artists and photographers.

Are you ready to change the way you look at things? I know I am!

I am working on a Button — you all can grab and post with on your blogs.  (btw  any great ideas??) Mark your calendar and please join the party!

Stop and visit Beverly for our weekly Pink Saturday as well as Mary for Mosaic Mondays.

TTFN~~  Claudia  ♥ ♥

January 1, 2010 at 11:17 pm | Fridays Finding Beauty | 31 comments

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