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Dance in the light, dance in the darkness

Quote of the day: “I measure the spiritual health of my family by how much dancing is happening in our kitchen.” —Brené Brown Dancing is one of the best things I do for myself. When I need to get up and move, there’s nothing better than putting on some music and dancing with it. I like to think of my life as a dance—sometimes slow and easy, sometimes fast and frenetic—always changing. When I’m sad it helps to move the sadness by moving my body. When I’m happy it helps to express my joy by dancing. Whether you really get up Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Life is full of Paradox

Quote of the day: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” — Carl Rogers The older I get, the less certain I am of anything. Things that I thought I knew for sure when I was younger have been proven wrong. Nothing is as it seems. I don’t see anything as black or white anymore. Everything is a shade of gray. I see an element of truth in a belief or ideal, and at the same time, see an element of truth in seemingly opposite beliefs or ideals. Once in a Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Friday Gratitude for Creative Juice Flowing

Quote of the day: “When we sit down each day and do our work… The Muse takes note of our dedication. She approves. We have earned favor in her sight… we become like a magnetized rod that attracts iron filings.” —Steven Pressfield This week was one of passionate creating for me. My inner fire was burning brightly and I created 3 different series of photo greeting cards. The first is a series of 6 apple blossom photos with Emily Dickinson quotes on them. Second is a series of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson quote photo cards on assorted Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Softness and beauty all around

Oh, how beautiful it is in Minneapolis this week! My favorite flowers are all bursting into bloom and life is good! Yesterday afternoon I walked out the door and made photos of apple blossoms, picked violets and lilacs to make still life photographs, and breathed in the wonderful scent of flowers. Mmmmm…. Special thanks to Kim Klassen for her lovely texture “HappyHeart.” I used the texture in the Wild Violets photo above. It’s been an interesting week so far. I’ve been getting clearer and clearer about how I want to do my photography and my life and my business. Instead Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Photographic Journal – Spring by the Lake

“I have always taken pictures the way people keep journals and diaries. It’s a way of ordering my reactions to the world, of placing my ideas and feelings in a concrete form outside myself, of breaking my isolation.” — Diana Michener I was at a retreat at Camp Koinonia on Lake Sylvia near Annandale, Minnesota last weekend. Everywhere I went during the weekend, I brought my camera. I took some solitary hikes and made photos. I made photos during workshops and meals and fun times. It’s what I love to do. Here are a few of my favorites from the weekend. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago