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  • We are one

    “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.”~Edward Everett Hale

  • My Heart Aches

    My heart aches for the violence being done to people in my country. Maybe your heart is aching too. I take breaks from watching the news, but today a friend posted a story I read about last night in Simon Rosenberg’s Hopium Chronicles newsletter and here it was again in my friend’s post. I could…

  • Snow & A Robin

    Soon after it snowed I saw a red breasted robin in the tree outside my window. His red breast next to the white snow-covered branches stunned me. The robin reminded me of the promise of spring in the midst of winter. Despite the despair of the human world, life would go on.

  • The Trees of Winter

    One winter in January, 2023, I went for a walk near my home. I didn’t notice what was around me. My mind was worried about all the things I hadn’t done yet. Then I looked up at the trees and I wrote this poem when I got home ~ Wintering The bare trees of winter…

  • The Seasons of our Creativity

    Does the change of season affect your creativity?   A friend of mine recently lamented about her creative slump. “All summer I was headstrong into my… The Seasons of our Creativity

  • The wisdom of simple small steps

    Small easy steps entice us to try. Big steps overwhelm us & we freeze. Then we feel bad about ourselves that we “didn’t get anything done.” I’m trying these smaller steps and have been amazed what happens. Try just 5 minutes or 30 seconds of the task before you and see what happens. I’ll be…

  • Good Enough

    Years ago, when scrapbooking was my creative outlet, once or twice a year I would spend the weekend with a small group of friends in a craft store … Good Enough

  • Don’t Give Up On Our Country!

    The masks are off. Trump, MAGA Republicans, and their billionaire donors have given up on even pretending to govern for the people and are solely … Don’t Give Up On Our Country!

  • A living room moment

    Are there things you try to practice daily to live a more sustainable lifestyle? I try to do art &/or writing “dailyish.” It nurtures my soul like a walk in Nature. This morning I got out my compact watercolors & painted the picture. Fun & nurtured my mind, heart, & soul. It’s amazing what happens…

  • With My Eyes Closed 👀

    One day I found myself reaching for whimsical ways of learning a new skill, creating art. I’ve been recovering from perfectionism most of my adult life. It helped me be a good student, but at age 16 it almost gave me a painful ulcer in my stomach. Thank goodness a doctor taught me a technique…