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Artwork depicting compassion, understanding and the realisation of potential.

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Silence is ... Inspired by a poem by Elaine Maria Upton by EvaBridget

I love magnolias. They seem so pure and unflecked. For some reason it invokes a sence of peacefulness when I see a magnolia tree in full bloom. I wanted to add words to the image and found a beautiful poem called “Silence II” by Elaine Maria Upton on a website called www.judithporton.tripod.com (/poetry/elaine_maria_upton_silence.html) and used one of the verses on the background of the image. Another source of inspiration is Asian art, where sometimes the background is golden. This may not be your every day, conventional card but I could imagine giving it to someone special, who is perhaps finding it difficult to find a bit of silence or inner peace in their lives. Featured in Exceptional Ekphrasis on May 3rd, 2009! Featured in True Potential on November 10th, 2009!!
UBI CARITAS: Where charity and Love are .... by Judi Taylor

Where Charity and Love Are Chant UBI caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. / Congregavit nos in unum Christi amor. / Exultemus, et in ipso iucundemur. / Timeamus, et amemus Deum vivum. / Et ex corde diligamus nos sincero. Translation: / WHERE charity and love are, God is there. / Christ’s love has gathered us into one. / Let us rejoice and be pleased in Him. / Let us fear, and let us love the living God. / And may we love each other with a sincere heart. UBI caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. / Simul ergo cum in unum congregamur: / Ne nos mente dividamur, caveamus. / Cessent iurgia maligna, cessent lites. / Et in medio nostri sit Christus Deus. Translation: / WHERE charity and love are, God is there. / As we are gathered into one body, / Beware, lest we be divided in mind. / Let evil impulses stop, let controversy cease, / And may Christ our God be in our midst. UBI caritas et amor, Deus ibi est. / Simul quoque cum beatis videamus, / Glorianter vultum tuum, Christe Deus: / Gaudium quod est immensum, atque probum, / Saecula per infinita saeculorum. Amen. Translation: / WHERE charity and love are, God is there. / And may we with the saints also, / See Thy face in glory, O Christ our God: / The joy that is immense and good, / Unto the ages through infinite ages. Amen. ALL SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING – TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT 2009 ” / True Potential
I'm Possible by AngiandSilas

Part of our greeting card line Living Out Loud ! As greeting cards and prints in stores that carry Tree-Free. This image is also part of our “Living Out Loud” calendar: / © Angi Sullins & Silas Toball For inspiration visit the Message from the Muse Blog! For our gallery of inspirational and mytho-poetic art visit Duirwaigh Studios Duirwaigh Studios: / There you can find prints, greeting cards, calendars, books and more that will make perfect gifts. Plus our inspirational film “A Knock at the Door” and more…
Harmony'... by valzart

...am feeling very peaceful & in harmony with this wondrous world today…hence the sixth painting in my Japanese Bamboo series..the words written mean peace & harmony mame de iyo / mi wa narawashi no / kusa no tsuyu farewell… / I pass as all things do / dew on grass / Banzan’. I feel a great healing energy with this series ..Japanese Reiki music .finished after midnight ....
A Dreamers Thoughts by coppertrees

Started in Apophysis and finished in GIMP / Featured in Live, Love, Dream / Featured in PEACE, LOVE & TRANQUILITY
Beyond the Wire by Jaybe

75% of children under the age of 18 who are locked up before they appear in court do not subsequently receive a jail sentence. / Add to the mix the fact that many have been in care, a lot have mental health problems and some are hundreds of miles from home – rendering family visits difficult if not impossible. Prison is not an environment for any but the most violent children…. / When you spend the time to take away the labels, destroy the boxes they’re put into, and see the person underneath, you can begin to see the potential. / Sometimes we need to look beyond the paperwork, the history and our own perceptions to see the true potential in people. Only then can we enable them to see a brighter tomorrow. Enigma – Return to Innocence
the mAn with the child in his eyes by DevineDayDreams

