Wyld Creativity: Big Dreams Realised.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Big Dreams Realised.

So I finally got to meet U2..Or at least say Hi and state how much I appreciated their music and how it has inspired me. This is a picture including signatures from The Edge and Bono on one of my Joshua Tree Lithographs.

Last night was the TIFF world premiere of the U2 Doc 'From The Sky Down' a story about creating the 'Achtung Baby' Album. It was a turning point for the group and marked a significant change after the rise from 'The Joshua Tree' album.
I am super excited to see the 9 P.M show tonight. I know already that it is going to exceed my expectations because everything U2 is a part of...always does! Last night was just one example. What awesome guys, they were so cautious taking time and care to meet and greet and say Hi to as many fans as they could.

I have big dreams and they are driven by God Inspired by the Holy Spirit and are often motivated and realized by U2. God gave me a vision during the summers of 1999 & 2000 that I would be the creator/developer of a magazine showcasing stories around the world through art, poetry and testimony proclaiming freedom found in Christ.

Because of my own release from pain and struggle from a wild and cruel virtual world online I was inspired to call the magazine
'Free @ Last'. Since, I have been drawn to another title for the Magazine- a word that has challenged me in my faith and quest to understand what it means to live out my faith today and that title is 'REPRESENT'. U2 has continued to remind me of this vision with songs like 'Walk On' which have fueled my desire to create a medium of communication to reach around the globe inspiring hope and transformation to the nations.

Today I am more inspired then ever after meeting so many people in Toronto who just have NO idea of the Freedom that is awaiting for them if they would only seek and ask Jesus into their life and let him transform it.

I know

that God is bigger then anything I can ever predict or imagine. I am riding this wave of inspiration, not really knowing where it will take me but recognizing its authenticity.

I don't want to sound like I have anything figured out because I don't. I am just going through these ideas and emotions in my head and trying to make sense of them all. I am beginning to understand this big complicated world. One thing that has become crystal clear after living a couple of months in downtown Toronto is that People are DESPERATE for the truth! Absolutely desperate and I wish I had more convincing words to share or thought provoking statements to enlighten conversations had but one thing I have come to appreciate is that my story of freedom and the incredible turning point in my life of being released from a treacherous all consuming Online world is always the turning point in the conversation.
A true experience and life changing moment can never be denied and it is the opportunity that breaks down barriers.

So I guess what I am trying to say is that as unprepared and useless not to mention,un qualified I often feel when talking to strangers about Freedom in Christ- There is always our life changing story that fills in all the blanks. It's a true story about freedom and new beginnings. People relate to this and I think it is the most valuable tool we have to share with people.

I think I went off the beaten path a bit but one thing I have noticed is Inspiration is sometimes messy. Its offten like brain storming /'Big Idea' sessions, the page ends up being cluttered with pencile drawings, key words and statments..In the end there is always one key theme and the big idea emerges. I will have to look back at this mini idea/thought session to see what The 'Big Idea' is ... But I think It has something to do with dreams revisted and the inspiration to see change. Not quite sure. I am sure however, this is a revolving and on going conversation and on that note I need to attempt to get some work done today! Happy Friday Everyone.

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The Story of a Prince and a Girl who Dreamed of finding Her Prince.

Once upon a time there was a young woman named Ruby; she lived in a far way kingdom where only the stars in the sky could light the way. The kingdom was tall and made of stone. Inside, it had all of the finest linens and tapestries with winding stair cases, golden mirrors and exotic flowers that stretched the kingdom’s stone walls. The kingdom was surrounded by a large creek bed and had a large wooden draw bridge outside the tall black iron front gates. Beyond the kingdom were many forests, pastures, rivers and hills.

The young woman lived in the kingdom with only her two servants Nigel and Jasmine. They had been with Ruby ever since her mother gave birth to her and have cared for her and loved her since the great royal war that took her family tragically away from her. Years had past since then and Ruby was a young woman now. Since the great royal war she had not seen another person beside her servants. The lands had been deserted as other kingdoms were destroyed and abandoned. No one knew this kingdom existed. It stood in a far off place that only one deserted over grown pathway in the forest would lead to.

Ruby spent her childhood growing up playing with all the animals in the forest, she had names for all of them and would spend her days dancing in the pastures and walking along the creek bed throwing stones into the water. She was content those days as she lived free and enjoyed every tree, every stone, and every pathway near the kingdom. She loved her home but she missed her family and many times she felt alone.

As Ruby grew older she began to stop playing in the pastures and instead she spent her days walking along the creek bed dreaming of finding love and not being alone anymore. Every night outside her balcony she would spend time looking out into the stars and making wishes that one day soon a wonderful man would find the unmarked path in the forest that would lead him to her kingdom.

Nigel and Jasmine were very old now; Ruby took time to care for them and tended to their needs. She would gather food from the garden and make them food to eat and get them blankets to make sure they were comfortable when it was cold. She was not sure how much longer they would live but one thing she knew was how much she admired they’re love for one another and she hold that in her heart for as long as she lived.

It was a warm fall evening; the leaves from the trees were lightly falling as the sun began to set. Ruby was standing on her balcony in her long white silk night gown. As the dark sky began to shine, a light breeze bustled against her gown and her long brown hair blew lightly in the wind. She stood with her hands on the balcony ledge and wished to the stars like she had so many nights before singing” Star light Star bright bring my prince home to me tonight” She stared up into the dark blue sky and began to talk more to the shinning stars.

Just as she was looking up into the sky, talking to the stars a man was following the pathway from the forest that leads to Ruby’s kingdom. He was beginning to approach the edge of the pathway he had began journeying on earlier that day and was about to step on to a beautiful white shiny stoned pebble walk way that would lead up to a draw bridge and to Ruby’s kingdom.

The young man had been travelling for months only eating what he could find along the pathway. Henry was a prince from the golden city of Persia. He was on an expedition when he was captured by rivals and taken to a far away land where he was imprisoned in a place he did not know. Months ago after many nights planning Henry escaped while the guards were sleeping. He thought he would be able to journey home by recognizing land marks but once he had fled the guards he realized that he was further from home then he ever imagined and much to his dismay he did not recognize any of his surroundings. He had been following the sun in hopes of finding his way home. Each day he walked further hoping that one day the pathway would lead him to his family.

Earlier that day Henry had been walking though the forest with large green bushes and fruitful trees around him when he saw a small unmarked pathway that was ragged and old. There were no fruit trees, only old tall trees and an old pebble pathway that seemed run down and abandoned.

He was going to continue to walk on the pathway he had been but something caught his eye as he walked past this abandoned trail. Henry saw a small red ruby attached to a ring lying in between some wet leaves. The sun was shining on it and it glistened and shinned at him. He bent down and lifted the leaves around it away and dusted the ring off and looked at. The ring was prestigious and fit for a princess. He thought about continuing on the main pathway road through the forest but he was drawn down this unmarked pathway. He wondered if this ruby red ring belonged to someone. He put the ring in his pocket and began to walk along the jagged unmarked pathway. He noticed that there were no markings along this pathway so it appeared that no one had walked this pathway for many years.

To Be Continued…

Wyld Creativity

Overcome.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Big Dreams Realised.

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