Emotional World :)

I magine the emotional world as a box containing an invisible landscape. Each one of our landscapes has an unique flora and fauna because every human being is different. Now, there is one thing that we all need in order to stay alive and that it oxygen. If we close the door to our emotional world we will get limited amounts of oxygen and breathing will become hard and our invisible flora and fauna will suffer a lot. But if we open that door and share our little landscape with other people we will instantly feel better. I am always looking for ways to keep the door to my emotional world open and I do this specially through my art. Having this blog has been also one of the best sources of oxygen in my life. Many of us are afraid of sharing our feelings with other people because we don’t want to become too fragile or vulnerable but the truth is that there are lots of great human beings out there in the world who are sensitive and who have a lot to give to you. I do the best I can in order to keep my fears away from my self-expression. Keeping everything for myself won’t make me a better person anyway. Now if we feel shy or prefer privacy we just need to be creative; sometimes with a little bit of creativity we can say the most difficult things. And as long as we keep expressing ourselves we will never run out of oxygen.
Let's keep breathing!!
And see you tomorrow!
Elsita :)

Little gift:
I will be sending a tiny card with the illustration that you see up there and the text of this post on the back of the card to 5 of my blogger friends. If you want one of them just let me know here with a comment and then send me an e-mail with your address :)

Comments

[Autumn]

Oohh pretty-please can I be one of your happy 'open world' card recipients? Keeping my fingers crossed!
Autumn

[Elsita]

Absolutely Autumn!!
Now you can just send me an e-mail with your address!!!!
Have a great day!
Elsita :)

(Now there are 4 cards left :)

[Nichol Brinkman]

Elsita! I'd love one, can I have one please?
-Nichol

[Han Fang]

Hi Elsita

If you have anymore illustrations, I would love to have one! Thanks so much :)
hanfangli@hotmail.com

[Elsita]

Great Nichol!
I will send you one!
Please send me an e-mail with your address!
Elsita :)

Yes Han!
I will send you one too, I will contact you a little later!
Elsita :)

(Now there are 2 cards left :)

[cathygaubert]

oh, good morning, elsita!
i got here from flickr, and boy am i excited! your work is so emotional and amazing, and i can't wait to finish looking around. if you still have a card left, i would love to have one.
my email is gaubert@eatel.net
:)cathy

[Alia]

Hi Elsita, My name is Alia, I live in Indonesia. I've been following your blog for a while now, your words and work has inspired me emotionally and artistically in so many ways. I would love to have a card if there are any left. my email is anasier@gmail.com

[Elsita]

Yay Cathy!!!
I will send you a card!
I will contact you a little later today!
Elsita :)

AND NOW THERE IS ONE (1) CARD LEFT!!! :)

[Elsita]

Great Alia!
And the little last card goes to you!!!!
I will contact you later!
Elsita :)

(I AM SOOO SORRY, NOW I HAVE NO MORE CARDS :)

[Kirsten aka knitsteel]

Beautiful. I love this kind of imagery, with the womans body opening up. In a distant way, it reminds me of the vierge ouvrante pieces. Here's one of my favorites http://fits.depauw.edu/aharris/Courses/Gothic/TopicImages/MaryFS.jpg and another photo here http://www.musee-moyenage.fr/homes/home_id20392_u1l2.htm
I believe I saw her at the Musée de Cluny in Paris and fell in love. I've never forgotten her.

[Elsita]

Thank you so much Kirsten for the links!!
I appreciate them!
Elsita :)

[Anamaria]

I'm too late for a card, but I wanted to say I love them anyway, words and pictures. Actually, I already got the card--right here! So thank you for that :)

[Angel FUnk]

Elsita, words can't express how much I needed to read your blog post this afternoon. Opening up emotionally and allowing people "in" is a personal goal currently, and I've been struggling.

Thank you so much for sharing your life and art with all of us, you are a special person!

[liz]

thanks for a great post today, elsita - your words ring true in so many ways.
thanks for sharing!

[margaret oomen]

If we don't get enough oxygen we get sick and if we bottle up our emotions we also get sick. So everyone should get the remedy Dr. Elsita is recommending and start the healing process.

[Susan Jonsson]

I love your message and illustration of it today. I look forward to visiting you daily. I am encouraged by your optimism and the cheerful sharing of your life. Bless you.

Susan

[DuBuhDuDesigns]

You always have something to say that just clicks with me whether it's something I'm going though now or have been thinking about.Thankyou for your posts.Today has been an up and down one for me and I needed to see that. :)
~Christine

[sosser]

this is so lovely and so wise. thank you so much elsa.

[Bec]

Absolutely beautiful! As always, you light up my day. Thank-you :)

[Kirsty]

What a great post Elsita!! That illustration is wonderful....Missed a card but will it be for sale as a print??

[Lois Collins]

I sooooo agree with you Elsita.The more we store up our emotions, wether they are 'good' or 'bad' the more depressed, ill and unfulfilled we become.Recently when I felt angry but didn't express it I started getting asthma and had trouble breathing!!!! As soon as I admitted to myself how I felt, it got better!!! Our bodies are very wise and will never let us down if we really listen to them! xx

[kyra]

yes. you said it so beautifully.

[Ravenhill]

I have just found your truly wonderful blog and it makes me so happy to encounter such a lovely person and artist. Your work is inspiring and so creative. I will definitely be back. -From Emily, an American living in Norway

[Carla]

Owww....I'm (a little ;-) to late. Congrats for the five lucky ones!!!