Love Boldly My Acrylic Painting

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Title: Love Boldly

Size: 11 inches by 14 inches

Medium: Acrylic paint on stretched canvas

Year completed: 2020

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  • Love Boldly My Acrylic Painting

Write Up: Not to be too dramatic, but this painting sort of changed my life. I had the idea to do something like this. It was a cool exclamation mark with a heart instead of a dot. As I painted it I realized what it meant. It meant “Love Boldly.” What does that look like though and why should I paint it? Well, I needed to stop being afraid of other people’s opinions. If they misinterpret my love and caring we could either work through that or I could explain myself. This ‘love boldly’ became my 2020 motto and I even got this symbol tattooed on my forearm. It opened my eyes to how I should treat everyone. This included the stranger on the street, my best friends, and myself. Everyone should be loved boldly and without fear.

Now noticing this I see myself smiling and saying hi to strangers more. I also notice better self-talk and an even more positive attitude. It is partly me stepping outside of myself and also me having enough confidence to say, “people can think I’m strange I’m going to love everyone as boldly as I can today.”

This whole shift in being started with this painting so don’t just live boldly but love boldly also.

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My Wonderful New Tattoo And Tool

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My Wonderful New Tattoo And Tool

One of my sisters has a tattoo machine and has tattooed herself a few times with it. She isn’t looking to change careers; she is happy being a nurse. The machine was her husband’s before he passed last year. The first tattoos she gave herself was ones that reminded her of him.

Well, in August I went on a vacation with my family. In between the actual vacation and my flight, I stayed at her house. This was so she could tattoo me. The original idea was a simple tree on the inside of my upper arm. It would be a remembrance tattoo for my brother who passed last year. (Yes, there were multiple deaths in my family in August 2019.) As we discussed it she mentioned that it would be the first tattoo she gave someone else. It was quickly decided we would start with an easier and less painful tattoo.

Now, it wasn’t like I just came up with my new tattoo on the vacation. I have a list of tattoos I want to get. My “love boldly” tattoo was just going to be after Chris’s tree. However, things didn’t work out that way and I got “love boldly” before the tree.

When I first painted this symbol something clicked, as though my eyes opened in a new way. This is what I need to remind myself daily. This is what I need to focus on. I need to love boldly. For me, that means to love without fear or holding back. Jesus loved the world boldly and I should try to imitate Jesus, right?

My “love boldly” symbol gives me permission in a way to free myself from myself and just love those around me. It reminds me that sometimes I need to get out of my own way and just help people or love them in whatever way they need it. Now it’s on my arm, so I guess I have to make sure I’m always boldly loving those around me. What a wonderful tool.

My Wonderful New Tattoo And Tool
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