Seeing A Bit Better Every Day

Hello Friends & Artists,

This image is from my card line Love Letters To Myself. It is my responsiblity to stay Positive in life so that I am putting out a Positive vibe. While being positive I feel that I trust others that I love & I am safe. I can release my control and experience acceptance, joy & enthusiasm. Some of my latest journal writings are;
I love me. I love life. I love everything. I am everything. I am now. I am enthusiastic about now. I am embracing living & loving!
If we are to practice Positive Collective Consciousness we need to know where our minds are. We need to be honest with ourselves and if we are feeling in a bad mood realize that we are thinking negative thoughts. By being honest and feeling our negative thoughts we can then turn our thoughts back to positive thoughts and regain a feeling of well being and peace. As my retina's are reattaching I am also reattaching to my inner self. I am grateful!
Take care & Have Fun!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

P.S. To find out more about the image above please e-mail me at artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com

20 Days Of Reduced Vision

Good Day Friends & Artists

What a gift not being able to see is! I am receiving right now many moments in which to find myself. Being alone with only my thoughts in the dark has been enlightneing. I can see how I was rushing my life along thinking I was enjoying the moment when really I was just speeding from one moment to the next. When I had a victory I would not stop and savor it I just wanted the next bigger better moment that was on its way.
Now I am learning to savor each moment like a fresh strawberry just picked and inserted into the mouth, tasting the sweetness, the fresh moist sensation of ripeness. I am letting each moment of my life ripen to its fullest. Realizing that MY state of Consciousness is what forms my life I have been watching my thoughts (like I used to watch pretty girls) intently and persistantly. I was told by my mom to watch my mouth now I tell myself to watch my thoughts. I believe that when I watch my thoughts my mouth will take care of itself. Do you watch your thoughts? Please let me know what some of your favorite thoughts are.
Take care & Have Fun!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

P.S. To see more images like the one above please e-mail me at artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com.

Starting To See Shapes

Hello Friends & Artists,

Having eye surgery in both eyes has helped me shift many of my paradigms. I was wanting more peace and serenity in my life and through this experience I am learning patience and faith. In my past I have been Mr. Hurry Pants now I feel that I am at my best when being Mr. Patience Pants.
I am just starting to be able to see the shapes of things. For instance I can see the edges of my journal, I can see the outline of my partner Stephanie, I can start to see contrasting differences in the dark black of the asphalt to the grey of the sidewalk so I have more confidence in walking around the planet. It is amazing how fast our reality can change. One minute I am a strong and confident man who can take care of myself and the next moment I need help putting the toothpaste on my tooth brush. The respect and honor I have of life has increased 100 fold. May you be able to realize the blessings in your life!
Take care & Have Fun!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

P.S. To see more images like the one above please e-mail me at artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com

Love Letters To Myself #3

Hello Friends & Artists,

The "Non Physical Feeling For Healing" is the universal energy that flows through everything that exists. I believe the best way to access the non physical feeling for healing is to have faith that it is there. The way I visualize the healing feeling is bright white light that surrounds my eyes or whatever it is that I want to be healed.
Channeling the universal energy has filled many of my days lately. When I am not meditating, channeling healing energy to my eyes, or sleeping I am writing in my journal. So far while writing I can only see my hand not what is written down. Below are some of my latest journal entries;

*I can catch my many thoughts easier without the distraction of my sight.
*I have grown for my sightless experience.
*I feel insighted about life.
*I can feel your presence.
*Can you feel your presence?
*This will pass.
*I am relaxed.
Writing in my journal is healing for me. While I write in my journal I feel connected to myself.
I feel open & loving, my shoulders drop, my tension leaves, I am lovingly patient.

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

To see more of my Love Letters To Myself images please e-mail, artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com

Progress in healing

The word Namaste' is one of my favorite words. I love the meaning of this word which is "I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace. When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One".
Including this salutation in my card line was important because I believe that everyone is connected to everyone else.

My eyes are healing more everyday. The black oil inserted by the doctors is getting smaller everyday so my field of vision grows as the bubble shrinks. Being mostly blind for the month of August has taught me lessons nothing else could, I have had to trust my wife Stephanie for everything from putting toothpaste on my toothbrush, to putting the many drops in my eyes prescribed by the doctors, to paying the bills, to loving me when I am healing and unable to do much of anything. I have been journaling even though I can not read what I have written. Here are some of my latest journal entries;
*As my outer vision is reduced my inner vision is amped up.
*I am alert to the slience around every sound.
*I appreciate everything this moment has to offer.
*My left eye flashes bright lights when I draw as the black bubble moves from left to right.
I look forward to reading what I have written in my journels. It has been a long time since I have seen that grey scribbled of my words and sketches.
What is it that you are looking forward to? I would love to know!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

P.S. To see more of images like the one above please e-mail me at artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com.

