When my student is beyond excited. When they have that look in their eyes. When I know that something clicked, an alignment occurred with their soul. We are together for an instant in this blissed out moment that feels like the entire universe exhaled an immense and satisfied ‘YES!’ Last week, Jim asked if he …
When Life happens – and a nod to Pope Joan.
The worst sin is ingratitude, which is a forgetting of the greatness, beauty, truth and goodness of the Source that is constantly creating us – in other terms, a forsaking of Being, and the Good. My favorite Leloup quote today, from The Gospel of Mary Magdalene. Today I had my day all planned out, my …
Kiss a frog…
The work for today. A Northern Leopard frog. And why, exactly, is there a frog in this picture(among other things)? The water represents the unconscious, and the frog symbolizes that which can move between both realms- the conscious and the unconscious. The unconscious at first may appear as frightening and …
Newgrange and a little non-action
Working on a still life of sorts, rocks and some local plants. Local as in my garden- which is a lovely mess right now! All the full blooms of summer. The rock in the center will hold the design of the entrance stone to Newgrange, an ancient structure on the north side of the river …
Wisdom
I have two works in progress right now; one is a celebration of us women who are fast approaching the other half of their lives- the half where wisdom is more appropriate than stiletto’s. It’s relatively easy to see the shoes go- all I have to do is look at my 17 and 19 year …