One of the tricks to unblocking your creativity in Julia Cameron’s Artist’s Way is to take yourself out on an artist’s date at least weekly. This is a practice that takes much courage and dedication but has benefits untold. The goal is, of course, to help fill the well of your creativity so that you [...]
Not long ago I posted about having strangers over for dinner, which still lingers in my mind as a weekly possibility but hasn’t been acted upon yet. I’ve just learned about another mealtime event that will not only fill your own belly but also help others, too.
Heifer International has designated April as Pass on the [...]
What better day than Ash Wednesday to mention an outward expression of your personal faith?
At music time this morning, I wondered what it was on a woman’s forehead. Ah, her cross. We have plans to attend service this evening, as we usually do, where we will receive our mark, our identification as Christians.
But it’s not [...]
In my dream the other night, the tide was receding. I can’t remember much else except for standing on the revealed sandy shore, much lower than those who were standing on the beach of the high tide. I wondered how much lower the water would go and if I would be ready for when the [...]
Last week my Journey to Authenticity class assigned us the homework of planning a prime time television message to Americans. The budget’s unlimited, and we have an hour of time. What would we show? What would we say?
Honestly, I haven’t thought about it until this weekend, and we’re supposed to give it 15 minutes, at [...]
While social networking seems to be the rule of the day, old ways still hold.
This weekend is the Episcopal General Convention for the Diocese of Arkansas. As communications coordinator for our Episcopal Church Women (ECW), I volunteered to staff a table in the Exhibit Hall. This means, of course, that I have to create a [...]
There’s this strange (to me) dichotomy in our society regarding health/fitness. Everyone needs to be healthy and look physically fit, but we find that it’s easier and much cheaper in the short term to eat poorly and devote our time to any given task or gadget instead of exercising.
Regardless of where you are with your [...]
Friday the 13th’s are special in my household, not in a negatively superstitious way, but because my husband and I were engaged on a Friday the 13th many years ago, got married on a 13th, and apparently in goddess traditions, it’s a very good day/number for fertility, marriage and sex (which might explain the four [...]
My husband has been on a bento kick for months. He wants to do this at least for himself, if not for us all. I cringe at the thought of creating yet another meal, but this has every potential of being another creative outlet. Maybe it will have to be one for my husband, but [...]
Part of this blog is sharing my spiritual journey, lessons and discoveries. With me taking a spirituality-based class at church, we all have much to benefit. (for legality purposes, know that none of this information is used for or meant to be used for financial/personal gain)From what I’ve gathered so far (not just from this [...]
