Blogger, Artist, Social Media, Web Designer, Photographer- I blog about nouns-people, places and things, even when it's negative I try to put a positive spin on it. @tinawinterlikfb https://tinawinterlik.blogspot.com
I've had better years, and I'm looking forward to the New Year. I'm all about simplifying. I need to cut loose a bunch of stuff, mainly my blogs. It's time to re-vamp again. Cleanse, Delete. You will see in a bit some changes so don't be alarmed, it's still me, just getting rid of some baggage.
I think I'll get rid of all the social media sites or at least not have them the focus any more. For some reason, Blogger has done something and my tabs links are not working so I need to change all that.
I tried and learned a lot of things this year. So I must give myself a pat on the back for that.
My social media skills advanced alot and I learned more about the market and what was going on out there.
I created many new videos and short films and my skills really improved and I am pleased with that. If you go back and look at the little videos I made with Animoto, you will understand my pleasure.
Film and video is something I still really like but editing is so much harder and excuse me...but BORING so that made re-think alot of things.
You see I created a number of versions of ADVENTUREZ IN MEXICO in a documentary style. And well I am not sure if I will ever share it. I might today... but need to watch it again. I may only put it up for today and then take it down. A sort of Sneak Preview and Christmas and New Year's Gift all rolled into one. A Special Thank You to all my readers. If I follow thru with these thoughts you should see it a bit later today.
Anyways other discoveries this year, I CAN PAINT!! I am proud of myself, and I know it will take alot more practice and time but it's coming and it feels really fantastic.
So I am looking forward to the New Year to see what wonderful amazing surprising things it has in store. I feel it's going to be "Special" because people believe it will be. They are creating it, generating it, projecting it. So it will be.
I'm doing my best to Project and be Positive to so that 2012 Rocks!
Well those are a few of my realizations and sort of a resolution. Nothing to exacting. I like it loose like that. Happy New Year's All!
Wishing Everyone a Safe Happy New Year & Feliz año nuevo!
Come on EVERYONE let's collectively put our thoughts together and help find TOFFEE. This poor poor dog, has lots his family, they were killed in a tragic accident and he was lost during it. Please Share this info widely and try to find Toffee. I sure hope we can make this happen.
A family friend told a radio station in Revelstoke that Toffee is very
shy. She was wearing a red collar at the time of the crash, but does not
have any ID tags on her.
So it's the quiet before the storm. This time tomorrow morning, much of
the kaos may be over. Who knows I might luck out and she'll sleep in but
I doubt it.
Christmas Time! Christmas time is finally
here. Amazing, it always sneaks up on you and there's all that hustle
and bustle and stress.
Train Under Tree
Luckily we are going to have a lovely Christmas this year. Nothing grand or elaborate, just a simple West Coast Christmas.
Here is our tree, it will get you in the mood. Note the seashells, they were collected from Mexico, the Caribbean and South Pacific. Most of the beach glass was collected from BC.
Making a Gingerbread house. Tonight on Christmas Eve we will make Gingerbread Cookies.
As the light finally breaks here on it's a really wet dark rainy morning, I can't help but feel my daughter's disappointment, there's no snow. That would make it perfect. We are going to have to move to remedy that one I'm afraid.
Anyways it's a beautiful day and I give GREAT THANKS to all the people that helped us this year. Thank you for getting us to this point. This comfort level where we know that we are very blessed. I am saying prayers that everyone else can be as blessed.
Here we are again Christmas eve day! I look forward to your day. I hope everyone else does to. A savoury day, full of anticipation. Have fun all. Enjoy. I hope you can relax.
Merry Christmas Eve Day!!
It's a GREAT DAY! Today something SPECIAL AND WONDERFUL happened. One of Angel's teachers brought us a Christmas hamper! Yay!!! Full of lots of wonderful yummy healthy treats. HOW AWESOME! and two gifts.
That was so sweet and so appreciated as we REALLY NEEDED IT! I'm feeling much happier today. I feel loved and the outlook on life is much brighter today.
Then I read this SUPER WONDERFUL STORY about people paying off lay away plans at Kmart. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1103024You just have to read this, it had me balling like a baby. It revives your faith in mankind when people do beautiful things like this. Like it says in the story, sometimes $50 doesn't seem like much but it can be a million when given to the right person at the right time.
I hope lots of people get the help they need and we can all Share this Wonderful Christmas Joy. Right now my girl is putting together a gingerbread house...something we might not have gotten considering things...it's these little things that bring so much joy but when cash is short...it's a choice that or milk...
