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Day 83 of #100daysofhealing . . •PLAY LIKE A CHILD• . Nurture your inner child, make time in your life for play. Anything that gets your imagination going and brings you joy for no other reason than that. It gives your mind a break and it is a great exercise to cultivate creativity. The act of playing will also make you feel present and automatically boost your mood. Yes it is ok to be silly and "childlike" that is exactly the point. . These days, I like to honor my inner child by playing in puddles of water, at the beach during the low tide and making sand castles with my friend's kids. Other activities include: running through a field of wheat like this one...while avoiding to get caught! Playing peek-a-boo with my dogs and most recently, stopping at random places to look at the birds! . Why? because it makes me happy, its free and it makes my day so much better that staying indoors and sulking when I feel down. Sometimes, it is harder for me to get my "playtime" going but I have yet to regret it, every time I do. So today Id like you to look inside, call your child-self again and invite her/him to come out and play. If you have a friend to share this time with, even better!. . . #the100dayproject2018 #storytelling #deephealing #mentalhealthawareness #creativeliving #rewildyourheart #backtobasics #weareallinthistogether #polaroid #heylomography #pocketsizememories (at Sineu, Mallorca) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrVlwJ3B_uN/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=19403biukmg6z

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Day 67 of #100daysofhealing . . •CELEBRATE THE LITTLE DETAILS• . Today's reflection is simple, yet sometimes hard to get to: Take a moment to celebrate how far you've come. Celebrate the fact that you are still here, in this world. Celebrate that you got out of bed and managed to feed yourself. Celebrate that you are showing up, exactly where you are as you are. . Today I celebrate all of you following along and the support you've given me throughout all this journey. Whether we've never met but you take a min. to visit my work or if we've known each other since middle school! THANK YOU for being here with me. . I love the dreamlike atmosphere of this picture, it is one of my favorite things of shooting double exposure. In the end, all we can take with us, are the layered memories of the moments that make us who we are. The good, the bad and the ugly. I SEE YOU and hold you in my heart. . #pocketsizememories #capturethemoment #mentalhealthawareness #the100dayproject2018 #storytelling #arttherapy #weareallinthistogether #womenwhodraw #tombowbrushpen #creativeliving #rewildyourheart #backtobasics #heylomography #polaroids #lomoinstant (at Geneva, Switzerland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqsRD8DhXo7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jtptftcihpkh

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Day 35 of #100daysofhealing . . Being a Venezuelan means that all my friends are most likely spread around the world. . The political situation in my country, my career as an Architect and my wanderlust bug have brought me to live in places all over the map. I've made new friends along the way and been able to reconnect with my childhood friends over the years. . Friends make me feel grounded and they have showed me a different world than the one I grew up in. I am deeply grateful because unbeknownst to them, they have shared with me, the pieces of the puzzle that I've been missing. By welcoming me into their lives and sharing their stories, I was able to understand how things can be better and gave me the opportunity to experience the world through their eyes. . As an only child and wandering gypsy, friends are truly family for me. So today I'd like to thank ALL MY FRIENDS close and far, weather we grew up together or met along the way I AM FOREVER THANKFUL that we connected. Each and everyone of you have taught me something and pushed me to move forward. . I took this pic during a brief but super fun visit to one of my closest friends from high school in one of the coolest cities ever, London!. . #londontown #polaroid #lomoinstant #heylomography #filmisnotdead #smallframe #pocketsizememories #capturethemoments #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthactivist #weareallinthistogether #breathe #youarenotalone #the100dayproject2018 #100dayproject #storytelling #backtobasics #rewildyourheart #creativelivingbeyondfear #womenwhodraw #tombowdualbrushpens #deephealing #arttherapy (at Shoreditch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpZjL-qh5li/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h46pgwe1a769

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Day 19 of #100daysofhealing . . Another great insight I’ve gotten from my experience during the rough times is, to make sure to feed your inner child!. . A great opportunity is to spend time with the younger ones in your family, if that is accesible to you. We decided to take our youngest nephews and nieces to the MUSEUM OF ICE CREAM 🍦and I made sure to play in ALL the games!. . I found this to be one of the best way to cultivate joy and take a break from the fear and anxiety that usually show up when I’m depressed. . It wasn’t easy, I was still anxious but for brief consecutive moments I managed to strip my armor and play. So take a chance and make the choice to tend to the child that lives in your heart. . #btw Who do you think had the most fun this day?? I’ll be sharing some pictures in my stories and you can be the judge 🤓. . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthactivist #weareallinthistogether #breathe #youarenotalone #pollaroid #filmisnotdead #smallframe #pocketsizememories #heylomography #the100dayproject2018 #storytelling #rewildyourheart #creativeliving #backtobasics #womenwhodraw #illustration #tombowbrushpen #arththerapy (at Museum Of Ice Cream Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/BowNnBch_9e/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u1tnx2iokzpe

