#Tim the artist

Daily Drawing #280, Don’t Skate Through Life

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I spent a lot of my youthful and young adult years skating through life. For those of you who don’t know what that means, skating through life is a euphemism for doing the easy stuff which takes little effort while seeking to avoid the harder road with greater rewards. I don’t know if it came from my upbringing hanging around with members of the sixties generation or not. Whatever the reason I am here to tell you life is hard and takes work. If you want to succeed get to the task of working do not try to skate by because before you know it the years are gone and you’re not where you like to be in life.

Daily Drawing #279, There Are No Two Alike

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I think it is very interesting that the world we live in today though different has many similarities to the one I grew up in. Back in the good ole days people, me included, tried to look and act like those we considered to be cool, like rock stars and the cool people at school. I have since come to realize that we are all individuals and we should revel in our individuality. Also, instead of criticizing those we don’t know or think don’t meet our standards, we should revel in getting to know them and learn from them.

Daily Drawing #277, Taking A Stroll Through Tine

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Have you ever noticed the older you get the more you take a stroll through your past life. You reflect on all you’ve accomplished, all your failures and all the things which might have been had you taken a different road. I know I would have changed a few things like trying to stay healthier or maybe have become a teacher like I always wished, or maybe kept up with practicing my art but in the end I can truly say my life hasn’t been all that bad. Here’s to life and the roads we all travel.

Daily Drawing #276, Wharever Happened to the Fairytale Life?

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I know I’ve mentioned before about my passion for the fantasy genre. I love the way teh genre takes you into imaginary worlds where the hero must save his kingdom from a great evil which comes about the land. Part of the fantasy genre which always seem to have a really happy ending, well unless you read Grimm’s Fairy Tales which do not always end but always seem end with a moral the characters need to learn. I always thought life would be like one of those fairy tales where there would be this great happy ending. I was half right this life will end for all of us some day. The happy ending will come to those who have asked Jesus into their hearts when we see Him in Heaven.

Daily Drawing #275, Be Careful Who You Hug

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I have often been accused of freely offering up a hug to all those I meet. It is something that comes from my Southern heritage. I think a good hug warms the heart and can break down the barriers between two people. However I have also learned over the years that some people don’t want to be hugged for whatever reason. So if you like to give a hug of greeting like me make sure if you don’t know the person that well ask before you give out the hug. Why all the talk about hugging? Because in this world which seems so filled with hate and division it is one small way we can do as Jesus instructed us, “Love thy neighbor…”

Daily Drawing #274, Trying to Find The Happy Place

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In life there are times when you need to step back and find your happy place. A happy place is somewhere quiet where you can be free of the hustle and bustle of the world around you. A quiet place can be a room, a place in the yard or another place where you can pray or talk to God. My happy place is when I do my art work. It is in those moments of creating a drawing where I lay pencil to paper and talk to God at the same time. These are the times when the tension melts away and I can listen for the still quiet voice of God. Take the time to find your quiet place and go there daily.

Daily Drawing #272, Some Things Just Don’t Go Together

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As I grow older I have discovered there are certain things which no longer go together like when my mind tells me I can do one thing but my body tells me I can’t. As a Christian I have been told over and over again that the Christian mindset does not go well with the worldview. In other words be in the world but not of the world. What does this really mean. I live in the world how can I not be of the world. the answer is simple. As Christians we are not to see as the world does but as God does. This means we no longer seek to satisfy our own needs but seek to become one who gives unconditionally. Think about how much good would be done if everyone who claims to be a Christian lived like one.