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We make a living by what we get,
we make a life by what we give.
- Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
Is it possible to give too much?
Is it possible to love too much?
How do we know when it is all too much?
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- too much?
- sushi by moonlight
- grateful
- my dreams in space
- watering our dreams
- chaos
- choose happiness
- pulling hope
- fearless warrior goddess
- just be
- most noble
- spring fever
- enough
- candle or mirror
- never give up
- life is a poem
- rain dance
- fairy vacation
- nicaragua: orlando sovalbarro
- full moon last night
- dreams
- with time
- spring
- una rosa de mujer
- unexamined life
- 3 fortunes
- life of the immortals
- pintado o desnudo
- mother-of-pearl
- be who you are & say what you feel
- who irritates you?
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Monday, March 30
sushi by moonlight
mixed media card
raw
friendship
spicy
family
fresh
laughter
delicious
moonlight
Mother Moon smiled upon her favorite children and blessed them with her light so bright...
raw
friendship
spicy
family
fresh
laughter
delicious
moonlight
Mother Moon smiled upon her favorite children and blessed them with her light so bright...
Sunday, March 29
grateful
a quick pencil sketch of something I'm playing with
He sits on my lap as I type, his chubby, dimpled hands on top of mine...my baby boy is almost 8 months old! Our window is slightly open, letting in the sweetest Spring breeze. The sun and clouds dance, sharing the skies. Placido serenades us on this ideal Sunday...I am grateful...
He sits on my lap as I type, his chubby, dimpled hands on top of mine...my baby boy is almost 8 months old! Our window is slightly open, letting in the sweetest Spring breeze. The sun and clouds dance, sharing the skies. Placido serenades us on this ideal Sunday...I am grateful...
Saturday, March 28
my dreams in space
detail from mixed media, 2009
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
- Anaïs Nin (1903-1977)
I throw my dreams into space...every single day....
Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.
- Anaïs Nin (1903-1977)
I throw my dreams into space...every single day....
Friday, March 27
watering our dreams
2009 mixed mediaBe careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.
- Lao Tzu (circa 531 BC)
what do we water our dreams with?
do we wait for our roots to grow strong before showing ego's blossoms?
- Lao Tzu (circa 531 BC)
what do we water our dreams with?
do we wait for our roots to grow strong before showing ego's blossoms?
Thursday, March 26
Wednesday, March 25
choose happiness
detail from 2007 collage
life is made up of many little choices
each moment
every breath
offers a choice
i practice happiness
at least once a day – usually more
little by little
i recognize nature’s melody
the song of my soul
today, i choose happiness...again and again
originally published in January 2007
life is made up of many little choices
each moment
every breath
offers a choice
i practice happiness
at least once a day – usually more
little by little
i recognize nature’s melody
the song of my soul
today, i choose happiness...again and again
originally published in January 2007
Tuesday, March 24
pulling hope
2007 "LA-MUJER-JALA" mixed media
se despertó antes del sol
se vistió con su mejor sonrisa
La-Mujer-Jala comenzó su día
jalando esperanzas
jalando paz
jalando amor
...que jalas tu?...quien te jala?
she woke up before the sun
and dressing with her best smile
La-Mujer-Jala began her day
pulling hope
pulling peace
pulling love
...what do you pull?...who pulls you?
inspired by an anonymous woman I named "La-Mujer-Jala", "The-Woman-Pulls"
originally published in October 2007
se despertó antes del sol
se vistió con su mejor sonrisa
La-Mujer-Jala comenzó su día
jalando esperanzas
jalando paz
jalando amor
...que jalas tu?...quien te jala?
she woke up before the sun
and dressing with her best smile
La-Mujer-Jala began her day
pulling hope
pulling peace
pulling love
...what do you pull?...who pulls you?
inspired by an anonymous woman I named "La-Mujer-Jala", "The-Woman-Pulls"
originally published in October 2007
Monday, March 23
fearless warrior goddess
little sketch from my journal
At seven feet, four inches, I towered over everyone. My wild hair with fuchsia pink streaks blew in the wind. I had become a fearless Amazon warrior goddess...
