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” 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.”Social
Tag Archives: Art
“Harvesting Magic out of Chaos”
I recently read an essay from MysticMama.com that was exactly what I needed to hear and to have articulated. Like every one of you I’ve been wondering if things are past the point of return, and what to do while … Continue reading
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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All Shapes and Sizes
Hello again Lovelies, I’ve started work on my book again. It feels so00 good to be physically able to write and create and make! I am grateful for every moment that I am doing what I love. Writing is medicine for … Continue reading
Posted in Healing, Inspiration, Lifestyle, quotes, Resources, self care, Senses
Tagged Art, Art Therapy, Beauty, nature, poetry, quotes, recovery, self care, Soul food for the Senses, The Mindbody Prescription, Travel
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Engaging with Relaxation: Swinging on a cloud
Hello Beauty-full Readers, I hope you are having a peaceful Sunday. If you are, and especially if you aren’t, you might want to try Cloud gazing. It is one of my favorite ways to Engage, relax and reconnect. Only 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Inspiration, Resources, self care, Senses
Tagged Art, Beauty, Gratitude, nature, photography, relaxation, senses
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Hello Lovelies, It has been such a busy week..doctor’s appointments, mine, the kid’s and the bunny’s, deadlines, domestic duties, rehab, and recalcitrant help at home have made it just that little bit harder to engage my senses and nourish my … Continue reading
Starting the Week Artfully: Soul Food for the Senses
Posted in Awakening the Senses, Eye Candy, Inspiration, Sights for Sore Eyes
Tagged Art, Beauty, blogging, creativity, happiness, inspiration
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Advice for Young Writers and Writers that are Young at Heart
“Love is the ultimate outlaw. It just won’t adhere to any rules. The most any of us can do is to sign on as its accomplice. Instead of vowing to honor and obey, maybe we should swear to aid … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, humor, Inspiration, Practices, quotes, Senses
Tagged Art, independent booksellers, literature, Malibu, quotes, Tom Robbins
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Tibetian Peach Pie, Malibu, and Tom Robbins: at Diesel a Bookstore- tonight!
Hello Again Lovely Reader! It has been too long. I have missed reading your blogs and hearing from you. And I’ve missed writing!! My healing journey has returned me to the City of Angels. Pacific Palisades to be precise. All … Continue reading
Posted in Awakening the Senses, BlogPosts, Hearing, Inspiration, quotes, Senses
Tagged Art, autobiography, Beauty, Diesel- a bookstore, healing, independent booksellers, LACMA, literature, memoir, quotes, senses, Tom Robbins, Travel
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Inspiration Thursday <3 <3 <3
Hello Lovely Readers, In between being a busy mother, daughter, and partner, I’ve been having fun making a series of Engaging the Senses Collages to illustrate the book. Each of our senses has an internal and an external quality. So … Continue reading
Posted in BlogPosts, Eye Candy, quotes, self care, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes
Tagged Art, Gratitude, inspiration, mindfullness, personal growth, quotes, senses
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May the Return of the Light guide you to Hear, Touch, Taste, Smell, and See your True Beauty
Happy Solstice Everyone from my Heart to Yours… “The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.”
Posted in BlogPosts, Eye Candy, Senses, Sights for Sore Eyes
Tagged Art, Beauty, healing, inspiration, poetry, quotes, Solstice, Soul food for the Senses
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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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