Thank you to people who love and care about others and for making efforts. We didn't ask, someone just did that. Thanks Ms.M. We love you!! We love everyone and wish you all a Merry Christmas!
It's been a tough year, tough for too many people. The world really is messed up lately and we see and hear more everyday. Especially with Social Media...we can help get an earful.
It's been a tough year for us. I was just thinking how glad I'm going to be to say good bye to 2011. While nice things did happen, we really struggled this year, harder that so many others in the past.
We dealt with so many issues. We had bedbugs. HOW ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! what a nightmare. They are gone now but there was endless sleepless nights of paranoia and exhaustion from fighting them and the fear that we would have to be sprayed with some terrible toxic chemical. We did it with steam and essential oils but it was hell all the same.
I got sick 2x with bad sinus and lymph gland infections that made me have earaches where I couldn't move my head, let alone stand up.
I couldn't get my Online Social Media Workshops off the ground because of these...and then I just burned out when I saw how flooded the market is with people learning Social Media.
We lost 2 loved ones in our extended family.
Anyways, this year pretty much sucked but I MUST count my blessings that yes, I had a roof over my head, and enough money to pay the bills but the very little for groceries- usually less than $200 a month...which makes it really hard and you have to be pretty creative.
That said some people have been super generous with their time and support and other things for us. So I am grateful, I'm just ready to say goodbye 2011.
Anyways, yesterday I made my way to the Christmas Bureau at 205 Victoria st, Vancouver, where I had to stand over an hour in the freezing cold. Why is that?
Obviously people down on their luck are here, and then they are forced to stand outside in the cold for an hour. That's cruel isn't it.
I almost left, but I wasn't there so much for the toys, I was there for the $50 gift certificate for groceries. Groceries have gone up so much...I would say almost double or at least a 1/3. (so if I had to stand there for an hour in the freezing cold to earn my $50 I was doing it)
When I spend $60 on groceries these days, I ask myself, "That's all!" and it was $60.
Anyways, I will tell you something else, it's slim pickings at the Christmas Bureau. Nothing for parents, and just a few gifts for the kid. Thank God we have family that will pick up the slack there. I really feel sorry for the kids that don't.
What I wanted to say was though, sure would be nice if they could set it up somewhere so the people could wait inside. I heard if you live in Burnaby, you get to go in Metrotown. So what gives?
At the very least can they set up a propane heater to keep the people warm...Could somebody donate that??
Well I'm going to end this post, they are grinding the outside cement off my building...for 3 months now, ...I'M GOING CRAZY!!
I'm praying and projecting that next year will be the best ever.
I'll post my projections later. Until then I pray we all have a better next year, especially those of us that need it most.
Wishing you stress free HOLIDAY SEASON! and praying that all the Grinchy people that are hoarding all the money SHARE!
This so awful!! Listen to this! What shameful behaviour. Thanks Elizabeth for bringing this out! China is giving us shit for dropping out. The world is angry at us. I don't blame them. If ONLY people would go and vote and get rid of Stephen Harper.
Update: Just saw this and have to share. I love Rick Mercer!!
Poor Ole Bear...looks like he took a garbage truck downtown Vancouver. Maybe he wanted to do a little Christmas Shopping. But instead he got tranquilized...I hope he's going to be okay, it will be so sad if he's not.
He looks like a lovely old bear. Big and Brown and Beautiful. So sad that this should happen to him. How weird.
I can't imagine what we would do if we had seen him and we were going downtown today too, and walking...wow, that would have really freaked me out. Mainly because I would be with my kid and that always changes the game.
Photo of bear in downtown Vancouver Monday, tranquilized by VPD and conservation officers. Credit: James Gemmill
Photo of bear in downtown Vancouver Monday, tranquilized by VPD and conservation officers. Credit: James Gemmill
Kitsilano Neighbourhood House Project for Awesome Into Video.
Here are the two challenges so far. At 500 views Marcia's Meditations will donate a 5 week STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP so it will be free for participants, if a local business or organization come in on the challenge and donates a space. (contact marciasmeditations@gmail.com) more info on challenge at http://marciasmeditations.wordpress.com/
At the 10,000 view mark Marcia will podcast a book, THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE if she can get permission [UPDATE; they said no, ah well].
If not she will take suggestions for royalty free books at marciasmeditations@gmail,com and perhaps set up a poll.
Kitshouse P4A contact kitshouseprojectforawesome@gmail.com
Hey Brother, can you spare a loonie or a toonie..., that's what we call dollars here in Canada.
