{Thoughtful Thursday} Wise Words - Share Yours

Hello Lovely friends.... How are you? How is your week? Mine is zip, zip... zipping by..... 'sigh'

I had a fun little shoot with Bryce.... and wanted to share a few pics with you all.....and a little inspiration....

I stamped each photo with a little brush love.... Two powerful quotes.... Don't you think?

Quick Recipe: Converted the image to black and white in RadLab. I then Textured with Shine at Soft Light 57%. I reopened it in RadLab and added a light dose of Antique Tone. That's it...that's all... 

One more....

Today, I invite you to share a favorite quote or 2 or 3 or 4.... I'd love to hear from you!

xo, 

p.s.

The Art of Textures starts in just a few weeks.... Here's a little inspiration from the archives... if nothing else...pause for a few moments and soak up the lovely music.... so good!

Click HERE for more info on the class.

Comments

[Shayna]

“Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.”

[Diane]

"Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves."

Thank you for the sunshine you send in my inbox!

[Michael]

Well, these are fun comments. My favorite quote, especially as it relates to Kim's textures and what they do for us. Thomas Jefferson: “He who receives ideas from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me”

[Shayna]

Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened

[ElaineM]

Live simply.
Live efficiently.
Be generous!

Wise words from my son.

[Barbara Kile]

Favorite quote: "Oh, the sheer joy when the eyes of your soul are opened to something beautiful and profound you never saw before. It always takes you by surprise and is indelibly seared into your memory. More than any limited ability I may possess, I am grateful that God has given me an artist's heart, and that He allows me to see the indescribable beauty of His creation from His perspective." Roy Carlson

[Laura Jane]

Words of wisdom..He who refreshes others will himself be refreshed, Hebrew Proverb
Also, A cheerful heart is good medicine, Hebrew Proverb

[Glenda Borchelt]

I have 4 daughters, and my toast has always been (more or less): "Acts of kindness show love-not the words spoken." The 5 grandchildren now mimic my family toasts, and I hope it may help at some point in their lives.

Thank you so much for your generous acts of kindness, and it shows the love you graciously share with all of us.

God Bless!

Glenda

[Shayna]

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough

[Denise Powers Fabian]

Stay is a charming word in a friend's vocabulary.
― Louisa May Alcott

This is what the silent message is when visiting a friend, they hand you a cup of coffee...

[Lisa]

I love inspirational quotes! My current favorite is:

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before." [Albert Einstein]

[Shayna]

Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple

[Donna]

Flowers are God's laughter.

[Dianne]

Here is one of my favorites:

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

You are such a generous and talented soul Kim and I am so happy I found you here! Thank you for everything you do!

[Nancy Pasel]

Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Can't wait to start Art of Texture - Secrets Revealed!!

[Shayna]

Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, 'It might have been.

[Lisa Flewellyn]

Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably ... And never regret anything that made you smile.

[karie]

good, better, best; never let it rest; until your good is better, and your better, best!

[susan ogden]

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”

Mark Twain

one of my favorite writers....and this is SO very true. i am learning day by day to sail away from the safe harbor.

Susan

[Kim Meillier]

A couple of my favorite quotes..."Shoot for the moon...even if you miss, you'll still land among the stars" & "You miss 100% of the shots you never take" - Wayne Gretzky.

Thanks so much for everything...you rock!!!!

xoxo
Kim

[Carol]

LOL - Just remembered another jewel I keep on my desk:

There are times when it is hard to believe in the future, when we are temporarily just not brave enough. When this happens, concentrate on the present. Cultivate le petit bonheur (the little happiness) until courage returns. Look forward to the beauty of the next moment, the next hour, the promise of a good meal, sleep, a book, a movie, the likelihood that tonight the stars will shine and tomorrow the sun will shine. Sink roots into the present until the strength grows to think about tomorrow.

Ardis Whitman

[Cher B]

Some days, all I can do is take one step. This quote helps me remember to keep on going.

“Run when you can, walk if you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up”

[peggy gatto]

Reach for the moon and land among the stars

What a lovely post and I loved reading the quotes from everyone!!!!!!!

