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Greetings my dear friends and fellow artists! Welcome to the Volume 35 of my Show Your Colors feature!! Inspired in a
feature of the same name that I made for the
Curated Feature - Contest by
@projecteducate, this initiative consists of promoting colorful artworks that show positive themes such as Love, Friendship, Diversity, People with Disabilities, Protecting Our Earth, LGBTQ+ and Pride, Christmas and Family, Growing up and Maturing, New Beginnings, Ethical Values, Teamwork, Leadership, Volunteering, Animal Rescue, Love for our parents, Love for children and more.
Monthly will be published a volume featuring a maximum of 10-20 artworks selected by me from any category (Traditional, Digital, Fan Art, Anime / Manga, Photography, Photomanipulation, and more) according to the theme selected for the occasion (or a mix of several themes) and some of these editions also will include a morality message related to the same. Popular and little-known artists can get more visibility of their art and learn about the topics discussed.
That is to say, it is not only of exhibiting color as a carrier of expression, affectivity, symbolism, and multiple languages that the artist uses to express his inner feelings, emotions, and desires without words, using mainly his sensitivity, boldness, and all the resources that his environment offers to create. Beyond that, the true intention of this project is to raise awareness about those things that are vitally important for having a healthy and happy life without harmful vices or the typical social prejudices. We must learn to live in harmony with others and provide support to people who need it in a very difficult time.
Without more to say, enjoy!
POSITIVE THINKING
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Positive Thinking is a healthy mindset that allows us to face life’s challenges from a more joyful, optimistic and enriching perspective. However, this does not necessarily mean that we should see the world through pink lenses, avoid our problems and pretend that nothing bad happens, as that would only cause negative effects on our physical, mental and emotional health. It is not about ignoring the reality we live in, but about looking beyond difficult situations, not giving in to negativity and hopelessness, seeking solutions and learning from our mistakes to grow.
Our thoughts, whether positive or negative, greatly influence our feelings and behaviors. That is why it is very important that we are more attentive to them to take care of our mind. Having positive thoughts allows us to cope with difficult times, turn the negative into positive, strengthen our abilities and skills, combat stress and frustrations more effectively, project a positive attitude that helps attract good things, grow as people and achieve our goals.
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People who actively practice Positive Thinking are happier, more confident, and determined. They are characterized by seeing the glass half full, having confidence in their abilities and skills, living in the present, coping better with stress and anguish from uncertainty, achieving the personal goals they set, being persevering, accept that sometimes things go wrong, accept that we all make mistakes, see failure as something specific and limited by time, recognize their own mistakes to try to correct them, and enjoy each moment with what they have. They live in a full and healthy way.
However, developing Positive Thinking is not easy, it requires a lot of time, patience and effort on our part. Generally, Positive Thinking starts with self-talk, the flow of positive and negative thoughts that invade our minds on a daily basis and are influenced by things that are happening around us. If you constantly train your mind to have a positive approach, making use of Resilience, Mindfulness, Self-care and Gratitude, you will gradually develop Positive Thinking, which will also contribute to your well-being.
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BENEFITS OF POSITIVE THINKING
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As I mentioned earlier, Positive Thinking has important benefits for our physical, mental, and emotional health. These benefits are:
- Longer life expectancy: Having positive thoughts helps us live a longer and happier life, since our body develops more defenses to fight infections and other diseases. We are healthier and stronger.
- Better abilities to face difficulties and moments of stress: As already said, Positive Thinking allows us to combat the stress of daily life, which will help us control the levels of stress our body receives and stop suffering from its negative effects.
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- Less likely to suffer from depression: If we constantly practice Resilience, Mindfulness, Self-Care and Gratitude to develop Positive Thinking, this will allow us to be happier and less likely to suffer from depression or anxiety.
- Better physical health: A positive mindset allows us to take better care of our physical and mental health. So we are less likely to get heart disease, our blood pressure stays at normal levels, we are more resistant to the common cold, and we have a stronger immune system.
- Better problem-solving skills: We develop better problem-solving skills we face by thinking things through carefully before acting. In addition, you will be able to make better decisions after having learned from your past mistakes and having a more assertive attitude towards life, which in turn will help you to be a better leader in the future.
- Greater ability to adapt to changes: Changes are necessary to keep moving forward in life and not stagnate. Having positive thinking helps us increase our ability to adapt to changes and new situations that come our way, which in turn motivates us to get out of our comfort zone and try new things.
- Increased creative thinking: It is said that a positive attitude allows us to be more creative and imaginative, since we are more focused on our ideas.
- Better state of mind: Positive Thinking helps us to be happier and not be overwhelmed by the negative things that happen around us, while we do what we like. So we will be in a good mood most of the time.
