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Brenda Yelvington

Gently Do What Is Right For You

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January 24, 2018January 24, 2018

Rejection Is Hard — Every Time

All, Healing, My Voice, 5 Comments
Rubber Ducky Photo 1
January 19, 2018March 14, 2018

Today’s the day. I’m coming clean.

All, Healing, My Voice, Unexpected, 2 Comments
January 12, 2018January 12, 2018

A Horse, A Dog, and Bill Murray

All, Dogs, Healing, 2 Comments
December 21, 2017January 12, 2018

No One Wanted Her For Christmas

All, Belonging, Dogs, Healing, 4 Comments
December 18, 2017January 12, 2018

David and His Purple Pants

All, Healing, Humans I Love, 18 Comments
December 15, 2017January 12, 2018

You Can’t Sing.

All, My Voice, 8 Comments
December 11, 2017January 12, 2018

The Elusive Search For Belonging

All, Belonging, Street Photography, 18 Comments
December 6, 2017January 12, 2018

Gently Do What Is Right For You

All, Humans I Love, 21 Comments
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#ArtistDate 🌿 "The Artist Date is a once-weekly #ArtistDate
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"The Artist Date is a once-weekly, festive, solo expedition to explore something that interests you. The Artist Date need not be overtly “artistic”– think mischief more than mastery. Artist Dates fire up the imagination. They spark whimsy. "~ as defined by @juliacameronlive, the author of #theartistway
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I love Julia's book, The Artist Way. Julia taught me how to write #MorningPages. Julia taught me that I was a #ShadowArtist. Notice I said was! But TBH I'm still in recovery 🤪
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What's a Shadow Artist you ask? 
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Julia writes "Many of us find that we have squandered our own creative energies by investing disproportionately in the lives, hopes, dreams, and plans of others." 
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In other words, a Shadow Artist is a non creating artists that kinda hang out in the shadows of "real" artists. Helping them do their thing. But afraid to do their own thing. Afraid to Be seen.
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Yep! That was me. Big Time! And I still have lots of moments where I Compare & Despair, but they are becoming fewer and farther apart.
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If you are a Shadow Artist, it's time to step out of the shadows and start letting your inner artist feel the sun on his/her/their face. 😎
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And schedule yourself an Artist Date. Don't you think it's time to let those in your world see you for who you really are? #youareanArtist 
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#gentlydowhatisrightforyou #gentlydo #gentlydoart #gentlydolifestyle
My view on this #SacredSunday. 🌿 My favorite pl My view on this #SacredSunday.
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My favorite place to write #MorningPages is in my living room. I sit by the fireplace (it's only electric logs but it still counts right?? 🤪) in my favorite chair. I have a cup of my favorite coffee, quiet meditation music on and usually an apple scented candle burning.
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This painted antique door is my view. I love it. I wish I could tell you all the details about where it came from, how old it is, and who painted it. But I don't know the details. I found it in a store and fell in love. The person working didn't know much about it. So I bought it 7-8 years ago and hung it in my home.
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Creating spaces, views and vignettes in my home with collected items, colors, and art created by others and by me, brings me joy. 💙 
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#creatingspaces #zenhome #myhome #naturallight #homesweethome #noplacelikehome #gentlydo #gentlydomoments #gentlydolifestyle #blueandwhitedecor
I'm trying really, really hard to become a good pl I'm trying really, really hard to become a good plant mom.
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I got this little baby last week at the grocery store and didn't know what she was. I've learned from my FB friends to use the @picturethisai Picture This Plant Identifier app. (I'm always the last to know about cool apps. 🤪)
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I now know she is a species of Echeveria commonly called Hen and Chicks or sometimes called Pink Frills.  Isn't that adorable!
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Wish me luck keeping her alive and well! 
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#succulents #mexicanhensandchicks #plantmom #myhome #naturallight #homesweethome #noplacelikehome #gentlydo #gentlydomoments #gentlydolifestyle
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