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Intention and One Little Word
Intention is a powerful tool to focus one’s attention. I use intentions to clarify what’s important for me to hold onto and reach toward and, conversely, what’s important for me to let go of. I don’t make resolutions for the New Year. Unlike intentions, resolutions feel like rules: harsh, inflexible, and unsustainable. I’m also, at…
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See ….. there really is no Someday
As I’ve written in a previous post, I am a storyteller. Unfortunately, sometimes the stories I tell myself like, “you’re not really an artist” and “you’re not very good” and “no one is going to like that,” are not very kind. The chorus of voices in my head can be downright nasty, repeatedly chiding me,…
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Thank You!
A big-hearted THANK YOU to all who came to my very first gallery show at The University Wine Company https://www.universitywineco.com/ in State College on Saturday, 10/7/23. When I started my painting journey in early 2021, I never would have dreamed that I would be hosting a solo show of my work 2 ½ years later.…
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Storytelling Through Art
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about myself, it’s that I love to tell stories, my stories. I use writing as a vehicle to understand and appreciate my life. I’ve been a journaler for as long as I can remember and, in the last 20 or so years, I’ve relied on a daily gratitude journal…
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