by MARTHA GOMEZ JOYAS

by contrari-wise

by goodrun08

by nataliasaldias

by Four Winds

by smabla

by nanopodstudio

again, by nanopodstudio

by malodora

by egokitten,
You can buy from her on her Etsy shop.

We have so many communication tools available to us and we often choose to abuse of the more impersonal ones. Some people even steer away from email and only communicate on MSN!

That’s just silly.

Yes, those less personal services have a purpose, but they don’t replace the former. Every tool has it’s place and due function.

This makes me wonder about the way we interact with everyone now-a-days.

How many of us barely look at those who are serving us at a restaurant or cafe? Without the intention of flirting, that is. Usually we barely acknowledge them. How rarely do we make a connection? Even if it’s just a brief one, it only benefits both parties.

And how open are we really to new people entering our lives, specially after our teenage years?

And why do we obsess over so called celebrities and public figures?

Do we feel so disconnected that we need to invade on other’s privacy to compensate for our own lack of intimacy and involvement?

Do we feel so disconnected that we need to expose our own privacy to whomever is willing to see, to compensate for our own lack of involvement?

Why do we love to peek at stranger’s lives? Why do some of us get addicted to following somebody else’s life events though magazines and TV? Simple curiosity can turn into sordid gossip addition.

People become unfocused of their own lives and those around them.

It completely blows my mind away, when I hear people talk about the personal lives of public figures. They talk as if they were talking about family relatives. It bothers me deeply. They don’t know these people, they don’t know their circumstances! What the media says isn’t the absolute truth nor does it know all the facts. Actually the media isn’t about the facts, is simply about sensationalism!

And yet million of people are addicted to this dynamic while become more and more distant from their surroundings.

I bought myself an Eee PC 901 from Asus! It’s easier to carry than the usual laptop, with an 9 inch screen and weighting 1.1 kg, it’s capacity serves my needs well and it’s rather cheap. Plus it’s available with either WindowsXP or Linux!

Having Linux version of this product from the shelve, it’s major bliss! I simply cannot stand using Windows anymore and I don’t want to go back by any means. And there were actually a number of other encouragements to it. Such as price and extra disk space!

I have been dreaming about such a device for so long! Even though I bought it the same day I saw them on the store, it wasn’t an impulse purchase. It’s all I needed!

The main aspect for me is really the size allied with it’s functionality. This is great to use the time on the ferry. It’s between fifteen to twenty minutes a ride, and I now can take this time to my advantage. Time flies, I feel accomplished and much more relaxed!

Plus, I don’t have to carry a bigger bag than the ones I usually wear.

I love my Eee PC!

by 2Roses Jewelry

by frucci

by nhorfebre.

by mi-mi photo

by 2Roses Jewelry

again, by 2Roses Jewelry

by fahfola

by FLÁVIA FERRARI

by -groc-

again, by -groc-

You have your goal set. You’re working towards it. You’re motivated. And then, on a step of the way, things starts to slow down and this step is revealing itself to be a harder task than you anticipated.

Don’t panic! Don’t stress. If you just chill and relax, you’ll see with clarity that this does not jeopardize your success.

It’s a setback, not a deal breaker! You wish it didn’t had to happen but it did, and it’s still cool. And once you get past it, which you absolutely will, you’ll feel great!

The harder a task is to finish, the better you fell once you’re done with it.

Setbacks are bound to happen. Most of time we don’t really think of that when we set ourselves to something. And we might feel tempted to panic a little when the first one comes along.

Again, we just have to tune our minds. Deal with what needs dealing with and we’re on to the next step of the way!

The highlight is to relax when we start to get upset. Anything get dull and nauseating when we do it without any motivation and can’t seem to see an end to it.

Visualize the end result. You know you’ll get there. Every bit of the process counts, every bit you do puts you closer to the end!

So, before starting to resist something because it’s not going the smooth way, step back, take a deep breath and get back to it calmly

We are multi-dimensional beings. We can have a great variety of interests, dedicate ourselves to more than one at a time and get great results.

