One of my resolutions was to use the month of February to spread positive affirmations through this blog. Yes, I forgot I’d listed that ’til I visited Lorna’s blog and later found my New Year resolutions under a stack a papers while I was looking for something else. Ain’t that ’bout nothing?
Tomorrow, I’ll join up with Occupy Blogospehere, which is a virtual movement to spread positive light throughout the blogging community and it takes place every Thursday. This, my dear friends, is not one of those far-reaching resolutions. And how hard is it to pass on a good word?
On another note, I’m still a bit challenged in using WordPress. How in the world do I change the size and colors of type on this here blog? Over these 7 months I’ve been blogging, I ain’t figured that out to this day. As I sit here writing this to you, a voice says, “Go to the Help section,” and I’m sitting here talking back to the voice and asking, “Well, why didn’t you tell me that in the first place?” Anyhow, I think it would look better if my quotes stood out a tad larger, don’t you?
Now, on to what I’m here for, which ain’t to keep rambling on and on like usual. I really hadn’t meant to say all of what I’ve said already. Stuff just kept popping up in my head…Where was I at?…(Scratching my head) Oh, here’s your positive message for today, brought to you by Sir Winston Churchill:
For myself, I am an optimist – it does not seem to be much use being anything else.
"Happenstance No. 1" Mixed Media on paper. Copyright 2012 Totsymae
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Like the quote, love the painting. I’m looking forward to more February positivity. Thanks!
Yeah, I’m kinda in painting mode, so I don’t have a lot of free time. And then there’s living life itself.
I agree with Shary.
Yeah, I agree with Shary too.
You go Twin. And clean off that damn desk!
Oh, Twin. You didn’t have to call me out like that.
But trust me, I’m slowly but surely making progress.
How slowly?? Good to see you up and about. Where are you planning to travel?
I’m so clueless about WordPress! I wish I had an answer for you.
Gorgeous painting!
Thank you, Nadine.
I asked someone before but I had no idea what they were talking about.
I don’t know how to manipulate wp either for size and color. That
is why much of my stuff is fixed like that with gimp and then I scan the fixed paged and I post the scan which it the way I want it to appear.
Man, that sounds like more work than I wanna do, Carl. You’ve got more patience than I.
I adore the painting! Gorgeous! And I’m glad you are doing something challenging. (I would be far too stupid to participate in such a thing!) You’ll be fantastic. You always are.
Linda, you’re too funny.
And thank you.
Hey TM, thanks for participating in Occupy Blogosphere. I hope your readers will be inclined to join us. Is it possible that politicians may be curious about what is going on and start reading who we are – not who they say we are.
It’s our chance to share what we’ve been wanting to say – positively – but have had no audience.
I hope as well.
As for the other part of your statement, we can only hope.
I like this affirmation, and of course love your paintings. I see them in so many other places. Your work is so soothing to the senses.
& hey, great post… to quote you ‘spreading a good word’ your way;-)
It just made sense to me. Glad you like it and the painting. I guess you can say this one of the more calm posts, as well as the painting, even if it is called “Happenstance.”
Optimism is the only way to go, for real! Look forward to joining you tomorrow on Occupy Blogosphere with postive messages. You just ROCK, Tots! Love the painting, as well. Bloom where you are planted, right?
I’m glad you’ll join tomorrow.
Yes, I try to plant good seeds and bloom.
Such a beautiful, colorful, HAPPY painting. I love it too. Perfect for February, if you ask me.
I don’t know about changing font size, but I do know how to change text color. When you are in Edit Post mode, you’ll see two lines of of options in the tool box. Make sure you have it on Visual mode (not HTML). Anyway, on the second line, fourth one in, you’ll see the letter “A.” Click on the arrow, and a menu box will drop and you’ll see a spectrum of colors. See if that works.
Thanks, Monica. I could use all the help I can get.
Yeah, Totsy! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us.
As for changing colors and fonts, there is a tool bar above the box where you type your posts. If there’s only one line of icons, then press one of the icons furthest to the right. That will bring down a second line of toolbar options to change font size and colors. I don’t know why that second level of options is hidden by default, but it is.
Good luck!
Thanks, Lorna. I’ll play around with it and see what comes up. ‘Preciate it.
Still on a wordpress learning curve myself. Keep up the good quotes.
Thanks. Glad you like them. Got a few techies to hand some tips.
I think that if you want to change the font on your blog, you have to buy the “custom font upgrade” (if you go to your blog’s dashboard and click on “custom design”, you’ll see some stuff related to that). But I don’t know whether that lets you change the color; you might need to buy “custom css” (and learn how to write CSS) for that.