Season 1- EPIPHANY
Well here we go... I sure hope you're ready for this whirl wind of fun that is in store, as I treat you to the 8 seasons of life.
OK..Listen, did you wake up this morning beaming with ambition and desire? Well you must of had that reoccurring dream again. You know, that same amazing dream, where you literally saw yourself living out your dream? I can relate. I had the same dream for years. Full of happy thoughts of my creative staff busy working in my unconventional loft like open floor plan office space. This space would be full of people working on design projects for our clients. I'd dream that in one corner you may find a group preparing for photo shoot and discussing layouts. On the other side of the office there would be a team mapping the direction of the commercial promos, and I would be meeting with the top graphic designers and working together to make creative madness. This is my dream. Then I woke up. So much for my dreams of CREATIVE VIBES!
I wasn't ready to live my dreams, they were still just a dream. Until I decided it was long over due and It is my time.
I am a single mother of a beautiful teenage daughter. I will speak about Jaylen a lot she is my inspiration and motivation for life. Jaylen will be beginning her sophomore year of high school. I started to think that she just may need her Mom around a lot more nights and weekends.(if you know what I mean) Teenagers... alone... with... Well you catch my drift. Not happening.
So back to the Epiphany. The first season of the 8 is Epiphany. This when you accept who you are and what is is you're supposed to be doing with you life. In my previous post I mentioned that I finally quit the retail madness. Not only for sanity and to live out my dreams, but to take ownership of my blessing that I have been created to do.
Then it's about trusting and believing in that goal and giving in to it. But most of all and you have to have FAITH that your dreams CAN and WILL come true.
Now....Let me warn you if you don't normally pray that's cool. But you will have to get ready to change that ASAP. Because you have to learn to LET GO and LET GOD do his job. There will be a lot of questions that NO ONE else will be able to answer. I promise you this! Because, you will find your self talking to someone about your dream and they will clearly NOT understand. And they will tell you that your crazy. Or ask "where is this coming from?" They will not get what your explaining to them. THIS is when you have to Be STILL & LISTEN and stop looking for confirmation from the masses. Remember, GOD is in charge.
So lets just say your dream involves baking cakes or writing children's books. You have to accept the EPIPHANY and insist that the dreams you have at night came become the dreams of your life! Please watch the Video below. I created this video to express everything I felt during this season.
By Nina B
Nina's side note....
8 seasons -1
Aritst Bruce Washburn of Washburn tattoo
The art of Bruce Washburn
Having been a tattoo artist for more than 20 years now, i can honestly say that i still love my job. It is rewarding to watch the look of amazement on a clients face as they see their freshly done tattoo in the mirror for the first time. Even more rewarding is when I hear the words, "that looks better than i imagined it would." This is what i strive for, and at the end of the day this is what makes it all worth while. For me the art of tattooing has never been about the money i can make, or the status that some think comes with being a tattoo artist. Its about the process of creating something for someone that they will wear for the rest of their lives. My clients have to trust that i am the artist that can accomplish what they are looking for and make it amazing. I have to earn that trust by putting myself into the process and giving them my best. I am honored every time a customer chooses me to do their tattoo
the leap...
the leap
refreshed and new
by Nina B
This song by Goapele is just a reminder of how thankful we need to be for every day. Each day leads to obstacles and opportunity's that we may or may not act on. I have made a hand full of both, some great rewarding decisions and my fair share of bad ones. So on my last day when I clocked out for that last time. I listened to this song. As I drove on down the highway, fear set in and I began to second guess my decisions. Which by the way EVERYONE close to me would smile and grin at the choice to take this LEAP. (they too afraid of the unknown) But we will chat about that later. This is when I chose to remove the negative energy and doubt and let God lead the way. The video below by Mary Mary pretty much sums it up. This song helped me put things in perspective.I have to listen to it often just to push out the negative thoughts and energy & get back on track.
Today is July 15th and I have been on one heck of a emotional and spiritual roller-coaster. Stepping out of my comfort zone and sitting still was not something I planned for. But when you quit your paying job and are stuck working with what you have in the bank you can only do so much until that cash flow comes in again. This is all new to me. But I have great friends and family that have helped me when needed.(so thankful for them) Either way I have to keep in mind why I made this change in life, and that is to live my dream and in doing so I can assist others in achieving theirs as well.
Every since my daughter was born (Jaylen who is 15 now, but teenage parenting is a completely different topic lol) I have enjoyed Graphic Design and have a degree in Fine Arts. So I have always wanted that to be my professional career. However being trapped in the mad world of retail for so many years, I was pretty much stuck. Until NOW!
Upon leaving my job I have begun stetting the tone for my own company CREATIVE VIBES by Nina B. CREATIVE VIBES is a creative marketing company that offers marketing services & consulting. I strive to provide marketing techniques and planning to help jump start up and coming business owners or artist trying to get a foot in the door.
Starting from stratch, as they say, is not the easiest thing to do with out funding or sponsorship. One of my Clients who is a stylist and make up artist reminded me that, "you are only as good as the products you have to work with. Just keep working to upgrade and get the things you need to provide the BEST service is all you can do." She was so right. So the next several blog entries will be about my
8 seasons in this journey.
Greetings...