My friend Mysti is an incredibly talented woman and you can help by making a pledge. Her music is so inspiring, uplifting, and empowering.
She really has an AMAZING VOICE!! I first came across her music last year while trying to find music for my videos. Wow!! I was really impressed and her music really touched my soul. So if you can help that would be so kind.
Here's the video of some photos I took at the Bright Nights in Stanley Park.
We had a wonderful time, it really is amazing and you should definitely go if you can. It's cold, so wear tights or long johns and dress really warm. The train ride is so beautiful but it costs to go on. If you can not afford it, it's still beautiful to just walk around. And Santa is there, so you can get a photo. http://vancouver.ca/parks/events/brightnights/ You can check it out more here. Happy Holidays!
It's a cold frosty morning here,...I am happy about the approaching holidays but there a big part of me that is wishing I was in Mexico. I wanted to post something fun here today and since we watched Polar Express the other night, thought it might be fun to post something like that. I found this. It's in Spanish! Too cool! :)
El expreso polar-chocolate caliente
This is my all time Fave Christmas Show. It's a Wonderful Life! If you have never seen it, your missing out!
Here are a couple of previews. I love the phone scene ;)
Spoiler Alert : If you don't want to know the ending don't watch this video.
With a long parade route, there will be great viewing along the entire route.
PARADE ROUTE CHANGE:
The parade will start at West Georgia Street and Broughton (at 1:00
pm), travel east along West Georgia, turn north on Burrard and finish at
Burrard and Cordova.
I just finished editing Ron Hedrick's instructional painting video which we will have available shortly. I am learning from him and you can see my progression as I paint 50 Black & White Paintings, learning value studies.
Wow that saying "There is nothing to Fear except Fear itself!" is so true!! Check out Rick Mercer and if you haven't seen the video Revolution 2012 has begun please watch it and the Message of Hope that comes after.
Watch this very informative video discussing the issues of Climate Change in Canada and the problems it is causing and how little is being done by Stephen Harper.
"Listen carefully to what he says about the children who were in the womb during disasters."
They Canadian Government has not budgeted for Climate Change Disasters. The are cutting funding for Environment Canada.
HOW MUCH WORSE DOES IT HAVE TO GET BEFORE THE GOVERNMENT WAKES UP!
(Quoted from Video info) Green Party of Canada Leader Elizabeth May held a press conference with Dr. Gordon McBean on November 18th, 2011 concerning the potentially devastating effects of climate change on Canada in the coming years. A special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released earlier in the day on this topic from a global context, called Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX).
Dr. Gordon McBean is a Canadian climate expert who recently became President-elect of the International Council for Science (ICSU), a non-governmental organization devoted to international co-operation in the advancement of science.
This is a really beautiful video. Talks about giving and really being community and we are all together, there is no other.
We need to follow thru and keep this movement going so we can start our future, the future we've all dream about, one of peace and compassion and creativity and giving.
Last Spring I listened to these incredible interviews with Ryan Eliason, and I still receive emails from him. This morning I received one that was called
He mentions that alot of the message was being lost and it was frustrating so he wanted to share this great video below. See what he wrote and check out this message of hope.
Love in Action : Poet Drew Dellinger at Occupy Oakland
Through poetry and video Drew begins to capture the essence, and the message, of this diverse movement for change.
Check it out (it’s 5 minutes):
Love in Action: Poet Drew Dellinger at Occupy Oakland
Believe it or not, Drew actually makes a living spreading this kind message. He’s a poet, spoken word artist, author, and social entrepreneur extraordinaire.
To post or not,...that is where my head is this morning.
I could just post this video and leave it without saying anything but then I am doing exactly what I am trying to prevent...I'm not talking about the taboo subject of suicide. To me that is such an ugly word,...
Why? you ask...well for alot of reasons. One, the biggest is because I had to deal with it at a very young age...just 11 years old. My father, a very loving kind man, took his life. There I said it.
I have been told throughout life by some, to just say it was a heart attack or something. My mom always told to to tell the truth. Mostly I never say anything.
It was a long time ago, 38 years so no reason to talk of such sad things. I'll tell you though that there was no help for him back then, we lived in a pretty isolated community and I remember the doctors giving both my parents lots of pills to deal with the terrible stress in their lives. I'm not going to share all the personal info but I just know they had no one to talk to. At one point they both tried the pills. My dad threw up or didn't take them, my mom took them and ended up getting her stomach pumped.
