100 Days for Mandalas – FREEDOM – part 2
June 30th, 2014These are the last days of 100 Days for Mandalas session 4. The last theme of Freedom rings deeply. Perhaps days before the 4th of July, the political meaning of Freedom is considered more often in the United States. But Freedom is always personal.
100 Days for Mandalas – FREEDOM – Mandala Sharing
June 12th, 2014Freedom is a word with many meanings, so many meanings. It has life and death meanings and consequences, and is something all humans strive for and deserve. Each person has their own striving, guided and pushed by that deep soul longing. 100 Days for Mandalas – FREEDOM
100 Days for Mandalas – FLOATING – part 2
June 3rd, 2014Isn’t it interesting how sometimes art opens up past experiences and reminds us of our life journey. The inspiration word “floating” inspired an art journal book that made me remember my experiences of floating. But it wasn’t until I was almost done with this book, that I remembered the most powerful floating experience I ever had.
100 Days for Mandalas – FLOATING – Session Four
May 26th, 2014100 Days for Mandalas – Floating Floating is a sensation of letting go and being supported. Imagine floating like a bird, drifting with the air currents above the earth. Imagine floating on a clear body of water with the water supporting your body and gently rocking you with small waves.
100 Days for Mandalas – BLOSSOMING – Part 2 -Session 4
May 14th, 2014I have been surrounded by the blossoms of spring. Most of them are in the potted plants that I pick out at the wholesale greenhouses, put in my minivan, drop off on my long driveway, sort, put back in the minivan, deliver to their destination and then plant. It’s a crazy, wonderful carnival like season.
100 Days for Mandalas – BLOSSOMING – Session 4
May 4th, 2014The blossoming of flowers is the opening of spring’s beauty with colors, shapes and fragrance. The force of life pushes our eyes open to the majesty of creation. The blossoming of our soul, is like the flower’s blossoming.
100 Days for Mandalas – Session 4 – GROWTH – Part 2
April 25th, 2014100 Days for Mandalas – GROWTH. I am surrounded by the explosion of growth that comes into the world at springtime. Each day I walk outside to find new blossoms, new bird songs, new joys.
100 Days for Mandalas – Session 4 – GROWTH
April 20th, 2014100 Days for Mandalas – GROWTH. Growth is most apparent in the awakening of spring. As life pushes up through the earth, I feel a need to make sure my life is reaching for the light, just like the plants emerging from the ground.
100 Days for Mandalas * Session 4 *RE-EMERGE * part 2
April 13th, 2014I spent all day yesterday in my garden. I was surrounded by the re-emergance of green and amazing blossoms. I dug in the dirt. I cut back the overgrown and dead. I set new boundaries – a rabbit fence so my vegetables and flowers will grow. I worked with mandalas yesterday also. That and being in my garden let me heal from one of the most intense months of my life
100 Days for Mandalas * Session 4 * RE-EMERGE
April 6th, 2014This is the third week of 100 days for Mandalas. The prompt and inspiration for these two weeks is RE-EMERGANCE. For us in the northern hemisphere, there is the re-emergence of spring and green life going on. We are re-emerging from the darkness of winter into the light of spring and summer.