The Courage to Blossom
April 7, 2010
“and then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Ananis Nin
art by lisa kaser, www.lisakaser.com
YOU BRING TO THE WORLD WHAT NO ONE ELSE CAN
March 18, 2010
LOOK TODAY FOR THE SMILES REFLECTED BACK AT YOU…LISTEN TODAY FOR THE MUSIC THAT DELIGHTS YOU…GIVE TODAY TO SOMEONE IN NEED…LOVE TODAY EXPECTING NOTHING IN RETURN…
PROOF THAT NO ONE LOOKS, LISTENS, GIVES OR LOVES AS YOU DO IN THE MOMENTS OF YOUR VERY UNIQUE LIFE.
What If We Were “PERFECT”
February 26, 2010
I recently read a book by Geneen Roth, Feeding the Hungry Heart. She is amazing and every person should read her. She speaks to the human condition regardless of the condition a human is in. She dares to suggest that we might consider that we are ENOUGH just the way we are. That if we accept where we have been, what we have accomplished or not, the insecurities we carry, what we weight, the mistakes we’ve made; all contribute to exactly where we are supposed to be and who we are supposed to be. By accepting our very flawed selves as ADEQUATE, we could possibly eliminate the ever-present whispering voice of anxiety. The voice that requires so much attention trying to figure out how to create something different from what we really are. MISTAKES and IMPERFECTIONS are abundant. But there isn’t one that doesn’t offer the opportunity to move ahead. If we worried less about what should have been, or how we should be different, we might just find the brain cells to be more content with all the amazing things we truly are. Imagine replacing the voice that says you are inadequate with the voice that says I AM ENOUGH!
Artist Lynn Hoppe http://lynnehoppe.blogspot.com/
Endless Possibility
February 6, 2010
Have you ever had a creative idea that fills you to overflowing? The idea surges through you like melted chocolate on a gigantic hot fudge Sunday. With it the voice of possibility…This is it! I am going to be the first, the successful, the famous, the only, the ONE! No sooner are you filled to the brim with possibilities than another voice starts to whisper…Who do you think you are? You will never make any money. What will your friends and family say when you fail?
Why is it that the whisper usually beats out all those possibilities? Most of us back off, kill the idea and go about business as usual.
But then, every once in a while, there is a creative idea that will not be whispered into oblivion. It insists on capturing a glimpse at the light of day. If it can just capture those first rays of light then maybe it will start to grow.
We are stepping over our fear, tuning out that incessant whisper and exploring a couple of endless possibilities. Amazing how alive you feel when creative ideas are nudged forward.
What creative idea do you have that is waiting for a little light?
Art Matters To All
February 6, 2010
Our beloved friend and a seriously talented artist, Lisa Kaser is one to follow.
We want to recommend looking at her website any time you need a bit of inspiration or even just a little bright spot in your day. Each of her images is a completely unique take on life’s little challenges.
We are always surprised by how much we relate to the stories and names given to these paintings and collages.
This one is titled ‘Together’ and feels like a great caricature of Molly and I, holding strong!
find her at www.lisakaser.com
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