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The Way of Integrity (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on March 9, 2023Read moreIf you are suffering at all– what Dante calls the dark woods of error– you are out of alignment...
21My Article is Featured this Week for Women’s History Month
By Polly Castor on March 8, 2023Read moreIt is fun to have this highlighted and to read again this blast from the past.
Destination Assured (New Pastel Painting)
By Polly Castor on March 7, 2023Read moreThis painting is about my deeply held belief that we all will arrive.
Fresh Water for Flowers (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on March 6, 2023Read moreThis book is one of the most unique novels I've read in a long time. It is about a...
Who is Behind the Driver’s Wheel? (Anne Lamott quote)
By Polly Castor on March 5, 2023Read moreHis profound sense of control, in the world and over his life, was just another addiction, and a total...
Gingery Sweet Potato Stew with Kale (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on March 4, 2023Read moreThis wholesome vegan/vegetarian meal is wonderful for anyone who wants some healthy, audacious flavor.
Blessing of Courage (Poem by Jan Richardson)
By Polly Castor on March 3, 2023Read moreYou will know it by the strength that rises from within you to meet it, by the release of the knot in the center of your...
Lengthening Our Days (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on March 2, 2023Read moreAt first, I thought of it literally about the days getting longer as spring approaches, but while I was...
Rachel Jones (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on March 1, 2023Read moreI love her color palette and her mark making.
Bits and Clips for February 2023
By Polly Castor on February 28, 2023Read moreI hope you find something here that inspires, educates, motivates, reassures, or interests you
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (February 2023)
By Polly Castor on February 27, 2023Read moreHere are my Huntington State Park hike photos from this month, mostly a smattering of not-very-cold ice studies.
Pity and Praise are both Projections (Quote by Jena Schwartz)
By Polly Castor on February 26, 2023Read morePity and praise are forms of judgment or expressions of fear that keep us from really knowing each other....