So I started organizing my home in December, and it is taking much longer than anticipated. “The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.†~ Hans Hofmann This year the physical de-cluttering is also a very intense emotional and mental process. I wonder at the energetic pull of objects […]
Category Archives: Musings and Inspiration
I thought about doing a year-end post, but listing all my activities by month is overwhelming. So here are some takeaways from the year: Learning = daring Several workshops both in encaustics and outside of my medium encouraged me to try new things and practice them in my own work, which led to much growth, […]
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A solo Christmas can be a bit murky at times, ranking up there with Valentine’s Day as movie after movie re-enacts the notion that within a span of 24 hours families reunite, love shows up at the front door, and financial and health problems miraculously get resolved. In real life, there was jarring news that […]
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“No longer lend your strength to that which you wish to be free from Fill your lives with love and bravery And you shall lead a life uncommon.” ~ Jewel, Life Uncommon Technically Radvent is over, but in Germany it is the second day of Christmas, so I can keep going! Princess Lasertron’s Radvent on Wishing […]
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Lately I’ve been craving stillness. It has been such a tumultuous year for me, my family, my friends, as well as the world at large, and I’m a bit exhausted from it all. Excitement, fear, worries, celebration, new ventures, discarding the past, learning a lot, getting to know new people. It all takes energy, which […]
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“See your surroundings as a channel for self-expression. What can you do to love where you are?” ~ Princess Lasertron I decided to weed out my book cases this week, and it has me on a mad organizing bender. Basically I’ll be pulling everything down on the floor and then re-arranging the books. Prior to […]
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Radvent 7 is about Relaxation, which I have a hard time with. The things I used to do for relaxation (blogging and art-making) are now my work, so I have to find new ways to unwind. Currently the weather precludes sitting on a rock by the lake, which always has my eyes gazing at the […]
“Each moment of our lives, each moment that is given to us to live, we have to live very deeply. Each moment is a chance for us to make peace with the world, to make peace possible for the world. The world needs our happiness.” ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh On lighting candles. About the […]
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Princess Lasertron’s ninth Radvent post is about Advice. I am not always good at taking advice. It occurs to me now that I tend to confuse advice with direction and even criticism at times. Being told to do something doesn’t always work for me, unless I am inviting the instruction in. So I will let […]
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Radvent 5 is about decorating, and for the first few days of December I wasn’t feeling it. I looked at all my clutter and knew that would have to be cleared before I could even attempt to get festive. But I did notice the cute little “table-top” trees at Whole Foods, and after years of […]
