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 and that you have all had a positively wonderful summer! It is time to get back on track with our challenges for the fall. I'm so glad that you can join us.
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 #133
Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of
Embracing The Unexpected:
Take a Walk & Find Inspiration from Something Unexpected that You See Along Your Route
This year's goal is to Embrace the Unexpected in our lives (click here if you'd like to read more in depth about our overall theme for 2025). No matter how much planning we do throughout our years on this earth,
we're going to come across circumstances that we can't plan for. These
unexpected things may be small or they may be huge and life altering.
The only thing that we can control is how we react to these events. So this
year, instead of BRACING for the unexpected, we are going to flip that
and get in the habit of EMBRACING the unexpected. This will help us to
train
ourselves to look at these types of events in a different light.
To help inspire you on this journey, each month we will be doing things such as creating fun unexpected projects, working with items we
might not typically work with, taking approaches that are different from
what we normally do, offering up the unexpected to someone in our
life, etc. So, let's get to the details for this month's challenge.
Henry Miller said, "The moment one
gives close attention to any thing, even a blade of grass, it becomes a
mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself".
This quote is a powerful call to mindfulness and encourages us to be
fully present when interacting with the world around us. When we truly
stop to discover the myriad of riches found in the simplest of things,
we discover new dimensions within. It isn't so much that the object
changes but our relationship to it can, and often will change, when we
take the time to observe it more closely. In doing so, we can begin to
appreciate the wonder that can be found in the ordinary and unexpected
alike.
So, for your optional project this month, go
for a walk and take inspiration from something unexpected that you see
along your route. If it is too cold outside, head to the mall, a museum
or another indoor venue. For example, you may come across an old
tree that you have passed again and again but rarely paid attention to.
This time though, you might want to stop and really look at what is in
front of you. Feel the texture of the tree. Can you incorporate this
same rough texture into your creation? What colours are the leaves?
Where I live, the leaves are already starting to change colours. Think
of how you can incorporate these colours into your project. Are there
any birds, animals or insects in the tree? You might be influenced by
something that lives in the tree rather than the tree itself. It doesn't
matter what it is that you draw inspiration from during your outing; just choose something
that calls to you. The beauty and magic of the universe is woven into
the very fabric of everything around us from the simple—like that blade
of grass in Miller's quote—to the profound—like the cosmos. We simply
need to be willing to pay close attention, be willing to truly see what
is in front of us. There is always more to discover, no matter how
familiar something seems.
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, Most Inspirational, Random Winner, DT Delight.
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 Embracing the Unexpected by Taking a Walk & Finding Inspiration from Something Unexpected Seen Along the Route 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 do you typically deal with the unexpected in your life? Do you view it with trepidation or take it on as a challenge? This month it is time to be open to being inspired by something that you see while going out for a walk. Be sure to check above for some specific ideas if you aren't sure how to get started. If you want to share your process on how you decided your project, 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 #132. Then, be sure to join us again on September 15th 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!
Link Up Below:
If you have any problems linking up, please be sure to let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
Ch. #133--Anything Goes POSITIVE with the Opt. Twist of Embracing the Unexpected: Take a Walk & Find Inspiration from Something Along the Way
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 1st until 11:59 p.m. (ET) on October 5th, 2025.
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.
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