featured in True Potential 11-11-2009 / featured in Fractal Art Frenzy 06-16-2009 / featured in Creative Cards 06-16-2009 / featured in A Spiritual Walk 06-16-2009 MUSIC (hes here! hes here! / Hes here! hes here!) I hear him, before I go to sleep / And focus on the day thats been. / I realise hes there, / When I turn the light off and turn over. Nobody knows about my man. / They think hes lost on some horizon. / And suddenly I find myself / Listening to a man Ive never known before, Telling me about the sea, / All his love, til eternity. Ooh, hes here again, / The man with the child in his eyes. / Ooh, hes here again, / The man with the child in his eyes. Hes very understanding, / And hes so aware of all my situations. / And when I stay up late, / Hes always waiting, but I feel him hesitate. Oh, Im so worried about my love. / They say, no, no, it wont last forever. / And here I am again, my girl, / Wondering what on earth Im doing here. / Maybe he doesnt love me. / I just took a trip on my love for him. Ooh, hes here again, / The man with the child in his eyes. / Ooh, hes here again, / The man with the child in his eyes. / / Created with Apophysis
New World by Martilena

Incendia + Photoshop / May 13, 2009 Featured in: / True Potential
Oneness by Judi Taylor

I have never been more thrilled and honored than to be among such wonderfully caring and loving individuals such as YOU here on Redbubble. I am proud to be part of this group of True Potential hosts along with these five ladies who have taken me into their hearts and showed me first hand what TRUE POTENTIAL really is. Jacqui, Terri, Liesbeth, Jan and our voice in poem, Tammy … we are making a difference! My love to everyone who is now witnessing this six person collaboration !!! WOW! I love this community! / —Judi Taylor 2009 “Healing Hands“ A bubble of LIGHT centers a gathering of six infinite souls / Like-minded (inspiration) in spirit action, deeds and goals Rocky mountain peaks and the truth medicine of Nature / Brings compassion to our cores with Spirits nomenclature In the nether lands of earth and across the sea / Soul mates emerge sharing the depths to just be Across strawberry plains beats the pulse that binds / Our hearts joined hand in hand, til peace we do find Uniting our kingdom in true potential with zeal / Passions fire binds us in all that’s real to feel Stowed in the East, creativity soars on high in the sky / Love is the teacher that empowers our seeing eyes Wind and river is the source of touching all that is / Joyfully exchanging life’s endless bubbles and fizz Hands across the globe, each holding our own / Together we’ll share in peace, the oneness we’ve sown. 3/14/2009 tkrosevear Healing hands Judi Love / Jan Compassion / Tammy Joy / Jacqui Passion / Terri/Teresa Heart / Liesbeth Soul ALL SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING – TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT / True Potential – Just Giving site
Dharmachakra by tkrosevear

As the third ‘Auspicious Symbol’ of Buddhism, the WHEEL (sanskrit-chakra) consists of three basic parts: the hub, the rim, and the spokes (8). Its underlying form is that of a circle, which is recognized across all traditions as a shape that is complete and perfect in itself, qualities which inform the teachings of the Buddha too. / Individually, the rim represents the elements of limitation, the hub is the axis of the world, and the eight spokes denote the Eightfold path set down by Buddha, which leads to the cessation of all suffering. / A further esoteric interpretation makes reference to the three trainings which form an integral part of Buddhist meditative practice, associating each of the three parts of the wheel with one such practice. / The symbolism is: / HUB-training in moral discipline. Through this practice the mind is supprted and stabilized. Thus it is the practice of moral discipline that upholds our meditation, just like supporting axis of the world. / SPOKES-stand for the correct application of wisdom, which cuts off ignorance and ends suffering. / RIM- denotes concentration, which holds the entire meditative practice together, just as the wheel of life is held together by its rim. / The wheel evolved as a symbol of the Buddha’s teachings and as an emblem of the Chakravartin or ‘wheel turner’, identifying the wheel as the Dharmachakra or ‘wheel of law’. The Tibetan term for Dharmachakra literally means “the wheel of transformation”. The wheels swift motion serves as an apt metaphor for the rapid spiritual change engendered by the teachings of Buddha. Hence, Buddha’s first discourse at the Deer Park in Sarnath is known as the first turning of the wheel of dharma. Likewise, his subsequent discourses at Rajgir and Shravasti are known as the second and third turnings of the wheel of dharma. ALL PROFITS FROM SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING – TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT / True Potential – Just Giving site DHARMACHAKRA Sketch drawn then photographed and painted in photoshop7 with final filtering in redfield plug-in fractilius.
Anahata by liesbeth

