she knew...

 

there are moments in the day when I feel them with me...by my side...and it is at that moment when I feel their hearts close to mine...whispering I LOVE YOU.

peace...

 

digging in the earth and watching as the flowers grew she felt at peace...she felt it more often now...allowing her to realize that she was growing too.

spirit...

 

lightly fluttering around me I feel their presence....they watch over me and keep me safe...gently I reach out to touch them...they are just beyond my reach...my heart knows they are there...

Mother Earth...

I have been doing quite a few paintings on Motherhood...this one came today and I wanted to share it and the words that came with it...

 



 

 

MOTHER EARTH...

 

With love and gratitude I thank you for this day...

 

From the East you bring a new day....to illuminate me...to awaken me...may I be aware to be present to the gift of today.

 

From the South you bring the warmth...to show me my heart and my creativity...may I be aware of the joy of today.

 

From the West you bring the evening....you show me compassion...may I be aware of the knowing's of the day and to rest.

 

From the North you bring the light and goodness...you show me perspectives...may I be aware of my path today.

 

Mother Earth I thank you for enfolding me and providing for my creativity and my peace. 

always connected...

 

No matter what....there will always be a connection between people and emotions...there is nothing that can change that connection unless you let it...some connections are felt and not seen...some connections are seen and not felt...some connections are both...the choice is yours.

 

What connection do you feel today?

flourish...

 

I am in the garden of my life....growing...dreaming...believing...trusting...loved...happy...knowing in my heart that this is how I flourish...

What thoughts help you to flourish?

Other paintings...

I have been celebrating the feminine by taking a class: Painting the Feminine with Connie Solera.  They have been opening me up to a different style of painting...and giving me different messages. I am going to share a couple with you now...

SHE APPEARED FLYING ON WINGS

there was paint....then more paint...water...fingers ...walking away...
searching...listening to my feminine soul...
there was more paint...more water...more fingers...
and then she appeared flying in on wings...

AT 64


she had walked thru many forests in her years...
some were very dark and fearful...others she wandered
around in...but she always emerged on the other side...
sooner or later...
she knows that life is like that...forests and sunshine both helping
her to grow...
But at 64
She is open...
She sees her perception...
She speaks with expression...
She knows her love...
She honors her power...
She accepts her feminine...
She survives.

 

 

WHO AM I?

 

I am the women who is no longer afraid to peel back the layers...

I am the women who reaches for my dreams...

I am the women who uncaged her heart...

I am the women who paints and writes my truth...

I am the women who has found her wings...

I am the women with love in her heart instead of fear...

I am a strong...creative...intelligent...rooted...feminine women.

 





dream...

 

there they are...my dreams...the ones I pushed back...pushed aside...gave up on as I concentrated on everyone but myself...

there they are...my dreams...reappearing as I reawaken.

 

What are your dreams for yourself?

growth...

 

 

there are times when you can feel your growth...big and bold...shooting upward.

 

there are times when it whispers a softness of newness...

 

there are times when you are not even aware of your growth...

 

BUT...you are always growing.

 

 

What growth are you aware of today?

celebrate YOU...

 

There is that moment...when you know...when you feel your life force expanding and rising...and at that moment you must celebrate who you are...what you do...your gifts...your beauty...celebrate love, with affection, affirmation, validation for all of your abundance...Celebrate YOU! 

What can you celebrate about yourself today?