I’ve been thinking a lot about how to stay centered and calm in these challenging times. After giving in to despair a few times over recent political and environmental events I’ve come to realize that I need to practice Embracing Impermanence, accepting what is, and finding beauty and grace in Read more…
This morning as I worked on my daily river birch tree photograph (part of a 30-day challenge I created for myself) I struggled to find energy to continue the practice. It is day 21 of this challenge and I feel like I have no more ideas. Like Raymond once said Read more…
Today I have completed 7 Days of River Birch Tree Photos in my personal 30 day challenge to photograph the same subject each day for 30 days. Each morning I wonder “How shall I photograph the river birch tree today?” And each morning I pick up my camera and simply Read more…
This morning when I sat down to paint another picture for my personal 100 paintings challenge I didn’t know where to begin. I had that empty-headed feeling that sometimes comes when I want to create. Since I couldn’t think of anything better, I told myself Just Begin Start with a Read more…
At the beginning of this year I decided that it was time to commit to doing one or two projects over the course of the year instead of simply doing whatever I felt like doing creatively. Whew! I had no idea how challenging the projects I chose would be. So Read more…