Comments on: Holding Intent - Part II http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html Images and writing about my abstract contemporary textile art by Lisa Call. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:16:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Leslie http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15438 Leslie Sat, 02 Feb 2008 17:36:09 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15438 That video is very powerful and startling. Thanks for posting it. I think the idea of committing to some complaint-free days is a good one. For me, the hardest are the internal complaints, the ones I run in my head like a mantra sometimes, about how things are so messed up and life's so unfair -- to me... I'm working on noticing those and not believing them. I just recently discovered your blog, Lisa, and love it. Thanks, Leslie That video is very powerful and startling. Thanks for posting it.

I think the idea of committing to some complaint-free days is a good one. For me, the hardest are the internal complaints, the ones I run in my head like a mantra sometimes, about how things are so messed up and life’s so unfair — to me… I’m working on noticing those and not believing them.

I just recently discovered your blog, Lisa, and love it.

Thanks,
Leslie

]]> By: Lisa Call http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15430 Lisa Call Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:02:31 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15430 Tina - A big congrats to you for making it 4 days complaint free. That's wonderful - it feels great doesn't it! Tracy - that was excellent! Laure - thank you! I hope you found a good high building and leaped completely over it! Laura - I agree - I love being surrounded by positive people. Good wishes for your week also. Sarah - glad you enjoyed the video! Jafabrit and Cynthia - I can see your point of view and I think many share it. I've never seen the footage of the twin towers coming down on 9-11. About 7 or 8 years ago I decided to not watch or pay attention to the news anymore. My intention - to qualify for any jury because I'm so out of touch with "reality". To be one of those people everyone says "where did they find someone that didn't know about that!" I can't say I never read the news on the internet but I don't watch it on TV and I rarely listen to the radio. What I find is that if something so amazingly big happens (like 9-11) I'll hear about it and then I might do a bit of reading. I find that focusing on all that negative stuff does not serve me and now I'm working on getting my own words in alignment with this aspiration. I don't think this means I can't have a serious discussion but I do believe the Law of Attraction saying that Energy Flows Where Focus Goes. Tina - A big congrats to you for making it 4 days complaint free. That’s wonderful - it feels great doesn’t it!

Tracy - that was excellent!

Laure - thank you! I hope you found a good high building and leaped completely over it!

Laura - I agree - I love being surrounded by positive people. Good wishes for your week also.

Sarah - glad you enjoyed the video!

Jafabrit and Cynthia - I can see your point of view and I think many share it. I’ve never seen the footage of the twin towers coming down on 9-11. About 7 or 8 years ago I decided to not watch or pay attention to the news anymore. My intention - to qualify for any jury because I’m so out of touch with "reality". To be one of those people everyone says "where did they find someone that didn’t know about that!"

I can’t say I never read the news on the internet but I don’t watch it on TV and I rarely listen to the radio. What I find is that if something so amazingly big happens (like 9-11) I’ll hear about it and then I might do a bit of reading.

I find that focusing on all that negative stuff does not serve me and now I’m working on getting my own words in alignment with this aspiration. I don’t think this means I can’t have a serious discussion but I do believe the Law of Attraction saying that Energy Flows Where Focus Goes.

]]> By: cynthia http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15426 cynthia Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:22:05 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15426 Great video - I was waiting for the "...and so" I agree with Jafabrit though too - there should be a balance, life isn't all sunshine and puppies. Excuses are another issue all together. Love all the color too! Great video - I was waiting for the “…and so”

I agree with Jafabrit though too - there should be a balance, life isn’t all sunshine and puppies. Excuses are another issue all together.

Love all the color too!

]]> By: Tracy http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15424 Tracy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:43:23 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15424 I’m so tired; I’ve got an early day tomorrow; I’m freezing; My lips are chapped; I should put up another post; I don’t have enough time; there’s something cool on TV; I’m not feeling very well; my back hurts; I should eat something; what will I wear tomorrow?; I should do the dishes; my stomach hurts; I should read that magazine; I need to wrap my mom’s birthday book; I’m so cold; I must be getting sick; I need a blanket; the heater needs to go downstairs, I better rest up; the dog needs brushing; dishes need to be washed; I’m still hungry….all these and I’m sure more used by my pathetic self in the last 48 hrs. Ack! I’m a slug. Thanks for clearing the lens! No excuses! No fear! I’m off to the studio. Thank you!!!!! I’m so tired; I’ve got an early day tomorrow; I’m freezing; My lips are chapped; I should put up another post; I don’t have enough time; there’s something cool on TV; I’m not feeling very well; my back hurts; I should eat something; what will I wear tomorrow?; I should do the dishes; my stomach hurts; I should read that magazine; I need to wrap my mom’s birthday book; I’m so cold; I must be getting sick; I need a blanket; the heater needs to go downstairs, I better rest up; the dog needs brushing; dishes need to be washed; I’m still hungry….all these and I’m sure more used by my pathetic self in the last 48 hrs. Ack! I’m a slug. Thanks for clearing the lens! No excuses! No fear!