I know my dad tried a few times, he used to kiss us and tell us he was going off...to die...and we as numb little children would cry and beg him not to go and then go back to watching tv ...what could we do, while he drunkenly drove off....
He came home and said a police officer told him to go home.
On the day my dad succeeded he didn't do it with pills and it wasn't a car crash, I'm not going to go into all the details, I will just say that there was a gun involved. I hate guns.
My poor mom, I really don't know how she coped, that explains her heart attack and open heart surgery at 45 I guess. I was 14. Some people said we should have gone for counselling but we didn't. She was doing her best to keep us in school, fed and clothed and a roof over our head. She really was amazing! I miss her so much. That stress was what played a huge roll in why her body just broke down over time and she left us at the early age of 76.
To be honest, when someone you love commits suicide, it plants a seed in your head. When I was 15 I was terribly sad about a boy...totally normal, what young teen doesn't get hurt this way..but I decided I was going to end it all and I tried but my mom just got mad at me and told me I was stupid and never do it again. Yikes! But that tough love helped me somehow get thru it...and I survived my teens, and I don't think I told anyone.
Later in life, something terrible happened, and I lost my job and I was being harrassed by a teacher in a course I was taking and my whole life was turning into a disaster, and I thought about jumping off a bridge, just like this man. Luckily I didn't and when I got home I did tell someone, and we talked and talked and I survived.
I've learned a couple of things that have helped so much since then, One is that if you can just get thru that very bad day, things truly will get better tomorrow. Two is talk to someone you trust- tell them- just telling someone your burdens truly lifts a huge weight
I hope people will start to talk more and this subject stops being so secretive. We need to protect the ones we love and reach out if you think someone is awfully quiet or acting odd. If someone you love is depressed spend time with them, let them know you care.
Well I have to go make breakfast. Let me tell you something about the secretiveness and taboo of suicide, my daughter knows about what happened to her grampa and it makes her very sad and she cries, but it is life and I feel she needs to know. Where as my niece has never told her children and she feels they are too young to know about stuff like that...they are older than my daughter. It's definitely taboo and I don't know if we can ever break the cycle...after all it's against the law...and many believe against God's law.
Just one last thing, if there's any mommies or daddies out there who are super stressed and really feel that you can't cope, STOP! Stop right now and think about your kids and what will really happened to them if you leave them all alone in this world. Don't do that to them. They need you. They need you as a whole healthy loving supportive person. Please, please reach out and get some help. Take it from someone who has been there. Please don't give up, just get thru today, tomorrow a miracle will happen. Just pray for help, pray hard and you will be amazed. I'm praying for you today. Don't leave, it will get better, your family needs you. Don't leave your children behind. Call someone, go have a coffee, meditate, focus on positive things, BREATHE! Please reach out for the sake of your child. Please!
So weird, as I watch this little video I created to remember my dad, I am reminded I will be the same age this year as he was when he passed, and I can not help but feel teary and sad as I wish things had been different.
But I have my little girl and I will go give her a big hug and we will do our best to have the best day even though we have lots of stress from the men grinding the cement off the outside of our building to a host of other issues...but all we can do is get thru today...and the next and the next and miracles do happen...all the time....some little some big...but we just don't know what God has planned for us, we just have to stick around and wait and see....Please do that for me...Okay! Don't ever give up! :) As my family always says to me, "Chin up buckroo!! Chin up!"
It is that time of year again…. the
most-well-attended art festival (at 15,000 strong!) starts in FOUR
days. The Eastside Culture Crawl(300+ artists opening up their studios
to the public) begins Friday Nov 18th(5 to 10pm) and continues through Saturday and SundayNov 19th & 20th (11 am to 6 pm).
Excellent Tip Weather Forecast: The weather report for the Crawl
weekend is unfortunately for rain which means you should bundle up,
bring an umbrella, and pick at least some buildings that have a lot of
artists in one place - like William Clark Studios! Did you know that
William Clark Studios (red dot in map below) is one of the three largest
buildings in the Crawl? So, come and visit me, stay out of the rain,
and take in 23 artists in one place!
HEY, LET'S CHANGE THE WORLD!! On 11.11.11.11 BE HAPPY! Grab 11 of your best people/friends/family and do something fun and happy. Have a great time and create a positive effect. See more here http://the111111event.org/
www.occupycafe.org Please join Occupy Cafe
tomorrow morning 800am PST, 1100am EST for our next call with Metta
Center founder Michael Nagler and ED Stephanie Van Hook on Non
Viiolence. Register at www.occupycafe.org
From what I read here, people tried to get help for the girl that passed away yesterday at Occupy Vancouver. It is very sad what happened but the only reason that this poor girl's death is receiving so much attention is because of where and how it happened.
