July Inner Reflections Challenge

[Kiki Cole]

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As I am currently going through many changes and countless challenges in my personal life, I find myself reflecting inward more and more often. Who have I become? What brought me to where I am in my life today? Am I everything I hoped I would be? What's in store for my future? Where can I take my life next? As I started asking myself these questions, I decided to read inspirational books and, as I fully expected, I began wanting to scrap pages about concepts, thoughts, personality traits, strengths and weaknesses I saw within myself. Things I wanted to change and things I wanted to nurture; things I wanted to explore and things I wanted to purge.

I challenge you to do something similar. Each month, I'm going to bring you a word or short phrase. I want you to reflect on it and scrap a page about what it means to you. The page does not have to be about you, just what you want to represent to us about your thoughts on my topic of choice.

I originally thought I'd do this as a journaling challenge, and I encourage all of you to journal your little hearts out! But sometimes, as in my personal example for this month, a quote or just a few sentences will get your message across. Do what feels right for you.

July Inner Reflections Topic: FAITH RETURNS

Have you had a time in your life when you lost all faith? Did you lose sight of your belief in a higher power? What happened? How did faith return to you? Are you still searching? This challenge does not necessarily have to be about religious faith, though. Perhaps you lost faith in yourself, your capabilities; or maybe you lost faith in someone else. Scrap whatever you have to tell about how you lost that faith and how or if it returned.

I have never been uber-religious, but I do feel that I was a faith-filled person. I taught 4th grade Bible school, said daily prayers, attended church each Sunday...but all that came to a stop when my beloved grandmother died in 1997. Events over the past year and a half have brought me back to my beliefs. And, although I do not attend any religious services, faith has returned. I have discovered that my heart never was silent...I had just stopped listening.

My quote this month is, once again, from Paulo Coelho's book "Warrior of the Light."



Please post your creations in our gallery, but don't forget to post them in this thread as well or we won't know to send you the participation gift!

This month's participation gift is 2 clusters made with the most recent collab: Story Crate.



I can't wait to see your thoughts on FAITH RETURNS!!

[BernieTuffs]

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LOVE this challenge! Thank you! xx

[prettypeony]

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Kiki, your layout is wonderful. Love the quote too!

[Kimm23]

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Beautiful layout!! This challenge will be a challenge for me but I'm up to it, lol.

[Kiki Cole]

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I can't wait to see your LOs!!

[NancyP]

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Ohhhh, Kiki!! Am going to love doing this one!! Will work on it when I get home in a few days.

[Kimm23]

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I am really enjoying your Inner Reflections Challenges, Nicole. This month it is exactly something I have been working on this year which has meant a lot of inner changes and growth for me. My page is pretty basic writing but it was meaningful to do it. Thanks again

[Wildcat]

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[NancyP]

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Another great Inner Reflections challenge!!! Hope this continues every month!

[BernieTuffs]

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GORgeous LOs! xx

[Kiki Cole]

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These are great! I love reading these.

And, Nancy, yes...I hope to contiue these Inner Reflection for as long as I can! Which reminds me to start looking for something for August! LOL

[BernieTuffs]

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here's mine for July! I was playing in CS6 this morning, trying to get to know it, and this is my first page made in the new software!! I'm extra pleased as I used textures from photos I took on my recent walks along the beach, and the butterfly is a brush I made! Am loving some of the effects I'm finding in this new software!!
Thank you for the challenge!!!
Bernie x

[prettypeony]

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Here's mine.

[BernieTuffs]

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wow that's lovely! Love the boldness and simplicity that just draws you right in! x

[twizzle]

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Bernie

That is just lovely. Soft but vibrant at the same time.