Bits and Clips for November 2018
I hope you find something that is inspiring, helpful, educational, gratifying, thought provoking, or motivational:
Month: November 2018
Lemony Lentil Soup with Turmeric (Recipe)
This is a quick, easy, nourishing, deliciously different, affordable, stovetop meal. What could be better?
Mind Wanting More (poem by Holly Hughes)
…as if this quiet day
with its tentative light weren’t enough,
as if joy weren’t strewn all around.
The Enchanted April (Book Review)
Spend some time in this story, and you’ll come away feeling like any problem in your life just needs a little more love applied to be instantly solved.
Featured Artist: Tara Will
I am a total fan of Tara Will’s abstract landscapes! There is lots of overlap in how we approach our plein air work, although she does more of it more formally
Thanksgiving Photos 2018
I have so much to be grateful for, but I need to mention here my gratitude for each of you readers of this blog! Thank you for your attention and caring.
Great Gift Merchandise in my Gallery
Many people love phone cases, notebooks, totes, and cards with my art on it, all available from my online gallery. But did you know we also offer
Thank You for the Combination of Ideas (Thanksgiving Poem by Polly Castor)
Thank you for bounty
and beneficence, and for
the exact, wise, and astute
combination of your finest ideas.
Thanksgiving (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
I want to serve you full choruses of hallelujah, oh so wholly
here in this moment. Oh so holy here in this world.
Mark of the Lion Series (Book Review)
This author, despite her shortcomings, wove an interesting story, with plot twists and interesting characters. It was compelling enough to complete all three books, and be glad I had.
Great Bible Workshops Available
His workshops are warm and discussion based, undogmatic, inclusive, engaging, and encourage questioning.
Love Regardless of Worthiness (Thomas Merton Quote)
What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
Leaf Litter Photos (& a Lesson on Mindfulness)
Let it be a lesson on mindfulness, so none of us miss all the small gems of choreographed moments we can witness in nature each day. Instead of pinning away for what isn’t, let’s relish what is.
Praying About the California Fires
Even if you are not a Christian Scientist, or not even a believer in the divine, I urge you to read this whole article now:
Two New Abstract Expressionist Paintings
I do think you can get from these abstract expressionistic works my general mental state, and see how I was feeling, so expressionism is not without a subtle content of its own.
The Difference Between Self-care and Selfishness
Doing something that benefits you alone is selfish. Doing something that enables you to give more to those around you is self-care. (Only you know the difference.)