 | My new mermaid skirt from Kai Ku Hale
gets me in the mood
to paint mermaids. |
Setting Intentions
Sometimes the day looms large before us. It feels like there is SO much to be done and only so much time in which to do it. We don't know where to begin. That is when "overwhelm" threatens to take hold.
When that happens, we can begin by setting an "intention" for the time we have available.
Setting an intention is different from setting a goal. Intention is broader in base. Setting your intention is like setting the foundation upon which a goal could be built.
Think of intention as your scaffolding for the day. A goal can feel rigid and "right-brained"; intention feels open and free.
When we remember to set our intention, we are remembering that we have the freedom to choose our focus for the day, for the next hour, even for the next ten minutes.
Setting an intention is a conscious choice and requires a bit of inner reflection. Here are a few questions to ask yourself when you want to set your intention:
How do you want to spend the next hour (day, or week)?
Intend to spend your time in that manner.
What do you want to accomplish? Intend to do so.
How do you want to feel when the task before is finished?
Set your intention to feel that way.
What is the result you want to achieve at the end of the day?
Intend to achieve that result.
Setting your intention is personal and sets the tone for the task, the hour, or the day ahead.
The trick with intention is to remember to set it. Go ahead, set an intention right now and see how it feels.
Each time you set an intention you are signaling your inner self that your time is valuable, that the task before you is valuable, and, yes, that you are valuable.
Go ahead. Set your intention and feel the difference it can make in your life.
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The Lanikai Art and Craft Fair is this Saturday, May 5 from 9-3pm
Please come to the fair and be sure to say hello to me. I'll be right inside the Pavillion.
My new mermaid painting, "SeaHorsing Around" will be making her debut at the fair. I was painting her in the photo at the top of this page.
Seahorses are a colorful, whimsical fish living in warm tropical waters around the world. In Hawai`i, they can be found in the coastal reefs. The Hawaiian word for seahorse is mo`olio.
This mermaid is quite tiny. She is one of the rare "Lilliputian Mermaids" known to have domesticated the wild seahorse. Together these creatures romp in the surf, riding the waves of green sea grasses. It has been said they urge the unicorns to crash upon the shore as the wild white caps of the sea.
Can't make it to the fair? Purchase SeaHorsing Around Mermaid now.
8x10" matted giclée print is $20 with FREE shipping 
11x14" matted giclée print is $35 with FREE shipping
16x20" matted giclée print is $60 with FREE shipping
Send an email to me at Patrice@ArtofAloha.com telling me where you would go if you could ride a seahorse. You will be entered to win an 11x14" giclée print of SeaHorsing Around. Emails must be received by May 20, 2012.
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 The next
Hide-N-Seek Watercolor Workshop at the historic Waioli Tea Room
in Honolulu will be on June 16, 2012.
$125.00 includes personal instruction as well as coffee, tea, and water all day long, continental breakfast, and lunch.
If you want to have more fun painting, sign up soon.
Space is limited. Registration Ends June 8th.
Go to www.artofaloha.com/classes/ for more information
Here is some of what previous students have to say about the class:
"Thank you for a wonderful experience today! I really enjoyed every minute. You did a great job with your presentation and I am so fired up to paint now I'll probably not get anything else done for a week. Thank you for sharing your techniques and secrets."
~ Carron Gaddis
"I really had such an enjoyable experience with you at the workshop ... what fun and so relaxing and delicious too! Thanks for all your generous sharing of tips and secrets of watercolor." ~ Laurel Portner
Sign up today by calling Patrice at 808-392-9104
Better yet, email her at: Patrice@artofaloha.com
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The Hale`iwa Arts Festival is coming soon. Mark your calendars for a trip to the North shore of O`ahu on July 21 and 22, 2012. This is the premiere art event of the islands. Bring your family to enjoy a fun-filled creative day of art!
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A Hui Hou,
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"People think focus means saying yes to the thing you've got to focus on.
But that's not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully." ~ Steve Jobs
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