Freedom has a price! At different turning points in my life, I have wrestled with values until I could identify what was most important to me. The conclusion always seemed the same, I wanted freedom. I wanted the freedom to believe and to live in what brought me life. But at times, moms give up freedom …
38 “I’m Feeling Really Green!”
Give me a few days of spring-like weather and I feel really green! Green speaks to me of new life!              When I "go green," there is growth happening. Like the tender runners of my strawberry plants, new interests take me beyond what I am presently doing.              I find a similar pattern always occurs. Some new …
Day 37 “A little patch of grass…”
A tension of finding balance exists for this writer.          The very isolation that provided a safe and quiet place for writing is now interrupted by public viewing. I know this will become increasingly so as I actively pursue publishing. Whether in a blog or book, as soon as your words reach the eyes of others, …
Day 36 “Just What the Doctor Ordered!”
My husband and I took a Valentine's Day trip to the Getty Villa in Malibu, California. Both of us really needed this creative excursion. If a prescription could cure the work blues, this day would be at the top of doctor's medicine lists. We had such a refreshing day getting away! This museum is very different from the Getty in Los Angeles, …
Day 35 “Creative Excursions”
In these financially tight times, "creativity is the poor man's vacation!"  (Generically speaking, of course, and intended to include woman and children).    Hobbies take the edge off life! As a career educator, I need a lot of "my time" after "work time." Teaching challenging students is often like standing before a hard crowd at a comic …
Day 34 “A Rainbow of Possibilities”
Some of us "creative types" have prism-like mind. Artistic inspiration moves through our thoughts like white light separating into a spectrum of colorful ideas. What may seem to others as lack of focus, to us is a rainbow of artistic possibilities.    I have always cherished rainbows. During difficult times, rainbows reminded me of hope. I found comfort in …
Day 33 “I See Red”
 Red is a passionate and powerful color!      I love red! Red hearts and red roses symbolize love.      "Redness" ignites feelings of loving life...and taking pictures to prove it!      Yet beyond all the red expressions I am so used to seeing stateside, I found this vibrant color interwoven throughout the culture of Argentina.      How can one not …
Day 32 “Are there any yellow lovers out there?”
Have you ever noticed how fear can wrap itself around your vision of the future like vines growing up and over these windows? Often my most promising possibilities become entangled and overrun by my fears. Yellow reminds me of cowardice and courage. I suggest the second is born from the first. Only when we feel …
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Day 31 “I Feel Blue Today”
This morning I feel blue—not in the depressive sense but in terms of possibilities. I absolutely love the color because it speaks to me of open sky.      I have been a blue lover for a very long time. While living overseas in Amsterdam, Holland, I had the benefit of some wonderful friends labeled "The Dream Team" because …
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