Calling All Painters And Would Be Painters!

Lisa's Painterly Hand

Lisa’s Painterly Hand (Photo credit: lisart1)

Please note that instead of reinventing the wheel, I’ve made some changes to an earlier post announcing the open registration for the “Bloom True” e-course. Another class begins October 13, 2014, and if you have any interest in painting or learning to paint, I cannot urge you strongly enough to take this class. After reading this post, check out the link to an earlier post wherein I reviewed the course more indepth.  

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Have you ever thought of being an artist and expressing or discovering your creativity? How about learning to paint? I did. In 2012, I decided to stop procrastinating, and signed up for my first drawing and painting e-courses. Doing so was a huge step on my journey, and has become a dream come true, and a burgeoning passion. I discussed it in-depth in this earlier post. In that post, I also reviewed one painting course in particular, Flora Bowley’s e-course “Bloom True.” I am here to tell you that the course was both life-changing and a blessing for me.

I am excited to tell you that her next “Bloom True” e-course begins October 13, 2014. Registration is ongoing and the class fills up quickly, so if you are interested in taking the course and losing yourself in color and meeting your true self, click on the “Bloom True” badge on the lower right sidebar of my blog page. Click on the link and it will take you directly to the course page where you can get additional information, register, and prepare for an incredible experience. I promise that it will be one of the best gifts that you’ve ever given yourself. You will not regret it. In fact, I am seriously considering re-taking the course. The experience was just that powerful.

The course is equally relevant for those with all levels of experience; so even if you’ve never picked up a paint brush, are an established artist, or are well on your way to becoming one, the class is for you! Just do it for yourself. It’s worth it.

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Creative Writing Saturday

Hearts (Explored!)

Hearts (Explored!) (Photo credit: qthomasbower)

I hope you wake with a gasp, a thousand flutters in your heart

Not from the whirlpool of worry. Not from a bad dream.
Not from a deadline or a string of demands, or the great to-do
of the still-to-be-done. Not from the lopsided weight of futility and failure
or some wayward mutiny shaking your bones. Not from the loss
of letting go or the grief of giving in. Not from the illusions of your metaphorical
imprisonment or escape. Not from grass-is-greener or anywhere-but-here.
I hope, instead, you rise from the tremble of something finding its edges,
earthquaking its way into being. That riotous pulsing of birth, and the cry that comes
just after, the lungs taking in their first overwhelmed breaths. That same lucid
sweetness of entry and release. The song of your life being sung. ~ Maya Stein

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Day 2, The August Break 2014

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Day Two, The August Break 2014

The August Break, 2014 is the brain child of one of my favorite bloggers, writers and teachers, Susannah Conway. As she states, “the idea is to simply take a photograph every day for the whole month of August.” The point is to be mindful. Since I intend to learn photography if it kills me, I am joining the challenge both as a mindfulness challenge and an opportunity to practice the art of photography. The rules to the “break” are loose, so no one is wedded to posting their photos at all or every day. As a result, I’m in.

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Quote Tuesday

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tree (Photo credit: Sheila in Moonducks)

Today, instead of a quote, I have a poem for your day. divider4         Promise Yourself

To be so strong that nothing
Can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness and prosperity,
To every person you meet.

To make all your friends feel
that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.

To think only the best, to work for only the best,
and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of your others
as you are about your own.

To forget the mistakes of the past.
and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize one another.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear,
and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world,
not in loud words, but in great deeds.
To live in faith that the whole world is on your side
so long as you are true to the best in you. ~ Christian D. Larson

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