december views

gone on retreat...

...tell me what you see

collage from all saints/souls workshop 11.08.08

awaken to the mystery

This blessing, "For Presence," by John O'Donohue was offered by Maggie Yowell at the beginning of the SoulCollage workshop I attended on Saturday. The theme of the day was All Souls and All Saints: Honoring our Ancestors. The image is one of the collages that I created during this sacred and holy time.

Awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.

Have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.

Receive encouragement when new frontiers beckon.

Respond to the call of your gift and the courage to follow its path.

Let the flame of anger free you of all falsity.

May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame.

May anxiety never linger about you.

May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.

Take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.

Be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.

May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.

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...a poetry prompt perhaps? feel free.

you're gonna miss me

"Let’s go…!
Won’t look back
When I say goodbye.
You’ll miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone
You’re gonna miss me when I’m gone"

lyrics from Simple Plan, "When I'm Gone."

dear readers,

i thought i could be creative every day AND post every day of 2008. i have decided to choose one of those...and it is not posting. i am off on another adventure and, sorry, but this time i am not taking you with me.

i intend to create a little rest, relaxation and good fellowship with family and friends. posting will resume around april 6...one curious observation before i go: readership for this site is up...comments are down. hmmmm.

you're gonna miss me when i'm gone ☺!

if you get too bored, stop over and check out the new gallery at h3images.

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...what you feel.

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...or what does this evoke?

how do you see compassion?

"live to the point of tears." -- camus

thought for the day

"our love for our children is often defined by the fact that we cannot spare them pain and save them; that we give them their freedom as necessary steps to creativity, wisdom, and love; that we raise them for the world they go on to create."
--krista tippett

consider this...

"people who bring light into the world wrench it out of darkness, and contend openly with darkness all of their days."
krista tippett

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...or what does this image evoke in you?

blasted maze

endlessly climbing through a blasted maze
paint stripped from the façade of goodness
hanging on
chained. locked.
i want to scream and beat my chest
my head splits with pain

he hovers looking on
evil
arrogant & cunning
still, i hang on and climb
reaching for the light
inching forward & upward

tell me what you see...

shadow

"But when the shadow is given conscious recognition we will find that it has much of positive value to add to our personality, often giving us the earthiness, or instinctuality, or zest for living, or humility that is exactly what we need to complement our personality and become a complete human being." --John A. Sanford, Dreams: God's Forgotten Language




see related post here.

mystery

"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist." --Rene Francois Ghislain Magritte


more attempts at soulcollage by lucy. i'd love to know what these evoke in you.

new year haiku

she watches & waits
flight above & depths below
turning moving still

wisdom & courage
carefully slowly she waits
knee deep in this life

humility speaks
trust the instincts. do not ‘know’
waiting on the brink

stillness stealth quiet
thoughtful moving into year
focus on new sight

whimsy & romance

There is definitely something romantic and whimsical stirring in my soul these days. Last week I created this image of pink and I have little idea where it came from or what it is trying to speak to me. Yesterday I was drawn to write a poem in Spanish principally because I liked the sound in my ear (more romantic methinks). And last night, I stumbled across a very cool blog called Cafe Writing. While there I decided to participate in the January Project to see where my creativity would go. I chose option #2 with the guidelines as follows:

Pick at least three of the following eight words, and write a paragraph, scene, flash-fic, essay, blog entry or poem using them. It’s fine to change tenses, or pluralize if you want to, but please bold the words you choose.

breathless, change, elusive, pensive, reflect, surge, tide, vibrant

As I read the list of words, a scene of romance and intrigue formed in my mind. The following paragraph is the result of this quickly captured image. Sappy? Perhaps. Predictable? Possibly. But who am I to squelch the romantic creative spirit when it comes knocking? ☺

I plan to spend a bit more time with my collage image and I invite you to stretch your own creativity and help me finish this story or at least let me know what direction you think it might take. Here goes:

Breathless following their brief exchange, the elusive woman turned her face once more toward the pensive stranger. Her image reflected in his vibrant blue eyes and her heart surged with a tide of emotion. She stood immobile, locked in the presence of his eyes until finally, she inhaled deeply and took the defining step, knowing her life would never be the same.


So..what stirs in you? Which way did she step? Toward the stranger or away from him? Why?

I hope you'll give it a try! And I highly recommend stopping by Cafe Writing for a visit and more creative writing prompts. Cheers!