BE KIND

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others;

 for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness;

 and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

~Audrey Hepburn~

Hope everyone has a great week.

Busy getting ready for Art on the Ave 2012!

Hope to see you there.

Go and visit the artist at Paint Party Friday!!

Sometimes I am Scared.....

sometimes I am scared...

I am scared I will not accomplish everything I want to

I am scared that I will not be able to see all the places that I want to see

I am scared that I am just spinning my wheels

I am scared that I will be invisible

I have gone through a lot in my life

I know I am worthy of all things

I am worthy of love.

I am a warrior


I am getting ready for Art on the Ave. 
Very busy and tired.

I am getting a little melancholy of late 
It will pass. It always does.

Working full time at my other job and  getting ready for the show makes me very tired.
So please forgive me for not getting to everyone at Paint Party Friday.
Go and visit all the wonderful Artist!

INSIDE HIS SKIN

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view--until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch to daughter Scout, Chapter 3.

Nelle Harper Lee

My mother handed this book to me when I was 12. It changed my life forever. It was so insightful. I was Scout.

I found out I could get lost in a book. 

That I could learn important lessons within those pages. 

I found my love for reading. 

Life changing!

I later named 

My daughter Nelly Lee. 

Family Photo from New Hampshire, Franklin Pierce.

So proud of Isaac!

Went to see my 2 favorite boys this week playing the games they love!

Jake 13 

Sammy 9

(And new braces Ouch!)

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend .  Be safe!

I am going to the beach for a long weekend with the family!

Don't forget to visit Paint Party Friday!

See all the pretty paintings!!

XXXOOO 

ITS OK SWEETIE...

That means also for ourselves.  Sometimes we forget. 

Sometimes we are so hard on ourselves.

We forget to say.....

It's OK Sweetie! Everything is OK.

We are so hard on ourselves.

Say it to yourself!

I know it sounds silly but try saying it.

It feels weird and awkward. 

But after a while it gets easier.

Soothe yourself....

We forget sometimes how to do that.

Let the love in. 

Love & forgive yourself 

I am getting better at it.

I'm doing the work.

I am sooooo a Pollyanna!

Don't forget to visit all the artist at 

Paint Party Friday!

New Painting and Exhibit

I have started a new piece.  

Just the beginning stages. Will be adding lots of other elements.

Also working in my journal. 

I always have 4 things going at a time. 

I love Art!!!!! Did I ever say that?????

Don't forget to join the other people from Paint Party Friday!

Go and see all the wonderful artists.

So here are the photos I promised you from my First Exhibit!!!

It was so exciting!

I can not put into words how I felt!

It was so packed with people!!

We were not supposed to take pictures so these are some that I got after it was winding down. 

I have 3 pieces in the show. I did not get a picture of the other one but it is on the Goggleworks website!

When we walked in I was so please to see my painting right under the "Vanity Fare" sign!

What an honor!!

You can not tell by these photos but the lighting was perfect on the paintings.

Here I am with my 2 favorite people in the world.

My hubby Steve and my Wonderful Daughter Nelly.

And then we ended the night going out to eat with the most beautiful family in the world.

( I am a little bias)

I am so grateful for my family and all there love and support. 

They are my Heart.

(I don't say that lightly, Makes me cry thinking about it)

Going this weekend to Keen, New Hampshire for my Nephews Graduation!

Graduating with Honors from Franklin Pierce!

Yay Isaac!

This is Isaac after he hit his first Grand Slam!!!

I can't believe he is graduating already.

He was asked to come back next year and assistant coach for Franklin Pierce.

That means Masters paid!! WoooHooo!! Yay for my Sister Jamie!

And he is a Glass Blower too!!!

Such good stuff going on right now!

Life is good !!

I wanted to thank all of you my faithful followers for all your  support and lovely comments.

Your support means more then you will ever know!!

I have come a long way baby!!

If I can do it so can you!!

DO IT!

Wisdom - Leo and Exhibit Tonight!!

“We seem to gain wisdom more readily through our failures than through our successes. We always think of failure as the antithesis of success, but it isn't. Success often lies just the other side of failure.” ~Leo F. Buscaglia~ Leo F. Buscaglia was one of my first Love Guru's If you ever have time go on YouTube and just listen to his lectures.   My family would gather round the TV to watch him when I was young girl. Dr. Love.