Hi! I'm Nina
In today's world it's really easy to find yourself asking WHY? WHY ME? There are a lot of "good" people who find themselves blocked behind the eight ball. Yep... near the end of the game and the opponent is ready to crack that Eight ball directly in your path and bump you out of the way and WIN the whole game. Then where are you? Stuck picking up the pieces and starting a completely new game with new players. Well today is the day to play on the winning team and get this thing started in a entirely new direction.
Somebody blow a whistle for me cause once I get started we will be in this together till the end.
Oh, My bad... I failed to introduce myself. Hi! I'm Nina. I am the Creative Marketing Director at CREATIVE VIBES (my company). Sounds fancy huh? Well, the truth is I just cried my eyes out 30 minutes ago because of all the doubt and fear I have about paying my bills this month. I have been sitting trapped in my house for the past several weeks. planing to take over the world. Needless to say, I have been stressed. I even second guessed myself for starting this page. As you can see I told myself... "Self.. Get yourself together and start preparing for all of the blessings God has in store!" So... shook off that madness and I paid my service fee, because the Ownzee Blog site is amazing! A site that allows me to be creative which is sooo what I do. Can't beat that. What a great way to do what I do best and that is to share tips and techniques to help everyone think outside the box and realize that they are not alone behind that eight ball. Motivation and inspirational knickknacks is what you will enjoy as I tell my story.
Well have a great story to share and the majority of it will be written on the fly. Because there is just not enough time and I procrastinated in starting this page 30 days ago... But... that is the past and I won't dwell on it. So Hey cyber world I'm Nina and this is my VIBEBOX.
Feelings
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
MAYA ANGELOU
The Magic
Temporibus sapiens mores accomodat aptos
Il saggio adegua il suo comportamento ai tempi
Non sono le cose in se stesse a preoccuparci, ma le opinioni che ci facciamo di esse.
- Epitteto (I d.C.)
Scale per il Cielo
18 Perché l'ira di Dio si rivela dal cielo sopra ogni empietà e ingiustizia degli uomini, che soffocano la verità nell'ingiustizia,
19 poiché ciò che si può conoscere di Dio è manifesto in loro, perché Dio lo ha loro manifestato.
20 Infatti le sue qualità invisibili, la sua eterna potenza e divinità, essendo evidenti per mezzo delle sue opere fin dalla creazione del mondo, si vedono chiaramente, affinché siano inescusabili.
21 Poiché, pur avendo conosciuto Dio, non l'hanno però glorificato né l'hanno ringraziato come Dio, anzi sono divenuti insensati nei loro ragionamenti e il loro cuore senza intendimento si è ottenebrato.
22 Dichiarandosi di essere savi, sono diventati stolti,
23 e hanno mutato la gloria dell'incorruttibile Dio in un'immagine simile a quella di un uomo corruttibile, di uccelli, di bestie quadrupedi e di rettili. Rm ,18-23
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Art
ART
Art makes life bearable. It isn't a luxury. Like our capacity for understanding, and our experience of love, it is a vitally important part of life.
Gillian Pederson Krag
Honesty
HONESTY
Being honest and true to yourself,
you earn everyone's trust.
You do not depend on other people's opinions and are not afraid to stand for truth.
Alcoholic Drinks Good For Old Bones
Later in life, drinking one to two alcoholic drinks daily may curb bone loss — so much so that just a two-week break from alcohol hastened bone decline in women in a new study.
Researchers looked at the effects of moderate alcohol consumption on "bone turnover," or the replacing of old bone cells with new ones, in healthy post-menopausal women. After menopause, women's production of new bone cells slows, but the rate of shedding old cells does not slow as much. In other words, the "out with the old" outpaces the "in with the new," leading to a porous skeleton that easily fractures.
But past studies have shown that women who drink moderately (one or two alcoholic beverages per day) have higher bone density than non-drinkers or heavy drinkers. Now, the new study suggests why: Alcohol appears to reduce bone loss in middle-age women by suppressing the rate at which their bones shed old cells.
Booze May Be good for
OLD FOLKS
In line with previously observed trends, the women in the study who drank more alcohol (up to two drinks per day) had denser hip bones than those who drank less (as little as half a drink per day). [How Much Alcohol Is in My Drink?]
More tellingly, blood tests showed that abstaining from drinking for just two weeks triggered an acceleration of bone turnover in all the women. After a 14-day alcohol holiday, the women's blood contained heightened levels of a molecule that gets released during bone turnover. And less than a day after the women resumed their normal drinking, blood levels of that molecule dropped again. keep reading
DRINKING ALCOHOL HELPING OLD BONES STAY STRONG? WHOA!
Via: Live Science
Super Funny: Super Golden Girls
SUPER GOLDEN FRIENDS
What happens when four superfriends retire and move to Miami to share a ranch style home? This is a pilot I'd like to propose to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim, if I knew anyone who worked there, and if all the licenses could be obtained. - Kevin Bapp
Escape Life?
Batman + Bane BFF
If I wasn't wearing this mask right now, I would totally kiss you.
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Watching Movies
The Past Prevents The Future
via: WRDBNR
Textile Designer: Nikki Gabriel
Collections are all-handmade in Australia. This range encapsulates lightweight garments in fine silk & hand-knitted linen; referencing the craft of complex lacy knitting techniques, and blending hand-dyed and machine knitted fine silk, by Australian textile designer, Nikki Gabriel.
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