May 25, 2014 I Am

I exist and therefore I Am.

 

 Have you ever wondered what your purpose in life is or where you are going? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself "who am I?" Have you ever stopped and said "I want to go here" when here is somewhere clouded in mystery or unclear? Is it a destination that someone else has achieved or is striving for? Have you set your sights on something invisible or undefined? We all have our dreams and expectations in life. Some are realistic some are not. Some will achieve what they perceive as their "goal" and are not happy there. Some have gotten there at "all cost" and have found the prize wanting. Actually most of it is empty. What we expect in life is constantly changing and our goals will never be fully realized. That may be an uneasy or even defeating realization and feeling. I have looked at many things and said that would be nice or that would be great. Is that where you are happiest, in the world of dreams? My word study brought me to a surprising place. In scripture Moses asks God to tell him His name. Depending on what scripture you read it appears in different forms but they all stem from the same place. "I AM WHO IS." What God is telling Moses is I Am and therefore Who I Am. The past, the  present and the future. The happiest people I know are those who just know that they just are. The past, present and future will take care of itself and they are here in this moment. They are those who would tell you if asked, "I just am." I Am, are you?

Moses then said to God, ‘Look, if I go to the Israelites and say to them, “The God of your ancestors has sent me to you,” and they say to me, “What is his name?” what am I to tell them?’ God said to Moses, ‘I am he who is.’ And he said, ‘This is what you are to say to the Israelites, “I am has sent me to you.” ’ God further said to Moses, ‘You are to tell the Israelites, “Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.” This is my name for all time, and thus I am to be invoked for all generations to come.

The New Jerusalem Bible. (1985). (Ex 3:13–15). New York: Doubleday.

This past week has been a struggle in some ways. Through all of it we all must endure. Today is the here and now that is to be lived. The card I am sharing tonight has been one that most of you can relate to. It started out easy and turned into mistakes, mis-queues, errors, cover ups and just about everything that can go wrong with a card. I am not going to tell you what they are since I have jabbered enough already. Here is the card. 

The Image was colored several months ago. It is from Inky Impressions. Meet Nickie. This is a fairly new company and has some of the nicest images around. Give the a look. This image is a sweetie don't you think?

  I am fairly happy with this card. I did this over several days when there was time. There is  a lot going on here as you can see. I have to confess it is nothing like what I wanted to do but if it could go wrong it did. 

The list of materials is rather long so here it is.

Image "Shy Little Nickie" by Inky Impressions
Copic colors: G02, R43, B24, B91, E0000, E000, E00, E25, E33, E57, E95, E97, E99, R000, RV000, RV11, RV13, RV95, T3, T5, T8, 100
Copic Multiliner Maroon 0.03 & Black 0.05
Verifine Black Onyx stamp ink
Glitzy Glitter Cardstock Stack
Tim Holtz Doily Stencil THS018
IO Die  172-1
Gary M. Burlin & Co Clear Embossable Window Plastic
Spellbinder Oval Nestabilities Die

Well that is it for today. I will post again toward the end of this week or the beginning of next week God willing. Until then the LOVE THE DETAILS.