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Shaniece Ortiz-Windsor

@sleeplesspage

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🇵🇷 You can call me Shay | Journaling | Artist | PenPal | Parent | Wife | P.O Box 408124 Chicago IL, 60640 YouTube ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Help me choose a focal point for my next collage 🧐
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#collage #artjournal #diy by @sleeplesspage

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I’m too tired to speak.
My hands have become shelter and messenger.
I’m not sure they’re always making sense, but I’m trusting their intuition.
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“Though hope is frail, it’s hard to kill”. by @sleeplesspage

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Who’s lifting who?
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#artjournal #diyjunkjournal #junkjournalartist by @sleeplesspage

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6 months ago

Where words fail me, art flourishes. by @sleeplesspage

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Today’s illustration is accompanied by words that spilled out of me in a stream of consciousness. Cleaning my notes app I came across them and felt they still ring true.
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Written March 18, 2025
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We are experiencing the makings of another major civil rights awakening. There will be a new uprising and the world will not only watch, but it will listen to our voices as the silenced ones of reason. Possibly the biggest fight for democracy in recent history, fueled by a genetic code, led by the voices and spirits of our ancestors.

Many will ask how we got here because they enjoyed the restful slumber of privilege. We’re here because rather than doing the work of atonement and reparation, all that has been done is poison the rivers of change so that widespread love cannot prosper. Minds weakened, hearts covered in stone. Lied to by bootleg Christian’s who kill with a Bible in hand. Blinded by evil. Hiding their ugliness under the guise of Law and Order as they tout: “Live Laugh Love”.

While we have sought equality, they have sought dominance. Unable to bury our excellence, they gatekeep education to preserve their power. Our hope is a brave but vulnerable flicker at the mercy of the wind, protected by the hands of sacred light bearers. These champions, carry the power of their lineage and usher in the day of reckoning. The promise of the universe in action. The light bearers will lead the enlightenment. It’s time to stand and hold the line for Peace. by @sleeplesspage

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9 months ago

Did you know? Holding a hug for at least 20 seconds is good for you? It triggers the release of oxytocin (the “love hormone”) and serotonin, while lowering cortisol (the stress hormone), leading to reduced stress. It can also increase feelings of trust, safety, bonding, and overall improved emotional and physical well-being.
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I think right now is a great time to test the theory.
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Sending love to you, friend. by @sleeplesspage

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As requested by @mtate2 and @theftnpenbujo 😊.
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I’ve always felt that I’m only the vehicle from which my pages speak. This accidental spread [composed of two very intuitively intentional pages] cements my belief. Thank you for requesting to see them, friends. by @sleeplesspage

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She’s in her flu era 😩 but she’s still got her eyes open. Wash your hands. Take care of yourselves and each other.
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I drew this illustration earlier this month and just now realized that when I lay the sketchbook flat, both illustrations seem to depict the same “day”. Funny how things like that happen. I bet if I had planned it, I would have had a different result 🤣💁🏽‍♀️ by @sleeplesspage

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Last week I hosted my second annual vision board (journal spread) meet up. As always it was lovely and much needed. There were some familiar faces as well as some wonderfully welcome new ones.
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I kept my spread pretty simple this year, not wanting to force what didn’t intuitively ask to be included. Instead, I sought to embody my “word of the year” [Ease] and filled in the gaps with some word mapping in a casual “font”.
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Friend, it is *always* a good time for community. It reminds us of the good that remains. It restores and recalibrates. It teaches us humility. It magnifies light.
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Most importantly, it sends a valuable message to our brains that says: “I’m still me. I am not alone. In this moment, I am safe. I am ready to rise again.”
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If you’ve never attended a vision board/ journal spread meet up, I recommend you host one yourself! If you’d like some ideas, let me know and I’ll cook some up for you 😘 by @sleeplesspage

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I genuinely question the souls of some humans. by @sleeplesspage

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I don’t know who needs to read this but…
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The time for hopes and wishes is long gone. It’s time for community. Stop asking how you can help and just show up. by @sleeplesspage

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I’ve been looking back through some of my older illustrations this week and it’s been eye opening. Seeing them as art for the first time and appreciating their messages. Many of them are as true now as they were then. Needed just the same. Validating feelings well past their inception.
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My past self drew this as a way to pour out feelings to make room for actions and decisions that needed to be made. My present self views it as evidence that we have been through difficult times before and we have pushed through. We have survived the worst of our days so far. Muscles stretched and strengthening for new work. These pages tell me that I have been, and can continue to be, capable.
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So are you, friend.
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A note to my future self:
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Believe your eyes. Doubt delays upward movement. Believe your gut. Don’t let curated messaging steal your ability to see the truth.
Believe [in] yourself. No hashtags hoping to be “found”. Believe in the math: effort + time = desired result.
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If you feel called to share, I warmly thank you. by @sleeplesspage

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