Listen and you will see

Listen and you will see

Some people probably do not know that I meditate.

But I do, as much as I can fit in.

Some weeks not so much and other weeks everyday.

I sit in my quiet space

And I listen

I can always tell when I have not meditated for a while by the way that I feel.

That talking in my head 

I don't think clearly and I am not in the present moment.

I think off the cuff.

I don't sit with what I am feeling at the time.

I act impulsively.

And sometimes I get the outcome that I am Not seeking.

 So I painted this painting to remind me to Listen and you will see.

I will hang this painting at our vacation home just to remind me.

Listen and you will see

Slow the chatter in my head

Listen to what I am saying to myself

Think good thoughts

 Change the negative talk to the positive.

Think good thoughts

 You become what you think you are.

Positive thoughts in, Positive results are created

Law of the Universe

This is how the painting started. 

It was an old painting that I was constantly working on...

I have no problem painting over other paintings. 

(much to the chagrin of my family)

Never get attached.

Cover all of that other painting

Lots of circles

Starting to take shape

some more details

 Didn't like all the pink

Complete

Still may tweak it a bit????

Also painted another portrait

My favorite thing to do!

Had a wonderful art filled few days!!

Hope everyone is doing well! 

Have a wonderful rest of the week

And remember to just..........

Listen

 

 

What the World Needs Now

 

The world needs love.

 I think that we all need to stop judging each other.

Let people be.

Stop trying to conform them.

Let them love who they want to love.

Let them wear what they want to wear.

Stopping judging.

We as humans are hardwired this way.

I am going to make it a conscious effort not to judge.

I hope you do too.

It will make the world a much better place.

We all need love in our lives. Not criticism or judgement.

Love is everywhere you look.

If you look for it you will find it.

What the world needs now is love sweet love!!

Corney but true!!!

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone

Lord, we don't need another mountain
There are mountains and hillsides enough to climb
There are oceans and rivers enough to cross
Enough to last 'til the end of time

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some but for everyone

Lord, we don't need another meadow
There are cornfields and wheat fields enough to grow
There are sunbeams and moonbeams enough to shine
Oh listen, Lord, if you want to know

What the world needs now is love, sweet love
It's the only thing that there's just too little of
What the world needs now is love, sweet love
No, not just for some, oh, but just for every, every, everyone

What the world needs now is love, sweet love

Portraits and Crossroads

 

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; 

for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; 

we must die to one life before we can enter another 

~Anatole France~

Hello Everyone!!! I hope you remember me!!! I have been missing for awhile from the Blog scene. 

I have been very melancholy of late.

August is a sad month for me.

My mother and I share a birthday month

I miss her sooooo.

 

 I go through these periods now and then. I always know that I will come out of it sooner or later. 

 This too shall pass.

Big changes in my personal life.

Good but still changes.

I just need to know how to handle them.

(Nothing is wrong with Steve and I. We are great! We will be together for the rest of our lives, going on 26 years, Love that man)

Now I have to think about Big changes in my Art life!

My art life has come to a crossroads. 

 I do not know what I will do at this point.  Do I want to start teaching on line classes?? Or teaching in my community? Do I want to do  different venues to sell my art? Branch out?? Do I want to go digital? Do I just want to do nothing and just do my art for myself? I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up.  I still have not found my voice.

I haven't stopped making art. I couldn't stop if I tried!!

I will just continue to do my art!

I just am confused about the direction I want to go in.

I think it is more fear then anything.

Out of my comfort zone.

 Fear of failure, Fear of Success

Plain old fear!

Feel the fear and do it anyway!

Right!

 I have been back to doing portraits lately.

Here are a few of them.

This is my favorite thing to do

Love the female face.

Portraits in my journal

 

 

 

Even did a little Selfie!

I hope you have a wonderful fulfilling week ahead of you!

See you soon!