Dream - Wish - Hope

Monday Musing

That Moment of Possibility

 

Each morning I get up -  grab a cup of coffee and open the blinds.  Every morning.  This is my routine.  My schedule.  

 

And each morning as the sun streams thru the blinds I have that millisecond of realization that POSSIBILITY exists.  Right here, right now.  That sun streaming in from the east, the pink sky gradually turning to the morning brightness.  That moment is ripe for . . .

anything

everything really. 

 I have the same sense when I put down a blank piece of canvas.  That catch in my mind as I realize that I can create on that piece of canvas!  And the blank page in my journal, this blank post on my blog wall. 

The words I speak to my family, my friends,

the thoughts I tell myself,

the story I call my life.

 Possibility exists each and every moment. 

 

POSSIBILITY EXISTS NOW.

Still the Chatter - Leave no trace

Lisa from Life Unity is hosting a mindfulness practice using  "How to Train a Wild Elephant"  by Jan Chozen Bays.   Lisa has invited anyone who is interested to join her in this journey of mindfulness. 

This week is about Leaving No Trace -  You pick a room or an area in your life and you simply leave no trace that you were there.   Sounds simple enough, right?   I mean,  I'm a mother.  I pick up things and leave no trace all the time!  What could I possibly learn from this?  Well,  let me just start with this. . . .

My mind is full, full of chatter.   Reminds me of the children's story,  "If You Give a Mouse a     Cookie"  that I often read to my children.  I see a dirty dish on the table,  take it to the kitchen,  see the trash needs to be taken out,  take it out,  see the gate open,  go to close it,  notice the holes the dog has dug, go to fill them up, on and on and on.  All those little details we take care of.   But what I have noticed even more in the last two days is the chatter in my mind.   It is constant and quite shrilll at times.

And yet . . . if I choose to focus on the one simple task at hand and only that task,  the chatter stills.  I have that brief moment of being present.   What a gift.  I will continue this practice of leave no trace and try the other simple daily mindfulness practices in the book.   If you are interested, check out Lisa's blog. 

 

WIP - a background I started this weekend

Finding myself completely intrigued by layers and layers and layers

somewhat like the layers of our lives - not all seen but traces remain

a close-up

not enough sun in Florida today so there was a glare from the flash

I thoroughly enjoyed painting this last weekend.

Would love to have more days to just simply paint.

Blog Break - and Happy New Year!

 

 

With the computer crashed and company over the holidays I took a much longer break than intended from the blogging world. I have missed visiting my favorites blogs but I needed to take a bit of a break. I was amazed at how much time is swallowed up by the interweb world! I get caught up in reading the fabulous posts written and the wonderful art being created and neglect my own writing and arting! Plus I compare myself to all those absolutely talented artists and beging to think "why should I even try!" Not healthy I know.  So, with this time off I've started listening to that inner voice and have been painting and sketching. Having fun, no stress. Created some post cards and sent them to some of my favorite people.

I am looking for new perspective this year. Spent time one evening with my daughters creating a dream/vision board. It was wonderful to share with them. As always I was surprised and puzzled by my board. And now it sits on my easel and I look at it and see more and more messages for myself in it. Have you tried creating one? I started doing this thru Jamie Ridler's Soul Reflections Jamie Ridler's Soul Reflections. Love it and the process. It is a centering act for me. I always come away from it with fresh insight into myself. Little glimpses of myself that surprise me.

 When I lost the computer I did manage to recover my photos and videos.  Of course there is no order or sense to them yet. They are on dvd's waiting for my to look and organize. I have boxes and boxes of photos in my closet and in albums from the pre-digital age.  And now I have a million cd's and dvd's of photos here.   How does one organize them all?

 

I did take photos over the holidays.  This one below is one of my favorites. 

 My daughter with the love of her life, her horse.  The love between a girl and her horse . . .

I'm back in the blogging saddle again   : )  I hope to temper my  time on the internet and create time to create art and friendships.    Please take time to leave a comment.   I'm off to visit and see what everyone has been up to.