remember yourself, Meek.

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YOUR IDEAS 

ARE ONLY AS 

GOOD AS YOUR 

ACTIONS.

ISOLATION | SOLITUDE

#digdogdigdoodle

1.  Love and accept yourself as you are right now.  Start a list to remind yourself of all your wonderful qualities.  Add to it every day.

E.g.,  I am the most positive person I know.

2.  Free yourself from past resentments and disappointments about who you were yesterday.  Stop engaging in self-blame and guilt for past acts and omissions.  Today is the first day of the rest of your life.  Revel in it.

As Scrooge announced on Christmas morn, “I am not the man I was!”

3.  Let go of any and all resentment you’re hanging onto about everyone and everything else.  Stop looking for reasons to criticize and blame others for their acts and omissions.  Let go of your desire to control others.

The past is gone.  It is what it is, and cannot be changed.  Let it go.  

4.  Stop giving your power away.  Use your time, energy, and vitality wisely.  Every time you choose to focus on a negative, you are depleting your reserves rather than re-charging your batteries.

Focus on circulating and re-circulating positive, life-affirming ideas. 

5.  Use creative visualization and your imagination to your advantage, not your detriment.  Instead of picturing worst case scenarios, see things as you want them to be.  Visualize yourself doing things in a state of perfect health.

Visualize ideal outcomes and happy endings, not dire consequences.

 6.  Do not speak of your illness, or dis-ease with others.  The more attention you place on what you don’t want in your life, the more energy it absorbs.   Remove your attention from your dis-ease.  Put your focus and attention on the things in your life that make you feel good.

Starve your illness and dis-ease by refusing to dwell on them.

7.  Love is the antidote to fear.  If you appreciate the many blessings in your life, and express gratitude for anything and everything, you begin to flow in  a healing bath (rather than languishing in toxins).  Develop an attitude of gratitude by making a list of all the things you are grateful for, including  increased health and vitality.

Be grateful for the health and well-being coming your way.

8.  Recognize that you have the power to heal yourself.  That healing power flows from the thoughts you think.  Allow positive thoughts to circulate, eliminating stress and boosting your immune system.

There is no such thing as incurable.  Miracles abound.

9.  Be happy.  Appreciate this moment.  Resist nothing.  Love yourself and others.  Be  grateful for small blessings.  Make happiness your number one  priority.  When you remain positive, you summon well-being, and vanquish  illness and dis-ease.

When we exist in a state of happiness, we boost our immune systems and allow our bodies to use energy reserves for healing.  

10.  Laugh!  Laugh again!  Watch funny movies and recall memories that make you laugh.  Once you access the joy within, let it expand to fill your entire being, crowding out illness and dis-ease.

Laugh your way back to health.

sometimes I wonder if you miss me, but then I remember 

you left me 

A few months ago, I reached out to a handful of young women I found talented with style and vision through the medium of photography. I found Lissa Hardbarger through a mutual friend and began to scan her visual journey on Instagram. Her vision is a quiet thoughtfulness I enjoy digging deeper into, from the color tones to the compositions, Lissa sees the world through different eyes. As she shares in the Q&A below, Lissa is from and resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is young, and claims to be sensitive, but I see her as outspoken in undeniable ways. I look forward to seeing her work grow and feel honored that she took the time to exercise her creativity with necklaces TRUST + R.E.S.P.E.C.T. from DIGDOGDIG's INTERPERSONAL collection. Please enjoy reading through this funny and insightful Q&A below and enjoy the visual story by clicking HERE. Thank you, Lissa for keeping it real with DIGDOGDIG and Malia for the gorgeous musing!  

1) HEY BOO - A/S/L? 

22/F/HON,HI

2) TOP THREE FAVORITE ACTIVITIES/HOBBIES

I love taking pictures, going to the beach, and lounging around the house with my cats.

3) WHAT'S THE BEST LESSON YOUR PARENTS HAVE TAUGHT YOU THUS FAR IN LIFE?

Don't wait until you're ready.

4) HOW DO YOU IDENTIFY WITH THE WORD "ARTIST"?

I can't say for sure that I'm there yet. 

5) CATS OR DOGS? WHY?

CATS. They get me on a real level. Dogs are great too but I don't have that kind of energy!

6) WHAT'S THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT WHERE YOU LIVE?

The diversity.

7) GOALS/DREAMS? SHARE WHATEVER YOU PLEASE.

The ideal would be to be a graphic designer, photographer, or social media liaison at any company that bases their business on being environmentally neutral.

8) WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT WORKING WITH FILM? 

I feel like it's hard to get the sincerity of a moment any other way.

9) WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT WORKING WITH DIGITAL?

Absolute freedom. You can crop, fix colors, photoshop, anything you want guilt-free. With film, theres only so much you do before you start to question whether or not you've touched the photo too much for it to still be considered film.

10) SOCKS OR NO SOCKS?

Socks. I have sweaty feet ;)

11) THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SUMMER SONGS

12) IF YOU COULD TRAVEL ANYWHERE, WHERE WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

I would take an American cross-country trip in a van. Theres so many things to see in the US, it'd be a shame to go through life without seeing it all.

13) WHAT DID YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT WORKING WITH DIGDOGDIG? 

The feeling that the work I did was appreciated, understood, and encouraged. DIGDOGDIG emits a kind of openness that says its okay for  you to love yourself and love what you do. 

14) WHAT DID YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT WORKING WITH DIGDOGDIG?

The distance! It would be the bee's knees if we could sit in a room and bounce ideas off each other.

15) WOULD YOU CONSIDER COLLABORATING WITH DIGDOGDIG AGAIN?

Oh definitely.

16) TELL US A FUNNY TRUE STORY ABOUT YOURSELF 

When I was small, I saw a TV show on the life cycle of a chicken and decided it was a good idea to take an egg from the fridge and try to get it to hatch under my stuffed animals.

17) TOP THREE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE YOUR ROOM

Traffic, moths, and a view.

18) WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PIECE OF CLOTHING AND WHY?

Anything thats not fussy, I like to be comfortable. Preferably not sweating. Preferably in stripes. 

19) ANY BOOK SUGGESTIONS FOR THOSE WHO WANNA EXPAND THEIR MIND?

Quiet by Susan Cain.

20) WHAT MAKES YOU, YOU? 

My thin skin. Sometimes I wish I was a little less sensitive, but I don't think the work I do would be the same if I were.

DIGDOGDIG

REFLECTION COLLECTION / 2015

COMING SOON

I SAID "SEE YOU LATER"

I THOUGHT IT WAS GOODBYE

BUT, 

GOODBYE DOES NOT WORK

WHEN YOU LOVE. 

I LOVE 

IT 

HERE

AND WILL 

NOT

LEAVE

FOR YOU

THIS IS FOR ME.

JULY 7, 2015