"Roots" for Illustration Friday

To learn about the amazing power of prayer (no, this is NOT religious it’s about believing) click here Yes…go ahead..you know you want to. There are pictures!

I am getting ready for my trip to Hawaii presently. I’m doing a presenation for the National Expressive Arts Therapy Association’s Annual Conference in Honolulu. It feels a little scarey but also exciting. I am most delighted that I get to sink my toes into the sand in Kauai for a week after the conference….

“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…

You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star. -Friedrich Nietzsche

There’s a certain kind of beauty in tragedy but it’s not something I want to behold for long.