Joy of Finding Inspiration in Natural Wonders

A lunar eclipse called The Super Blood Moon is happening Sunday September 27th, peeking at about 9:45 pm.  Mindful observations of forces greater then humanity are often the beginnings of creative forces within ourselves.  “It is the marriage of the soul with Nature that makes the intellect fruitful, and gives birth to imagination.” ~ Henry […]

Who would you be without your story?

“I discovered that when I believed my thoughts, I suffered, but that when I didn’t believe them, I didn’t suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Freedom is as simple as that. I found that suffering is optional. I found a joy within me that has never disappeared, not for a single […]

Found Poetry-tree

Stranger in a hostile world… Mysterious…. Language haltingly… Belonged… Understood… Despite the warnings… Risk of death… Music… Curiously… Turn her eyes… Struck by… Passionate absorption… Out of breath… Ecstasy… Crowding dreams… Little sob broke… Her lips… Lovely eyes… Peculiarly gentle… Instinctive sympathy… Smile… Smile was charming… Music, it’s strangely thrilling… Tears one’s heart to pieces… […]

Zentangle

The art of meditative drawing… Mindfulness for the soul… Yoga for the brain. I felt so relaxed after creating this piece.

Found Poetry

Monsters we have met… Villains of undersea myth… We have met all… Which lives beyond our depth range… Still puzzled… Thoroughly harmless… Curious about us… Frightened… Perhaps the monsters… Have been tamed… Wild ones live in your ocean… Owes most of its notoriety… You enter in the beast… Can only devour you… Draws you to […]

Creative Power – Alfred Adler

“This creative power is a striving power; this creative power can be seen in different views, in the power of evolution, in the power of life, in the power which accomplishes the goal of an ideal completion to overcome the difficulties of life.” – Alfred Adler

Life Transitions

Are you currently in a life transition? Finishing school? Changing careers? Separation or divorce from partner? Having a baby?  Recovering from substance use or an accident? Many of us are ‘creatures of habit’ making transitions hard.  It is a type of grieving process of our former lives.  If we shed our former lives but hold […]

Grief and loss of beloved pets

Losing a loved one is hard.  Many discount the intense connection one makes with their furry companions.  Animals have a special relationship with their humans.  Animal companions provide unconditional love, do not pass judgment and witness our lives through thick and thin.  Losing a special animal companion is like losing a member of the family.  […]

Both Picture and Artist

Both Picture and Artist. Are we a product of our environment? Or is our environment a product of our perceptions?  Sure when we are born into this world we are at the mercy of the environment and people in our lives.  Naturally we began by depending on others for shelter, nourishment and love. However, we […]