Blind Faith in seeds

I am not really sure what I am writing about today as I don't have anything profound that I am thinking about. So I guess I will go back to the best way to start the day which is gratitude, and dreams. This weekend I got a chance to share how positive visualization has come true in my life. It is always good for me to say out loud cuz it makes me realize that it really does work, and that how much we think about affects our lives. 

 I was at a party and got to talking to someone there who shared with me how it's been true for her as well and how life follows what you think about. She was telling me how she and her husband started a big factory and that was their dream, but the whole time she was thinking it was too good to  be true and she was going to lose it. Well she did. She is now learning that to create what you want you first need to know what it is that you want, and then believe you deserve to have good things in your life. Also it is important to know what you want cuz if you don't how are you soposed to create it? The other two things are faith and trust. 

Last week I planted some seeds. I have never gardened in my life so it was a big idea for me to have. A friend of mine gave me a plant a few months ago and it hasn't died, it actually is flourishing and it gave me confidence that I actually can look after a plant and I get alot of satisfaction out of seeing the plant do its thing. So I decided to take a big leap of faith and plant some seeds. So I bought the seeds and they are all in their little pots under the soil. I watch everyday for them to start sprouting. I think of the seeds like I think of my dream. I know that the seeds are going to grow and sprout even tho I can't see them right now, and it's the same with my dream. So I am having blind faith that I will be a successful filmmaker/artist. Millions of people will be inspired by my films, and I will grow veggies from seeds!!! 

I am also feeling grateful that I am not going to be alone for christmas. Christmas is not my favorite holiday. Last year I was alone and it sucked. I didn't think it would but it really did. This year I am  going to be with someone I love, we are going to have champagne and strawberries and go surfing...yay..dreams do come true!

The other amazing idea I had last week was christmas shopping online! It was such a good idea that I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner. 

Love

Todays blog is about love. and another amazing quote from the Alchemist: "Because it's not love to be static like the desert, nor is it love to roam the world like the wind. And it's not love to see everything from a distance, like you do. Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of the World. When I first reached through to it, I thought the soul of the world was perfect. But later, I could see that it was like other aspects of creation and it had it's passions and wars. It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that's where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to be better than we are."

I have been learning about love lately, and it's not always easy. But I believe what the Alchemist says, because it's one thing to see things from a distance and another thing to dive right in. 

Another quote from my wisdom oracle cards : "True Peace, Prosperity, and Happiness can only be achieved through love. But before these things can manifest in the world around you, you must feel them and love them with your heart." I have taken the plunge and committed to love. Another quote a friend of mine said to me a few years back was "Freedom through commitment" which took me awhile to understand but now I think I do. I was at that stage very uncommital about alot of things. This year I have committed, and taken those steps that really used to scare me. (like buying a duvet, and getting a landline and a boyfriend) but I have to say taking the leap and letting go of the trapeze and flying to the other side even when you don't know what the other side looks like has been worth it. The other thing I was talking about recently was regrets. It has always been my goal in life to live without regrets. And right now I have to say I am feeling "freedom through commitment" and I would have regretted it if I ran away.

I painted these dolphins when I was trying to manifest love in my life, and I put them in the very far right hand corner of my house. Let me tell you it worked!

image copyright Polly Green 2008

Good Omens

Well today has been inspiring!!! I woke up and was just putting on my wetsuit to go for a surf and look out the window and there was a whole school of dolphins. They are in the photo and I know I need a bigger lens but if you look carefully you can see them!!

I stayed up late last night rereading my favorite inspirational book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, which is about fulfilling your dreams and the obstacles and inspirations that come along the way. It talks a lot about omens and listening to your heart. When I saw the dolphins I knew it was a good Oman. My dream is to make inspiring films that make a difference in the world. The Alchemist says that "when a person really desires something, all the Universe conspires to help that person realize his dream". Another thing he talks about is how "when I have been searching for my treasure(dream) I 've discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible to achieve". So today I bit the bullet and am ordering thousands of dollars worth of camera gear that I need in order to shoot in New Zealand, as all my gear is for US broadcast. I have been putting this off for months as it is a huge purchase and I have been fearful. So today I saw the dolphins and decided today's the day I am going to buy the gear. Guess what????? As soon as I have dropped my fear the phone and emails have been going crazy with possible work opportunities!!!!!! Unreal. The alchemist also says " If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure." So today I know I am a successful filmmaker and work is coming my way!!! Thank you dolphins!!! 

