Wednesday's Watercolor-Portrait Practice

Tuesday's Artful Journal-Trust

Monday's Inspiration- Love from the Center

Monday's Inspiration- Strong Courage

What is your inspiration to get you going this week?  What phrase or mantra will keep you connected to your New Year's Resolutions and goals?  For me, this one anchors me right where I need to be:)

The Compass

Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2015!  Let the journey begin!  We may have smooth sailing, clear skies and lovely landscapes to enjoy. Chances are good we will also meet with some challenges as well this year...a bit of weather with a few bumps and turbulence along the way.  But no worries...we set our course with good intentions, clear goals, a high degree of commitment, plenty of courage...sometimes wavering but mostly strong.  It's a new year...  a new chapter in our life story... let's write an interesting story of a journey just beginning!  Here we go...

An Artistic Christmas

Merry Christmas!  Christmas Eve and Christmas Day were such  beautiful times spent with friends and family.  Connection, laughter, play, conversation...it was an artistic expression of the season of Light and Love.  I wondered...what made it so artistic?  The conversations were engaging and there was a little something for everyone no matter what their age.  The food was grown organically and prepared with care and attention.  The homes I visited were decorated in a way that made one feel right at home...loved, cared for and cherished.  The children were completely themselves... so that was a natural expression of art:) Christmas Carols were sung, candles lit and a story of the birth of Jesus was told in an amazing rendition.  I love this time of year...it feels hopeful...moments of sadness, yes, too much food, true, but hopeful.  It is as if a seed of light in the depth of winter has been planted.  And now through truth and clarity in thought, beauty in our soul life and goodness in our deeds we can nurture that seed to grow in 2015.