Archive for the ‘Living your Purpose’ Category
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The Art of Letting Go
03 Feb 2017Letting go may be the single, most important factor in creating a joyful life. (click to Tweet) It’s not what we don’t have, it’s not what we do have, it’s the stuff we drag behind us…the weight of the expectations, the fears, the disappointments and perhaps, even, the weight of the betrayal that pull the […]
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Shine YOUR Light – Share YOUR Gifts
16 Dec 2016I know a brilliant designer, Nar Bustamante. His work makes the world more beautiful in so many ways, but that didn’t matter to him on this particular day. Recently, he posted on social media, “I don’t understand war. When I see children hurt, bleed, confused, helpless, innocent, my soul feels deep pain. All the greatness […]
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My Life of Utter Excess
30 Sep 2016I live a life of complete and utter excess. If I were smarter, that would be all I would say…but no… because I’m excessive. This doesn’t mean I live a lavish life-style, travel the world, over-eat and drink or spend until I’m over my head. I might have a few too many bites of pizza, […]
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Life is Two-Faced
23 Sep 2016There are two ways to view the world, I think. The first world-view comes from what others tell us. This includes what we read in newspapers, magazines, on the web, see on TV and hear on the radio. It’s a life scripted by the media. The second view comes from observation in day-to-day living. This […]
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Do You Haiku?
02 Sep 2016Recently, I’ve been writing haiku and using the word in my artwork. Today, I’ll share a few of the poems. They focus on our interrelatedness in the world, our actions and intentions and how our small daily acts can impact humanity as a whole. These haikus are on long, skinny paintings I call “Totems.” Because […]
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Mind Your Manures
26 Aug 2016My mind is fertile. Even in childhood, I was the one with my head in the clouds, dreaming, scheming, generating ideas and questioning the world. Fertile minds can work for us or against us. It depends upon the fertilizer, really (click to Tweet). A mind full of dung generates steaming, fetid, heaping piles of shit. […]
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Gardening Tools – Tending Healthy Friendships
01 Jul 2016Tend your healthy Friendships – like flowers – and enjoy their blooms. Earlier this week, I read someone’s thoughts about how we sometimes defend other people, claiming, “Deep down they’re a nice person.” We all have or have had these people in our lives, who we felt needed our protection. I’ve previously referred to them […]
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Garden Party
23 Jun 2016“We’re all mad here.” “But, I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come here.” […]
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Positive Focus – Getting Back on Track When You View the World as a Train Wreck
17 Jun 2016Chugga, chugga, choo-choooo….. Life is not always easy. I’m not prone to anxiety, but the last couple weeks my chi has been askew. Listening to news and current events makes it worse. Our world is a train wreck. Terrorist wars raging in the middle east Run-away ebola outbreak in Africa that could spread to other […]
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The Middle
10 Jun 2016(I’m on summer vacation! These posts are re-posts. I have discovered a need to re-fill my creative cup. Looking forward to bringing you new and improved posts in the fall. I hope you enjoy these selected writings! Search topics of interest on my site for more related articles.) “Every giant redwood was once a seedling. […]
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Live Your Yoga
13 May 2016Live your yoga. That’s what my yoga instructor says when she ends class. I’ve been harried lately (please don’t send Lady Gillettes, that’s not what I mean). I’m inundated preparing for a June art exhibit, taking on a new medium and managing multiple travel plans. It’s made daily living ripe for chaos and slip-ups. In […]
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While I Was Busy Being Someone Else – Power of the Redux
29 Apr 2016(This share is over 3 1/2 years old and the 2nd post I ever wrote for “The Art of The Well Lived Life.” It was, in essence, my coming out post. I had some startling realizations While I was Busy Being Someone Else. I still feel this post relevant and poignant. Hoping, on this day, you […]
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The Price of Giving Too Mucho
15 Apr 2016(Since I’m on an undisclosed beach in Mexico, filling my own cup, (and draining the occasional shot glass) I thought you might like to read this again…or even for the first time, because I’ll bet you’ve been here, too – not the beach, but the place where you’ve given too mucho) My cup is almost […]
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Life is a Poem
08 Apr 2016It’s April – National Poetry Month. I’ve been spending March and April writing haiku – a form of Japanese poetry, in preparation for my upcoming June art exhibit with the talented Judy Jacobs titled “See it with Words.” This exhibit features writing and visual art. It opens […]
