surrender

my heart, like a sea anemone closes up when it is touched (even softly) it soon reopens ready to be touched again and so it goes

“Spirit can be made by other spirits, but matter is bound with divinity itself.” ~Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz These orbs belong to an artist whose spiritual path clearly lies in his manipulation of matter. When I asked him why spheres and balance figure so prominently in his work, he said, “I don’t know, I guess I’ve…

Miss A is hoping to take a service learning trip to Costa Rica in the spring. She’s asking for contributions in lieu of Christmas presents this year. It’s not a vacation. She’ll be working and learning Spanish over spring break. Thanks for considering!

A little thingie I cut out from a magazine and put on a collage. I love this: “This isn’t just a course in art, it’s a course in living.” It reminds me that OUR LIVES ARE OUR WORKS OF ART. It’s my picture. I think I’ll get out my brush and paint some more broad,…

I recently ran across a blog post, written by a former lover, that was clearly (although not directly) referring to this post of mine about reclaiming our true self and learning to say yes to our creative selves. It made me smile because what he is referring to is exactly what I do every, single…

“Faith” Digitally-enhanced photograph co-created with John McCormick. I have a wonderful children’s book by Neale Donald Walsh title “The Little Soul and the Sun”. This lovely parable affirms that God sends us nothing but angels. I am living this truth right now as I look around my life and see the angels that have come…