I’m off to the studio. Thank you!!!!!

]]> By: sarah http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15422 sarah Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:36:15 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15422 wow. that video gave me some chills. thanks for including it - it gives me some real perspective. wow. that video gave me some chills. thanks for including it - it gives me some real perspective.

]]> By: Laura Tyler http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15421 Laura Tyler Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:45:08 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15421 It feels great to hang out with energetic, can-do people, doesn't it? Wishing you good luck with your goal today! Much care, Laura It feels great to hang out with energetic, can-do people, doesn’t it? Wishing you good luck with your goal today!
Much care,
Laura

]]> By: Laure http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15419 Laure Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:31:21 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15419 Lisa, I love your more monochromatic pieces, but this one with all the color speaks to me! I love it - horizontal or vertical. Thanks for posting the reminder about negativity. Right now I am in a fierce battle with my inner voices to stop the negative thinking - thereby putting a stop to a lot of the negative speaking. It is interesting how quickly we fall back into the negativity trap when someone else starts the ball rolling though. . . . As to the video - AWESOME! I don't remember who said it . . . "the only real disability is a bad attitude!" How often we keep ourselves from flying because of the words, "I can't"! Okay, then, I'm off to find a tall building to leap or a speeding train to pass up!! Thanks for a wonderful start to my day! ~ Laure Lisa, I love your more monochromatic pieces, but this one with all the color speaks to me! I love it - horizontal or vertical. Thanks for posting the reminder about negativity. Right now I am in a fierce battle with my inner voices to stop the negative thinking - thereby putting a stop to a lot of the negative speaking. It is interesting how quickly we fall back into the negativity trap when someone else starts the ball rolling though. . . .

As to the video - AWESOME! I don’t remember who said it . . . “the only real disability is a bad attitude!” How often we keep ourselves from flying because of the words, “I can’t”!

Okay, then, I’m off to find a tall building to leap or a speeding train to pass up!!
Thanks for a wonderful start to my day! ~ Laure

]]> By: jafabrit http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15418 jafabrit Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:04:11 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15418 That is a good video. This quilt is lovely and I really like it horizontal. As far as being negative/positive, it is just finding that right balance isn't it? I find it difficult to relate to people who are so positive they exclude any possibility of discussion about the more serious issues in life (too depressing), or accept that it is okay to be negative now and again. That is a good video.

This quilt is lovely and I really like it horizontal.

As far as being negative/positive, it is just finding that right balance isn’t it? I find it difficult to relate to people who are so positive they exclude any possibility of discussion about the more serious issues in life (too depressing), or accept that it is okay to be negative now and again.

]]> By: Tina Mammoser http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15417 Tina Mammoser Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:01:13 +0000 http://blog.lisacall.com/2008/01/holding-intent-part-ii.html#comment-15417 Love it! Kept laughing at all the little phrases *I* say. And the fact that I was going to go visit a client in my running gear today so I could run home but was thinking it's too cold. Well, can't say that now can I? ;) I agree about the shift in attitude with the complain free days. I think I found the idea through you through Alyson Stanfield? I haven't been wearing a bracelet or anything (I went about 4 days and then forgot about that aspect) but just trying to make an effort overall to be and speak positive. It's quite interesting. I've had to tell people a couple times that I didn't want to discuss something, but found that I actually could predict who those people would be. I have faltered in the task I admit, but it's quite liberating to focus on the positive as much as I can! Best of luck to you with it too! I'm really enjoying the old images you're showing too. (I like this one horizontal.) Love it! Kept laughing at all the little phrases *I* say. And the fact that I was going to go visit a client in my running gear today so I could run home but was thinking it’s too cold. Well, can’t say that now can I? ;)

I agree about the shift in attitude with the complain free days. I think I found the idea through you through Alyson Stanfield? I haven’t been wearing a bracelet or anything (I went about 4 days and then forgot about that aspect) but just trying to make an effort overall to be and speak positive. It’s quite interesting. I’ve had to tell people a couple times that I didn’t want to discuss something, but found that I actually could predict who those people would be. I have faltered in the task I admit, but it’s quite liberating to focus on the positive as much as I can! Best of luck to you with it too!

I’m really enjoying the old images you’re showing too. (I like this one horizontal.)

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