What goes down, [sometimes] stays up...

There are days where you just. aren't. feeling it.

Days where you feel up then down.

Days where you don't feel the will to continue.

Don't feel the drive in yourself to FIGHT, to march on.

Days where you feel knocked down.

Or Alone.

Or out of hope.

Days where you don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Or feel like everyone is further in the race.

There will always feel times of down in everything you do. In every part of life.

Forever.

But just remember what goes down,
ALWAYS comes back up.

It really does...
eventually.
i promise.

YOU are a gem.

:)

:) :)

It's time to bloom!! 

It's time to realize how amazing you are.

How talented.

How much YOU can make a difference.

Every little bit counts!!

Holy COW! I won a grant!

I can't express how excited and thankful i am. I applied for a professional art grant the end of last year, had the paneling a few weeks ago, and was just informed tonight, that i have been blessed with funding to follow my dreams from United Arts.



This grant will give me the opportunity to professionally print and package my 'nightly doodles', will allow me to personalize and inspire through THIS [encouraging] blog Smiles and Thanks, and help me spread words of kindness and affirmation to Orlando and beyond!!

An extra special thanks to Margot Knight, Mary Patrick, Bonnie Hubbard, Rick Lang, Anna McCambridge, Dario J. Moore, Dennis Neal and Jeremy Seghers for believing in all of us, having incredible patience, and devoting your time reviewing our grants. Thank you for offering great opportunity, and helping make our artistic community a more inspiring place!

And even more so...thank you all SO MUCH for having faith in me and my art work. I can't tell you how much it means to me. Thank you.

Sometime is RIGHT NOW and i can't express how excited i am to start this new adventure!
YAY!!!!

MANY smiles and NUMEROUS thanks!
Jenipher

WANTED: part time goals

goals goals goals.
i have PLENTY of them.
yet, but that many.
how complex. :)

this is the beginning of my new list of goals. i feel as though i should compile them into a pretty list in one note book, instead of scatting them about, losing them.


such a shame to lose perfectly good goals.

do you have a list of goals?
are they 'obtainable'?
are they in the same lists of goals that feel like dreams?

I'd love to know!

Have a lovely day!
smiles to you,
Jenipher

nightly afferdoodle.

Are YOU happy?

Sometimes we just need a laugh.

This video/song was shown to me about six years ago, and aside from it bringing nostalgia my way, it’s just too upbeat to keep me in a bad mood.

• It’s also completely ridiculous.

ENJOY! :)

[[truth]]

Happy new year lovely folks! I hope 2011 is bringing you joy, love and opportunity thus far. Have a blessed day!! :)

Do you let your SOUL dance

• Hello beautiful people!

You know when you just get the URGE to dance. It might be because you are blissfully happy, that you hear a song you love, that you’re alone and just…WANT TO!!

If you’re like me, you may feel hindered, or self conscious. Thus, one of my personal 2011 [life] goals is to really really LISTEN to my inner soul. And folks, my soul wants me to BOOGIE DOWN.

I don’t know about you, but i am a HORRID dancer; my dancing consists of jumping up and down in various areas of a room, while being a very ungraceful ballerina. It’s ridiculous, and i LOVE it. I have FINALLY embraced my inner [bad] dancer and am GOING for it!! I’m dancing for Me, and Me alone, so really, who am i fearing while dancing?

• My heart and soul have been dancing for over a week now. Thus, i shall listen and DANCE!

I hope if you feel the urge that you take the time out to dance too. Dance with someone else! With yourself! In public, or alone in your room; Make time to dance!! You’re soul will thank you for it.

• Smiles to you beautiful people!
• xoxo,
• Jenipher

Monday Encouragement.

• Today will be  IS  a good day.
• Patience and faith are with you. Embrace them.
• You are SO VERY loved.
• You are a beautiful, talented person.
• Have a glorious day.
• Dreams DO come true.
• Do at least one thing for YOU a day.
• Relax. It WILL be okay.
• Breathing comes naturally, but it’s NOT always easy.
• You are NOT alone.

Truth-a-doodle.

Do you let your SOUL dance?

• Hello beautiful people!

You know when you just get the URGE to dance. It might be because you are blissfully happy, that you hear a song you love, that you’re alone and just…WANT TO!!

If you’re like me, you may feel hindered, or self conscious. Thus, one of my personal 2011 [life] goals is to really really LISTEN to my inner soul. And folks, my soul wants me to BOOGIE DOWN.

I don’t know about you, but i am a HORRID dancer; my dancing consists of jumping up and down in various areas of a room, while being a very ungraceful ballerina. It’s ridiculous, and i LOVE it. I have FINALLY embraced my inner [bad] dancer and am GOING for it!! I’m dancing for Me, and Me alone, so really, who am i fearing while dancing?

• My heart and soul have been dancing for over a week now. Thus, i shall listen and DANCE!

I hope if you feel the urge that you take the time out to dance too. Dance with someone else! With yourself! In public, or alone in your room; Make time to dance!! You’re soul will thank you for it.

• Smiles to you beautiful people!
• xoxo,
• Jenipher 

Welcome! Join me!

Do you ever wonder if small things really make  h u g e  differences. I can guarantee you they do.

I think the small things in life can change others lives AND our own.

I don’t think you have to donate every penny you own, or go to a foreign country to make a change in the world. If we simply TRIED  to treat others how we’d like to be treated, life as we know it would change.

Do you agree? Disagree?

I’d love to hear your feed back!

Saving the world; one smile at a time,

Jenipher Lyn.