So, why stick to only one profession or field of income?!

Ever since I was little I’ve always been into plastic arts, primarily drawing and painting. I grew up saying I wanted to be a painter! There was never a doubt that I would be involved somehow with arts when time came to work.

This was most clear to me in a dream, I was being told that I could maybe write as a job and I simple said “No way, I’m not a writer!”. I even had that written on my about page, which isn’t anymore. Now, why not?! Why should I just confine myself to the one field of plastic arts and such?!

Sure my writing skill is not so great right now, but there’s a thing that’s called improving!
Why should I limit myself and my professional choice to only things I’m already skilled?

There’s so much more we can learn and we should keep our minds open to what do do with new skills! Putting them to used any way we can, and restrain them to hobbies only.

Am I gonna aim to write professionally from now on? Mostly likely not, at least not right now. But I’m open to it now! I’m open to see potential in the new things I learn in any way I can. Be it to apply it on projects, make money, combine it with something else.

I’m not saying we should all make money or go pro on all our hobbies. But, don’t dismiss the idea that you could use more of your skills.

Don’t close yourself to different new options. Embrace your skills.

Again, great jewelry found through flickr!

by dalianavi

by freeforged

by Danielle Miller Jewelry

by LAnge Est Là

again by LAnge Est Là

by masaoms

by Revonav

by stile di pallanti

by Chris Parry

by fahfola

But right now I’m focusing most of my energies in school, so I can finish it by February. This is the most important goal right now. Then, I’ll have a whole semester free to dedicate myself to drawing.

In the meantime, I’ll keep it casual. And at the same time try to fight this pressure I feel, that every sketch must turn out good! I start to stress on my worst drawing days. I can’t let that tension build up in me, because it only makes me draw even worse. I need to keep reminding myself of how mistakes are a natural thing and just keep at it, without stressing over it.

Now, you can check the sketches’ page for the latest 5!

Taking time to relax is just as important as everything else! Your body need a break, even if just small breaks everyday with an occasional longer one.

When your body tells you it’s time to stop and you simply ignore it, it will make you stop. You get sick. If something strong hits you, you’ll need plenty of time to rest and recover. Which will only delay your schedule, just depends on how long.

Of course that sometimes it’s just something innocent like a bad cold or so and you can take some medicine. But not resting will only take longer than necessary to heal and you won’t be operating at your full capacity.

And if all those things that keep you busy are that important, then you’ll want to execute the while being your best. Doesn’t that make sense?

Just prioritize your tasks. That’s extremely important. It’s okay if you can’t get everything done in one day!

In my family everyone is very work driven. When I was a small child and got sick, I was always sent to school unless I need to be in bed. Yes, I could function. But I wasn’t at my best, I wasn’t comfortable and it only took me longer to get well.

Later as I grew up, at first I still had the family pattern, but then I slowly started to realize this and made my own changes. With, initially, great shock to my mother, specially!

I’m a huge workaholic when it get’s down to it, but I also happen to need a lot of downtime, perhaps more than most! And at first, I was worried. I thought “How will I manage, when I have to work 8hours a day, every weekday?”. Today I think, there are other options.

Everyone is different. Always remember that! Just because someone else needs less time to regain their energies, it doesn’t make you lazy!

Society can play an heavy pressure in this topic. Specially now-a-days, when everything is so frenetic. There’s a quick medical fix for most pains and you’re expected to keep popping up pills.

Follow your own pace, don’t try to keep running after everyone else. You gain the advantage of being able to perform at your best.

Learn to listen to your body. Know when it’s time to take a break.

Here are the first Picks!

Oh, and be sure to check more from each artist for more amazing jewelry!

by Revonav

by Dee Frost

by cerysalonso

by 2Roses Jewelry

by ya betta’ supa don’t!

again by ya betta’ supa don’t!

by nhorfebre.

again by nhorfebre.

by frucci

by mi-mi photo