Quotes, Mantras, Affirmations, and Creativity

Throughout my life, I've collected quotes, passages, and images that speak to me. Some are ridiculous, some sarcastic, some motivational, and others just plain neat that "stuck" for whatever reason.

Can't believe I found an old quote board. Wow!

Back in high school, I'd take large poster boards and write quotes all over them, using a variety of colors and changing up the handwriting for more visual interest. - Just like the picture to the right. Those were fun, inspirational, and are like time capsules to look at now. I also used to make big collage boards - for fun, a few are memorialized in this post.

The big breast cancer journey has provided a lot of quotes, mantras, and affirmations (it still does). I've been collecting them - not quite sure how they might be "used."

I'd like to share some here on the Ta-Ta Times blog. Who knows who reads all this. I figure a decent portion of people that read it aren't cancer folk themselves, yet they can still glean information from what I post (or so I like to think!). And for the "others" -- those dealing with chronic illness, the Big C, or just plain ol' hard times, I hope you find these future little snippets comforting and reassuring. I do.

Click pics to zoom - if you dare!

I remember making this one over a year or two.
Slowly but surely, every nook was occupied.
A few remnants have fallen off... 

A few collages.
Their subject matter catapults me back in time.