How exciting that you found your soul work (and I love your name for hubby/partner)
It must be so fun to sit down with a journal that you have so lovingly and beautifully prepared for your words. Some of your pairings are really making me smile ... chickens and deer, baseball and ballooning ....
Nice journal page. I see your chickens and the part of the big yellow flower in the corner looks like the same kind of flowers I've put in my chicken piece. How amazing that you are working in something that inspires you so much. As for the list of things you like, that's some list! Have you ever been hot air ballooning? I don't have the nerve but I do have a fear of heights.
I'm glad you're enjoying the shots of Riley. He's a handsome dude but a really terrific kid inside.
Oh my.... I am soooo inspired by that journal page--- I LOVE it! I had such a breakthrough in my own journal this week and now I can see that I'll have another one next week thanks to you! Thank YOU! Kim H http://kimssoulcollagecards.blogspot.com/
Thank you for your lovely comment on my post...I am enjoying your blog...esp your lists and quotes and thoughts on your life, thank you for sharing...My fav is the Dolly Parton quote, I would like to use that in one of my journals or pieces of collage art?..is that okay... xx
I think it's wonderful that you are getting to spend some time now in an area you've always wanted to. Asian art is also one of the things I feel drawn towards, though I don't know much about it.
Love you list of favourite things too. Sometimes it's good to have a list like this to look at and reflect upon. It's like indulging in a bit of ice cream for the soul.
January 28, 2009 at 12:33 AM
[Image] Today the group at The Next Chapter is talking about Engaging Your Creativity, Chapter 3 in the book 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women by Gail McMeekin. I read a few of the comments this morning that my fellow members made, and found that I wasn't the only one who wasn't turned on by this chapter. Some of this may be my age. I'll be 60 this year and I've been through the pains of working in jobs that didn't interest me and spent a lot of time wondering where I'd gone wrong. I just fell into my profession. I worked in a hospital while I was going to university and once I graduated I just continued in the medical profession. I made a living wage and met Mr. Dragon - so not all was bad. And, it wasn't bad, just didn't *turn me on*. But I was successful enough to be able to retire (thank you Mr. Dragon), became a professional volunteer, which I really enjoyed, working with Ronald McDonald House, art centers, humane shelters. It really wasn't until the last 10 years that I've been able to do what I really wanted to do -- Asian art. Again, it's volunteer (mostly) -- doing research for the curators in asian art and is especially exciting right now because the galleries are moving into larger space. Lot's of research to do and I love it. I get to "lecture" (with a very little L) to the docents and try to teach them why I am so excited by this art -- ancient and modern.
I did relate to Jolen Godfrey (Independent Means, Inc.) when she said, 'For the last 20 years, I have watched when I have begun to bounce off walls, and that's real information that things are not great. Rather than put up with a really dysfunctional, unhappy life, I have at least been able to say, 'Uh-oh, things aren't right here, and I need to find something that will make me sane and more at peace with myself." Amen! That's usually when I'd start a new yarn project of some kind and escape into the meditation of the project -- calm, serene work.
I did find a few quotes that I especially liked, but have to say that my favorite was one by Dolly Parton, "The way I see it, if you want the rainbow you gotta put up with the rain."
This brings me back to last week and my list of things I love. I prepared the journal page (above) and have started to list them there (sorry,no picture -- I ran out of time today). Here they are (so far): teddy bearsmuseums (all kinds)books, libraries, used book storesdragons, wizards, fairies, magic, science fiction, fantasylaughterart, yarn, crochet, knittingnature, birds, trees, critters, oceans, rivers, snow, flowers, waterfallskitties,puppies, petstea, tea potssoupBuddhism, meditationthe color greenanthropologythe zoochickens, deercookies, jamoca almond fudge ice creamchocolatecandlesceramics, hand built/thrown potsbutterflies, dragon fliesChinese and Thai food, sushimusicpink plastic flamingoespicnicscollege baseball, hot air ballooningchampagnegardenssnowmenwalking barefootI'll leave you today with a quote from OFFERINGS: Buddhist Wisdom For Everyday:
"On the day that you were born, you began to die. Do not waste a single moment more!" ~Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
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Close this window Jump to comment formHow exciting that you found your soul work (and I love your name for hubby/partner)
It must be so fun to sit down with a journal that you have so lovingly and beautifully prepared for your words. Some of your pairings are really making me smile ... chickens and deer, baseball and ballooning ....
And I'm really grooving on that last quote.
January 23, 2009 at 4:53 PM
Nice journal page. I see your chickens and the part of the big yellow flower in the corner looks like the same kind of flowers I've put in my chicken piece. How amazing that you are working in something that inspires you so much. As for the list of things you like, that's some list! Have you ever been hot air ballooning? I don't have the nerve but I do have a fear of heights.
I'm glad you're enjoying the shots of Riley. He's a handsome dude but a really terrific kid inside.
January 23, 2009 at 6:19 PM
Oh my.... I am soooo inspired by that journal page--- I LOVE it! I had such a breakthrough in my own journal this week and now I can see that I'll have another one next week thanks to you! Thank YOU!
Kim H
http://kimssoulcollagecards.blogspot.com/
January 24, 2009 at 1:22 AM
Your journal page is dreamy and fun!
As I was reading your list of loves, the song "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music accompanied it! I feel like dancing now. :)
January 24, 2009 at 7:37 AM
This is a very good post, and I can relate to it. Your list is interesting and tells me a lot about you, and I LOVE the quote at the end.
I haven't been very active in the book group due to OWOH but I'll be back there soon. I'm keeping up with the reading
January 25, 2009 at 12:46 PM
Beautiful list....the more we write the more we realize how much life is good!
January 25, 2009 at 3:11 PM
Thank you for your lovely comment on my post...I am enjoying your blog...esp your lists and quotes and thoughts on your life, thank you for sharing...My fav is the Dolly Parton quote, I would like to use that in one of my journals or pieces of collage art?..is that okay...
xx
January 26, 2009 at 3:34 PM
I got distracted playing with the kitty. hehe
I love your journal page. Great post!
January 27, 2009 at 1:19 PM
I think it's wonderful that you are getting to spend some time now in an area you've always wanted to. Asian art is also one of the things I feel drawn towards, though I don't know much about it.
Love you list of favourite things too. Sometimes it's good to have a list like this to look at and reflect upon. It's like indulging in a bit of ice cream for the soul.
January 28, 2009 at 12:33 AM