[mary]

Thanks so much for your generosity and inspiration. One of my favorite quotes is:

"We live only to discover beauty. All else is a form of waiting." Kahlil Gibran

As photographic artists, we understand this in a deep and meaningful way... :)

[Sharon]

Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace
King Solomon (Pr 17:28)

Such a good reminder for me!

[Sharon ankerich]

My favorite quote is by Elizabeth Stone: “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”
Blessings and love! XO

[Maureen @ Cottage 960]

I love quotes, I will have to find time to read through all of these.
"Gratitude turns what we have into enough."
"I'm not telling you it's going to be easy, I'm telling you it's going to be worth it."
"But if you never try, you'll never know."
"If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen." ~ conan o'brien
'You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling"
"Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be" – Abraham Lincoln

[kelly tonks]

"Keep your back to the shadows ans face towards the sun"

[karie]

a thankful heart is a happy heart

[Mary]

A quote from C.S. Lewis has recently had a huge impact on me personally and professionally..."You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

[Meg Greene Malvasi]

Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your creativity-I have learned so much and it makes me want more. Using textures has opened up a whole new world-

My quotes:

How wonderful yellow is. It stands for the sun. --Vincent Van Gogh

Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.--Scott Adams

Yellow to me is such an abundant color-and Adams' quote reminds me that it is really okay and even necessary to make mistakes-that is how I learn.

Thank you Kim-
Best,
Meg

[Eva4art]

Thank you for your beautiful textures.
Here is my quote:

"The best way to know your future is to create it."

I think is from Lincoln.

[Sharon]

In a world of chaos, I so love these words from Jesus:

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

(John 14:27)

[Edna]

You have inspired me so much. Thank you!
Favorite quotes:

Creating is good for the soul.

Be who you are. Everyone else is taken.

[Lisa]

I have soooo many favorites...but here is a new one that I found on a candle:

"have faith in yourself and the future" Ted Kennedy

[Kat T]

Don't walk behind me; I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me; I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.

by Albert Camus

[Natalie E.]

"You can't get a book long enough or a cup of tea big enough to suit me." C.S. Lewis

[DawnG]

I could relate to your life journey. I had to pick myself up off the floor when I really didn't feel like it. I enjoy inspirational sayings and have these on my blog:

So often I walk, many times I crawl...but on this journey, my desire is to dance!

Enjoy the little things, for one day you will realize they were the big things.

Dance as though no one is watching, Love as though you have never loved before, Sing as though no one can hear you, Live as though Heaven is on Earth.

Never look down on anyone unless you're helping them up.

Life is not measured by the Number of Breaths we take, but the moments that take our breath away.

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a mystery, Today is the present. That's why they call it a gift.

DawnG

[Sharon]

My flesh and my heart fail;
But God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

(Psalm 73:26)

Thank you Kim for all you share- your heart warms mine!

[Lyn]

"The truth is like sunlight, people used to think it was good for you." Nancy Gribble (King of the Hill)
The fact that no one understands you doesn't mean you're an artist. ~ Unknown
"Her life was okay. Sometimes she wished she were sleeping with the
right man instead of with her dog, but she never felt she was sleeping
with the wrong dog." From 'Change of Life' by Judith Collas

[Tracy D]

A few months ago I read this quote and loved it. Life is like photography, you develop from the negatives.

[Kristal]

First, I always LOVE the quotes you use... I'll be coming back to this post for new ideas!

Second, my favorite quote...All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother. Abraham Lincoln

[Julie Robson]

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato

[Cher B]

"Perhaps strength doesn't reside in having never been broken, but in the courage required to grow strong in the broken places." ~ K Jongen

[Ruth Ann]

"Life is the dancer, and you are the dance"

[Jan]

Kim,

Thank you for your textures, your courses (I've taken two of them and loved them both!) and for sharing your story, which touched, encouraged and inspired me.

My favourite quote, out of many in Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" is

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

Blessings

J

[Marion]

My favourite quote in time of trouble is "This too shall pass" It reminds me to hang in there, that even trouble doesn't last forever.

[CarolG.]

The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ~Mark Twain~

[Michelle]

Fun post!

We all have our own life to pursue, our own kind of dream to be weaving, and we all have the power to make wishes come true, as long as we keep believing. ~Louisa May Alcott

[Meagan Thompson]

Only look back to see where you have been.