(A short break from the Kitty Channel) I listen to the Rob Cast every week without fail and this past week gave me some way to pay back the deep joy I’ve gotten from his words. In his podcasts, Rob speaks of how to move from a false shallow happy light, to a place of crushing… Read more
Inspiration
The first time Glitter saw our yellow lab she hissed and charged, thowing all of her 6 pounds (mostly fur) at his quivering 90 pound dog body. My dog is not thrilled about the newcomers and I can’t say I blame him. The two of them are now beginning to tolerate each other but we like… Read more
My first two treasures in May came from opening my eyes. On this last day of May, I give you a small treasure I found when a lovely aroma made me look up while I walked for my lunch break. May you find joy with your nose this week-… Read more
My surprise treasure for this week came from driving my mom to and from her cataract surgery. I took a day off about a month ago to help her get a new eye lens surgically implanted. We both hope this will help her see colors again and do her work as an artist better. I had waited at… Read more
Most of the books I’ve read about creativity encourage a daily walk. Apparently this is how many of the greats get (or got) their inspiration, and a recent Stanford study even found a strong correlation between walking and creativity. I usually prefer to run, pound the pavement, and fly along (granted a slow flight because of my rather… Read more
My hands freeze and I start shaking about 30 minutes before a performance. Last weekend this nervous reaction came as I sat quaking at the back of a room filled with my dear friends in a women’s retreat in Port Orchard. My hands felt so stiff and cold I wondered if they would be able to move across… Read more
It wasn’t easy to get my mom to let me use her pictures and, looking at these, you might be surprised at the reason why. “They aren’t right,” she said. I could feel she meant they aren’t perfect. They aren’t the flawless beauty that she had in her imagination when she began the work. I… Read more
My friend Ruth kept telling me about the book Praying in Color by Sybil MacBeth. “I just love it!” she said many times over, her eyes all lit up from the inside and a soft smile with a shake of the head when she tried to explain it. I could not imagine a prayer in… Read more