Harry Potter: "What is it?" Albus Dumbledore: "This? It is called a Pensieve. I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into my mind." — Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter discussing Dumbledore's Pensieve. Several years ago, when I read the above in … Continue reading Creative Pensieve
Category: Artful Living
Birthday Reflections
I awoke this morning, July 29th, to this image in my head. (Click on image to enlarge). Drawing it out onto the page has been good to start the day remembering just how lovely this life is that I've been granted. Sure, there have been difficult things to live through. Definitely there have been … Continue reading Birthday Reflections
Living in the Land of Could
On my walk yesterday, I had a brilliant idea. This is not unusual. Walking in the morning has an uncanny way of unleashing zillions of creative ideas. I imagine it as walking out into the fresh air which is buzzing with little creative no-see-ums. They dance around my head as I walk, sometimes making me … Continue reading Living in the Land of Could
When Life is Boring…
It seems like there's a lot of resonance with these thoughts on reaching our full potential, blasting through creative blocks, and living an artful life. I love it! Danny Gregory compiled a few of these in a recent blog post, and has been tackling the topic of the "monkey" in our brain that accuses us … Continue reading When Life is Boring…
Live Up To Your Full Potential
Be warned! This is not gonna be your typical post on this topic. Usually when I read something about living up to your potential, I'm given a list of how to accomplish this, and loads of encouragement to be the very best you can be at something. Well, I'm here to redefine this phrase. Continuing … Continue reading Live Up To Your Full Potential
To Timaree et al
An online artist friend, who has visited my blog for many years and has been a huge encourager, asked a question in one of her recent comments on this beach post. I thought I'd take a bit of time to answer her questions, which may be of interest to others as well. Here is what … Continue reading To Timaree et al
An Artful Life
As each day marches on beyond the health ordeal I've recently gone through, I begin to see some of the shake down or repercussions of it all. It might be described as having experienced a sifting of sorts, and what remains in the sifter is the pure wheat. It's an ongoing process though, and I'm … Continue reading An Artful Life