Apparently messages were sent to Mayor Robertson and Insite was contacted and it's unclear if a nurse and supplies arrived. Drug abuse is a very sad problem in Vancouver. Right now bad heroin is going around, I saw a sign posted on this warning people.
I don't know what is actually going down at the camp. I know they have the best intentions and they are definitely trying hard but the are up against huge obstacles...OBVIOUSLY...or they wouldn't be there in the first place.
It's not perfect there, there are going to be bad things happening, bad things are happening all around...how to fix it, who knows...that's what this is all about.
At least people are taking a stand. When people stand up for Saving the Whales or Clayquot Sound, they are not popular, many look at them and think ...Wow! Crazy,...but THANK GOD they did or we wouldn't have whales or the Clayquot.
Yes, the stakes are much bigger now, this is a huge world wide problem. People are afraid. We have to be strong and stay positive, and channel the positive energy into the best avenues possible.
What will happen down at Occupy Vancouver...I have no idea, ...I have no words...
I am very sorry for the girl that passed away, she was someone's beautiful baby, someone's lovely little girl, but somewhere someone failed her, someone hurt her, something happened for her to turn to a terrible drug that would take her life.
Watching the news makes me crazy, they misrepresent things so badly, they kept showing scenes of what they said was "fighting" and saying how the camera man got pushed...but after a bit the reporter said it was because people did not want them filming the girl..that is was disrespectful...and it was.
I want to pay my respects and I pray that she is at peace now and is an angel watching down from heaven and lending a helping hand to this very important cause.
I posted that link above as it calls for ALL PHOTOGRAPHERS, BLOGGERS, MUSCIANS, TEXTERS, SOCIAL CHANGES AND FILMMAKERS, ARTISTS- Creative Minds Unite!!
What can we do to keep this alive, it won't be easy, but it must be peaceful. Peace will attract Peace. What ideas do you have? How are we going to change the world? We didn't break it in a day, so it's not like it can be fixed in a day! We have to try though...we have to...for our children!! for the ones we love...
The goal is to paint 50 paintings in Black and White. I am doing value studies. I really liked the painting I did yesterday. It's for sale so let me know if you would like it.
Have a great day! It's lovely out, sunny and the fall colours are gorgeous.
My little girl, she's such a loving sensitive child, she loves to talk to people and she smiles and compliments everyone she can. Sometimes when people meet her, at first they think that she expects to be complimented back but after you know her, you know she does it purely to brighten that person's day. I told her when she was little to smile at people and it will work magic.
Sometimes she gets sad when someone doesn't smile back and I feel sad for her too but something I read a while ago helped, it said it doesn't matter if the person didn't appreciate it, God saw and he smiled. So that helps a bit. If we all would just make that little extra effort to be kind, miracles would abound. Like the law of attraction, it would attract tons more positive energy.
So have you heard about theKindness Concert and Kindness Flag Project. My friend Ingrid Tamboline was the brilliant lady who started the Kindness Flag Project during Vancouver Riots. Isn't appropriate that they should get together with the Kindness Concert.
Global movement 2 Eliminate Bullying, Domestic
Violence, Cruelty 2 Animals, Abuse 2 our Environment Kindness is the
solution... 11th year join us on FB
Mission : The World Kindness Concert celebrates its 11th year by gathering world
class performers to celebrate and promote the messages of kindness,
compassion, love and peace, and to touch the hearts of people around the
world. This is more than just a Concert.
This is a Global Movement to
eliminate violence, bullying, suicide, cruelty and abuse to our
environment. Some of the most inspiring and powerful performing artists
will gather at The Centre For Performing Arts in Vancouver, Canada for a
one of a kind concert that focuses on the solution to these global
issues.
It promises to be a most memorable evening where everyone will
be touched by a simple and yet most powerful message… Kindness…. Why kindness?
In a world where bullying, depression, suicide and violence has reached
epidemic proportions, ‘Kindness’ is not just a nice idea or notion….it
is critical to the well-being of our world.
Too often we under estimate
the power of a smile, a touch, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest
compliment or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around. No kind action ever stops with itself.
One kind action leads to another. A single act of kindness throws out
roots in all directions and the roots spring up and make trees. Let
kindness begin today and be contagious to touch each of us in the most
meaningful way.
