Small Reflections: A Unique NEW Award from Roger of Idaho Photo

Make Time for Small Reflections

Roger of Idaho Photo dropped by yesterday and left a comment & link to pick up an award he just made and presented. This is what he wrote about the Van Gogh's Ear Award:

"Every year I like to make up a award and hand it out to people that make a difference in the blogsphere. I like to make it a award for all to enjoy and pass out if one so wants to, I just ask if your going to give it out to link back to me as the creator of the Van Gogh's Ear Award."

Inspiration of the Van Gogh's Ear Award

"You may know the story of Vincent Van Gogh a well known artist in history. Although a brilliant painter in his later years went quite insane he received the nickname of fou roux ("the redheaded madman"). The most bazaar of Vincent's behavior is when he cut off the lower part of his own left ear lobe, which he wrapped in newspaper and gave to a prostitute named Rachel in the local brothel, asking her to "keep this object carefully. After this he suffered recurrent bouts of mental illness, which led to his suicide July 29, 1890 he was 37 years old. His works of art are priceless."

The point of this award

"We are all artist in are own way be it art, photography, writing, philosophy, comedy, blogging and we all go a little crazy sometimes. But if you ever feel so crazy to cut off your ear and give it to a prostitute 'Seek Help'!"

Always remember you're unique.
Just like everyone else.

Roger passed this award on to...

I'd like to share it with
the following bloggy friends:

Small Reflections ... Smile Back

Thought for Today
"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." Scott Adams

Currently ...

... I'm thankful to have encountered the 'Food Court Flash Mob Hallelujah Chorus to share here at Small Reflections. I've also shared a Beautiful Meditative Video and a delightful Random Act of Culture (that happened at Macy's) at Sacred Ruminations ... just because.

I'm also grateful that I've created a personalized 1st edition 'Labyrinth Journal' for my friend Susan. I've written a second version that I plan to publish & share with others very soon.

My sister & her husband arrived in town on Wednesday, November 17th and will be around for a few months ... so that's pretty 'kewl' too!

Remember ... you can find me sharing at Giraffe Journal and Labyrinth Journal when you don't see anything from me posted here.

Hope all's well with you and yours!
Hugs and blessings,
Virginia

FYI - My previous Gratitude Lists can be found at Happily Retired Gal, at WordPress. It is my intention to keep this 'Daily Gratitude List' in my sidebar indefinitely because I believe it makes sense to focus on what's right in our lives regularly. Click for:
2010 Lists - July, June, May, April, March, February, January
2009 Lists - December, November, October, September, August, July June, May, April, March, February, January
2008 Lists - December, November

More About Me

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How I Became a Blogger

Evolution of my blogs
Late in October of 2007, I started playfully exploring possibilities here and at SacredRuminations ... the site where I joined Carla's Sacred Life Project. I published daily on both sites initially, but in mid-January of 2008 I gave myself permission to cut myself some slack & rethink things. Since committing to Blog 365 at Small Reflections, I've continued to publish daily here, but I'm thinking about alternating days and/or experimenting a bit with a variety of possibilities in an attempt to balance my online activities with my "real life" ... without giving "short shrift" to either blog. Therefore, it's all a work in progress, and I hope you'll bear with me.

In October of 2008, I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary here at Small Reflections on the 22nd & at Sacred Ruminations on the 23rd.

I completed Blog 365 in 2008 with a total of 378 posts here at Sacred Ruminations, 234 at Sacred Ruminations, 20 at BlogRolls, Bling & Blurbs, and 30 at Happily Retired Gal for a grand total of 662 ... all in 366 days!

In 2009, my sister & her husband returned to So Cal for 4 months and I had less time to blog. Even though they're on the road again, I'm finding it challenging to recapture a daily blogging habit. Click for more specifics about this.

In October of 2009 I celebrated my 2nd Blogoversary here at Small Reflections & at Sacred Ruminations and in November of 2009 I celebrated my 1st Blogoversary at Happily Retired Gal. Little did I know what would follow when I entered this 'virtual' world.

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My Blog Blasts for Peace:
Sacred Ruminations- The Strength of Gentleness
Small Reflections-A Revolution of Music
Blog Rolls & Bling - What if? (a Colorful Alternative to Bombs)
and last June:
Thirteen Thoughts on the Topic of Peace
Peace in Every Step

My Peace Globes are below
Clicking on them will take you to the related 'Bl0g Blast' post also.
"It's not so much that we're afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it's that place in between that we fear .... It's like being between trapezes. It's Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There's nothing to hold on to." Marilyn Ferguson

Food for Thought

(or reminders for myself)

"it takes courage to become who you really are." e.e. cummings

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust

"How you handle the situation IS the situation." Stephen Covey

"When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everybody will respect you." Lao-Tzu

"The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook." William James

"At mid-life more than any other time, we have renewed opportunity to create health by expressing our creativity fully." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"It is never too late to be who you might have been." George Eliot

"Things are only impossible until they're not." Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation

