We are amazing creatures. We can often experience several different emotions simultaneously. Have you ever felt like laughing and crying at the same time? Or being in a situation that is serious but feels like maybe you want to lighten the mood with some humorous comment? Sometimes we take ourselves too seriously. We […]
I was recently flying across the country, and near Phoenix, the flight experienced some pretty rough air for quite a while. Most of my flights lately have been relatively calm, so I was not only anxious but also started thinking of all the “what ifs?”, which of course, only heightened my anxiety. And then as
We were talking about sketchbooks in class the other day and I thought I should pass on our enthusiasm! I have carried sketchbooks around for years and years and not only still enjoy them, but almost feel a little dependent on them – they capture the moment! First I would like to differentiate diaries and sketchbooks. I have kept diaries
Freedom is the basis for the great American experiment of Democracy. As we are all well aware, this has worked better at times than at others – there are still great strides to be made. Putting politics aside, we are focusing on your personal freedom. We have all been socialized to behave, dress, and act
For many of us, this deep, dark season of a January winter is not full of the excitement of a new year opening before us and the prospect of wonderful new experiences on the horizon. The holidays may have left us feeling melancholy, unfulfilled or sad in acknowledging that our holidays were not what we
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Welcome back after a bit of a winter break! We hope you are beginning this new year with some excitement about creative possibilities that will occur throughout the year and preparing your head and heart to be ready when those possibilities present themselves ! As winter days and the New Year begin to open up,
‘Tis the Season for cooking up those favorite holiday recipes that go unused the rest of the year – at least at my house. I have a literal pile (see photo) that I stash away and pull out at this time of year. And of course, the best ones are the tried and true ones
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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” Plutarch It is so easy to lead a boring life! And eventually so dissatisfying – contentment and complacency are two different things. When all we are doing is “same old, same old”, its hard to remember when life was any
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“You can’t always be in the reaping stage or the harvest stage of life. Life has seasons. “ Emma Watson I am comforted by the rhythm of the seasons. Winter is coming and I’m ready for whiter days and cozy nights. Our family has a busy Fall, lots of birthdays and then
This time of year brings many emotions to the surface, as holidays tend to do! I have a double whammy around now – my birthday and Thanksgiving, always a few days apart. Birthdays make me reflective of all the time I have spent on this planet, and the people I have been lucky enough
