Monday, November 04, 2024

Ch. #125--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…FAMILY/FRIENDS

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Hello everyone and welcome to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the first Monday of the month and it is time for our latest challenge to begin! We hope that you and your families continue to stay healthy and safe out there. 
 
Apologies that the Winner Announcement hasn't been posted yet. I was away from home for almost the entire month of October visiting family. I will get it done as soon as I can manage.
 
On to the purpose of today. Since we are not your typical challenge blog, it is important for you to understand how things work in order to be sure you are eligible to win any of the prizes offered. If you are new to this unique challenge, you can find out the impetus behind why I started it under the 'Introductions' tab and you can find out all the details you need to know in order to participate, in the 'Challenge Details' tab (both tabs located at the top of the blog). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can also be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'.
 
Right now, it is time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

 

Challenge #125

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

The Power of Words:

FAMILY/FRIENDS

 
This year's goal is to look at how WORDS can influence our artistic endeavours. To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will focus on different quotes. I will provide five quotes to inspire your creative projects. If none provide any inspiration, you can pick a quote or phrase of your own choosing to focus on. You can use the quote/phrase/sentiment as the focus of your creation OR you can embrace an aspect of the quote to focus on. As always, following our twists are optional.
 
If you do want to follow the optional twist this month, here are the quotes I've chosen for Nov.:
 
“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together. Keep me in your heart. I'll be there forever.” — Winnie the Pooh

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” — Helen Keller

“Having somewhere to go is home. Having someone to love is family. And having both is a blessing.” — Author Unknown

“The length of one's days matters less than the love of one's family and friends.” — Gerald R. Ford
 
“Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” — Thomas S. Monson
 
As you can see, the overall theme for Nov. is FAMILY/FRIENDS. If you want to follow the optional theme, you can simply use one of the quotes literally and type it out and add it to your project. However, you could also create a project with one of the quotes in mind. For example, you could create a scrapbook showcasing pictures of your family and friends using quote 5 on your cover page. Or, you could create a card for a dear family member using quote 3. There are lots of ways you could approach the quotes. And of course, if none of these inspires you, you can always find your own quote or sentiment expressing the concept of FAMILY/FRIENDS.

Remember, the twist is completely optional and you don't need to follow it in order to win. However, in order to be considered eligible for this month's goodies, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the honours and prize UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Additionally, even if a project may qualify as positive, if your post promotes negativity, hatred or anything of an abhorrent nature, your project will be disqualified. Honours and Prize include:

  • $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
  • A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.
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Now check out what my awesome design team came up with to inspire you. Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations.

 
http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.ca
 framed image of Katrina's creation

 
 
framed image of Suze's creation

 

framed image of Carole's creation

My wonderful design team continues to astound me each and every month! They all have their own approach and deft insight into the twist. Even after all this time, I continue to be astonished by the purview of greatness in their work! Each of these artful conceptions has showcased the notion of The Power of Words…FAMILY/FRIENDS admirably and I hope we have inspired you to commence on your own exploration of creativity. Be sure to go and visit each team member so you can see how her project further connects to the twist.

So what are you waiting for? Create a project and/or post that is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature and join our link up. How about stretching yourself by also opting to follow the twist?! While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's twist affects your own life. How often do you rely on words to inspire your creative endeavours? This month our quotes all focus on FAMILY/FRIENDS. Are you doing anything special this month to honour your FAMILY/FRIENDS? These important people in our lives keep us going through both the good and the bad and can often influence our creative endeavours. Like the quote from Thomas S. Monson says, “Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with family and friends.” Take some time this month to creatively honour those closest to you. You can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like. Finally, remember that we're trying to create a Path of Positivity so if you have some time, please visit other people participating throughout the month.

Please join us again next week when we will [hopefully] post the Top Picks for Challenge #124. Then, be sure to join us again on November 18th when we'll be back with our midway featuring more great projects. 
 
If you ever have any questions be sure to send an email to decossesdynamitedoodles {at} yahoo {dot} ca (don't forget to replace {at} and {dot} with the appropriate symbols), or just leave me a comment.

We look forward to seeing you participate!

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Ch. #125--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of The Power of Words: FAMILY/FRIENDS

This is the place to link up something that you have created during the month that you consider positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Entries for this challenge will be accepted from November 4th until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on December 1st, 2024

SEVEN entries MAX. Please click on the 'Challenge Details' tab located at the top of the blog to see all the rules. A summary of the most important rules can also be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'. If you would like to be a Guest Designer in a future challenge, please add the letters GDT after your name.


Monday, October 21, 2024

Challenge #124--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…GROWTH/CHANGE...Midway

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Hey folks! Welcome back to the Path of Positivity Challenge Blog! It is the third Monday of the month and that means that it is time to present the midway for Challenge #124. It is my fond hope that each of you and your own families continue to stay happy, safe, and well, wherever it is you live in this big wide world of ours. 

As we are a unique kind of challenge blog, it is important for you to understand how things work. Please be sure to check out the START POST FOUND HERE for the specific details related to this month's challenge, and you can find out all the general details you need to know in order to participate, by clicking on the 'Challenge Details' tab (located at the top of the blog). For your convenience, a summary of the most important rules can now be found in the right sidebar under the heading 'General Rules'.
 
