Wouldn’t it be cool if we had some kind of magic desktop wallpaper that will trigger the emotion of happiness every time we look at it? Hmmmm …. that’s a thought.
So, while you download this prototype, I thought I’d share some of my thoughts on happiness with you and I hope you’ll find them inspiring.
This post is about our pursuit of happiness.
Even the Declaration of Independence states that everyone has inalienable right to the pursuit of happiness. Only some US states included this right into their Constitutions, but I believe that it should be included in all constitutions of all countries in the world.
Why?
Because, from the moment we wake up and open our eyes in the morning – until we fall asleep in the night, all we do is pursuit of happiness. Of course, we don’t define our actions that way. We have breakfast (or at least some of us lucky enough) and everything else we do for the rest of the day is we try to create environment and the conditions that will help us experience the emotion or feeling of happiness.
Unfortunately, we can not provoke that feeling ourselves. The best we can do ourselves is try to think about the times when we were happy, but for many of us even that could invoke the feeling of sadness instead.
Remembering the good times is just not enough.
What we strive to do is create the conditions and the environment that will trigger the events that will then trigger the feeling of happiness. That’s what we do at all times. But, to be happy, we need the “co-operation” of other people. For instance, when we love someone. We do our best to appeal to that someone so that our love is returned to us. And if we find out that we are loved by that someone then we feel true happiness and that’s the feeling we’re all looking for.
As you can see, we need somebody’s help to reach that emotion.
Or, another example, we feel happy when something we do is recognized and liked or loved by someone else or by many. The recognition of our work will also trigger the emotion of happiness, but again, we need other people to help us reach the emotion of happiness.
Now, here the thought. WE ARE that “other people” for the rest of the world. Aren’t we? Now, just think about it for a second. We are the only ones who can help other people reach that emotion, we are the other people and others depend on us. How about that?
So, in my mind, it is all about giving and receiving. It is a “dual channel” process. Once, when all people become aware of this, this world will be crowded with happy people.
In the meantime, in our pursuit of happiness we can do two things:
- make other people happy (as there is no happiness without giving)
- create environment where other people will also be given a chance to make us happy
Giving and receiving. Can not have one without the other.
The more we give - the more we will receive. And receiving then gives us me more energy to give back again.
Unfortunately, many of us still have problems with the “giving” part. That’s because we tend to believe that we are limited with the resources and the more we give the less we have. I think that is one of the the main reasons for the existence of unhappiness in this world.
So, inspired by these thoughts I thought I’d make this wallpaper on the topic of happiness. I hope you will like it.
I did that one using the following:
- Swirls Floral LITE Photoshop brushes set – FREE
- Grunge floral shapes LITE Photoshop brushes set – FREE
- Photoshop Brushes – Floral Shapes (37) – PREMIUM (There is an extra promo gift that comes with this set!)
- Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32) - PREMIUM
Download the wallpaper in following sizes:
Love, give and thau shall receive.
Silvia from Graphics-Illustrations.Com
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I know, this blog is mostly about Photoshop brushes. Mostly and mainly. It is also about anything and everything that has anything to do with graphics and illustrations. (Nicley put, in’nit?)
Most of the visitors of this blog (around 3000 daily, 80% are new visits) came over here through Google looking for some free downloads or tutorials. Of course, with more than 80 free Photoshop brushes sets, a dozen of free vectors and illustrations I hope no one leaves this site disappointed.
But, sometimes, just sometimes a feel the need to share some of my thoughts with you guys. It’s not like I’m some kind of hermit living in a solitude with no-one to talk to. (Although there are times when I wouldn’t mind living like that :)) But today, I’d like to share some thoughts with you.
So, what Photohop brushes and free downloads have to do with our purpose on this planet, our existence in this time and space? (If time and space exist at all).
Well, believe it or not, I have my opinion about that and maybe you will agree.
First of all (and it took me a while to come to this conclusion), I believe that we are here to be happy. That is our main purpose.
My grandma believes that we are here to good onto others and this fits my theory perfectly.
And that brings us to the topic of this blog – graphics. How?
Say you know how to do scrap booking. And say you know someone who would be glad to receive scrap book or photo album from you. And, say, you want to make this person, or couple – happy. It’s easy. Just find or take a photo of them (or him or her). Frame it properly, add some decorations, print it out and – voila!
For this post I prepared a little photo album front page idea. It’s just a start, but, as an old Chinese proverb says: To start is to have half of the job done.
So, here is this little photo album front page idea, I hope it will help you get some other ideas and make yourself and someone else happy.
Here is what I used in this front page:
1. Hearts Photoshop Brushes Set (32)
2. Circled hearts, Photoshop brushes set (40+40)
Ok. That’s it for today’s post.
Be happy, make others happy and have fun creating!
Silvia
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Gang!
In case you did not notice, today is 9th of September 2009, or 09.09.09.
Now, how cool is that?
Some believe that 9 is the number of eternity. So, many decided to get married today for this symbolic reason.
Which brings me to Beatles. How? Well, not just because their fame is eternal, but also because they made a song called Revolution 9.
Did they want to tell us something with that number nine? Or with the word revolution? I don’t know. But I know that I made a pretty good shot of sunset yesterday and that I wanted to share it with you.
But not just the photo. I wanted to show you how to use Swirls Floral (42) Photoshop Brushes set and Good Old Snail Mail (28) Photoshop Brushes set to decorate a photo and make a postcard.
So, in this little graphic I decorated this sunset shot I took yesterday with Swirls Floral (42) Photoshop Brushes set and I made a postcard out of it using Good Old Snail Mail (28) Photoshop Brushes set.
I hope you like it and maybe it will give you some inspiration and ideas on how to use vectors and Photoshop brushes in your graphic design and scrap booking projects.
If you are interested to see more vectors and Photoshop brushes, there is a vast selection in my shop ->
And if you just can’t setlle for compromise then 800+ Photoshop brushes MEGA SET is something you must see. (And not just because it’s your chance to get all of my brushes for 50% off the price).
Anyways, no matter what you use, brushes or vectors or both – never forget: have fun creating!
Love,
Silvia
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Gang,
I was hanging around taking a bunch of photos last week (and I intend to do so for quite a while) so I thought I’d share with you one of the images I took and decorated with Photoshop brushes Floral shapes.
So, this is just to give you some ideas or a little bit of inspiration when it comes to photo decor or even a digital scrapbooking idea.
By the way, I don’t know if I told you about my second blog Photo A Day.
Believe it or not, for last 329 days I’ve been put new photos, every day. All of them are mine, so no borrowing :)
Anyways, if you like photography, I suggest you visit Photo A Day, make a comment and enjoy photography!
Have fun creating!
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