In Sanskrit the word anahata – means unhurt, un-struck and unbeaten. Anahata is associated with the ability to make decisions outside of the realm of karma. In Manipura and below, man is bound by the laws of karma, and the fate he has in store for him. In Anahata, one is making decisions, ‘following your heart’, based upon one’s higher self, and not from the unfulfilled emotions and desires of lower nature. The wish-fulfilling tree, kalpa taru, resides here, symbolizing the ability to manifest whatever you wish to happen in the world. ALL SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING / TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT Celestial Journey
for the children...and the mom. by aspectsoftmk

yesterday liesbeth wrote and put up a beautifully strong poem about the threads of the soul of the mother and child…i was so touched as i was remembering my mother and child…i created this heART to go with her words…. thank you liesbeth for showing me a different way of think…. i hope that everyone can feel a part of this….xx terri ALL SALES OF THIS IMAGE WILL BE DONATED TO JUST GIVING – TRUEPOTENTIAL PROJECT /

Recent Work

Candy by kjgordon

So what is a grandpa to do…...... / give candy to the babies…... / nah not a good idea….. / although that would make them hyper and I can send them home to mommy and daddy to deal with …..... / but nah…........not a good idea…. / so I made candy…...It is a tray… / and ya gotta listen to the song….classic….... / acrylic on wood….... / Experimented with a bit of Jackson Pollack / / and she loves it…......just as much as her LIndeeGhini / / / /
Reach by AngiandSilas

Part of our greeting card line Living Out Loud ! As greeting cards and prints in stores that carry Tree-Free. This greeting card comes with envelope and matching interior design (Only on our web site and in stores). Check out our calendar “Living Out Loud” calendar: / © Angi Sullins & Silas Toball For inspiration visit the Message from the Muse Blog! For our gallery of inspirational and mytho-poetic art visit Duirwaigh Studios Duirwaigh Studios: / There you can find prints, greeting cards, calendars, books and more that will make perfect gifts. Plus our inspirational film “A Knock at the Door” and more…
Angel Whispers by Reynaldo

2009 Acrylic on Canvas 47×39” This piece was recently on exhibit. In my life, I have lived in many Haunted houses, especially when I was a Kid in the South (USA) and the Mid West, and the South West. I was never afraid because Angels alway protected me. UNTIL 1990 I was remodeling this old house in the Central San Joaquin Valley (California). I would work during the day on Artwork and Photography Commissions, and remodeling this old house, and still manage to paint a little bit. Working 16, 18 hours a day for weeks on end. The point been the house was Haunted, but I was so tired and living alone, I would fall asleep (deep sleep) as soon as I hit the bed. I would awake now and then from screams and noises, I would just say a little prayer, tell the spirits to go to sleep, and i would go back to sleep. 6 months into this routine I was phyically awake, the lights were out, and it was freezing in the middle of May 1991. The Central San Joaquin in May its pretty warm, even at night. but it was freezing, and….then a deep Evil set-in I could feel it, I was so frighten, like never in my life, that I couldn’t move, I couldn’t remember the words to my prayer, It was pitch black, no lights, no neighbors, its out in the boonies, worse, there is Evil in the room. Then a deep terrifying voice said “Get Out”. Believe me I wanted to, my heart was beating so fast, I was Terrified, couldn’t move, seem like it would never end, or my heart would explode. Then suddenly I felt this warmth and a peace I can’t describe, only have felt it a few times before. I heard this flutter of wings and I felt so safe and secure, and warm and a low whisper said ” Leave now my son”, It took me less then 2 minutes to find my Flashlight, get dressed, grab, my truck keys didn’t even close the front door, run to the garage jump in my truck , took me less then 5 minutes (half the time) to hit the main highway and head for town and my studio. I never went back, needless to say I took a bath on that house, but I feel very Blessed, that I got out with my Life. I have been in many situations where I could have died and actually did in a major surgery, (but that’s another story, true like this one) but I was never afraid, like I was terrified that night 3am May 1991, I thought I was going to die that night. Angels whisper to us if we but only listen Reynaldo
Angel of Peace by Reynaldo