excerpt from last night’s dreams
At seven feet, four inches, I towered over everyone. My wild hair with fuchsia pink streaks blew in the wind. I had become a fearless Amazon warrior goddess...
excerpt from last night’s dreams
Sunday, March 22
just be
2009 mixed media from a series
The flower doesn’t even know it is giving fragrance. Does it say, ‘Here is a nice person; I want to be extra nice and give her some fragrance?’ A candle doesn’t even know that it is giving light. It is just light. Does the candle say, ‘Hey, look. I’m here wasting my time; I’m melting away. Come, read or write something?’ No. The candle is just there. That is what a Karma Yogi is. Just by that yogi’s very presence, people enjoy the light, people enjoy the smell, people get the benefit. But, if you feel, ‘I wanted to give, but nobody wanted to receive; I’m wasting my time,’ then you are unhappy. Do you think that people are waiting around for you to give them something? Nobody is waiting for your gift. But, when they are hungry, they will take it. So, just be. Don’t try to become.
God bless you. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
- H. H. Swami Satchidananda (1914—2002)
my wise Gurudev...exactly what I needed to hear today...
The flower doesn’t even know it is giving fragrance. Does it say, ‘Here is a nice person; I want to be extra nice and give her some fragrance?’ A candle doesn’t even know that it is giving light. It is just light. Does the candle say, ‘Hey, look. I’m here wasting my time; I’m melting away. Come, read or write something?’ No. The candle is just there. That is what a Karma Yogi is. Just by that yogi’s very presence, people enjoy the light, people enjoy the smell, people get the benefit. But, if you feel, ‘I wanted to give, but nobody wanted to receive; I’m wasting my time,’ then you are unhappy. Do you think that people are waiting around for you to give them something? Nobody is waiting for your gift. But, when they are hungry, they will take it. So, just be. Don’t try to become.
God bless you. OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti.
- H. H. Swami Satchidananda (1914—2002)
my wise Gurudev...exactly what I needed to hear today...
Saturday, March 21
Friday, March 20
spring fever
detail from a series of Spring photos, 2009
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!
- Mark Twain (1835-1910)
got it...
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want - oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!
- Mark Twain (1835-1910)
got it...
Wednesday, March 18
candle or mirror
detail from an idea
There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
How do you spread light?
There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- Edith Wharton (1862-1937)
How do you spread light?
Tuesday, March 17
never give up
detail from a series of Spring photos, 2009
When you get in a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
never give up
When you get in a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896)
never give up
Monday, March 16
life is a poem
sketch from one of my journals
Any time is the time to make a poem.
- Gertrude Stein (1874-1926)
my life is a poem
with him and him
Any time is the time to make a poem.
- Gertrude Stein (1874-1926)
my life is a poem
with him and him
the waves in the ocean dance your name, he says
you are my ocean, she answers
laughter
no, that's cursi
Sunday, March 15
rain dance
detail from 2009 mixed media
rain purifies and cleanses
let's go dance in the rain, he said
won't we get wet, she asked
that's the point, he answered
rain purifies and cleanses
rain purifies and cleanses
let's go dance in the rain, he said
won't we get wet, she asked
that's the point, he answered
rain purifies and cleanses
Saturday, March 14
fairy vacation
2009 mixed media from a dream
She gathered her rose petals and decided Spring was an ideal time to take a vacation from the world. She would go to the sea and stroll pink sands at sunrise and sunset...
excerpt from my dream journals
She gathered her rose petals and decided Spring was an ideal time to take a vacation from the world. She would go to the sea and stroll pink sands at sunrise and sunset...
excerpt from my dream journals
Friday, March 13
nicaragua: orlando sovalbarro
"...una luz que nos va dando pautas en el conocimiento, en este caso, el mío que es pictórico...yo creo que el experimento es importante, es como cuando se lee y se lee y al final te sentís fortalecido en espíritu, conciencia y concepto, como persona y trabajador, en este caso de la pintura..."