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Day 15 of #100daysofhealing . Today I’d like to share this moment I captured back in 2016. Things where starting to get out of control and stress at work was at it worst, so we decided to take a weekend away from Miami. . I remember we went on a walk towards the Jacksonville peer as my husband and I brainstormed of the possibilities of moving away and starting something anew. There was a moment of silence and my heart quickly whispered a prayer that now I’d like to share to you. . Dear Universe, please PLEASE let me always remember that this too shall pass, that if I honor my intensions and stay true to myself, I will come out on the other side. I’ve made it this far and I am not ready to give up. Amen . How #life seems to work will, ever remain my favorite mystery. . When you are truly honest to yourself, what do YOU PRAY FOR?. . P.s: Im exploring what happens when I let the characters interact with my #pollaroid memories 🤩. . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthactivist #youarenotalone #womenwhodraw #rewildyourheart #weareallinthistogether #breathe #filmisnotdead #smallframe #heylomography #capturethemoment #pocketsizememories #backtobasics #creativeliving #creativityrocks #the100dayproject2018 #storytelling (at Atlantic Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BomCNB9Bp5j/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10uihh37qxv3c

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Day 11 of #100daysofhealing . . Our journeys are never linear, it is no exception when dealing with depression. As we identify the patterns we’ve developed to survive and the toxic habits we need to let go of, it becomes clearer that we are moving forward. . But what happens when we feel stagnated or worst, we feel like our patterns have returned under a new disguise? We TAKE A MOMENT & BREATHE. . Just like everything in Nature, there are cycles for every living being. Seasons that mark time to rest, time to grow and sow. So when you feel depression coming back again, don’t braise yourself for the worst. Just think of it as the tides, and know that this one will pass too. Take a #deepbreath and acknowledge how far you’ve come regardless. . Healing is an upward spiral, every time you think you’ve hit rock bottom again, look how far you are from when you first started and just like the #tides the waves will come and carry you back to shore feeling a little wiser and little stronger every single time. . . #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthactivist #arttherapy #filmphotography #polaroid #heylomography #creativeliving #youarenotalone #weareallinthistogether #the100dayproject2018 #storytelling #deephealing #backtobasics #capturethemoment #filmisnotdead #pocketsizememories #rewildyourheart #breathe (at Everglades National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/BobpzlRh7Gz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=17f3fqzi0n59

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Day 02 of #100daysofhealing . . Losing the capacity to feel #joy has been in my experience, the biggest casualty from suffering depression. As the years went by and I fell into the inertia of my depressive cycles, I gradually stopped doing the things I loved. It’s as if I was unconsciously depriving myself of anything that would bring some light in my life. Between ages 23 and 32 I completely stopped painting and writing and will have an on and off relationship with photography, where I never looked at the pictures I would take. . In 2016 I was diagnosed with CIN3 (cervical pre-cancer) this triggered the worst health crisis I have ever experienced and it sent me into a depressive downward spiral. This was MY WAKE UP CALL!. . Bracing myself for darkness to come I decided to try something new. WHAT IF I start documenting the briefs moments in life that bring me joy? This way, when I feel at my worst, I can look back at the pictures and assure myself there are better times to come. . As an Architect I’ve always had a fascination for reading the history of cities through their buildings. During a short visit to the #cityoflights I decided, against every self-loathing thought, to soak in the beauty of my surroundings and took my #polaroid camera with me to capture the memories that would keep me from further losing myself when the times got bad. . . #the100dayproject2018 #mentalhealthactivism #selfcompassion #mentalhealthawareness #capturethemoment #pocketsizememories #filmphotography #backtobasics #creativeliving #rewildyourheart #depression #deephealing #doubleexposurephotography #storytelling (at Pont Neuf, Paris, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoEfcajBEBs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xsz9dfobxjrf