G’day, greetings, and salutations. I hope as you view this post you find yourself smiling and content. I gave myself a dose of art therapy today with photos I snapped of flowers that have been in my home this summer, all gifts from dear people in my life. I adore the text I placed below…
Tag Archive: creativity
Savor
In a funk as the morning fog lingered into early afternoon, I sat wondering about life. The fog can seem a closet that won’t open. Claustrophobia. Haunting. Then… I feel a shift. This fog, my supposed nemesis, is merely sky reaching down to me. She’s nature giving me an ethereal kiss on the cheek. Again,…
Silence
Our lives become richer by our willingness to traverse walls. If our daily experiences were all rainbows and smiling faces, imagine how dull our lives would be. Really. Difficulty may not be fun or enjoyable at the time, but think back to the most challenging times in your life and put into perspective how those…
Images as Connection to Creative Energy
The creative life force plays a large role in my life. My wish: to nudge your connection to this creative energy today. Sandra at Always Well Within posted an intriguing message recently. This is no surprise—she often writes about topics that leave me thoughtful for weeks or months. (Visit her often to expand your mind,…
Tanka No.130
Greetings All! Please join me in celebrating a form of poetry I adore called Tanka. For those not familiar with Tanka, simply, it is short-form poetry consisting of five lines, a cousin to three-line Haiku. The Tanka form typically does not limit syllable use for English speakers, let your mind be free. Typically, Tanka reveals…
An Angel is Born
{Reading time, approx. 6–7 min.} For the holidays this year, I treated myself by hiring the infamous Jay Shryer (a.k.a., The Supreme God of Words) to write a Custom Story for me. A small but related detail: okay, I’ll admit it, I spent at least 75% of my childhood pretending I was a superhero, most…
An Oblique Walk
I’m taking a new twist with my post today—please bear with me. Things have been pretty kooky in my world lately, and I don’t want to get too deep into discussion about life, but Ms. MS and I have been having some serious talks. (I found out she really loves earl gray tea—who could have…
Love!Love!Love! ~ Part Deux
Love! Love! Love! ~ The Embarkation About two months ago, I posted the results of a project that quickly became near and dear to my heart. Maybe this project hit home for you, too, as this post received the highest number of comments (>100 including mine) and the most traffic at my little ‘ole piece…
Climb Into Your Rocket Ship
{reading time ~ 3 minutes} Listening to an interview with Philip Roth on NPR’s Fresh Air the other day, I felt struck by lightening regarding a particular comment he made. (To better frame the comment, Mr. Roth is 77-years old.) I’m paraphrasing, but he said something like this: Sure, I’m a better writer than I…