- Orlando Sovalbarro (1943-2009)
His sculpture speaks to me of dreams and fantasy and history. I have slept with his angels watching over me. I have meditated upon his haunting owls which remind me of Melba. Although we never met in person, our souls communicated on other levels...
Thursday, March 12
full moon last night
detail from mixed media circa 2007He leaned over and whispered,
"...if you have a chance, go to your window and look at the moon..."
His breath was sweet and he smelled of lilacs.
It was a full moon last night.
"...if you have a chance, go to your window and look at the moon..."
His breath was sweet and he smelled of lilacs.
It was a full moon last night.
Wednesday, March 11
Tuesday, March 10
Monday, March 9
Sunday, March 8
una rosa de mujer
2009 mixed media from a series I began a few years ago
celebrando cada pétalo en mi vida
celebrandote mujer, hoy día
celebrando cada pétalo en mi vida
celebrandote mujer, hoy día
Saturday, March 7
unexamined life
in the clouds
The unexamined life is not worth living.
- Socrates (469 - 399 BC)
How does one examine life while still remaining in the moment?
The unexamined life is not worth living.
- Socrates (469 - 399 BC)
How does one examine life while still remaining in the moment?
Friday, March 6
3 fortunes
from last night's take-out
Is life like a cookie, where we randomly choose our fortunes?
I believe life is a DANCE between our spirits and the Divine One...a wild and wonderful dance, which can leave one feeling out of breath at times...
Is life like a cookie, where we randomly choose our fortunes?
I believe life is a DANCE between our spirits and the Divine One...a wild and wonderful dance, which can leave one feeling out of breath at times...
Thursday, March 5
life of the immortals
Seek not, my soul, the life of the immortals; but enjoy to the full the resources that are within thy reach.
- Pindar (518-438 B.C.)
I dreamt with many of them again last night...does that not make them immortal?
Wednesday, March 4
pintado o desnudo
detail from self-portrait in progress
ojo de mujer
que ves ?
a quien lloras ?
ojo de mujer
durmiendo
soñando
ojo de mujer
deja la luz entrar
-- es hora de despertar
ojo de mujer
pintado o desnudo
mirate en el espejo – y dime, de que color eres ?
originally published on 1/23/2007
ojo de mujer
que ves ?
a quien lloras ?
ojo de mujer
durmiendo
soñando
ojo de mujer
deja la luz entrar
-- es hora de despertar
ojo de mujer
pintado o desnudo
mirate en el espejo – y dime, de que color eres ?
originally published on 1/23/2007
Tuesday, March 3
mother-of-pearl
detail from a lovely piece I am incorporating in a sculpture
I am the mother-of-pearl.
The world is a vein of silver,
An illusion!
This is the truth.
Nothing to grasp,
Nothing to spurn,
Nothing to dissolve.
I am in all beings.
All beings are in me.
This is the whole truth.
Nothing to embrace,
Nothing to relinquish,
Nothing to dissolve.
- Ashtavakra Gita
something to meditate on
I am the mother-of-pearl.
The world is a vein of silver,
An illusion!
This is the truth.
Nothing to grasp,
Nothing to spurn,
Nothing to dissolve.
I am in all beings.
All beings are in me.
This is the whole truth.
Nothing to embrace,
Nothing to relinquish,
Nothing to dissolve.
- Ashtavakra Gita
something to meditate on
Monday, March 2
be who you are & say what you feel
2009 mixed media
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
- Dr. Seuss (1904-1991)
...and may I add, pooo-pooo to you who judge and eat too much fudge while holding a grudge and refusing to budge...
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
- Dr. Seuss (1904-1991)
...and may I add, pooo-pooo to you who judge and eat too much fudge while holding a grudge and refusing to budge...
Sunday, March 1
who irritates you?
2009 mixed media
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
- Carl Jung (1875-1961)
Years ago, when I first read this, it changed my life. I became more compassionate, not only with others, but also with myself.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
- Carl Jung (1875-1961)
Years ago, when I first read this, it changed my life. I became more compassionate, not only with others, but also with myself.
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