What was I Thinking?!
One of the benefits of mindful self-talk is that it is a very gentle entrance into practicing choosing my thoughts. In sitting-meditation, we learn that thoughts come in and thoughts…
One of the benefits of mindful self-talk is that it is a very gentle entrance into practicing choosing my thoughts. In sitting-meditation, we learn that thoughts come in and thoughts…
Last winter, I spoke with a few creative friends about something I wanted to explore. Digital Art Sessions. The idea was to bring a few people together to create art…
Last year when I did Seth Godin's Creatives Workshop, I created and shared a piece of creative work every day. The format I choose for creation was 'words with an…
I've had it with Julia Cameron rehashing 'The Artist's Way' with every new book she writes. When her new book, 'The Listening Path,' came out this year, I had hopes…
Some of my friends have been seeing my latest obsession. Making art in matchboxes. They have taking on a life of their own, since I started exploring this avenue. I'm…
Springtime inspires me. I enjoy seeing the earth wake up and push new growth to its surface. New flowering plants are popping up on the walk every day. Maybe I'm…
Have you ever spent time with someone who is continuously negative and pessimistic? A proverbial wet blanket? I have, and at those times I'm usually trying to figure out how…
Julia Cameron, the author of The Artist's Way, has released a new book called 'The Listening Path'. It is set up as a 6-week program that hones your sense of…
Art happens when I explore the edges of my ability without the pressure of performance. It exists in the joy of creation. Finished art forms are like your children. They…
In the last couple of months I took a break from blogging. In that time, one of the things I did was finish a writing project I'd been working on…
I'm thinking of my friends wintering the year in the Northern Hemisphere. When I lived in Canada, February felt like the longest month of the year. In truth, the sun…
To be honest, I have been a bit lost. Maybe it has something to do with the loss the last weeks have brought the world, with some of it landing…
I came across a photo where someone had taken a bunch of matchboxes and used them as little canvases to make art. I loved the idea and set about exploring…
It is February, and nature has sent a reminder that better days are ahead. At least, that is the message I took from the presence of these delicate White Star…
There is no need to say 'sorry' for the treatment by your ancestors of my family. Instead, live, forgive. Make use of your opportunities, Give generously, get to know me.…
I was reminded today by Steven Pressfield (The War of Art), that we don't need to be healed in order to move forward. Our pain does not go away. It…
My friend Patricia Paton and I were both feeling the strain of the COVID pandemic. In order to ground ourselves in that which is working in our lives, we decided…
The practice of Gratitude has got me through some dark times in my life. There was a time when I had to travel an hour back and forth to a…
I watched Paolo Angeli play his 'guitar' in his one-man band at a Tiny Desk Concert and understood that in the beginning, Sound came before Music.When Paolo was pushing his…
This frigid January day, blocks the sun that rose at Solstice. Spring's promise is not far away. It will bring respite from ice and sickness. The days are growing longer,…
Art is like DNA left at the scene. It is evidence that the artist has been there. It is a mark left, like a dinosaur footprint or a painting on…
Marcel Duchamp, the French-American painter and chess player was always pushing the boundaries of perception. He came up with the term 'Infrathin.' While he never fully defined it, he left…
We are at the end of a historic year! There have been gifts and challenges unlike anything we have experienced before. With the passing of an old year that has…
May we all have Peace in our hearts Sweetness in our words And love in our actions For every moment of our lives.