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Heartfelt Dream

Fri Jul 31, 2009, 3:10 PM
...What I didn’t know was that in accepting this invitation, a fountain of inspiration would begin to flow through me and I would dare to allow within my consciousness one last dream, the biggest dream I could ever imagine, but one that in the end could encompass all that I have ever imagined in my journey of endeavoring to succeed...

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Hold On To Your Dream

In life we have our pains and sorrows
Face mountains we think we can’t climb
Nothing can there’s always tomorrow
You feel like giving up, you say you’re out of luck
But then you hear a voice in your mind
Telling you to

Hold on to your dream
Cause they’re always worth having
Hold on to your dream
Like a father to his son
Don’t let anyone ever steal your joy from you
Hold on to your dream
‘till the day that life is said and done

This world is filled peaks and valleys
With rivers we think we can’t cross
To busy keeping sorrows telling
You say you’re at you’re END
You say you never win
But then a light comes on in your mind
Till you

Hold on to your dream
Cause they’re always worth having
Hold on to your dream
Like a father to his son
Don’t let anyone ever steal your joy from you
Hold on to your dream
Until the day that life is said and done

If you wanna hold on to something
You better hold on to your dreams
If you want to hold on to something
You’ve gotta hold to your love
To your love

So if they try to burst your bubble
It’s cons they haven’t done ‘em all
And when you feel you are in trouble
Hold your head up high and feel your heart inside
And know that you are never alone
Just as long as you

Hold on to your dream
Cause they’re always worth having
Hold on to your dream
Like a father to his son
Don’t let anyone ever steal your joy from you
Hold on to your dream
‘till the day that life is said and done

Hold on to your dream
Cause they’re always worth having
Hold on to your dream
Like a mother to her child
Don’t let anyone ever steal your dreams from you
Hold on to your dream
And do your best to always wear a smile

Hold on to your dream

Stevie Wonder

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From the moment I could walk, barefoot, more often than not, a connection and love of nature grew year after year and through all seasons as I explored the woods surrounding our home in the country.

In recent years, this love has grown to concern over the health of our planet and in turn, to the future of our children. The seed of this consciousness began in the 60's with the slogan, "Don't be a litter-bug", which was followed by jaunty yellow orbs (with a litter bug painted on them) where one may dispose of their trash. Within magazines, pictures of children and their mothers who lived on the other side of the world were shown wearing gas masks because of the poor air quality from pollution. This inevitably made a great impact on my young mind.

So it is not a wonder that when I became an adult that I joined Green Peace, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Manitoba Fort Whyte Nature Center, an Organic Food Cooperative, and subscribed to Organic Gardening and Mother Earth News magazines. Further down the road, I wrote an interactive story with the intention of stirring the minds of school children into that same environmental awareness that I first experienced as a child. Along with this came an A to Z guide with suggestions on how we may individually make a difference by our actions and the choices we make.

Approximately 20 years ago prior to an election in Canada, the political leaders of that time inquired of the public through a mail survey what our top concerns were. They gave a list with boxes beside each item where we could place a number to show our highest to lowest priority. I will note here, as I did then, their omission and my addition of a concern for the environment because without a healthy planet, we cannot have a healthy economy as we need (at the very least) the sustainability of the planet in order to survive and produce that robust economy. Over the years I have written several letters to the government and local newspapers on various environmental and other concerns.

Times have been tough lately and I can certainly relate to the putting of the economy at the top of the list, however, I think it should come hand in hand with a regard to the environment. I believe that it is because of our negligence in the proper custodianship of the earth that we are now heavy contributors to the accelerated extinctions and more frequently experienced climatic imbalances.

On the positive side, it is heartening that so many individuals are becoming aware and wanting to do their part, myself included. Personally while trying to overcome an economic drought of the last decade due to a natural disaster and corporate downsizing which affected my husband and thus our family, I have over this period applied myself to gaining skills with digital tools and camera to produce works that I hope will serve both my personal and worldly concerns.

As written before, in so many words… we are each like a droplet of water; our part may seem small, but if we put our hearts and minds together, we can gain hope and take action to create a puddle, a stream, and a river of ideas that can flow into an ocean of possibilities to push forward a positive future for all.

May it be so!

For my own part, the door to environmental memberships that I used to hold have had to be closed because of economic constraints. However, I am endeavoring to open new connections by offering my nature photographs as limited edition prints. The plan is evolving to raise a goal of one million dollars to go to the management, protection and preservation of wildlife and its natural habitat. If you are interested in learning more, you can check periodically at [link] . At present, I haven't completely finished all the details, and again, it may continue to evolve to better be successful. I'm thinking that perhaps there may be some deviantArtists who may wish to collaberate...

Devious Info

  • Current Residence: CANADA
  • Interests: Family, Mythology, Anthropology, Cultural History/Herstory, Nature, Art & Photography
  • Favourite movie: Chocolate, Amadaeus, Rarg, The Big Snit
  • Favourite band or musician: Jesse Cooke, Imogen Heep, Sarah McGlauglin, Blackmore's Night, Loreena McKennitt
  • Favourite genre of music: Instrumental, Exceptional Voice/Story Telling
  • Favourite artist: Present; Many on DevArt/Past;Susan Seddon Boulet, Sulamith Wolfing,Salvador Dali,Monet,Ted Harrison
  • Operating System: Windows XP
  • Favourite game: Chinese Checkers & Chess
  • Favourite gaming platform: Pinball, the one's that didn't rip you off
  • Favourite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
  • Tools of the Trade: WacoM Drawing Tablet, Photoshop

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Comments


:iconwindallyne:
~windallyne Oct 29, 2009, 7:36:23 PM
You have amazing shots. I admire your work. [;

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*Lovell-SimonsJanet Oct 29, 2009, 7:45:14 PM
Thank you very much, Windallyne :hug: , and for all of the fav's :nod:. It is nice when people appreciate nature and the beauty that I've managed to capture therein.:heart:

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Those who attain to any excellence commonly spend life in some one single pursuit, for excellence is not often gained upon easier terms.--Johnson
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~terraverte Oct 26, 2009, 11:36:12 PM
Thanks for the fav's!
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~theblindalley Oct 23, 2009, 8:19:45 AM
:) Thanks, I really appreciate for your support, my friend. :thanks: greetings from Japan :wave:

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~GingerBedlam Oct 12, 2009, 4:20:47 PM
Thank you very kindly for the faves! :)

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