What's your message?

How did the voting go since yesterday was tuesday??????

I am a life artist. I've kind of taken this on as my life message too. To first live life, enjoy it, then at night run and record it. I have been so lost as to what I was going to do with my life (at 29! Eek!) and now, I know. I'm going to pursue photography in a college setting, but still, I think my entire purpose is to create art and show my children the artistic part of life. I was not raised to appreciate art in any sense. I want my children to enjoy music whether singing or instruments, acting, dancing, painting, drawing, photography and of course scrapbooking! Life artist is a pretty cool title I think. ;) Hope you don't mind that I identify with it so well!
Congratulations to Simon on the no diaps situation!

Hi Ali;
I printed your post...I need to read it over and over. To me YOU are a life artist...YOU have this amazing talent and YOU are creative--and me???, I am not really any of the above---I think I have issues...:)but I'm going in the right direction...
SO I am digesting what you have said and as I record my life and stories and figure out my "message" you will inspire me, as you have been consistantly doing for quite some time now...
Glad to hear Simon is not "peeing on the frogs"! Way to go S....
Mary Ellen

I am a life Artist!!
not sure on my message...I will have to ponder on this one.
Thanks for the motivation!

I just wanted you to know... You are AWESOME! You are an inspiration and a kick in the pants just when I need it. You rock! I realized recently that I've found a reason. I've found a reason to do the things I've always wanted to do. I've now set goals and see life in a whole new way. I've had a change in attitude. So thanks for putting yourself out there. You inspire me!

Hi Ali! :) I love your message and I agree with you about the whole "life artist" thing. LOVE to call myself that. ;) I have a little cafe press store where I've created a few things with the kind of messages that I like to support in life. One of them is "live simply. simply live." I love that. You can check out the rest here if you want: http://www.cafepress.com/1happymama
Oh, and that is awesome about Simon and the potty training! So happy for him AND you! ;)Have a good one! :)

Ali, thank you so much for being such a special person and sharing this with us. I think my personal message is a sentence I once found in a Brazilian Bossa Nova song from the 60/70's, which goes something like this: "the most divine thing in the world is to live each second as it will never happen again". Such a big true in my life. :)

haahaa...going with the flow! that made me giggle. Simon ROCKS!
Thank you for giving a name to what I do. What I MUST do. What I cannot STOP doing. Im an artist...this is my heart and soul on paper. It clicks!
See ya at the Daisy Bucket

To share my message with you I'll tell you a short version of something I wrote recently. Simply stated, scrapbooking has become a *way of life for me*. And yes, it's partly because of the journaling in the pages, the self-discovery process, the beauty of the overall act of pouring your soul on pretty papers, the internal growth, the photography, the creativity and the underlying artistic pursuit; but most importantly it is a way of life for me because in the end, scrapbooking may just be all about me and the things I find hard to let go. This is clearly a time traveling experience for me; a way to be close again to the people and things that matter most in my life. I may not be a major celebrity, a political figure or a millionaire; but I am a mother, a wife, a friend, a sister and a daughter who longs to keep pieces of her ordinary, simple life, recorded for those she cares about. Especially for herself. Even if this could potentially sound a bit selfish for some. I think this way of life is so worth it!
Ali, thank you for inspiring so many of us with your talents and creativity!

well, that's awesome! It means I'm a life artist :-)

Hi Ali! Love your blog....read it every day!
I like Paper Source's moto "Do Something Creative Everyday"! Too bad they thought of it first!
Come to Pittsburgh some day...and bring that darling son of yours.

i don't know if you ever really get to read all these comments.. blows my mind how anyone could. lol
yay for you and simon. ah i can't wait to toss all the diapers here too. and i totally get the life artist message... it makes perfect sense to me. i think some people just take things so seriously wrong.

such a great message Ali.
Thank you for sharing this.
You continue to inspire me . . .

Ali- I loved your blog entry. I like the way you described being a life artist.
By the way, it is great to read about all the progress Simon is making and that he is out of diaper,too. Jess

i want my message to my kids & other i come in contact with to be 'i am enough' or 'you are enough' as the case may be...i am enough, i don't have to be more or less, bigger or smaller, smarter or dumber...i am enough whatever i choose to add or take away is enough too...i want my kids to know that who & what they are is enough & just right...thanks for making me think today, my friend:)

Lately, I've been contemplating this thought:
every single action contains the creative.
You are someone that proves this is true.
I simply admire the fact that even before the image-capturing, layout, and design process you are doing incredible things: mastering the ART of attitude; the ART of living life. Thanks for reminding us that we should all do the same.

you have inspired me with today's post! thank you so much!
oh, and btw, LOVE the last line! "go with the flow!" how perfect!!! haha

Long time no visit man! Inspiring all of our minds as usual and felt I better put in my two cents on "What is my message?" Toughie here. I want to be everything to everyone...but I can't. I need to be at the school to volunteer...I need to be at 4 soccer practices and 4 games a week...I need to have dinner on the table every evening...all of this while maintaining my gray roots, wrinkles, weight loss or gain in my case, wife, mother, friend, volunteer, nurturer, daughter, etc. I have decided it's one minute, one hour, one precious day at a time. I am happy to have my health, my family, my "STUFF", my friends and especially people like you that keep us grounded and keep us thinking all the time. You are what makes "ART" that special something that we all love. Keep on doing what you're doing ALI. We love you!!
joey

Ali -
You do so inspire and validate life experiences for me! Thank you, Sweet Girl!!

mine is short and sweet, "art matters". it is everywhere around us, in nature, in our children and in every aspect of our lives. it is in the furniture, colors of our homes, clothing, a beautiful face and shining eyes.
see you friday :)
cindy