Tomorrow night is exciting night for me!!
I will be at the Goggleworks from 5:30 to 7:30 for the reception.
3 of my paintings will be there.
I will take lots of pictures!
Don't forget to visit!
They will be there from May 4th to June 3rd.

And don't forget to visit Nelly at Crescendoh. She is guest curator!

Find Courage

I have so much to talk about today. 

Last weekend I went to Omega Institute Lectures

"Women and Happiness"

It is sooooo what I needed to do.

I renewed my spirit.

The first night was Elizabeth Lesser opening up the workshop with some inspiration. Then she would read a passage from her book "Broken Open"  and David Wilcox would sing a song. 

It was lovely just hearing her read her words. Love that!

Saturday was Geneen Roth and Brene' Brown lectures. Awesome!!!

Sunday was the best for me the speaker was someone not known to me. Her name was Loung Ung. 

Her story is so inspiring.

I openly weeped through the lecture. 

Read her story here...

Courageous is all I can say.

I will be buying her book Lu Lu in the sky

It is a story of going from a bitter angry lost child to inspirational advocate of freedom, writer, entrepreneur.

She worked hard to find happiness.

But she found it!

So inspiring.

If she can find happiness. We can all find happiness.

I spent one of the most wonderful weekends with my daughter Nelly in NYC at this workshop.  Just digging deep in many ways.

Speaking of Nelly she will be Guest Curator this coming week on Crescendoh

Please go and visit her and leave a comment. It starts on Monday!! So happy for her!

Also next week is a really big week for me.  

I will be in my very first exhibit!!!

Yay!!!!

And you are all invited.

I  am so excited!!! 

Come and visit.

Three of my paintings will be there.

Also don't forget to visit all the artist at Paint Party Friday!

Embrace Life and Those Possibilities

I think I don't regret a single 'excess' of my responsive youth - I only regret, in my chilled age, certain occasions and possibilities I didn't embrace.
Henry James 

Ohhhhh so true.

Sad week in music business lost Dick Clark and Levon Helm

I always said that The Band was one of my favorite bands of all time. 

Music to me is so important.

I feel it in my soul.  From the first time I heard my Pop Pop Rudy play Sleep on the piano to the time I heard my Pop Pop Lippincott sing his silly songs.

It is amazing how my great nieces are now being song to by my father the same songs 

that he use to sing to us. 

Cannibal King with the big nose ring, fell in love with a lusty maid, And every night in the pale moon light over the steam he'd waveeeee.  

Fuzzy Wuzzy was a wise old guy

with a nose like hawk 

and an Eagle eye

Fooling People was his game 

Fuzzy Wuzzy Wuzzy was the wise guys name.

Anyway I got carried away........

So today I would like to send my post with a Ode to The Band and Leon Helm and Rick Danko...

I know they are up there singing harmony again.

If I had to pick a song that was my favorite of all time I would have to pick this.......

(And that is sayin something)

This weekend  Nelly and I are going to NYC to see Brene' Brown, Elizabeth Lesser, Geneen Roth. 

Omega Institute Talks. So excited.

I let you know how it goes!!! Yeah!!!

Circle Journal Page - Proverbs

New Circle Journal Page

Proverbs

This journal is for Bev's journal.  She had us make a journal page with pieces of Chinese newspaper.  I loved this.

For one thing I think the Chinese and Japanese lettering are the most beautiful lettering.

I have no idea what I put under my paint. It could say "A Man ate a car battery" and it still looks so beautiful.....

Have a great week!!

Go and visit Paint Party Friday!

Thinking about having another giveaway.... Stay tuned....

I Will Choose Happiness

Everything about this statement is so true.  I truly believe that we choose our own Happiness.  I think we choose what and how we react to things.

You choose your thoughts. You choose whether you want to keep dwelling on these thoughts or you let them go. Do you want to choose good thoughts or bad thoughts?

I would rather choose good thoughts.

  What is your alternative??

I know sh** happens! It does, but you have to choose how you are going to react to them. I know I sound like a Pollyanna.

That's OK!

I do have my dark days. But they are becoming less and less as I realize I am in control of my thoughts and how I react. 

So this painting will be hanging on my back door. So when I leave everyday I will be reminded........

I Will Choose Happiness

Have a great week everyone!

Happy Easter!

Don't for get to visit Paint Party Friday!