Painting with one eye

Hello Freinds & Artists,

Here is my most recent painting. It is called "Good Day Maple Bay". Maple Bay, BC is a small place, that has a marina, a restaruant & bar, a laundry mat with a few washing machines and dryers where you can smell the fresh salt air while doing your laundry and a store where you can get a bottle of water, a bag of chips and some sunscreen. This painting is exciting to me as I put the finishing touches on the painting after the second surgery on my left eye before I even knew that my right eye needed surgery. It felt sooooo good to paint again as I had been laying down for more than three weeks. I thought I am in heaven, this is the best day of my life "Every moment is valuable". I can paint with only one eye, I am safe at this moment! That meant that even if I totally lost the sight in my left eye pursuing my passion of painting was possible! Wooo HOOOO!
May you find what makes you go Wooo HOOOO in your life!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

Love Letters To Myself #2

Hello Friends & Artists,

When I Think Positive my heart lightens, my smile brightens and it feels like I am coming to my senses. I have learned to relax through this eye healing process. Here are a few quotes from the journal that is with me every moment of the day.


I feel everything clearer as my vision is healing & reduced.
My chatter is let go.
I feel my source.
The moment is love.
I am now.
I watch what I am feeling in the moment then I trust in my best.
Learning to slow down and accepting that all things come in their own time is a trait that is being strengthened in my being at this time through experience.
What experiences in your life are helping you grow into your strongest self?

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

To find out more about the image I Think Positive from Love Letters To Myself please write artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com Thank You!

Love Letters To Myself

Hello Friends & Artists,

At this time this saying is near to my heart. If I choose to get scared about a dark spot in my eye or a funny light or shape I can get myself spiraling toward what if I go blind and other equally scarry thoughts. When that happens I get a hold of my thoughts and say to myself (the following thoughts are taken directly from the journal I have been keeping since the first surgery) I feel blessed. I trust in this moment. I feel good. This moment is sunny and warm. I want to walk in nature today. I tell myself my feelings about the eye surgeries can be what ever I choose them to be. I so appreicate the great Canadian Health Care System. My Dad & Mom have been a great help to me through this adventure. The love and support I have had from my partner has been a pleasure to receive. A bunch of my friends have been calling and e-mailing to make sure that I am healing well. Sometimes it is a challange to receive all the love that is directed at me. That seems funny, you think that receiving from my friends and family would be easy but it has taken much acceptance and humbling for my part. A few nights ago I laughed at myself it was a deep belly laugh, what great fun I started to almost feel like myself for an instant, that was the first good laugh since the surgeries. Accepting my vision as it is has also been a helpful tool in my healing tool chest. I feel peace & love when I accept life exactly the way it is. A priority in my life is watching what feelings are in my body. Have you ever stopped to feel what is going on inside your own head? Take care & Have Fun!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

Love Letters To Myself is a card & t-shirt line designed after the example above
"My Life Is What I Make IT!" contact artisthecenterofearth@yahoo.com for more information.
To see more of my art please go to www.robertcerins.com

Sound Is Easy To See

This image has been my life lately. Learning to meditate was a goal that was important for me to persue who would know that the experience of more time to meditate would come in the form of bilateral retinal deattachment. In my mind music is colours and patterns. The low bass & drums are black, gray and white the shades of dusk while the melodic instruments such as guitar, piano, vocals, etc. come in to my thoughts as spikes of bright colours. So spending some time each day seeing & hearing music and miscellaneous noises in my environment is an enlightening experience.
The trust in the universe that I am gaining through this sightless adventure is a life changing event. Listenting to people talk to each other without visual reference has also been an ear opening experience. Hearing people without seeing them opens me up to listening to the nuances in their tones of voice. It is amazing me the emotions of confidence, nuturing, boredom, fear, excitiment, and the many other emotions in peoples voices that I had missed for 54 years. The ability to find a good reason (such as learning faith, learning patience, learning trust and the ability to stay in the moment every moment) for what I am going through has helped me through this process. I am so grateful for learning about all my senses. Thank you and love to all.

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

Heightened Senses

Hello Friends & Artists,

This image is from my Love Letters To Myself collection. Love Letters To Myself is a collection of thoughts I have had over the past few months & years that have helped me on my spiritual path. I carry a journal around with me all the time to write in and the sayings that have encouraged me the most are the ones chosen for Love Letters To Myself.

It has now been more than a week since I have lost my sense of sight. My other senses have become more acute to compensate for the loss of my vision. A couple of days ago as my friend Mert drove us through the small town of Cowichan Bay, BC near where I live. There is a wonderful bakery in Cowichan Bay called True Grain Bakery and I could smell the warm sweet aroma of flour baking in the air as we drove by.
Having temporary loss of vision has helped me also to appreciate the rest of my senses, my life and the opportunity to communicate my emotions. I am accepting & embracing the small amount of vision that I do possess. It seems to me that every day is a gift. As I write or draw right now I am able to stay in the present moment knowing that I am making a positive difference in my life. I can create freer as I stop and listen to the chatter in my mind realize that I am not the chatter in my mind and move pen to paper without judgment as without eyes. I feel blessed to be undergoing this experience. Thank you for your time!

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

Sketching Without Seeing

Hello Friends & Artists,

I have not been able to see out of either eye since August 1st when Dr. Albaini at UBC eye clinic repaired my right eye from Retina Detachment. If you ever see a dark shadow appear in your eye. It just may be your retina starting to detach.
The image to the left of this text is a sketch I did yesterday evening after having a successful trip to see Dr. Albaini. He said my eyes are doing good.


I am so grateful that even though I can't see too much because of the gas bubbles in both my eyes I can express myself through my hands! Since my regular eyes can't see it feels like I am drawing with my third eye. Right now I am seeing more with my mind than with my eyes.

Thank you for your time.

Peace & Blessings,

Robert

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