…..is love…sweet love. It’s the pollyanna. She comes out continuously. I keep trying to stuff her back in, but she keeps coming out. So, I suppose that rather than continuing to ignore her (obviously she is a huge part of me), that I am going to encourage her to speak her mind, give… Continue Reading
I Sleep With…..
….my paintings. Yup….there it is. Out in the open finally. I get a new one finished and I put it in my bedroom. Kind of like what I used to do when I got a new pair of shoes, or new clothes. I sleep with them so that I can look at them,… Continue Reading
Gratitude Journal
Gratitude Journal December 10, 2011 I am grateful. I think that frequently we take way too much time to look at all of the negatives, the what-ifs, the woe-is-me’s, the “but I should have’s”, and the “OMG, I can’t believe I just did that!”‘s. We chastise ourselves, we beat ourselves up, and we tell ourselves… Continue Reading
Never Underestimate the power of Laughter…and a Best Friend.
Never….Ever….underestimate the power of laughter, a best friend, and joy. Never. One of my very best friends came to see me this past week. Well, not JUST to see me, but, I like to think it’s all about me. Cuz, ultimately, this is MY dream, MY movie, and everyone plays a… Continue Reading
I know why he did it…..
…..why he cut off his ear. Picasso. Or was it Van Gogh? Oh yes, it was Van Gogh. I remember now. A friend calls me Paula Van Jones. Hmmmm, is it because she thinks I am going to cut off my ear? That’s how I remember who cut off his ear. Sometimes, being an artist… Continue Reading
Magic, just pure Magic
I had a marvelous weekend. I just surrendered and allowed. And it was magic, just pure magic. And wonder, and grace and all of those phrases, and yet, describing the weekend with words makes it something that it was not. I spent Saturday with friends. Talking and discussing the world, and events that we feel… Continue Reading
