From Tammy @ A Stitch In Thyme

I had the delightful surprise of receiving this award from Tammy, on Saturday afternoon when I was feeling completely wiped out and it certainly brightened my day! Thank you Dear!
Having received this, I have to:
Write 10 honest things about myself, and pass on the award to 10 honest bloggers, and of course, mention and link who gave it to me.
Well, I'm never too under the table about what I think, but this is a tough one for me......so I'm going to try and just write what comes to mind. The honest part, of course! ;-)

1) I detest Political Correctness. Usually it is a sweet glaze for what, when I was being raised, were referred to as LIES.

2) I find it appalling that any group can quote Holy Text for the reason of harming another, be it a single person or a large group. Somehow, that always has seemed to me to garner them a special corner in Hades.......

3) Honest work is honest work. I like being able to seal a commission with a handshake and my word. In most cases, I can still do that.

4) My life has changed so much this past year that without the people who read this blog, I do not know where I would be. Yes, YOU ALL are important to me and have kept me going more than you know.

5) I have no hesitation of speaking my mind when I felt it necessary eventhough it has gotten me into trouble more than once and no doubt will again.

6) In doing the moral, ethical thing I have lost *friends*. So be it. I would not go back and change my decisions to be swayed by the pack.

7) Theft of intellectual property is still theft (there is a great mess going on with copyright laws at present)---call it what you want, borrowing, etc. If someone else designed it, wrote it, or made it, and it was taken and a one tiny bit was changed, and you claim it as your own work, that is THEFT. As in THIEF. Not a charming word, eh?

8) I try to keep my art as original as possible considering all the work that is out there. I want my personal voice to come through....not someone elses. With all the media focusing on Art now, this is very hard. Keeping it real becomes more of a challenge each day.

9) I continue to educate myself in a lot of areas, and feel anyone who has the opportunity to should also. Knowledge is a great gift; why waste time on stupidity?

10) Sometimes it is easy for me to push to the back, out of view, my ability for kindness and empathy. To truly embrace those qualities, one must open themselves to the feelings and needs of others, and occasionally that means opening yourself to their hurt as well and taking it on and carrying it a while until they are able to endure life's load.

And now, who to pass this to, because I feel most of my blogfriends are quite frank or I would not read them, and picking 10 makes it worse.....because someone will feel shorted..... <:-{

Ces and Her Trees
Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
The Magic, Miracles, and Joy of an Artist
La Llorona Arts
Marbled Musings
Uncommon Threads
Leslie's New Works And Thoughts
Our Victorian Cottage
marianne's art blog
Midlife Poet

Now, I have either flattered you all, or have created a list of bloggers willing to travel to swat me in the head with a rock, or steal my keyboard so I can't type and post! (I have a spare....of course!)
I love honesty, and y'all have it.
Now to the day at hand....and the banner delivery.....pics tomorrow! I hope! Yeah!

Pax.