Happy Mother’s Day

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What’s Holding You Back?

Take a Chance – Change Your Life An incredibly talented artist from Michigan responded to my January’s Newsletter article entitled, “What’s Holding You Back?”. . We haven’t met personally but if you visit her website/blog you will understand why I’m so impressed with her work as well as her writing. Her name is Jeanne Illenye and […] […]

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Wherever you go and whatever you do, May the luck of the Irish be there with you. […]

Mickey’s Painting Tips

Problem: Warped watercolor painting 1st Solution: My usual way of flattening warped watercolor paper is to . . . • place painted side down on clean, acid free surface • spray clean water on the back side • smooth the water with a clean brush • cover with another piece of clean acid free paper • place a weight (a stack […] […]

January Newsletter

What is holding you back? The sun has set on 2012. For those of us who feel we never accomplish enough, let’s look at distractions and procrastination. Perhaps you’ve been putting off that painting you’ve been thinking about but haven’t yet touched your brush to the canvas, the book rolling around in your head for years […] […]

Auld Lang Syne

I know it’s January the 2nd but this is too beautiful not to share. Enjoy! I wish you health So you may enjoy each day in comfort I wish you the Love of friends and family And Peace within your heart I wish you the Beauty of nature That you may enjoy the work of God I wish you wisdom to choose […] […]

One of the Most Precious of Santa Photos

This was found on Facebook and I couldn’t resist posting it. I believe it was from a young woman in Cincinnati, OH. She said it was taken at a mall. She was about to leave after standing in line for some time when the “Santa” saw the sleeping baby he waved her over. This is […] […]

A Simple Way to Enjoy Your Holidays

If you haven’t had the pleasure of reading Martha Beck’s Newsletter or Blog you are missing a lot. She also sends out a Daily Inspiration. Today’s is quite apropos . . . “Now Try This! During the next few weeks, observe yourself compassionately, like a professional chess player watching a three-year-old learn the moves. Notice […] […]

We Don’t Grow in Straight Lines

The older I get the more mystery and wonder I find in life . . . “We don’t grow in straight lines: We grow in spirals. And seasons and cycles. In babies being born and grandmothers dying. In daffodils blooming and leaves falling. Lovers meeting and hearts breaking. Doors closing and gates opening. Knots tied always […] […]

August 2012 Newsletter

What are Your Most Treasured Possessions? July turned out to be a month of getting my mind wrapped around what is truly necessary and needed in my life. No one’s life is without difficulties. It seems that if money is no issue then there are problems concerning health, issues with family or relationships, problems at work […] […]