"Becky Arnott Artist"

 

This is a special blog post. I have some positive quotes from some special people, and I'll also tell you about my business, most of which I've hardly ever mentioned.

First, here are some positive quotes and ideas that have helped me be on, and stay on, the track of positivity.

One of my favorite authors is Rhonda Byrne who believes that a positive mindset attracts positive outcomes. She has many wonderful thoughts on being positive-

~"Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results."

~"Gratitude is a powerful process for shifting your energy and bringing more of what you want into your life."

Rhonda Byrne is a prolific author. Just a few of her helpful, inspirational books are: "The Secret," "The Magic," and "The Power."

Rhonda's latest book is "Countdown to Riches" which is about attracting wealth.

Here are some more inspirational quotes from others-

~"Nothing is impossible. The word itself says 'I'm possible.'!" -Audrey Hepburn

~"If you can dream it, you can do it." -Walt Disney

I like to say- "I'm a positive thinker, feeler, doer, and speaker." This is my own quote that helps me be more positive. I got the idea from a talented psychic several years ago who told me that I was a positive thinker, but not a positive feeler. Just thinking positive isn't enough. We need to feel positive, too.

I'm currently studying a website about the importance of being on a high frequency level. I'm working on the areas I need to improve. You might find it useful, too. Are you a high- or a low-frequency person? This website can help you decide. It's-  

 https://www.yogkulam.org/blog /common-traits-of-high-vibration-people

Here is a brief description of the types of art that I do-

I come from a family of artists, so art comes naturally to me. I have been involved with the arts since childhood.

~I do pencil portraits of people and pets from photographs-

I also create unique Southern Appalachian Mountain coal jewelry and magnets-

Some of my work is in shops in Southwest Virginia-the June Tolliver House in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and The Clapboard House in Wise, Virginia. Also, my coal jewelry, etc. is at Coal Miners Daughter Mercantile at two locations in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

I've written two books-

My first one, "Photographic Encounters of the Spirit Kind," is full of paranormal photographs (over 100!) that I, my husband Greg, and my brother Nick, have taken throughout the years.

 My second book is "Down Memory Lane," which is "A Nostalgic Memoir of Life in the Southern Appalachians."

Please see the widgets above for more information about my books.

Also, I'm currently finishing a third book about life in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.

Many of my photographs are on a Getty Images stock photography site. I'll have more information about that at a later date.

Positive thought: "Thoughts are magnetic and thoughts have a frequency. As you think thoughts, they are sent out into the Universe, and they magically attract all like things that are on the same frequency. Everything sent out returns to the source-you." -Rhonda Byrne

Thanks for visiting! Until around Saturday, November 1, 2025, Becky

Being Positive, Patient, and Persistent

Welcome!

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."
-Norman Vincent Peale

Dear blog readers, I'm still having issues with putting pictures on my blog posts.  I'm planning on resolving it one way or other this week, or however long it takes.  I believe I'm being taught patience and persistence because of this challenge.  I'm not giving up!  If nothing else, I can always restart my blog on another website!  (*Important update-Patience, persistence, and being positive paid off!  My blogs are acting normal again now!  Thank you all for your support!)

-"Patience, persistence and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."
-Napoleon Hill

I have plans for when my blog gets straightened out:

-There are two great places to eat that I'd like to share with you.
-There is something that I have been involved with for over a year that has made a big positive impact on my life personally that I need to tell about.
-Various other things that might be of interest to you.

I'm really excited about two books I'm working on.  One is a self-help book which I hope to have out later this year and the other is another book on the paranormal which I'm hoping to have published in 2015.

Take care, and thanks for your patience!

Positive thought:  "Happy, happy, happy" - From "Duck Dynasty"  (I have this saying several places around in our house.  It helps me stay in a positive state of mind.  I smile every time I say it out loud or to myself.  Try it or something similar and see for yourself!)
Thanks for visiting!  Until next Sunday, Becky

Everyday Miracles

Welcome!

According to Wikipedia,..."miracle is often used to characterize any beneficial event that is a wonderful occurrence...such as a birth."  Also, it goes on to say that "some coincidences may be seen as miracles."

     
A few days before we moved to our new home, while Greg and I were relaxing on the back porch of our rental house, a butterfly started flying all around Greg and landed on his head.  I ran to get the camera to take a picture, but when I got back, the butterfly had flown away.  A few moments later, it came back, and this time, it landed on his hand.  I quickly snapped the photo below.

                                                      "Expect a Miracle."

A couple of minutes later, another butterfly came out of nowhere, flew all around me, and then it quickly disappeared.

I decided that these butterflies were a miraculous sign that all would be well with our big change and that we were being watched over.

Other incidences that I would consider miracles are when my mother told me about articles she had read in the newspaper that indirectly led me to my soul mate, Greg, and to a psychic whose advice greatly changed my life for the better.

A few months ago, I was in an office supply store, getting ready to use the photocopy machine, when suddenly a kind-looking man came over and asked me if I needed any help.  Just then, a thought popped into my mind, "Ask him."  I'd been struggling for over a year, trying to get my book published, when out of the blue, I decided to ask him if he knew where I could get it published.  He gave me the name of someone who led me to someone else.  As a result, my paranormal book was published this past week!  (You just have to keep believing and working toward your goals, for miracles can and do happen!)

The name of my book is Photographic Encounters of the Spirit Kind , which contains around 110 paranormal photographs that some my family members, and I, as well as others, have taken, and the stories that go along with them.  In addition, two chapters are devoted to true, local ghost stories, including personal ones.  (For more book information, please see FYI below.)

A few days ago, we celebrated my mother's birthday, and she got the first signed copy of my book as one of her gifts.  (She's in the book several times.)

Personal milestone: We recently welcomed our first overnight guest, friend Sharon Robinson from Maryland.

                                                                  Sharon

F.Y.I.
Photographic Encounters of the Spirit Kind
(by Becky Arnott)
(Paperback or PDF download)
Fast Pencil Marketplace
http://www.fastpencil.com/marketplace

Positive thought: "Miracles happen every day; change your perception of what a miracle is and you'll see them all around you."-Jon Bon Jovi
Thanks for visiting!  Until later in the week, Becky