Posted by Susan Bradford on April 26, 2012 under Susan Bradford | 
I flew home from PA yesterday across the country to WA. The plane flew low enough and the day was clear enough that I could see the scenery passing by. Low hills, flat plains, the Rockies, more flatness, and finally the Cascades. I was hoping for a good view of Mt. Ranier, but by the time we hit the coast, it was cloudy and gray. I was home, indeed!
So this view of the Eastern Cascades will have to do!
While on the plane and taking pictures with my iPad, I was feeling so thankful for my life. For the continued opportunity to return to the Poconos for work, play, and friendship. And for the beauty of my home on Orcas, and the love that is always waiting for me there. It all sounds so corny, but still it is how I feel.
Posted by Anita Bondi on April 24, 2012 under Anita Bondi |
“I don’t like change,” Louise said. “That is really what is going on here.”
I had just read in my daily devotional the same thing: people don’t like to change. Change is hard. Change feels scary. And, change is good. If we notice what is not working, name what we need and want, and shift even though it doesn’t feel good, life opens up new doors. We may even discover things about ourselves that surprise us, delight us, and intrigue us. We may also feel sad, grieve what once was, and long for days gone by.
It is all normal and part of the process of growth and becoming. (at least that is what I told my sister, Louise)
For me, change is good. One way I soothe myself along the way is by breathing. Simple solution, but it works every time.
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Posted by Marci Molina on April 21, 2012 under Marci Molina |
“We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship,
dependent upon its vulnerable reserves of air and soil
– all committed for our safety to its security and peace,
and preserved from annihilation only by the care,
and, I will say, the love, we give our fragile craft.”
– Adlai Stevenson
Posted by Susan Bradford on April 19, 2012 under Susan Bradford |
A good friend of mine asked me to create a set of chakra paintings for her office. It is always wonderful for me to be challenged in this way, so I eagerly said yes to her. Feeling into each chakra (or energy center) in this new way really allowed me to look at myself in a new way, too. To present each one in a glowing, healthy way, I had to align with my own first and visualize one after the other feeling strong and whole. And then I had to figure out what that would look like for each one. The seven paintings on paper are a combination of oil paint, watercolor, oil bars, pastel, pencil, and charcoal.
What a great opportunity to play and paint!
Posted by Anita Bondi on April 18, 2012 under Anita Bondi |
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