"Go forth into the busy world and love it. Interest yourself in its life, mingle kindly with its joys and sorrows." Ralph Waldo Emerson

More thoughts

"We have been so eager to give our children what we didn't have in life, we have neglected to give them what we did." Anyonmous

"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. ... You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." Eleanor Roosevelt

"There are events in life that cannot be explained or changed. I acknowledge them, feel them, and I release the rage, guilt, loss, anger, and grief." Dr. Christiane Northrup

"Yesterday I dared to struggle. Today I dare to win." Bernadette Devlin

"The first and the simplest emotion which we discover in the human mind is curiosity." Edmund Burke

"In solitude we give passionate attention to our lives, to our memories, to the details around us." Virginia Woolf

"The really great writers are people like Emily Bronte who sit in a room and write out of their limited experience and their unlimited imagination." James Michener

"If you think you can, or think you can't -- you're right." Henry Ford

More Thoughts ...

"I've been absolutely terrified every moment of my life and I've never let it keep me from doing a single thing that I wanted to do." Georgia O'Keefe

"You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true." Richard Bach

"Telling stories causes others to remember what they have always known." Anonymous

"Character is the bridge between our beliefs and our behavior. Character is the glue of personality, the connective tissue that makes a person whole, integrated, a person of integrity." Joan Konner, journalist

"What you choose not to look at in life, rules your life." Lynn Andrews

"Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit." Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"When a woman changes her life for the better, her entire family (whether or not she has children) generally benefits. She sets the tone. The well-being of the family and of society itself depends upon women becoming and remaining healthy. So we owe it to ourselves to put ourselves first and take the time we need to heal." Dr. Christiane Northrup

18 comments:

Martha said...: Just stopping in to say hello. I hope your holidays were happy. Sorry I haven't been around much, been sick for two weeks, ugh!
Wishing you a Happy New Year! :-); January 3, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Sandee said...: My post will be up this evening. Roger is one of the first bloggers I met. He's indeed a very special friend as well. I so love his yearly awards. I'm glad you got it too.

Have a terrific weekend. Big hug. :); January 3, 2009 at 2:50 PM
Carole Burant said...: What an unusual but wonderful award:-) I've read a bit about Van Gogh and his bizarre behavious in later years...I guess we'll never know exactly why he cut off part of his ear. Such a talented artist and such a shame he led such a troubled life and died so young. Congratulations on receiving this well deserved award:-) xoxo; January 3, 2009 at 3:39 PM
threesidesofcrazy said...: Congrats on the unique award!; January 3, 2009 at 8:54 PM
RW said...: I glad you like it! You so deserve it! And that Thought for today is awesome and fitting!!

Hugs to you to!; January 3, 2009 at 11:00 PM
Akelamalu said...: I feel extremely honoured to receive such a prodigious
award - I thankyou sincerely. I'm not as mad as Van Gough but I'm getting there! ;); January 4, 2009 at 6:11 AM
Roan said...: Now that is a great award! I like this thought of the day. I must be very creative since I often allow myself to make mistakes. Well, allow might not be the proper word!; January 4, 2009 at 6:12 AM
Maude Lynn said...: This has got to be the coolest award ever! Thank you, Storyteller!; January 4, 2009 at 7:15 AM
Anonymous said...: What an interesting award. The ear looks real!; January 4, 2009 at 7:37 AM
Joy Des Jardins said...: What a different award...I love the though behind it...thank you for sharing it with me Virginia. I definitely have my 'mad' moments; but I don't see me loping off any body parts any time soon...I need everything for as long as possible. Thanks again for your thoughtfulness and generosity sweetie... Hugs, Joy; January 4, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Tumblewords: said...: Congratulations on your achievement! You are so creative and enthusiastic. Don't be choppin' parts, though. ;0)
Oh, thank you! I'm honored that you presented this award to me... And, I love the links to several bloggers I don't know - I'll be checking them out...Thanks again.; January 4, 2009 at 2:14 PM
Momisodes said...: Ah yes, I do remember that story of Van Gogh.

Thank you so much for sharing this outstanding and very unique award with me! I can't wait to get it up on my page :); January 4, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Unknown said...: What a fun, unique award for a posse of unique peoples! :) Thanx and Congrats!; January 4, 2009 at 8:10 PM
lucy said...: Thank you so much for the acknowledgement!; January 5, 2009 at 7:50 AM
lucy said...: Thank you so much for the acknowledgement!; January 5, 2009 at 7:50 AM
ellen b. said...: Good morning! Thank you so much for your kind award and words you shared in the comment on my blog. I appreciate it and you. Hope you have a wonderful week!!; January 5, 2009 at 7:52 AM
Ivanhoe said...: That is soooo cool! Thank you very much :o) I will add it to my award post that's coming up this week.; January 5, 2009 at 9:08 AM
Karen said...: I feel very honored--and don't worry--I'll definitely get help BEFORE I cut off my ear!; January 5, 2009 at 4:00 PM

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