Nothing can dim the light that shines from within. Maya Angelou Never let degrading words pierce your deep inner self. There are endless numbers of people who try to snatch joy from those around them. Some people can not be satisfied with what they have, and so they look for someone to harm or injure. …
Category Archives: beauty
Manifest Your Inner Artist
“Art is standing with one hand extended into the Universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.” Albert Einstein All creativity involves revealing one’s inner self to the world. The urge to create forces the artist to remove portions of their self-protective barriers. A connection must …
Enliven Your World
A picture is a poem without words – Horace Walking along the bottom of the ocean at low tide is thrilling. There is a downward slope to the coast that tugs ever so gently at ones pant cuffs. Walking up slope towards the beach one can feel the pull of gravity shift as if it …
Whorls of Wonder
All too often we are guided by our overpowering emotions rather than our hearts. We sit and worry over painful or unfair past events and stew in a dark soup of despair. At painful times like these, it is difficult to quell the fear and doubt swirling about our thoughts. At last a shining speck …
The Wonder of it All
The glory of our world is beyond words. One just has to open their heart to the infinite possibilities. The beach views this morning were magical. The sea foam was undulating in the strong winds. Marveling at it, I remembered reading that sea foam is the skeletal remains of microscopic ocean flora and fauna. Periodically …
Life is Beautiful
When the Divine calls – Answer! Those words came to me the other day when I was editing my novella. I feel I am fortunate to be able to wander the beach whenever I’m looking for inspiration. Staring across the vast surging waters connects my mind to a cosmic stillness. I like to stroll along …