The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Serendipity” Hi friends! We haven’t connected in awhile and that’s entirely my fault.  We’ve made some big life changes in the last few months including a move to Kitsap County to be close to my family.  The grownups are adjusting well to the …

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The Wonderful Words for This Wednesday are, ‘Birds and Butterflies and Blooms, OH MY!’ Have you noticed that the sun is out (most days) and it’s light until after 9pm?,  Have you heard the birds welcoming the morning each day before 5am?  Have you seen blooms showing off their beauty …

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The Wonderful Word for this Wednesday is  ‘Multipotentialite’ Friends, I feel so famous! Awhile ago, my friend Joke (pronounced Yokee) Wijn of The Green Nib asked if I would be willing to be interviewed for her podcast, Joke’s Joyful Journey: A Multipotential Journey to Creative Clarity, and the episode it …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Cell Phone’ We all have them these days.  I don’t even have to tell you not to leave home without it, as I know you probably don’t even go to the bathroom with it!  Am I right? The other day my son and …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Intuition’ Have you ever thrown the rules, expectations, and opinions of others right out the window and played art with just your intuition to guide you? I highly recommend you give it a try if you haven’t before.  This is the purpose of …

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This pic shows a transparent yellow flower done in watercolors.

The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is ‘Transparent’ I had an ‘AHA!’ moment the other day.  I can’t remember how it was triggered, but I suddenly realized that my love for all things transparent and translucent in art mirrors my desire for transparency in life and in relationships. Let’s take …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is Coffee **If you are not a coffee drinker, just insert ‘tea’ in place of the word ‘coffee’ as you read on.  If you’re not a coffee or tea drinker, well, I’m sorry about that. I LOVE COFFEE!  My favorite cup of coffee is …

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The Wonderful Word for this Wednesday is ‘Bloom’ If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m taking a break from creating classes right now.  I’ve come to a point in my creative journey that I need to take some time to just play art without an end in mind.  I need to …

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Shows a brain with the words "Be kind to your mind" in it

The Wonderful Words for Wednesday are ‘Self Talk’ ALL of us talk to ourselves in our heads all day long.  If you don’t think you do, you’re just not tuning in. Self talk can be negative, such as, “Who do I think I am, I’ve got nothing to offer anyone.” …

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The Wonderful Word for This Wednesday is “Steal” Now you might be thinking of the word steal in the negative sense, but I’m not talking about crimes here. Dictionary.com gives these first two definitions for the word ‘steal’: to take without permission or right, especially secretly or by force. to …

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