“The center is not always the point of balance.  When you find that place where BALANCE is achieved, peace will result in all situations. There is no conflict, for everything RESTS without strain.” -from Daniel Levin’s Zen Cards which I have on the windowsill in my bathroom. That was today’s oracular quote which couldn’t have…

"bloom" for Illustration Friday This is my first submission for Illustration Friday. I’m excited to participate. I’ve been challenging myself to take pictures and sketch every day and it’s working! Even though my kids and I have been sick for a week, I’ve continued to keep creating. It’s really keeping me in a good space…

Plum Blossoms in Sepia I remember looking at the plum tree outside my window last fall at the tangle of moss-covered, leafless branches and marvelling that something that looked so dead would ever bear fruit again. I wrote this haiku to capture the moment: filled with promise plum branches rest in autumn darkness We all…

Ice cream cheeks and sandy toes. She knows how to live life fully and lives in the present moment. She owns her power and loves freely. She is an exquisite Divine creation. May we all remember to keep the toddler in us alive. 

Another face of God 

“Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, ‘Grow, grow.’” – Talmud These are words to live by. I honor my many angels that help me grow and I endeavor to be that angel for the entities that cross my path in life whether they are people, plants, animals or…