#considerthisthought

Someone commented the other day that they were amazed at how I'd gone out and made a handful of new friends on my recent solo trip to Virginia. I think this quote by William Butler perfectly sums up the perspective that drove me to behave like I did! #ConsiderThisThought #doodle #libbydoodle #art #play #sharpie

#ConsiderThisThought - two words. Easy to gloss over. But two very purposeful words... Don't just seem kind, don't just feel kind, don't just act kind - BE kind. Sometimes we think "kind" is a soft word... But it's a fight sometimes. Get your boxing gloves on. Be kind. :) #doodle #libbydoodle #art #play #sharpie

#ConsiderThisThought - We are all communicating all the time, whether we are conscious of it or not. What message are you projecting to those around you? What signal are you sending? Would it change if you were aware of it? Today I challenge you: broadcast love. #doodle #libbydoodle #art #play #sharpie

#ConsiderThisThought from the skin horse in the story of the velveteen rabbit - "It doesn't happen all at once. You become. It takes a long time. That's why it doesn't happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in your joints and very shabby. But these things don't matter at all, because once you are Real, you can't be ugly, except to people who don't understand." Be Real. Be your messy self. You don't have to be perfect - you *can't* be perfect. So if you're sharp, easily broken, or must be carefully kept... don't be afraid to be Real. This is where love lives. In the Real. #doodle #libbydoodle #art #play #story

This quote has been hanging out in the back of my mind persistently since the other day when I first ran across it. We can't sit and wait for our story to happen. We get to MAKE it happen. #adventure #ConsiderThisThought #doodle #libbydoodle

Someone said these words to me today, and instead of my usual immediate-batting-away I let the words hit me this morning and I let myself believe them. Then I wrote them down as if I could capture that feeling. These are not the things I usually tell myself about myself. #ConsiderThisThought