#weeklywordinspiration : ALONE TIME

Last week, after spending two days with my parents to be with them on my father’s 79th birthday, I spent some time alone at the beach: a morning and late afternoon stroll along the beach.
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It is good to have alone time away from the comfort of your home and even from those that you hold dear. For me, it not only made me miss them and them to miss me (I hope so LOL) but it made me realize that I miss myself too. Being busy as a wife, a mom and with work as a special ed teacher, these rare times help me get in touch with myself.
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Alone time or “Me Time” allows us listen to our thoughts, unwind, “reboot” and think things or situations through. These times may not provide immediate solutions to issues that occupy one’s mind, but it helps to be able to think clearly and without interruptions. Don’t be guilty spending time alone, just don’t take too long a time.

Q: What do you like to do on your alone time?

#weeklywordinspiration : QUIET MOMENTS

One of the ways we can be attuned to ourselves is to have quiet moments everyday. These quiet moments are the times you can “listen” to your thoughts, maybe write in your journal, read a devotional material and pray, or even do simple meditation. Make it a habit to set aside a little time for quiet moments to help you go through your day or to help you relax after a day of work.

One of the latest fads to hit the country ispurchasing and coloring Adult Coloring Books. I love this idea except that I have discovered that I do not have the patience nor the talent to do pages and pages of these beautiful hand-drawn art works. I even wrote an article about it here : Art Attack

I have a few guilty pleasures and these include watching my favorite tv series and reading ebooks. One other thing is that when I discovered that I had no patience nor talent to color, I had a little of both when it comes to making Adult Coloring Pages.

By watching video tutorials and painstakingly doing trial and error drawings, I now have a wee bit of expertise in making a page or two.

Here are a few samples of my hand-drawn Coloring Pages:

The colored page was one of my earlier drawings. This was initially colored by my Bunso but I finished the piece. I was so impatient to finish coloring and it felt like a tedious task for me. I enjoyed drawing more than coloring.

I hope to be able to make these pages available online for those who want to have free coloring pages drawn by a Filipina.