Category Archives: Art and Life

A Shift in the Air

A Shift in the Air

A Shift in the Air came overnight. As the days get shorter, the owls come out sooner. Other creatures, like deer, ravens, and hawks float silently through the changing forest like ghosts, reappearing and just as quickly, disappearing! No wonder this feels like such a magical time. Plus, the sky turns pink for awhile, then…Continue Reading

Finding Your Personal Sanctuary

Finding Your Personal Sanctuary

Finding Your Personal Sanctuary is necessary for balance in a busy world. Our sanctuary is a quiet place to listen deeply to the whispers of knowing and inspiration that come our way. We so often use our eyes to see the world ‘clearly’. Yet that isn’t the only, and possibly not even the best sense…Continue Reading

Life is Our Mirror

Life is Our Mirror

Life is our mirror to our inner self. All that you see around you, allows you to discover more about what’s going on inside. In addition, you make images, people, and experiences happen from moment to moment. You are creating your own reality. Realize that truth. Then it’s just time to pay attention to all…Continue Reading

Seek The High Ground

Seek The High Ground

Seek the High Ground to survive in life. Especially during these times of extremes. More than ever, we must listen to our inner guide, move when necessary, and protect ourselves at all costs. Our instincts and intuition are constantly sending messages, if we only listen. We must anticipate in advance our surroundings since our body…Continue Reading

Awaken Your Spirit Animal Connections

Awaken Your Spirit Animal Connections

Awaken your Spirit Animal connections to balance and nurture yourself. Spirit animals come to us unexpectedly in emails, snail mail, notifications, the news, and on calendars, as well as in person. I was seeing pandas everywhere! Plus, I was physically surrounded by butterflies! But of all the messengers, the Monarch was the biggest, brightest surprise.…Continue Reading

Create True Magic

Create True Magic

Create True Magic every day. 3 ways to open to the mystery are to Believe, Dream, and Explore. Life becomes what you think it is, that’s why we each have our own reality. Also, if you Believe in the unknown, seek the unexpected, and allow for serendipity, new possibilities will flow in throughout the day.…Continue Reading

3 Ways to Trigger the Creative Process

3 Ways to Trigger the Creative Process

3 Ways to Trigger the Creative Process always begins in the doing. Trusting the mystery and yourself is what making art and living life are all about. The first really fun way to begin is to just paint. Use whatever paint you have on hand, watercolor, tempera, or acrylic. I know one who uses the…Continue Reading

Morning Summer Renewal Ritual

Morning Summer Renewal Ritual

Morning Summer Renewal Ritual to Refresh Your Life, is easy. Take a pad & paper with you as you enjoy morning coffee/tea on a comfortable chair outside. This is the Stillpoint of Summer, when you can see the path of the wind in the trees, if you remember to look. Midsummer is a holding point,…Continue Reading