Today, while I remain on my Hermit journey, I urge you to get to know the glorious artwork and blog of Lauren Raine. Get hooked with this most recent post. Then revel, be inspired, drink deep and lose yourself in all of her luscious art. Blessings to all.
Fire of dawn-light in Her hair, Fire flows like milk from Her hands. Fire of bright promise in Her springing step, Fire of the flame in Her eyes. A blessing on Your hearthfire, On Your gift of words, On the brightness of Your sacred body, A blessing on Your flame. — Cait Johnson Blessings for … Read more
Every so often, I post this essay as a reminder … Well, I don’t know about you, but I need it right now. As artists, we pledge to shine in our own unique way, no matter what. But my heart is torn to bits over the agonies in Haiti. And I am teetering on the … Read more
From Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love – some powerful and inspiring observations about what it means to be creative and how do we nurture ourselves as creatives? I offer this Sacred Sunday blessing for all of us who are finding our Way.
Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. — Miles Davis Just like a human child, our inner artist self is nurtured and inspired by a loving, supportive environment. Most of us have already spent a lifetime having our creative selves being shamed, punished, and forced to sit … Read more
As you may know, on weekends, I post words and wisdom from others, including videos, essays, poetry, and opinions of note. Today, inspired by the exquisite blog of Cate Kerr, I offer this excerpt from the recently deceased John Daido Loori, one of the first American Zen masters. He was founder of the Zen Mountain … Read more
Grandmother Frier © Carol GerbingI cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of their own hungers.— M.F.K. Fisher Concluding our ruminations today on how we use our age and other methods to stay blocked, it is time to reconsider … Read more
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities. In the expert’s mind there are few. — Shunryu Suzukii Over the weekend, I invited you to imagine how things would be different if you had received all the deep nurturing your child artist needed; as well as what your creative life might look like if you … Read more
Man can learn nothing except by going from the known to the unknown. — Claude Bernard We have been spending some time in this chapter going deeper into our dark memories of the losses that our artist self has endured. From our long ago baby steps that were shamed or thwarted, to more recent attempts … Read more
Success is bounding from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm. — Winston Churchill Just because our creativity is (I believe with all my heart) guided and sourced from the Divine, this does not mean that the road is always easy, without bumps and potholes. In fact, sometimes, there will be chasms! To be … Read more