relax.

american culture is so consumed with a fast-paced life. go-go-go until you can’t go anymore. we place unreal expectations on ourselves & those around us to be up to par, but where does this get us? it gets us full of anxiety & worry.
it is okay to relax. take a walk. draw. paint. watch a movie. lay in the hammock. read a book. journal. take a run. play guitar. chat with some friends on the porch. take pictures. journal. get a massage. give a massage. sit in the garden. stare at the stars. cry. laugh. love. enjoy each moment…


two, little artists at work!


the wee one drawing.


my hubs fueling the inspiration with some guitar. <3


my feet & art!

*** a big shout out to vanessa [my massage therapist] for aiding in my relaxation today! =) follow her on pinterest at: http://pinterest.com/vjmoyers/ ***
well, I’m off to shovel cow poo! the things that make me giddy! haha. have a most excellent week, friends.

inspiration.

tonight, this inspired me. i savor it. i have been looking in all the nooks & crannies for my creativity to show itself... i get bursts of ideas that seem to fizzle before my hand reaches the pencils, paints, & paper. i wonder what is wrong with me? nothing. this is just a season, a phase.

even in the trudging, remember to look up at the stars. savor the simple things in life. hold on... something excellent is right around the corner!

quiet...

i have wanted to write so may things lately. profound & deep, but i was away from the computer all of last week. i wrote many things in my journal & spent a lot of time quietly pondering...

honestly, i have been struggling::: being very sad & distraught. finally, today there was a break-through. i finally feel a bit more like myself.

i have a friend [sara] that reminds me, when i am in my dark times, that something is right around the corner. how true...

i often struggle & grieve, just to have something simple & amazing steal my breath away. a color makes me smile, or a song makes me feel empowered, or exercising makes me feel so alive.

i am learning, in the darkness, to be thankful & look up at the stars.

be still.

some things are just meant to be... against all odds, no matter what those around you think or say. and in the midst of the chaos swirling around you, hold on. wait. be still. listen.
i can't tell you that it will all work out perfectly the way you've dreamed it -- it might not feel okay at first, but it will work out.
i know this to be true...

sparked.

it's been awhile, hasn't it? ;) but here i am, finally!
this past week i have been reflecting on what sparked my creativity as a child. i could write "my family" in here & that would be the truth! but what has stood out to me these last few days, is a green, tin bread box, that was housed in a tin shed. a shed that was located in my back yard. this green tin, was overflowing with tubes of paints! my dad's paints from when he was in art school. i would itch to get my hands on them every time we had to park out bikes in that shed.
i was very intrigued and couldn't wait to have a tin full of my own "real" paints!=)
now, i have a room full of my own paints & supplies, but it is so hugely inspiring & special to recall all those moments i opened that shed & saw those paints & heard them calling my name!!!
the green, tin bead box, is now sitting in my parents' kitchen. high above the cabinets. and every once in a while, when my eyes land on it, i smile inside myself, and remember when it was full of colorful, delightful paints!

blank canvas.

today, i was reminded to mellow out... i was able to share & get some intense emotions out. and then i was okay. i was able to laugh. sometimes things get to us, more than usual, because we're just having a bad day to begin with & everything snowballs. yup. that's what happened to me today... then this text message threw me for a loop... it took a few hours for me to get out of that slump.
i'm good now. i'm glad the day is over & things will be all fresh in the morning... like a blank, white canvas.