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HOW TO DEVELOP POSITIVE THINKING
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Developing Positive Thinking can become a great challenge for us, since it is inevitable that we have negative thoughts from time to time and we will not be able to change our way of thinking overnight. It is a process that takes a long time, but it is possible to carry it out by executing the following actions:
- Resilience: It is the ability we have to overcome adversity, our inner strength to get up after a fall, embrace our struggles, see obstacles as opportunities to learn and grow, be tolerant of change, persevere and never give up while We try to reach our goals. To cultivate resilience we must maintain positive relationships with our loved ones, accept change as part of life, avoid seeing crises as insurmountable obstacles, learn from experiences, set realistic goals, take care of ourselves, have hope, and seek opportunities to discover ourselves.
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- Mindfulness: It consists of staying focused on the present moment, being aware of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the environment that surrounds us, without making judgments. Mindfulness practice involves breathing methods, meditations, yoga and other practices to relax the body and mind, an help reduce stress. Being focused on our present allows us to actively get involved in it, not get stuck in the past and keep moving forward.
- Self-care: Self-care consists of those actions that we carry out in order to take care of our physical, mental and emotional health. Doing things like going to bed early after a long day at work, eating healthy and nutritious food, reading a book we like, drawing, listening to relaxing music, meditating, going for a walk outside, exercising, writing about our feelings in a diary , talking to a friend after a hard day at work, resting when you're stressed, etc. It is about being responsible with ourselves, identifying the things that hurt us and making good decisions about our physical, mental, emotional, mental, spiritual and financial well-being.
- Gratitude: It is about being grateful to those people who have given us their help and support when we need it most, and with what we have. Another way to practice gratitude is to write down everything you are grateful for in a “Gratitude Journal.” You can read it whenever you want and when you are upset about something, reflect on the things you are grateful for in your life to improve your mood.
- Review your thoughts: Spend part of your time reviewing your thoughts, to determine if your dominant thoughts are positive or negative. Becoming aware of your thoughts allows you to identify your negative thoughts, question them and transform them into positive thoughts. For example, when faced with a new challenge, instead of rejecting it or saying that you can't do it for fear of failure, see it as an opportunity to learn something new.
- Get more sleep: Getting enough sleep each night allows us to recharge our batteries, do our homework, and face the day with a good attitude. So it's important to go to bed early and develop a good nighttime routine that prioritizes sleep time.
- Identify the negative things you need to change at home, at work, at school or at university to improve your life. Eliminate everything that causes you negative thoughts and do more positive things.
- Surround yourself with positive people: We should surround ourselves with only positive people who support us and who we can trust to give us useful advice and opinions. At the same time, we need to separate ourselves from toxic people who cause us stress, drain our energy, and make us doubt ourselves.
MORE INFORMATION
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I HOPE THAT YOU HAVE ENJOYED THIS FANTASTIC ART EXHIBITION THAT I HAVE BROUGHT FOR EVERYONE TODAY AND THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED A LOT ABOUT POSITIVE THINKING! . The next issue of Show Your Colors will be published on September 15th and the theme is .
I will be very happy to receive your suggestions! . -----------------------------------------
Would you like that your art to be exhibited in the next issue? Do not hesitate and send me a note with the following:
- Three artworks maximum. They can be yours, of a friend or other artists who in your opinion deserve this recognition.
- Two lines as to why the submitted artworks should be displayed.
- A brief message of morality that you would like to share with the community and that will accompany your artworks (Optional).
TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT...
- You must make your suggestions based on the selected topic and the moral message must also be in line with the same. Only colorful artworks.
- No Adult Content (18+), Pornography, Hentai, Gore, Violence, Hate, Fetishes and controversial political and religious opinions.
- Images generated with AI programs will also NOT be accepted. As I explained earlier, the purpose of this project is to highlight colorful artwork that showcases positive themes such as love, friendship, diversity, people with disabilities, protecting our earth, LGBTQ+ and pride, Christmas and family, growth and maturity, new beginnings, ethical values, teamwork, leadership, Volunteering, Animal Rescue, Love for our parents, Love for children and more. Artworks created entirely by humans. And AI images don't meet that requirement.
- All artworks must not be more than 2 years old, in order to access to the latest and give exposure to popular and little-known artists.
- Due to the limited number of works that will be exhibited in each issue, I will only choose one work per artist of your suggestions. Be sure to choose only the best works from your own gallery or from someone else. Sketches, WIPs and poor quality artworks will not be accepted.
- Each artwork will only be shown once to prevent it from being repeated in another issue and give opportunities to other artists. To know what works have already been featured in this space, I invite you to visit my Show Your Colors: Featured Art folder in my Favourites section.
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