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JOURNALING:
I have never been a history buff, but one story has made a huge impression on my life and I learned about it in a song by Steven Curtis Chapman. The song helped me discover a fascinating history lesson that I was able to apply to my own life. The story goes like this - In the spring of 1519, Hernando Cortez landed his ships on the shore of Mexico with a mission on his heart and determined spirit. He knew failure was not an option. While on the mission, difficult times and hardships came and he heard his men murmuring and complaining saying “let’s go back to the life we knew”. Cortez then ordered that all the ships be burned. He was committed to this mission and therefore gave himself no options of turning back.
This story softened my heart and began to change my thoughts. By letting the ships burn in my life, I would need to deny any impulse to return to what had worked before and instead take the way of no return. That would require a strong commitment. When I make a change and things start to get hard, my first impulse is to return to what I know - the so called easier way. I forget how I feel at the moment of frustration after taking the wrong path & where I have allowed myself to go. The first sign of unfamiliar territory makes me want to quit trying & turn back to what I feel is comfortable.
This is a new year. Will I burn the ship of sarcasm? Excuses? Comparing myself to others? I have some choices to make. I can either sail back to the life I once knew or I can burn some ships. Anybody got a match?
Technique: I drew a pattern for the waves and then cut them out of khaki cardstock. I painted the cardstock and then used a black marker to outline. I then put another layer of khaki cardstock with inked edges behind it to add depth. I printed the ships onto khaki cardstock and cut out. I burned the edges of the journaling for an added detail (& even woke up my family from the smell of smoke!). Thanks for looking!!!
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