This will be another packed post as I'll be sharing this month's Motivational Monday passage, a card I created and a couple freebies. The reflection, my project and one of the freebies can also be found over on the midway post at the Path of Positivity. This month the theme is FAITH. On with today's thoughts...
Have a Little Faith
According to the Google dictionary, the definition for faith is as follows:
fāTH/
noun
- complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
- strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
- a strongly held belief or theory.
Now that we've looked at what faith is, let us briefly explore why it is important. You may not realize it but you experience a type of general faith, many times over, every single day. Right from the get go each morning, many have faith that their alarm will go off on time to allow them to get a start on their day. Then it is having faith that their car will start or the bus will be on time, to get them to where they need to be. Most have faith that the people around them know what they are doing. Trusting everyone from the doctor making a proper diagnosis to trusting that the pharmacist knows one medication from another relies on faith. Trusting that people are competent in their various roles and duties so that society will run efficiently, runs on faith as well. Without faith in yourself and those around you, you would more than likely have difficulty getting anything accomplished.
Though secular faith might be more prevalent in one's day to day life, it is spiritual faith that most people generally think of when they hear the word “faith.” We are surrounded in our lives by people belonging to a variety of religions and spiritual groups, each having a system of beliefs that they hold to. Adhering to religious doctrines and values can be very important and life changing for those people involved. For many individuals facing challenges in their lives, turning to the faith of their religion can help them believe that things will work out the way they are supposed to even if the road there is an arduous one. Spiritual faith helps to keep people moving.
Whether looked at from a general perspective or from a spiritual one, faith allows us to exist, believing in the wise words of Bob Marley, that "every little thing, is gonna be alright." It allows us to push forward through each day with a sense of peace if we allow it. There is a really great quote that I found that exemplifies this ideal, "Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it by the handle of anxiety, or by the handle of faith" (Author Unknown). I know which handle I am grabbing. Do you?
References:
Dobrin, Arthur. (2012). Why Faith Is Important. Available: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/am-i-right/201209/why-faith-is-important. Last accessed 14th December 2014.
Harmon, Beau. (2008-2014). Secular Faith Vs. Spiritual Faith. Available: http://people.opposingviews.com/secular-faith-vs-spiritual-faith-6131.html. Last accessed 14th December 2014.
Maly, Laura. (2010). How Does Your Faith Affect Your Personality?. Available: http://lauramaly.wordpress.com/2010/10/07/how-does-your-faith-affect-your-personality/. Last accessed 14th December 2014.
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Next up, is the card I made using an image from one of this month's guest sponsors, Pickled Potpourri Designs...- I posted the inside of the card last week as part of my DS4J progressive challenge post. Now you get to see the front! I kept things very simple making the entire image the focus of the card. It was coloured with Copic Markers.
Digital Image Details:
- Wish You a Merry Christmas: This lovely image is from one of our guest sponsors for this month over on the PoP challenge, Pickled Potpourri Designs. If you are interested in purchasing this beautiful image, click on the watermark or image name to head over to its spot in the store.
Challenges I am hoping to enter:
...to be added later...
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Finally, that brings me to a couple of freebies. The first was offered up at the challenge start and the second was just offered up today for the midway...
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- Scriptina Pro font created by Cheap Pro Fonts
- Foglihten font created by gluk
- Religious 1 font created by Digital Magic
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Font Information:
- Beyond Wonderland font created by Livin Hell
- WWDesigns font created by WindWalker64
Please be sure to click on the images to bring them up into the lightbox in their proper size before saving them. Click on the font name to take you to a download location. All these fonts were listed as free for commercial use at the time each of these project were made, and as such, it is my understanding, that I am within my rights to use these fonts in my creations and offer them to others. Please refer to my full terms of service for what you can and cannot do with these digital creations.
These word art creations are in png format and published at 300 ppi. They are quite large in order to accommodate different programs that people work with. If you are a card maker you can always resize them smaller without distorting the quality.
Credit Notes For These Creations:
© Lisa L. Décosse. PUO. However, you are allowed to use the sentiments on handmade projects that you intend to sell on a small scale basis provided credit is given. You also need to include a credit note and a link to this blog should you use any of my images in your creations and post them on your blog. Please be sure to familiarize yourself with my full terms of use found in the 'Download Instructions & T.O.U.' tab at the top of this page. Of important note: Please do not share my images with family, friends, etc. Additionally, do not post any images to file sharing services like Box®, 4-Shared®, etc. Instead, please direct people to my blog(s) so they can grab the image for themselves. If you would like to post a watermarked version of the image, please contact me to obtain one.
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I invite you to go and check
out, not only, the fabulous creations some members of my Design Team
had the opportunity to create over on the Path of Positivity (click HERE for the midway) but also some of the great entries into this month's challenge (click HERE
for the challenge). I also invite you to come over and enter a project
yourself, if you haven't already. This is the perfect month to be exploring the concept of faith. I'm sure that you know someone who'd benefit from a reminder to keep on believing.Well, that is it for today! Have a great week ahead everyone!
Until next time,