This is a class assignment I had in the spring of 2007 at SDSU; create a reliquary that pays devotion to a subject of your choice. What I came up with is not visually complicated and doesn't hold many items...it doesn't need to. However, to me, it's purpose is powerful. My project was the only one in class that could be used in some way....now and well into the future. All others were simply a shrine where mostly a collage of pictures were displayed. I try to think outside of the box...and that's exactly what the thoughts and ideas inside this box do; take you outside of the box (to another country...to a salsa class...)!
Ok here's the deal: There are 3 small boxes inside the reliquary...3 different steps. The one on the left (step 1) reads "I.N.S.P.I.R.E." on the lid (Invigorate. Notion. Stimulate. Provoke. Influence. Reassure. Excite). Inside the box are pieces of colored chalk and strips of paper that have some of my favorite quotes (that DO what all of those words in the above parenthesis intend). Here are some examples:
"Just can't live that negative way... make way for the positive day!" -Bob Marley
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure." -Don Wilder
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." -Confucius
There are also blank papers for me to continue to find "Inspiring" quotes. These quotes then get written on the chalkboard for me to see everyday!
The center box (step 2) reads "D.R.E.A.M." (Desire. Reflect. Envision. Aspire. Meaning). This box also contains strips of paper for me to write down all of my dreams...my goals! Anything and everything that I ___(insert word from above parenthesis here)__. Crazy thing is..I haven't looked in this box since I made it one year ago! Here are SOME of my goals that I wrote down (all dated on May 14, 2007)..in no particular order:
* Learn to speak Spanish fluently (still working on this...)
*Pay off credit card debt
*Learn to surf (done! I took a class in SD)
*Visit family in Mexico
*Be a mother...a good one
*Buy a laptop
*Help build a house
*Lose 20 lbs. (i'm halfway there...lost 10)
*Get married
*Swim with dolphins (not quite..swam with sharks)
*Whiten my teeth (done!)
I've got PLENTY more goals to add to this box... SOME i'm adding are:
*Sing karaoke
*Design AND get my key tattoo
*Skydive
*Run a half-marathon
*Run a full-marathon
*Read a new book each month
*Build a snowman
*Go on a cruise
*Go to a professional football game (Go Chargers)
*Knit a scarf..after learning how
*Milk a cow
*Wear a bikini on a crowded beach..and feel beautiful doing it
The box on the right (step 3) reads "L.I.V.E." (Love. Implement. Vow. Experience). This box originally began empty...and its purpose is to collect all of the goals from the middle box that I have completed/accomplished! It's not empty anymore...still has a ways to go before it's full.
The color scheme was chosen to honor Bob Marley and his music. Reggae tends to calm me and create an atmosphere that helps my creativity flow. His message of one love has touched and inspired thousands. If a man such as Bob, who's faced many obstacles and negativity growing up, can overcome and persevere...so can I...so can anyone.
This reliquary is a major part of my "Refine 2009" plan. After a year of it going unused, I have finally been motivated to take it out of the garage and give it a proper place in my bedroom where I can take full advantage of it.
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