Excitement of Being

Can you handle it?
The excitement, the buzz, the adrenaline
the rush of being all you’re meant to be
doing what you were made to do

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When it’s all flowing right
and you’ve pushed through
your self-made limitations

There your Spirit shines

I guess I need sunglasses!

Ancient History

Ancient History

Out of the Archived Ashes

When I first started painting, (the first time – when in early teens) I used oils that were given to me by this lady that had left over paints after doing paint-by-number things. I didn’t use oils very long because I could not handle the fumes. This acrylic painting was one of the first I did as an adult (in my twenties). I painted several paintings with photographs as my models, just to see what I could do. It took many years for me to revisit landscapes, and then it was with “live models.” I ran across this old photograph of an old painting done from a photograph in a book, and felt I just had to share it. I’m not sure why.

Life’s Gifts

In truth, the little bird
could barely contain his heart
 
Racing as it was
with his excitement
 
What surprises and gifts
life brings…

Following Joy

Positively fascinating!
 
The way life works
when one follows the joy
 
Sliding down the dry grassy hill
on carriages of cardboard
 
Climbing up the swaying tree
until hair and leaves are one
 
Diving in the clear, still pond
near the wide sunning rock
 
So many ways to follow joy
So many ways life just works!
Wisdom Women

Wisdom Women

On the Way to Light

The faces, the faces. They always show up. Related or not, younger or older, they pop their faces into my mind when I pick up a pencil, or a pen, or a brush, or a stylus.  A cast of characters ready to populate any dramatic story in my head.

Courage

Courage wells up
in my heart
 
Once I’ve stepped
into my fear
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I am here to support you
in your courageousness
 
To en-courage you
on your path
Heirloom Rose

Heirloom Rose

Returning to the Heart

I’ve been offline for almost a week as we experienced a huge glitch while we were switching providers. In the meantime, I recharged. I went up to Fairplay Farm to work on the heart-shaped labyrinth with medicine wheel which we began up there last year. The wild flowers were beautiful and the labyrinth is well on it’s way to being a natural outpouring of the land there. I had a wonderfully full heart-relaxing day with Jeralynn. I also took many photos of the labyrinth, wildflowers, butterflies, the Consumnes River and this beautiful rose.

Lizard Dreams

Lizard puffed up in the grass
tried to look like a snake
 
On the rock, he stood still
-“freeze and they won’t see me”-
until we got too close
 
Then, he resembled a twig
in the strong wind
as he whizzed away
 
Survival looks many ways
when you’re small
 
Still, you can always grow a new tail
a new appendage of healing
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Lizard dreams while sunning
while sunning on a nice warm, flat rock