I imagined the red eyes, the broad tongue, the enormous lap. Would it be friendly too? Fear defeated me. And yet, not in faith and not in madness but with the courage I thought my dream deserved, I stepped outside. It was gone. Then I whirled at the sound of some shambling tonnage. Did I [...]
Note: A funny {delightfully, art-full, seriously-addictive!} thing happened on my way to compile this post yesterday: Pinterest ♥ … But here goes — as promised yesterday: About 100 Days Beginnings are {always} a fabulously-appropriate time to release Before — and to dance with Next! And a beginning is what 100 Days is all about. It [...]
{click on image to enlarge//read notations} August. A brand new calendar page. This day, August 1st: day one of powerful beginnings initiated by decisions I made while on creative sabbatical the past few weeks {and in the midst of declarations}. Although some were decisions and situations in which I was letting go of what I [...]
Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn. ~Ben Franklin This is also applicable to self-taught lessons. I know because I discovered the energy and power of sensory {music, scents, colors, collage-textures} learning, planning and journaling. Most of my discoveries were in despair as I sought to creAte [...]
I’ll go anywhere as long as it’s forward. ~David Livingstone There are times when despite speed, planning and destination … We must choose one track over another. This can involve time and process — or be like the flip of a switch. But the choice must be made, lest we lock up in the turmoil [...]
December 31 – Core Story What central story is at the core of you, and how do you share it with the world? (Bonus: Consider your reflections from this month. Look through them to discover a thread you may not have noticed until today.) My central story? Resiliency. Albeit reluctant resiliency! How do I share [...]
December 30 – Gift Prompt: Gift. This month, gifts and gift-giving can seem inescapable. What’s the most memorable gift, tangible or emotional, you received this year? It is an odd gift to be both grateful for and to memorialize {unless you have lived my life} but the most memorable gift {which — like a Jack-in-the-Box! — [...]
Note: This is today’s Reverb 10 {“an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what’s next / an end of the year opportunity to reflect on what’s happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead”} December 29– Defining Moment Describe a defining moment or series of events that [...]
This photo is from a series of images captured when I visited Multnomah Falls, the second-tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. This is the quiet flowing leg of the river that visitors pass by to move closer to the awe-inspiring falls — which drop over 600 feet down from Larch Mountain! I find it [...]
“Today stretches ahead of me, waiting to be shaped, and here I am, the sculptor who gets to do the shaping. What today will be like is up to me. And I shall decide what kind of day I shall have.” ~everyday philosopher Image Credit