Find your Soul Food

The last day of the Soul Food project. One last glimpse of the 187 different symbols.





Due to the dark weather this is the best picture, unfortunately. As soon as the sun returns, next year, I will take a new picture.

For now it is time to say goodbye. Wish you all a great weekend and I hope to see you monday.

Elizabeth

Soul Food (part 80)

Well it is no secret that music is VERY important to me. So that is why I decided to make a short list of artists that kept me company the last few months.
Why do I like music? I like music for their lyrics, for their guitars, for the voices I hear, for the emotions expressed, for the joy the artists seem to have on stage, for the memories who are attached to them, for helping me through the turbulations of life, for the comfort and the joy. for helping me travelling home, I just have to love music, my life depends on it.

Andy and friends Stand by me
BB King and friends Rock me baby
BB King Key to the highway
Bee Gees Massachusetts
Bee Gees I started a joke


Bonjovi I got the girl
Bonjovi Stick to your guns
Bruce Springsteen The River
Chris van Loan Going nowhere fast
Danny O'Flaherty Angels in twilight




Deep Purple Smoke on the water
Dolly Parton/Kenny Rogers We got the night
Don Henley Heart of the matter
Eagles Learn to be still
Eagles Get over it


Elvis Presley In the getto
Gary Moore Need your love
Gavin DeGraw We belong together
Herman's Hermits No milk today
Kenny Rogers I can't unlove you





Meatloaf I would do anything for you
Meatloaf For crying out loud
Quinn Sulivan with Buddy Guy a jam
Richard Sambora Undiscovered Soul
Richard Sambora Ballad of Youth


Roy Orbinson Crying
Scott MacKenzie San Francisco
Silhuethes Guitar talk
Simon and Garfunkel Bridge over troubled water
Stevie Ray Vaughn Empty arms


Susan Boyle Wild Horses
Ten Sharp You
Ten years after with Alvin Lee Bluest blues
Ten years after with Alvin Lee Outside my window
Whitney Houston All the man I need

Well 35 songs will have to do for now. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have done and please feel free to share your own favorites, give me something new, something special, a gift from your heart.

One last addition, one more song that is the summary for Soul Food. Thank you for keeping me company while I am travelling home.

Have a fabulous thursday.

Elizabeth

Soul Food (part 79)

Today it is time to say: Thank you.

The first person I want to thank is Jim Houser, without his inspiration this project would never have seen daylight. Here you can read an old interview and see some of his work. If you have trouble to find something to put on your christmas list than I recommand you put Babel on it. This book is really fantastic, you can read about it here.


But I also want to thank all the people who came by and left a message.

Anneli
B
Beth
Cindy
Corinne

Debra Ann
Ger
Jackie
Jude
Judy

Julie
Karen
Lisa
Mal
Mary

Sara
Shell
Stacey
Tony
Victoria
Zuzanna

And of course a huge thank you to my family and all the people who are stopping by everyday without leaving a message. Thank you so much for being part of this journey.

Have a fabulous day.

Elizabeth
PS. Yesterday I made two huge typingerrors: species & spicies should have been spices. Sorry.

Soul Food (part 78)

Soul Food is about all that life has in store for me and all I have in store to give.

Soul Food is like a long letter which is never sent.

Soul Food is about finding peace.

Soul Food is about my love for taekwondo.



Soul Food is about the spices of life.

Let me tell you one last Soul Food mystery. For weeks I have been thinking about what makes life special. Each time the answer was relationships. Each relationship is different, each person brings something special yet to be noticed. Although feeling strongly about it, how was I to symbolize this special feeling.

Until I read this post at Domestic Sensualists I had no idea. But when I saw the tray of spices I couldn't have been more happy. I found my symbol. Relationships are the spices of life. If you look closely to the symbol you can see that the small circles are embroidered in two different ways. The one in the center has both these stitches and make together a circle. There are two explanations for this.

In the first one the large circle is life in general, the small circles are random people, the circle in the middle is person you with whom you connect.

The second explanation of this symbol is that the large circle is a relationship between two people. The small circles are the different talents and habits each person brings to this relationship. The circle in the middle is their deepest connection, the moment they join their love and strenght for one another.

So thanks again Julie for your help to find the best symbols.

Wish you all a lovely day filled with your spices.

Elizabeth

Soul Food (part 77)

Soul food is about change.


Soul Food is about picking up the pieces.



Soul Food is about combining life's lessons, craftmanship and perseverance.



Soul Food is about love in all its forms and all its varieties.



Soul Food is about realizing what the end of the rainbow is giving me.



Soul Food set me in an upward movement.



Soul Food made me realize I am ready to take the next flight.

As you all know this is the final week of Soul Food. I'm very excited (couldn't sleep last night) about this week and all the stuff I want to share with you. To make it just as excited for you I decided to do a give-away. What do you have to do? Just leave a comment this week and tell me about your favorite symbol. I will make an object, haven't decided yet what it wil be, with the symbol you choose. If you have a symbol of your own, share it with me and I will try to do my best to make it. If you have more than one, just let me know. Next monday I will announce the winner, who than has to be patient because I still have to make the present.

This is all for today. I hope to see you tomorrow again. Have a fabulous start of your week.

Elizabeth

Soul Food (part 76)

Books

Guitar music

It's friday already and we need some music to start the weekend with. So I picked Ten Years After with Alvin Lee at Woodstock with Going home because that is the feeling this week. Lots of energy and the feeling of going in the right direction.

Thank you all for stopping by this week and for your inspirational comments.

Have a fabulous weekend filled with your miracles and I'll see you monday!!!

Elizabeth

Soul Food (part 75)

Attraction

Peaceful protection
Thank you Jenna.

My little duckling
Thank you Anne for helping me find my path.

Have a fantastic day filled with lots of energy.

Elizabeth