July 2010
2 posts
Blue dot lotus. →
Family. →
When I allow myself the space and time to paint, I always gravitate to mandalas. I have sketchbooks filled with them. This mandala represents family, the strength and durability of a well…
June 2010
1 post
Building your skill set. →
There is something to be said for learning a new skill. Even if that skill is as inconsequential as learning to oil your own lawn mower (yay!). There is empowerment in meeting a challenge and rising…
April 2010
2 posts
Tonight's Lullaby: Bjork - New World →
Motivation from Melle. →
Perfect timing.
February 2010
3 posts
...what I know. →
I’m an intuitive learner. Which means, I pick things up and can get fairly proficient in them…but there may be times when I can’t explain to you how in the bloody hell I got there.
More times…
What I believe. →
The wisest men follow their own direction. - Euripides As children we begin life drunk with possibility. Fresh and new, guardians shape our first expectations of what is feasible. We learn we…
January 2010
15 posts
Can you find the vessel? →
A model displays a creation by Chinese designer Guo Pei at the annual Hong Kong Fashion week in Hong Kong. AP Photo/Vincent Yu
Make a wish. →
From today’s DailyOm:
Some wishes come true while others remain ethereal visions that either stay with us or fade like a star in the light of morning. Whether they come true or not, wishes…
Shedding skin. →
Mandala design.I remember having the chance to visit the reptile room at the Philadelphia Zoo many times when I was a kid. There’s something fascinating about watching a snake shed it’s…
Lend your support to Haiti. →
Photo Credit: BBC News
The earthquake that hit Haiti yesterday was the worst in two decades, with early reports indicating there may be hundreds of thousands of Haitians dead.
To…
Day in Pictures: BBC World, Jan 12th →
Caption from BBC World: Around 1500 students of a private school in Madras (Chennai) tried to break a record by taking part in group mural paintings and pottery-making.
Ginormous clothes love LG's roomy washer →
Humongous clothing gets hung out to dry in this spot (posted below) from Young & Rubicam New York touting the large capacity of LG’s standard-size washer.
All that you think you know. →
I wonder sometimes how we get to the places we find ourselves. Emotionally. Physically. Mentally. I suppose that is the curse of the narcissist. I would be offended by that if I hadn’t already given…
Charitable living. →
Image credit: flickr.com/aussiegall
In 2009, I saw my circle of friends really expanding their efforts into community related activities and charitable opportunities. At the close…
December 2009
7 posts
The farce of social media. →
Image Credit: Flickr.com: Intersection ConsultingWhen social media was first introduced, there was all this talk of businesses networking, individuals enhancing knowledge, access and the…
The farce of social media. →
For the price of a user name, password and several hours of distracted effort, we can create our own celebrity on social media sites: amassing friends, followers, likes, gifts, rankings and scores. We tidy up our image of ourselves with our best pictures, colorful anecdotes to share our wit and pertinent updates about how we spend our time. For all this “engagement”…we really...
Magic. →
2009/2010 Recap and Renew →
How open are you? →
Surviving the holidays (via zenhabits.net) →
October 2009
2 posts
“She said, ‘My first thought was to go over there and tell him, boy, you don’t...”
– Boy Lifts Book; Librarian Changes Boy’s Life : NPR (via ayse)
“Some day you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.
- C. S....”
– Thinkexist.com
August 2009
1 post
Pandemonium
Definition:
Pandemonium 1. the abode of all demons; Hell.
Sheesh. And I thought it was just chaos.
July 2009
7 posts
Many times in relationships, we don’t want to be fixed. We don’t require solutions wrapped in shiny paper with bows. We don’t need buttery soft compliments designed to cover and quiet old wounds. What we want is simply to be heard without judgment or correction. We want to be accepted without tidy repositioning of our statements to something more appropriate. We don’t want...
WatchThis is kinda why I want someone to give me like $500,000 so I can quit my job and just save my little pitties.
“I make the most of all that comes, And the least of all that goes. - Sara...”
June 2009
1 post
Lying In The Hands of God.
A good song is like...