2007 Acrylic on Bas-relief (Craved out of Pine-board) then painted with Acrylic This is the other piece created along with Angel’s Embrace for “Dia Del Los Muertos” 2007 Size is 46×33”
Future by kimbarose

Mares and foals grazing and frolicking in the lush marsh grasses and wetlands of Assateague Island on an early spring afternoon. Assateague Island, Virginia /
E malama 'ia na pono o ka 'aina e na 'opio by Sharon Mau

E malama ‘ia na pono o ka ‘aina e na ‘opio / Hawaiian Translation: / The traditions of the land are perpetuated by its youth From my collection: / Napo’o ‘ana o ka la / These beautiful colours are created by Vog, atmospheric conditions from volcanic activity on the Big Island which affects Maui. / Sunset Ho’okipa Maui Hawai’i / Currently with 1170 Views The West Maui, Mauna Kahalawai and Hale Mahina mountains are older than Haleakala – more eroded, lush, and alive. Mauna Kahalawai mountains of West Maui are sacred and known to Kanaka as a legendary place of the past, what is known as Wahi Pani according to Charles Kauluwehi Maxwell. The highest peak of these mountains is Pu’u Kukui at 5,788 feet. ‘Iao Valley is the most famous valley of this mountain range visible in this image shrouded by dense cloud cover at the far left on the horizon. Kahakuloa is on the right and the island of Moloka’i is on the horizon on the right shrouded in dense cloud cover. “Vog is a portmanteau of the words “volcanic” and “smog,” and a volcanic smog is formed when sulfur dioxide and other gases emitted by an erupting volcano mix with oxygen and moisture in the presence of sunlight. The term is most often applied to the island of Hawaiʻi, where the Kīlauea volcano has been erupting continuously since 1983. Kīlauea emits an estimated 2,000 tons of vog every day. Vog is a volcanic mixture that includes gases and aerosols which react with oxygen, moisture, and sunlight.” Here is an interesting story in the New York Times just one week after I took this photograph Information from the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory Hawaiian Vog: Where There’s Smoke – There is Something Brewing Copyright © Sharon Mau 2009 / My images do not belong to the public domain. Reproduction is strictly prohibited. All rights reserved Beautiful Art and Greeting Cards For Sale ~ Shop securely and view my collection here Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi / Ho’okipa Beach is a beautiful beach park near Pa’ia on the north shore of Maui. “Ho‘okipa Beach Park is located on the north shore of Maui, Hawaii. It is perhaps the most renowned windsurfing site in the world, The waves here are largest during the winter, and break across a system of reefs that extend across the bay. During the summer the waves are smaller. Ho’okipa is ideal for windsurfing because of its large well-shaped waves and strong winds. The name Ho‘okipa means “hospitality” in Hawaiian. While ever-present strong winds and powerful currents do not make the beach a place for beginners, experienced surfers and windsurfers continually flock to Ho’okipa for both recreation and windsurfing competitions. There are four distinct surf breaks at Ho’okipa. Pavilions is the break furthest east, off the lookout parking. West from it, facing the main parking, is Middles break. Usually these are both left to surfers. The area between the two, which catches fewer breaking sets, is sometimes referred to as Girlie Bowl or Green Trees. Next further west, facing the lifeguard tower and the narrow sand beach launch, is H‘Poko or Point. It is the most popular break for windsurfing, and generally breaks as a right. With the prevailing trade wind direction being east to east-north-east, this is most frequently down-the-line sailing on starboard tack (wind from right when standing on the beach). Yet further west, past the rocky point, is Lanes, which generally breaks as a left. Under relatively rare conditions, known as Kona, the prevailing winds become southwest, and Lanes is ridden down-the-line on Port tack (wind from left when standing on the beach). This only occurs a few days out of every year. Ho’okipa Beach is occasionally a tourist attraction in the winter time because of spectacularly large surf. In the afternoon on 15 December 2004, for example, many tourists visited the beach to see waves as large as 30 feet pound the shore. Officials warn visitors to stay away from the water, as the surf may be very deadly. Despite this, Ho’okipa is not an ideal site for true big-wave riding, as the waves close out when their faces approach about 25 feet. During such episodes, other deep-water breaks offer more rideable waves, an example of which is Jaws, offshore Peahi, Maui, which is a very short car ride from Ho’okipa. Information Source: Wikipedia
Reincarnation by Betty Mackey

