Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
I have heard about Eat that Frog for years, and have finally now read this classic. It focuses on practical steps for prioritizing your goals and getting you to execute them swiftly and thoroughly. It is filled great advice that is immediately actionable. Here are a few quotes: “No matter what the level of your … Read more
When you think of finale, do you think of music or fireworks?
Always interested in compositional and value studies, here are the black and white photos I’ve taken recently. I love the textures and the shapes, the shadows and reflections. I hope you are seeing something interesting wherever you are! … Read more
Some people are rivers— always moving, always in flow.
(detail of Psalm 91 painting (oil) by Polly Castor) Don’t you love when you get a new perspective on something? It happened because I was listening to someone spiraling down, hovering over a cavernous abyss. Over the time I had been praying for her, God had brought her already through an astonishing amount, in beautiful … Read more
Between rain and bad air quality due to Canadian smoke, we haven’t hiked as much as I would like so far this summer. It is a delight to have our youngest working from here for a bulk of this summer, so I’ve got a nice walking buddy when it does happen. We’ve been enjoying the … Read more
I remember this illumination happening to me one noontime as I stood in the kitchen…
Drawings I like flaunt an abbreviated short hand that is an approximation of the artist’s experience or view, hopefully with a little creativity thrown in.
Ode to Popcorn I pour the shape-shifters out of the old mason jar into the pan. The color of honey, sleek in their pile of streamlined sibs, not one of them cares if they’re on top, no rivalries, no grasping, nothing falsified from skin to core, no hint about what’s pent inside their quarter inch … Read more
Storm Passing (mixed media) by Polly Castor Do you feel like you are an intuitive painter? “That’s a loaded question. I think everyone paints intuitively, right? But your intuition as a painter is as good as your command of the language. We speak intuitively, but when you are speaking a foreign language and you have … Read more
Surmounting (pastel) by Polly Castor There are several reasons for procrastination. Here are some and how to overcome them: We avoid tasks where we have performed poorly in the past. Instead of rationalizing, defending, or justifying your areas of weakness, make a plan to get better in that area. Take steps to gain proficiency. Feelings … Read more
Let’s let travel expand our thought to include more good!
it is when seeing error, evil, limitation, or lack, that I distrust what the material senses, and turn my thought to focus what God, good, is doing instead.
Are you blooming for getting ready to?