Right now, it is time to continue with our midway. Here is a refresher of the details for our current twist:
 

 

Challenge #124

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

The Power of Words:

GROWTH/CHANGE

 
This year's goal is to look at how WORDS can influence our artistic endeavours. To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will focus on different quotes. I will provide five quotes to inspire your creative projects. If none provide any inspiration, you can pick a quote or phrase of your own choosing to focus on. You can use the quote/phrase/sentiment as the focus of your creation OR you can embrace an aspect of the quote to focus on. As always, following our twists are optional.
 
If you do want to follow the optional twist this month, here are the quotes I've chosen for Oct.:
 
“You’re off to great places, today is your day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way.” — Dr. Seuss

“One's destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things." — Henry Miller 

“If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” — Gail Sheehy

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” — Henry Ford
 
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi
 
As you can see, the overall theme for Oct. is GROWTH/CHANGE. If you want to follow the optional theme, you can simply use one of the quotes literally and type it out and add it to your project. However, you could also create a project with one of the quotes in mind. For example, you could create a card for someone who is just starting out in life using quote 1 as inspiration. You could create a project using quote 4 as inspiration to help encourage someone to get over a rut they are experiencing. There are lots of ways you could approach the quotes. And of course, if none of these inspires you, you can always find your own quote or sentiment expressing the concept of GROWTH/CHANGE.

Remember, the twist is completely optional and you don't need to follow it in order to win. However, in order to be considered eligible for this month's goodies, remember that general types of projects/posts will not qualify for the honours and prize UNLESS they are also positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature. Additionally, even if a project may qualify as positive, if your post promotes negativity, hatred or anything of an abhorrent nature, your project will be disqualified. Honours and Prize include:

  • $6 worth of images from Scribbles Designs, for a person chosen in a random draw based on all qualifying entrants.
  • A badge for the following honours: Top Pick, Voter's Choice, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.
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To help inspire you further down the path of The Power of Words: GROWTH/CHANGE, check out the wonderful projects my Design Team had the opportunity to create. Clicking on each team member's name will take you to their blog where you can check out the details for their inspirational creations. 
 
 



 
framed image of Carole's creation
 


http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.ca
 framed image of Katrina's creation
 
Thanks again to my astounding design team! As always, each of them have their own unique avenues of creation which I thoroughly admire. Each of these designs has demonstrated the theme of The Power of Words: GROWTH/CHANGE splendidly, and I hope we have motivated you throughout this challenge to come up with your own work of handicraft. Be sure to go and visit these accomplished ladies so you can see just how their projects tie in to the twist.
 
Why not join us, if you haven't entered already? Create a project and/or post that is positive, inspirational, motivational or encouraging in some nature and join our link up. How about stretching yourself by also opting to follow the twist?! While it isn't mandatory, we'd also love to find out how this month's twist affects your own life. How often do you rely on words to inspire your creative endeavours? This month our quotes all focus on GROWTH/CHANGE. Are you doing anything special this month to work on your personal GROWTH/CHANGE or to inspire someone else to do so? Change can be difficult but we need to change in order to keep growing. Like the quote from Gail Sheehy says, “If we don’t change, we don’t grow. If we don’t grow, we aren’t really living.” None of us want to stagnate so think about some of the changes you can make to keep growing, whether personally or creatively. They don't have to be big changes, even small ones project us in a forward momentum. You can write a sentence or two in the body of your post, write a sentence at the bottom of your post next to the link up for this challenge, or simply leave a comment on this post if you'd like.

Also, I know that the participants would love for you to go and pay them a visit. Remember we're creating a Path of Positivity to follow one project at a time and we'd love to see you somewhere on that route even if it is just by leaving a comment on an entry from someone who has touched you somehow with their project and/or post! You can find our list of participants and enter our latest challenge yourself by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the bottom of the post.

 
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Don't Forget...


Winners for challenge #123 will be posted before the end of the month if everything goes according to plan. You can find the Top Picks post HERE.
 
If you ever have any questions be sure to leave me a comment.
 
 
 
We look forward to seeing you participate!

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Monday, October 14, 2024

Ch. #123 Top Picks

WELCOME TO THE CHALLENGE #123 POP TOP!

Hello folks! I hope that your Path this past week has included a number of positive moments along the route and that you and your families are all doing your best to stay healthy and happy. It is Katrina here filling in for Lisa.
 
It is time to present the top picks from the last challenge. Since we had 38 wonderful entries in Challenge #123 (click HERE to see the original challenge with the optional twist of The Power of Words: STRENGTH/COURAGE), it is time to get on with showcasing the seven projects and/or write-ups that touched the team the most. In case you are new and wondering why seven and not the typical three, four or even five? Any time that we have more than 14 entries, we have a top seven (with 14 entries or under we just have a top three). We always strive to be a bit different over here on the Path of Positivity and this is just another way to do so. Additionally, seven is a spiritual number and thus right in the wheelhouse of the vibe we are looking to project; so, seven it is when enough people join in. 

Thus, without further ado, please let me introduce you to the Top Picks for Challenge #123

#1 Brenda
 

 #7 Deanne
 
 
#8 Pauline
 
 
#10 Kathy
 

#17 Kym
 

 #23 Donna

#34 Pauline

Congrats Ladies... 
As a participant who has been chosen as a Top Pick in this challenge, 
you are entitled to a special Challenge #123 Top Pick Badge.
Please feel free to grab a copy for your blog...
 
Top Pick Badge
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Well, that is it for this one. Please join us again on October 21st (as long as everything goes according to plan), when we will be back with our midway. 
 
Do your best to continue stay safe, healthy and positive out there in your daily life and hopefully we'll see you all again soon!!!

Until next time,
 
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