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(Matisse’s Red Room from my sketchbook drawn at MOMA in New York City) Here Are 5 Ideas That Are Giving Me Life This Week 1. I could let it be…
Read MoreI have so many things to share with YOU that I decided to try out a LIST format again. I hope you find something here to inspire you! 1. I was reading…
Read MoreThe longest day of the year will soon be behind us. I am soaking up the darkness and exploring those things that go bump in the night inside of me. Soon…
Read MoreAt age 43 I got a strange yearning to write books. One year later, in 2011, I self published my first book. A year after that, I published Born to FREAK.…
Read More1. Vitamin P is my supplement of choice heading into 2024. If there is one thing I’ve learned in 56 years, it is that all good things take time. Friendships.…
Read MoreA Mug for Your Friend Who’s Been Mentioning She Could Use A Few More Boundaries…. (“There’s No Way In HAELLLLLL I’m DOing That” 2. A Daily Reader for That Friend…
Read MorePhoto: Wolfskull Cretive If you are an artist or a writer/creative, I AM SO SORRY. As I was re-skimming The Artist’s Way for the bajillionth time this week, it hit…
Read MoreHere are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. Reverse Bucket Lists Rock. It’s fabulous to have outrageous dreams and goals. But, sometimes they can overshadow things and…
Read MoreIt’s important and fabulous to have big dreams + ambitious goals. But, sometimes they can overshadow things and make us feel less satisfied with our lives…or make us chronically feel…
Read MoreHere are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. When Everything Has Gone to Hell. There is a heartbreaking war happening in Israel and Gaza. Anti-Semetic violence is…
Read MoreI’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this…
Read More(The Red Studio by Matisse in my SHINE notebook…I got to see this marvelous painting this week!) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. This Daily…
Read More(photo above by Jen Clark) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. MAIN Character Energy! I spoke to an inspiring young human last week who had just…
Read More(image above: “Progeny” Acrylic on Canvas (SOLD) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. What if you will be CELEBRATED, but not until AFTER you’re dead….…
Read More(photo above: Where I do part of my morning routines!) Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. Habits Are Never A Forever Thing. Habit “stacks” (…
Read MoreArt (above) by me- PRINTs, MUGs and more HERE. Here are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. Here’s What to do AFTER you feel your feelings.….last week…
Read MoreHere are 5 things I’m Extremely KEEN on this week! 1. Goats Can Get You VERY High. I had an insanely fun Saturday morning doing GOAT YOGA last weekend thanks…
Read More(Photo I took in 2018 when I visited the art studio of Nathalie Lete in Paris) 1. Writing Has A FREAKY Way of Revealing What is REALLY Going On with…
Read MoreYes I saw the Barbie movie and YES I am going a second time this week. There was something so delightful and LIFE BRINGING in this movie made by women…
Read More(my new professional photo from Jen Clark Photography!) Here is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you! 1. Goosebumps are the new prozac: If you are…
Read More(photo from Emily’s Instagram) Emily Powell is an amazing artist living in Devon, England who I discovered via instagram.I’m her biggest fan. She’s got an energetic and bright style which…
Read MoreHere is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you! 1. Sharing our hearts through creativity can be dangerous but not sharing them is a crime. This…
Read More(See the goddess Lakshmi above depicted receiving the divine assistance of pachyderms! – Image Metropolitan Museum) I’m a HUGE fan of collaborating with spirit in my life + creative work. …
Read MoreWith time, we become grateful for absolutely everything because we realize it has set us free. ~message from a spider 🕷 friend. It sounded harmless. It was a book club,…
Read MoreDear Creators of WONDER and MAGIC- I’m extremely grateful to be HERE in your inbox and I dream that what you find here encourages and uplifts you. Here is my…
Read MoreArt by me. Purchase original HERE. Here is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you! 1. Choose Your Closest Friends Like You’re Going to War.…
Read MoreFostering friendship and connection in your life is one of the most powerful things you can do for your wellbeing if you are a woman’s or identify as female. “For…
Read MoreHere is my short list of FEEL GOOD ideas I hope will inspire you! 1. When the Going Gets Tough, There’s Ceremony. There’s a reason that our culture has ceremonies…
Read MorePilgrimage: A long and arduous journey to a holy place for the purpose of renewing a sense of purpose, or to pray for a miracle. In the early years of…
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