Be Organic.
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One of the signs I use at my workshops says "Be Organic." It is a lot like "Go With The Flow." And similar to "Don't Worry About It." And sometimes short for "Get Over It." I rarely use get over it until I have gotten to know the students a bit better - and they have gotten to know me a bit better to understand where I am coming from and that I mean no harm.
My friend, a cool lady I met in class last year - Jennifer Paddack Hyde, sent me this mug for the holidays (it is from Starbucks in case you were wondering - she added on the rub ons herself). You can imagine my delight. I like little reminders like this. Things that tell me to chill out, that everything is going to be fine, essentially to get over whatever it is that I am stessing or fretting about at the moment.
To me, being organic means rolling with things. Not freaking out when I mess up on a layout. Instead, finding some other way to work with what I have in front of me.
I looked organic up in my handy-dandy computer dictionary this morning, just to see what the actual definition is...so besides being "of, relating to, or derived from living matter" or "(of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artifical agents" or "physiology of or relating to a bodily organ or organs"...
Ah, yes. Natural development. Now that is what I am talking about. Ebbs and flows. Failures and successes. Riding it out. And "necessary parts of a whole." Being able to chill because you know that there will always be some bad and some good. And that sometimes you will feel uber creative and other days you will just need to do something else. And that is just the way it goes. And it is OK.
And in case you were wondering...I did wash this mug and the rub ons stayed on the cup. So thanks Jenn...for keeping it real.
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that is sooo fab!! Love the definition of Organic!!
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Ali, PLEASE ask your friend Jenn where she got this mug - I absolutely love it and would love to have one myself!
And, I can appreciate your take on "organic" - love it!
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I love the definition...must use it on a layout now, LOL. And yes, I would love to find one cup like that one!!!
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I loved this mug at Starbucks...
I should have just bought it when I had the chance.
I especially love that your friend put rub-on's on it!
That is very cool...I had no idea that they worked on surfaces like that.
How do they not come off though?
very cool saying...Be Organic.
A good way of thinking of things.
I like it!
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if at CKU you feel the need to tell me to 'get over it' go ahead, just skip all the niceness, sometimes I just need to be slapped upside the head. :)
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I got the same mug at Starbucks the other day-sans rub-ons, and a bottle of gingerbread syrup to make my lattes once they stop for the season................why are all my favs seasonal. Pumpkin Spice......Gingerbread. Guess I must be a 'fall'!
Take Care-
Amy
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Very cute. Gotta LOVE those rubons!! They really do go on anything. :-)
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...I wondered if the rub-on's would stay on through a washing. interesting.
and, wow. you mean you mess up on LO's too? ;) :)
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I so needed to read this today.
so.
thanks
c
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I see a new trend coming on. Love it.
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Hey there Ali,
Love that mug.....Love that we all say different things! Instead of "Get over it" I say, "Build a bridge"......In building a bridge, you can cross over to the other side.....or you can "Get over it". LOL. Hmmm, I see a layout coming here!
"D"
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what a wonderful expression!
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wait wait wait....i'm trying to get past the part that says you mess up on layouts! Nooooooooooooooooooooooo! I don't believe it. *insert bug-eyed disbelieving smily here*
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Ok, this is EXACTLY what I needed today. I just wrote up my big long post on my blog (www.artsymama.blogspot.com) and then happened to check yours to see if there was anything new. You said precisely what I needed to hear. THANK YOU!!!!
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Inspirational... and so right there with where my life is taking me these past few weeks. Jenn rocks and thank you Ali for sharing with us.
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I'm a new comer around here and boy did you happen to tell me exactly what I needed to hear today. Thank you
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The very "Frank Lloyd Wright" style of design. I often forget about this definition of organic and get stuck in the "food and natural living" side of organic.
Thanks for the reminder Ali!
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I just LOVE that definition of organic! Very inspirational. And, wait a minute, you mess up layouts, too? And you have days that you don't feel creative? Kinda nice to know that we're not alone in that. Thanks for such a great post!
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awesome! only your blog would make me want a mug like this so bad - ha! a new meaning {organic if you will} to rubons! thanks for sharing a!
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Love the mug and the phrase! Although I think you also need a mug that says "get over it"...just because that would be a fun one to have around the house! :)
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