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Some people might think I say too much online...
That I reveal what many might characterize as weakness.
I express empathy.
I am ready to embrace change - not just in physical circumstances, but in what I know (or think I know) about everything.
I admit to flaws, worries, and concerns.
I will say when I am hurt.
I will express it when I am frustrated, sad or a little lost.
To me it's about authenticity - and right now I feel we need this more than ever, not just across all media, but in how we interact with each other.
Division is everywhere, and this is what keeps us mindlessly busy - the pointless minutia of day to day life and living.
I will not be changing any time soon.
I will keep on saying it as I see it, with eyes and ears open.
I will keep on trying to understand what it is about guns and faith that so captivates so many people - there are just as many good people who do not need either in their lives, so it is a question worth asking (and it doesn't need an angry answer here, from either side of the debate!)
I will keep on trying to understand racism, or what motivates hatred towards women or LGBT individuals.
I will keep on supporting creators, and encouraging open-minded thinking.
I will continue to love science, and to try to understand all I can about this universe we live in, and the nature of time, and the anthropological roots of humanity.
And I will continue to try and be the very best 'me' I can be.
To be ethical, generous, and above all - kind.
I will try to be all these things, and I will at times fail and try again.
But most of all - this year I will try and do some art just for myself.
I will try and find some time to reconnect with the painter in me - it's been over three years since I painted! I will try to rekindle that.
Time is making it hard to connect with the need, and I am loosing confidence.
I need to make time to be inspired.
I also need to make sure I am armed with paints and canvases so that I can grab those brief moments if, as and when they arise - they are too fleeting, and hard to fit around my commitments.
This is my resolution for 2015, and I've already made a start with my Minotaur and Cernnunos paintings (already in my gallery!)
Big love all! And remember - be authentic!
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Comments: 11
zyphryus [2015-02-22 00:15:28 +0000 UTC]
I commend your authenticity, and I can attest that your honesty and sharing has helped me out mentally at least a few times. You are doing GOOD THINGS. Carry Onward! And good luck getting back into the painting.
*EDIT* Wow, my brain space is so tiny. I see that I commented on this already. X_X LOL
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zyphryus [2015-01-24 21:36:44 +0000 UTC]
Thank you Liam. I am always inspired when I read your authentic ramblings!! I hope you are able to dive into painting again and that it inspires great things! Keep moving forward and keep reaching! ~~~
This year I resolve to meet with art friends in person and have more in-depth conversations.
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carriehowarth [2015-01-17 02:32:10 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for these journals with all the openness and authenticity in them. I was having a bad day today and somehow your journals always make me feel a little better and a little more inspired.
I've decided to start this year by "returning to my roots" (artistically speaking) and drawing the kinds of things that I used to draw too... speaking of which, that is one wickedly cool Minotaur!
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line-melte [2015-01-16 13:45:46 +0000 UTC]
Well that Minotaur is a damn impressive start to your resolution! If that's any indication 2015 will be a great year for you an all who enjoy your work.
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JRigh [2015-01-13 20:40:46 +0000 UTC]
Smart man. I've decided that life is too short NOT to be authentic. Although, I had a hard time getting over the fear of insulting, offending, et al. with being direct, honest, and authentic, but I'm way past the fear now. I was recently speaking to a co-worker and said something that caused her to physically rear back from me (I didn't say anything that should have generated that reaction ... just a truthful comment about how I've noticed the bad morale at work, which we are apparently not allowed to talk about). When I saw her reaction I asked, "Would you rather I lie to you and not mention the bad morale as if it didn't exist?" Frankly, she didn't react well to that comment either.
But after a few minutes of honest conversation about it, she realized that I wasn't trying to be snarky, rude, or generally negative. We then had a great conversation about potential solutions to the problem. I applaud you, sir!
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ViBlue [2015-01-13 18:40:53 +0000 UTC]
You are an inspiration and a wonderful individual. I met you in a Comic Festival in Portugal some years ago and since then you've always been a reference, now even more from your ideals
I hope to be called a painter one day as well. Thank you for keeping in touch and for your honesty!
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shotontwos [2015-01-13 11:03:34 +0000 UTC]
You sir are a wonderful person. I know this and I've never met you in the flesh. Your journal entries are always insightful and honest and I think that those qualities shine through above all else.
And god helps us all if those paintings are your idea of lacking in confidence.
Here's to an inspiring 2015!
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WadeFurlong [2015-01-13 08:19:35 +0000 UTC]
This year for you is yours and only yours.
I thank you for sharing that with us, for your presence, for your being.
Life is a fluctuation of control and chaos, of positive and negative experiences and feelings.
Uncontrollable, learning, growth and decay.
It's finding balance in the inability to ever have balance.
We are alone, we are together. We are separate, we are one.
We kill each other, we keep each other alive.
Self is a contradiction unto itself.
Cheers for showing us these qualities, of yours, of ours. Knowing is life. Death is the unknown. What we learn and shed to others is what is infinite.
Love man. Probably the only thing we'll have that's near an absolute truth. That feeling, that knowing of. I see the purity for you, within you.
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Memenda-Seven [2015-01-13 07:42:00 +0000 UTC]
Happy New Year to you Liam. All the best in 2015.
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Ghost-Notes [2015-01-13 05:23:38 +0000 UTC]
That's what I'm talking about. One hundred percent commitment to authenticity of mind and action!
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