focus on your cure

As long as I can find time to pray, I can make it through life.

As long as I can find time to study God’s word, I can survive life’s curves.

As long as I can find time to create art, I can endure the day to day challenges.

As long as I can find time to express my thoughts, I can persevere through life.

trying to heal

with the Joy-Fall time of year

through

art,

prayer,

and

faith

ART can help you better understand yourself

seeking peace by debriefing

 

 

Do we ever totally debrief though? It swims in my head, sprit and heart consciously and unconsciously. It rattles in my soul till I feel like I will explode. It hangs on my flesh like dead skin. It clings to my space till I can hardly breathe. It drips from my mouth like sickness. It crushes me on all sides till I disappear.

 

What is “it” you ask?

The events

The words

The actions

The thoughts

The sounds

The scenes

The emotions

The challenges

The fears

The hopes

The accomplishments

The doubts

The calls

The questions

The answers

IT is all that and so much more!

 

Lord, in your mercy, I struggle but feel your embrace. I cringe but know your love. I gasp but breathe in your peace.  I cry and feel a release of doubt but know my faith will continue to grow and see me through to the end. I look to the sky and find the stars. I look to the earth and feel the smooth sweet grass.  I am thankful for your unfailing presence. Please never allow me to leave you. Amen.

 

art and life - layers of choice

life is full of layers
some are beautiful and nice
others are not so nice and must be endured
you have a choice to make many of the layers yourself

live life hand to hand through art

art and words calm me

 

 

My soul seeks quiet and peace.

My heart longs for love and joy.

My spirit needs serenity and calm.

My body needs strength and respite.

Prayer gets me through the hard days and long nights.

My mind wanders through jungles of thoughts.

My schedule is overloaded with everyone and everything but me.

My world is cramped by life’s troubles.

My family is sick in body and mind.

Prayer gets me through long visits and lengthy calls.

what excites your soul?

Rumi: “Respond to every call that excites your soul.”  Art always does this for me. Color, shape, line, texture, pattern, style, all the principles of art; these things excite me inside and out, and I want to fulfill that by creating as much as I can. I am not very famous or prosperous but I am prolific. One day someone will clean out my stuff and be shocked at how much I have made. It may never be in a museum or gallery. It may never bring big prices but maybe it will speak to someone somehow and excite a soul.

why I can't throw away scraps AND sleep deprived