I’ve been selling my pottery on-line and at art festivals in the area for just over one year now. When a show is good I give myself credit for making nice work and the organizers credit for doing a good job and I even credit the patrons for supporting the arts. When a show is [...]
Healing Relationships
Last night I had the most phenomenal evening with a wonderful group of people I never expected to be a part of again. I was invited by my former husband’s family to a very large family dinner and ‘football night’. This, in and of itself, may not seem like a big deal to many people [...]
IMPACT
I book speakers and develop content for an event called IMPACT. I’ve actually worked on this event for 5 years now, and the whisper behind the name is just occurring to me. I’ve worked hard physically, mentally and (really for the first time) spiritually on this event – it’s already had quite an IMPACT on [...]
It’s My Birthday, And I Risk…
It’s my birthday today, and I risk… Embracing my age, the last year I can say my age begins with a “4″ Embracing my youth, seeing a long road ahead of me with so many possibilities Receiving — right into my heart — the warmth and love of those who care about me Receiving — [...]
Risking My Art and My Trust
After completing an “Artist’s Way” group with Laura I reached out to an old friend who was starting to try his hand at visual arts – he’s a poet and a writer. We converse every week about our art in a mutually supportive way as suggested by Laura and Julia Cameron. We had to have [...]
appropriate risks ?
I don’t know who wrote this short bit of wisdom, but it popped into my mind the first time Laura mentioned Risk-a-Day to me, so I searched until I found it. To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. [...]
As Is
Last night I had a gentle aha moment… usually they slam into me and I am juiced and invigorated by the energy of them, but this was different. It kind of slid in like mud under a closed door. I was feeling resistant to it and defeated by it – it felt like an impossibility [...]
Risk Telling People Why You Love/Like Them
I have a new friend. Her name is Blynn. I only see her once a week but I look forward to seeing her because I’m so happy when I’m with her. She’s so full of life. I keep thinking I need to call her and invite her to come for a cup of tea but [...]
An Invitation to Risk being Faithless
In the glorious poem, “The Invitation,” by Oriah Mountain Dreamer, there is a line that I have often questioned. And yesterday, while writing my post about feeling all my feelings, I think I came upon the answer, at least for me. The line is: “I want to know… if you can be faithless and therefore [...]
