Ch. #123--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of: Power of Words…STRENGTH/COURAGE

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. We also hope that you have enjoyed yourselves these past two months finding time to think about all the traits we've discussed so far this year. Thank you so much for returning to play with us after our break. It means the world to myself and the rest of the team.

 

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Right now, it is time to get down to the business of our latest challenge. Here is what you need to know...

 

Challenge #123

Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of 

The Power of Words: 

STRENGTH/COURAGE

 

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 explore. You can use the quote/phrase/sentiment as the focal point 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 Sept.:

 

“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow.” — Helen Keller

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” — Marcus Aurelius

“All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.” — Earl Nightingale

 

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” — Steve Maraboli
 

“The sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” — Charles Dickens

As you can see, the overall theme for Sept. is STRENGTH/COURAGE. 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 of encouragement for someone just starting out in life with quote 3. Inspired by quote 2, you could create a card of encouragement for someone going through a difficult time. 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 STRENGTH/COURAGE.

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

 

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: STRENGTH/COURAGE 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 STRENGTH/COURAGE. Are you doing anything special this month to reflect on your own journey of strength or courage? So much is asked of us these days and as women we are all supposed to simply suck it up and get it done. Sometimes however, our plates can be overflowing and finding the strength to add just more item can be daunting. Like the quote from Steve Maraboli says, “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” Hopefully, each of us can find that little bit of resilience inside us and continue to press on. However, if you are unable to, there is no shame in it. It takes incredible courage to reach out and ask for assistance when we need it and if you are in a place where you need some extra help, I hope that you can find those reserves in you to reach out and do just that.  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 #122. Then, be sure to join us again on September 16th when we'll be back with our midway featuring more great projects. 

 
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Ch. #123--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of The Power of Words: STRENGTH/COURAGE
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 September 2nd until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on October 6th, 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.