An Open Letter To The Universe

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When I first left my ex of twelve years, I spent at least six months wanting absolutely nothing to do with the opposite sex. It was so intense that I found myself hissing like an angry cat (in my head!) at men who gave me the impression that they were interested. 

Eventually, this feeling started to pass and a man caught my eye. We dated for a while, but it didn't work out due to extreme differences in our core value systems (another blog post, another day!) 

Despite the disappointment, the experience reminded me that not all men are the same, and that I can find happiness with the right one. 

As a single mom with very little opportunity to leave my home, I turned to dating apps to meet new people.  I've been mulling over my profile for weeks, trying to put my desires into words, and last night I came up with the following:

I'm not sure what I'm looking for here. 

I mean, in the end, what I'd really like, is to meet a good man.

One that will have me laughing continuously and will accept me as I am because I'll accept him as he is.  Who will fall madly in love with me as I fall madly in love with him and who'll treat me like a queen because I'll treat him like a king.  A man who is patient and calm who will also love my boys.  Someone who will stimulate me, both physically and mentally, who will become my partner in crime and with whom I can face this adventure we call life. 

Can that be found here? Who knows?! Stranger things have happened! 

But now I'm left wondering... Am I asking for too much? Will this scare men off?

Which is what brought me to this blog post. As the old brain was churning, ruminating on these questions, this simple phrase came to mind: "Ask, and ye shall receive."

So here I am, asking the universe, because dang it, I deserve it!

I'd like to get off this ride please

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Can we stop the world?  I want to get off this crazy ride.  

There is corruption everywhere we look...  Our governments are turning against us, changing our constitutional rights and infringing on our right to free speech, stealing from us, even drugging us (a small dose of prozac in your drinking water should keep you nice and complacent, right?)  

Discrimination, greed, violence, manipulation... News story get more and more disturbing every day. 

War has become a business and if we end all wars tomorrow, millions of people will lose their jobs... So the people who own the companies that make the weapons also own the companies that make the news.  Yes make... Is there really any true journalism these days?  They invent stories or bend the truth to fuel anger and hate... and create wars. Hard to find the truth in a haystack of lies.

Capitalism has gone terribly, terribly wrong.  

Is there any hope for humanity?  For planet earth?  The planet will survive, even if we all blow each other up.  She will do as she has done for millions of years and freeze over until the air clears enough to thaw... and then life will begin again.   

What about us though?  Divided by race, by sex, by religion, by sexual orientation... Yet we are all the same.  Religious extremists, using religion as a weapon, instilling fear of retribution as a means to control... When every religion is supposed to be based in love.

Respect, courtesy and compassion are now seen as weaknesses and are becoming antiquated values...

There is so much that is wrong, so where do we start to make it right?

I suppose it starts with each and every one of us, making a conscious decision to judge less, and trying to understand more.  Questioning everything we hear and removing our blinders.  Reminding ourselves that extremists do not represent the group and using our voices to be heard and to affect change... Even demand it.  

Share this post... let's work together to make the world a little better.  

Must have new fashions from Felicianation Creations January 2015

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New from Felicianation Ink

Affordable, beautiful tshirts and more brought to you by galloree.com

Fabulous shoes tshirt by Felicianation Ink

I'm an artist. I make stuff. What's your superpower? pullover by Felicianation Ink.

Animan line drawing tshirt for women by Felicia-May Stevenson

All the colours walk united t shirt for women by Felicia Stevenson

Pretty flowers tshirt for little girls, fresh design for spring by Felicianation Ink

Hey, It's my Birdthday! (Again?!)

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It's that time of year again...

This year for my birthday, I'd love to hear a few ka-chings coming from my Etsy app (it's their notification sound that you've just made a sale)

I've been extremely busy lately, working double and triple time to get the shop going and get myself ready for the three fairs I've got coming up.

It may feel like it's still early to be thinking about Christmas shopping, but now would be a great time to pick up some amazing presents for the whole family!  

Ask me for a custom order, and get something personalized, making for a beautiful gift the person knows you put real thought into! Plus you'll have the added bonus of knowing your money went to supporting a small family business rather than a big corporation!

A keychain with their name in letter beads, a special unique gift for a teenager

A jewelry trinket box for someone special (I'm making one now with a jeep and a tree on top)

Jewelry for the stylish woman.

Art prints that you can frame yourself. 

Really the sky's the limit, so don't be shy if you have something in mind!

Both shops are on sale with 20% your purchase of 15$ or more with coupon code BDAYSURPRISE 

Hope to be seeing you on etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/felicianation and http://www.etsy.com/shop/felicianationprints

I don't have a clever title for this post

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Hello again, dear readers. If you still come by to read that is. I know I haven't been a consistent blogger in a long while, so I understand if you got tired of visiting only to see the same old post.

I think about you guys all the time, but all my "I should write a post about that" ideas drift off, and I get caught up on other things. 

I'm working on a big project right now, a new company that could provide nicely for me and my family. I meet with my potential financiers tomorrow. I'm a bit nervous, but my contact seems to think there's no reason to worry, so I'm hopeful. 

Other important issues were fixed for us late last week, so I'm feeling lighter, as the stress was getting to me.  I kept trying to remind myself that everything always seems to work itself and that my angels or the universe have my back, but still!

Anyway, I can't wait to tell you all about my new company... I think it's going to be awesome ;)

Thanks for reading xxx

PS: I threw in a pic of a digital drawing I did this week just because, well why not?

Polymer Clay Jewelry by Felicianation

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Only two days (I guess it's really one day by this time of night) to go until the big art fair, so I wanted to share some of my exciting new creations with you. Well, I think they're exciting anyway, so I hope you do to!

Tired of that ugly chain your ID pass hangs off of at work?  Why not replace it with a statement necklace that adds some punch to your outfit?

A little steam punk inspiration...

All of my remaining items will be available on Etsy following the fair on Saturday, but feel free to drop me a line anytime if you'd like to order a custom piece!

Drop by facebook and like my page at http://www.facebook.com/feliciamaystevenson