eye candy
” By replacing the eyes iris with a blue, cloud-filled sky in False Mirror, Magritte challenges us to question what we see and what we think we know. Is the sky a reflection of what the eye is seeing? Is the eye in fact an opening into another reality? Are we looking at an inner vision, or something else entirely? One thing is certain: Magritte’s The False Mirror is an invitation to look at the world differently.”
I love my Aromaland oil warmer. It is made in the USA and only costs $9.99!
This is my new Moleskin journal cover….made with water-soluble crayons, gesso, washi tape, and ephemera. It looks even better in person because you can see all the “imperfections”.
On the Path
It looks like something out of Alice and wonderland
“To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself and seeing where real deep bliss is — not the quick little excitement , but the real deep, life-filling bliss.” – Joseph Campbell
Category Archives: Taste
Believe it or not, this “Believe in yourself carmelized pineapple banana bread” is an aid to mindfulness Continue reading
Epic Adventures in Books, Cinnamon Honey Lattes, and Pancakes this Saturday and Everyday
Hello Lovelies, I couldn’t wait any longer to write. I kept thinking i would wait until things settled down after the shootings, and the fire’s and the firing on of children and mothers at the southern border and my friend’s … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, chill out, Lifestyle, Resources, Senses, smell, Taste, touch
Tagged family fun, independent Bookstores, poetry, Toluca Lake, Vegan
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Two Minutes To Bliss
Hello Lovely Reader, Our senses have had a bad rap. Instead of being recognized as unique forms of intelligence through which we understand the world and our selves, they have been treated as untrustworthy narrators or as gateway drugs that … Continue reading
Posted in Eye Candy, Hearing, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Practices, self care, Senses, smell, Taste, touch
Tagged Art, inspiration, lifestyle, quotes, relaxation, self care, senses
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Treasure Chest Thursday
One of the things I adore doing is sharing treasures and ways to Be the Beauty you Love with Readers, friends, even the occasional ‘stranger’. I am always discovering engaging things that I want to crow about and this one is especially … Continue reading
Hello Beautiful People! Oh the joys of being human. Speaking of one or two of those joy’s Making and Eating, I am excited to share a super yummy yet still healthy recipe for Moroccan Date Cake that would be perfect for … Continue reading
How to Be Your Own True Love Right Now in the Middle of Everything!
Hello again Beauties, As the holidays grow closer and commitments grow greater, I invite you to give your self the gift of bliss by be-coming present to and nurturing your own True Beauty. After a life time of looking for … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, Essential oil Scents for Engaging your Senses, Healing, Hearing, Inspiration, Lifestyle, Practices, Recipes, Resources, Senses, smell, Taste, touch
Tagged Beauty, creativity, happiness, lifestyle, senses, True Beauty, Yoga and Meditation
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Engaging with Cravings: Coconut Wisdom
It’s kind of surreal in the best possible way to be drinking this cooling connection of sweet medicinal deliciousness right out of its shaved white shell in the middle of a busy urban day 2675 miles from the closest Hawaiian Island, and the whole experience got me thinking about how our sense of taste relates to the second chakra. Continue reading
Obsession, suicide, virginity, alcoholism, deception and promiscuity, not necessarily in that order
“it’s not that ‘literary” fiction’, and their cousin ‘literary film’ can’t be an escape, a highly enjoyable one, it is that they offer so much more than that because the story doesn’t depend on a formula. They are organic and sometimes messy … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, Inspiration, Musings, quotes, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes, Taste
Tagged Hollywood, Indpendent film makers, James Franco, Literary fiction, literature, quotes, Seth Rogan, William Faulkner
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Eating Poetry and other ways to Engage your Senses
Eating Poetry Ink runs from the corners of my mouth. There is no happiness like mine. I have been eating poetry. The librarian does not believe what she sees. Her eyes are sad and she walks with her hands … Continue reading
Tea and Poetry for Breakfast
Aloha Lovely Readers, I want to share the poem below, by the talented, lyric, Rita Dove, with you today.You may remember her from her stint as The United States Poet Laureate from 1993-95. I had my poetry for breakfast with … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, Hearing, poems, Practices, Recipes, Resources, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes, Taste
Tagged Art, flowers, inspiration, literature, photography, poetry, Rita Dove, senses, tea, vintage
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Music makes the medicine go down-an Engaging playlist to help get you through the rest of the week
There’s nothing like music to relieve the soul and uplift it. -Mickey Hart Here are some of the videos and songs (Yael Naim, Of Monsters and Men, Deuter) I’ve been feeding my senses recently. Take one a day and call … Continue reading
