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Growth Changes Our ancestors lived organically, freely sprawling out of the fertile soil. My generation exists hydroponically, efficiently enclosed, with our feet in water. The next generation are air plants, trying to thrive on mere mist and humidity. How and on what will their children live? We all need the sun, and to photosynthesize, but … Read more
At the beginning of July, the ultramarine blue hydrangeas were like a finale of bursting fireworks their blooms reaching on strong stems, noble and uplifted, splashing their joy all over the scene.
This all feels miracle to me, and I’m so very grateful for the shepherding and care I’ve the whole way.
Endless possibilities bewilder while narrowed options focus fresh opportunities. Limit yourself to just do a painting
While praying about Venezuela, I remembered this unusual sunset looking south over the gulf of Mexico from Corpus Christi after our nephew’s wedding.
So many are thinking in terms of creative 100 day projects, but how about a lifetime one?
I feel like a vehicle waiting in the driveway sure that I’ll eventually be driven somewhere.
“Think always of the universe as one living creature, made of one substance and one soul: how all is absorbed into this one consciousness; how a single impulse governs all its actions; how all things collaborate in all that happens; the very web and mesh of it all.” by Marcus Aurelius … Read more
Starting A New Paragraph While we were gone, the leaves have begun to come out as the forsythia cadmium, which was so bright when we left, wanes. Our weeping cherry tree is in bloom and becomes less pink each day, but fortunately, it has remained cool enough that we didn’t miss it entirely. The tree … Read more
Are you waiting around for a flash of lightning, a bolt of brilliant inspiration?
At first, I thought of it literally about the days getting longer as spring approaches, but while I was painting, I came to see that it is also about “lengthening our days” in the longevity sense.
Let this enlightened approach fill your life and relationships with infinite blessings!
Working Out Problems Numbers are invisible – merely useful mentally generated quantifiers or symbols– but we’re naturally sure of their existence and availability. Why are we not as certain of God who is just as invisible and conceptual, while also a prevailing, helpful presence? When we do an algebra problem, we don’t take it personally … Read more