This tee shirt advises: Save the Planet! When you are reincarnated you will need a place to live. The little mouse looks kind of depressed, don’t you think? Note: original text copyright 2009 by Betty Mackey.
Hold on by gerretje24

Thickened Acryllic paint on canvas. Even when it’s dark all around, don’t let go. keep looking for this one hand to get you back in the light again.
Give Health A Chance by Betty Mackey

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Landscape...Nothing Gold can Stay by Janis Zroback

“Nothing Gold can Stay” is part of the Landscape and Skyscape Series...see other Skyscapes and Landscapes, from the Series below... Watercolour on Arches Not 300lb Paper… 862 Views Featured in Landscape Art / The Sisterhood / Inspired Art / Impressionist Art / Light in The Darkness, and others Nature’s first green is gold, / Her hardest hue to hold. / Her early leaf’s a flower; / But only so an hour. / Then leaf subsides to leaf. / So Eden sank to grief, / So dawn goes down to day. / Nothing gold can stay....Robert Frost Nothing Gold can Stay Music… “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is one of Robert Frost’s most famous poems. Written in 1923, this poem was published in The Yale Review in October of that year. Some say the poem helped Frost to win a Pulitzer Prize. Only eight lines long, this poem is still considered one of Frost’s best. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” is also featured in the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and its film adaptation. The American rock band New Found Glory also used the title for their album of the same name...Wiki… Nothing Gold Can Stay” explicitly describes identical moments in three temporal cycles: the daily, the yearly, and the mythic. In each case the poem depicts the moment when the promise of perfection declines into something lesser. Gold unabashedly becomes a symbol–a very traditional one–for the highest value and most radiant beauty. Spring, dawn, and Eden are each a sort of Golden Age, an impermanent paradise. / What lies ahead is never stated overtly, but it is inarguably present by implication. Day is inevitably followed by night. Summer is succeeded by fall and winter. The green leaf eventually turns brown and decays. The loss of Eden gave Adam and Eve mortality. Human youth, by implication, is followed by maturity, old age, and ultimately death. The golden moment, therefore, is all the more precious because it is transitory. By focusing on a single moment, Frost evokes an entire day, year, lifetime, and human history...Dana Gioia. / / / / /
Abstract..There's a Light in the Darkness by Janis Zroback

“There’s a Light in the Darkness” is part of the “Abstract” and “Winter” Series...for all those who are struggling with issues, those looking for love, and those who are waiting for a sign as to which way to go…the time to make decisions is nearer than you think. Acrylic on Canvas. 3074 Views. There’s a light in the darkness / Though the night is black as my skin / There’s a light burning bright showing me the way / But I know where I’ve been / There’s a cry in distance / It’s a voice that comes from deep within / There’s a cry asking why / I pray the answer’s up ahead, yeah / ‘cause I know where I’ve been / There’s a road we’ve been travellin’ / Lost so many on the way / But the riches will be plenty / With the price, the price we had to pay / There’s a dream in the future / There’s a struggle that we have yet to win / And there’s pride in my heart / ‘cause I know where I’m going, yes I do / And I know where I’ve been, yeah / There’s a road we must travel / There’s a promise that we must make / Oh but the riches will be plenty / Worth the risk and the chances that we take / There’s a dream in the future / There’s a struggle that we have yet to win / Use that pride in our hearts / To lift us up to tomorrow / ‘cause just to sit still would be a sin / Lord knows I know where I’ve been / Oh, when we win / I’ll give thanks to my God / ‘cause I know where I’ve been. Listen to Queen Latifah I Know where I’ve been…

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About This Group

True Potential stands for those who have the intention to make this world a better place..

We are a group where we show work which depicts compassion, understanding, tolerance and equality. We want to show the strength of human potential and enable others to reach their own ‘true potential’.

Please upload work that shows compassion, understanding, tolerance, equality or potential. We all have different views on this so we will use a little discretion.

Anyone can join in – writers, tee designers, artists and photographers. We want to see a huge online collaboration that can make a difference, and will….

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