jaynie modin Curators Community • 9 hours ago • 5 min readEnough... IS...enough.“There is nothing more rare, nor more beautiful, than a woman being unapologetically herself; comfortable in her perfect imperfection. To me, that is the true essence of beauty.” - Steve…jaynie modin Curators Community • 2 days ago • 4 min readMeaning in the MiddleTake a moment to realize how great it is that you’re working on it. Then step forward and offer your best efforts yet. — Ralph Marston Sometimes I have compared how life “develops” to the…jaynie modin Curators Community • 3 days ago • 6 min readThe Measure of a Moment.“I'll tell you what I miss. I miss that throbbing heart telling me to take a leap when the sky looks too dark. I miss the walk that I took in the narrow cobblestoned pathways that fumed of history…jaynie modin Curators Community • 3 days ago • 4 min readSimplicity is Delicious.Our egos are utterly convinced that ‘quality of life’ is found in the ‘domineering of life.’ And a very simple way to effectively destroy the whole of your life is to live by this for the smallest…jaynie modin Curators Community • 4 days ago • 4 min readI will Write...I will write - because this is how I process and heal. It is how I manage my mind. It is how I find a place of understanding for every microscopic detail of my life experience which I find…jaynie modin Curators Community • 4 days ago • 3 min readNO is a complete sentence.Sometimes I think the hardest word in the English language isn’t “antidisestablishmentarianism” or whatever other Scrabble champion nonsense people throw around. It’s “no.” Just two little letters…jaynie modin Curators Community • 5 days ago • 6 min readThe Silence Between Chapters.“Stop trying to be less of who you are. Let this time in your life cut you open and drain all of the things that are holding you back.” ― Jennifer Elisabeth Over the years I have found that life…jaynie modin Curators Community • 8 days ago • 6 min readLessons Etched in Absence“There are two kinds of guilt: the kind that drowns you until you’re useless, and the kind that fires your soul to purpose.” ― Sabaa Tahir Tonight I sat and watched my mom’s memorial service. It…jaynie modin Curators Community • 8 days ago • 2 min readEcstasy in MotionNaked. I stood - staring at my translucent reflection in the window as the sun pierced it’s rays through the blinding glass and landed in skewed directions on my skin. I saw myself, looked down upon…jaynie modin Curators Community • 9 days ago • 4 min readMotion & MagicI have never been one to stare at a mountain and collapse at the idea of climbing it. My brain just doesn’t go there. The thought of “impossible” has never sat comfortably with me. Maybe it’s…jaynie modin Curators Community • 10 days ago • 3 min readLiving in Full Colour“Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It’s a sign that you have a big heart, and that you aren’t afraid to let others see it.” — Brigitte Nicole Ola Sunshines, Hope everyone…jaynie modin Curators Community • 28 days ago • 5 min readBeauty and the Brains.It never fails to baffle me how quickly people assume that if you are considered “pretty” or have what society deems an “attractive body”, that there is nothing much going on between your ears. Like…jaynie modin Curators Community • 29 days ago • 3 min readHolding Space for ChangeHave you ever noticed how people don’t always want you to grow? It’s strange. You’d think change would be something worth celebrating… the effort it takes, the courage behind it, not to mention the…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 6 min readRolling with the waves... and the punches, lol!Many nights when I fall asleep, I can hear the waves from the distant ocean rolling and crashing. It’s a beautiful sound, both comforting and powerful… and waking up to the smell of the ocean in the…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 6 min readThank You. No, Really. Thank You.It is pretty strange how two little words can carry the weight of a piano falling from a sixth floor window. “Thank you.” I used to throw it out there like confetti… polite, perfunctory, a default…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 5 min readDead Wood Doesn’t Grow.Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go. ― Roy T. Bennett Even the wildest of angers and harshest of bitterness can be useful for a relative period of time… such…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 5 min readPortrait of a Self in ProgressSometimes I feel… or rather think (okay, let’s be honest… overthink) that I should stop drawing portraits because they may not sell. Like, why would people want to hang that on their wall, or… would…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 5 min readThe Soul Doesn’t Need a Map.“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” - Jimmy Dean Good Morning! A pretty cold and grey one at that. As I half-expected, I lay…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 4 min readThe Early Bird Bakes the BreadLast nights beautiful and rather moody sunset Last night whilst already sitting without power due to some kind of fault at one of the power stations nearby we got notice that there was a…jaynie modin Curators Community • last month • 4 min readThis is your road.“You are essentially who you create yourself to be and all that occurs in your life is the result of your own making.” ― Stephen Richards Funny how winter weather seems to make a person…