Last nights sunset

Pretty insane sunset last night. Pretty glad nothing was on TV as I was inspired to take my camera out and shoot 150 shots of the sunset. Makorori has some amazing moments...glad I noticed!

    Photo copyright Polly Green

My cool Granny

I have the coolest Grandmother in the whole world.

She is 94 and knows how to live life. She has fun. She just won her bridge game and bingo in the same day! And brought in $9.20. I think that is wicked. She is always in the present and never dwells on the past. She still drives and lives on her own and is the most alive person I have ever met. I strive to be like my Gran. When I visit we dance and listen to jazz, she always has music on. Every time we talk it makes me smile I am grateful for my cool Granny!!!

Life is a Circle

Todays' gratitude is for the amazing place I live in! Thank you nature, for being there no matter what. Riding life's ups and downs the waves still roll in, the wind still blows, the sun still shines if I am happy or sad nature still does it's thing. I am pretty lucky to live in such a beautiful and inspiring landscape!! I am learning how to surf which is also something I am grateful for everyday and something I wrote on my wish list 2 years ago that I would surf everyday. I wrote that on my list and didn't live any where near the beach, and now I do (thanks to "the Secret"). Being in the ocean everyday is another thing I am grateful for. I am slowly getting better too, but that always feels like a bonus. Really I love being in the water, just being in it makes me feel better and enlivens me. Thank you ocean!! I did do a cutback today tho and it felt pretty cool. I am also grateful that I have a strong and healthy body. I am grateful for that everyday. Really there is so much to be grateful for. It can be so easy to focus on what's wrong instead of what's right. That's why everyday I have to make my gratitude list, by the end of my list I remember how lucky I am.

Thank you!!! 

This is a photo of my good friend Kelly Wood that I took on an amazing summers day last year.

all images copyright pollygreen/flairfilms

The Business of Being an Artist

Yesterday was my last and final coaching session with the amazing Artsbiz women. http://artsbiz.co.nz. I have been going to their monthly workshops and getting one on one coaching for the past year. They have been incredible and invaluable to me as an artist starting my own business. As an artist sometimes it can be a lonely endeavor and it was so great to have outside support from them. I am hoping for more opportunities like this as it was great to get together with the other artists as well and know that we are all out there doing our thing, and not alone. Some of the advice they gave me and I implemented was to start a "data base", update my website http://flairfilms.com, start this blog, make a line of greeting cards, go to the SPADA conference, revise my CV, get an accountant, get a lawyer, enter the WAX exhibition, network, etc.....

I think the main thing tho is it has given me the extra confidence I needed, and it's so nice to have that support and encouragement. I recommend artsbiz to any artist out there who is needing that extra push to take yourself to the next level. Thanks Suzette, Lynne, and Anna! and to Tania and Vikki for making it happen!

This painting is called "Crazy Koru" and is currently exhibited at Cherries 39 Lowe St in Gisborne, NZ.

Road to heaven

Road to Heaven

I call this painting "Road to Heaven". The painting was inspired by a particular view from where I ride my bike up the East Coast of New Zealand. The painting is about crossing the boundries between earth and the spirit world and how closely the two worlds are linked. The painting is exhibited currently at Cafe Cibo in Gisborne, NZ.

I read a quote today that has to do with power. "True Power is to have the courage to just be who you are regardless of what others might think. True power is to have the courage to speak your truth without judgement or fear of being judged."

My spirit guide. I look to the eagle to give me strength and protection. The amazing thing about painting is that sometimes it just comes out of no where. 

Summer

Life is good. Everyday I am grateful for my life today.  Trust is a big thing in my life as it is basically believing that at the end of the day things work out. I am a big believer in The Secret and creating the life I have always dreamed of and it's working! A successful business man told me recently "do one thing everyday" and to me that seems manageable. I think in life it is easy to just focus on career and so I also try to make time for the things in life that bring me joy. My goal is to do what I love and hopefully inspire people at the same time! 

9 December 2008

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