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Wholehearted Bliss List

Quote of the day: “Wholeheartedness is a precious gift, but no one can actually give it to you. You have to find the path that has heart and then walk it impeccably….It’s like someone laughing in your ear, challenging you to figure out what to do when you don’t know what to do. It humbles you. It opens your heart.” — Pema Chödrön What an amazing, brilliant, beautiful week I’ve had! I celebrated my birthday this week. I had not planned to do anything to celebrate but friends and family alike made my day a super special day. So here’s my list Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Liberate Your Art 2012

Quote of the day: “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” ― Pablo Picasso This August I participated in Kat Sloma’s Liberate Your Art 2012 Postcard Swap. To take part, I created postcards with my art (photos with quotations) and sent 6 postcards, address labels addressed to myself, and stamps to Kat in early August. Kat swapped the photos and sent them out in batches from mid-August to the end of August. I loved seeing the different art everyone created and thinking about someone else receiving one of the postcards I had lovingly designed. Kudos and many thanks to Kat Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Spark of Creativity We All Have In Us

Quote of the day: “If you ask me what I came to do in this world, I, an artist, will answer you: I am here to live out loud.” ― Émile Zola A few months ago an artist who had seen my photographs in my Etsy store, contacted me and wanted to make a painting using one of the photos as her inspiration. I thought, “What a lovely idea!” She completed the painting recently and posted a photo of it on my Facebook timeline. I love her painting. It expresses her creativity and unique point of view. I love my original photo too. It Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

The Art of Seeing – Week 14 – Sky and Clouds as Metaphor

Quote of the day: “You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.” ― Pema Chödrön This week for The Art of Seeing, I’ve been working on another one of Doug Beasley‘s wonderful Vision Quest Cards: Photo Assignments For Personal & Spiritual Growth for my photography self-study/challenge assignment. For this assignment I drew the card, “Photograph the sky and/or clouds as a metaphor for a mood or feeling. Title each image with that feeling. This was a fun assignment for me as I often photograph the sky. I love the way that the light and the clouds create different feelings. I went out and Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Gratitude for Ordinary Miracles and Courageous Friends

Quote of the day: “We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage,freedom and light!” ― حافظ (Hafiz) The first week of September has already flown by. I know it’s been said before by many, but where does the time go? I love reviewing my gratitude list at the end of each week. It reminds me of all the lovely ordinary miracles that I meet every day. I am full of gratitude for so many ordinary moments when the beauty of life shines through. Here are just a few of my favorites from the past week. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago