Delight

Spending more time each day working on patterns... it is a thoroughly delightful pastime. At the same time listening to music. This morning was Bach.

  

 

Anna's Legacy

Giuseppe's mom turned 80 this year. She has 9 children ages 48-61 (a span of 13 years). She has 18 grandchildren spanning ages of 4-42 (span of 38 years). She also has two great-grandchildren both 8 years old. Amazing. 

 

The patience of thousand years old women

I am trying to support a dear dear friend through her chemotherapy by drawing her a picture every day with a beautiful poem or inspirational quote. This morning, I decided to draw inspiration from native American bead work. Thought it would be fun, which it was, but boy oh boy, did it take a long time.

Never underestimate the patience of traditional art work. To think that generation and generation of women would do this as a pastime.  

 

Cool coy koi

Spent the afternoon, this hot sunny summer afternoon, taking a tutorial and completely enjoyed drawing this cool coy Koi. So much fun.

 

Going somewhere

 

Long summer day. Long work day. Where to escape from the heat? 

Still spending my days trying to help colleagues in Mumbai and Melbourne. For them, there is no possibility of going anywhere or even an end in sight. So I reach out to them with my heart. 

A start to a day

 

Three concepts. Three words. A start to the day. 

In difficult times

 

when panic or fear

electric scorch-marks

along the membrane

of my brain and heart...

stop, slow down, breathe

use all those inherited traits

from over the Irish Sea

denial, distraction, 

deliberate avoidance...

mix with science, age old

mindful practices, kindness

love...

oh love, blessed is this day

* This post is part of my "Growing Up & Growing Old" project.

Being an ally

Walking, meditating, contemplating on time.

How reality has changed. No. Not reality. Me.

Listening to a podcast about Nero, The Matrix, and being trans

Finally, I discovered an open door.

No longer just a sympathizer. Now I am an ally.

wasserspiegel

In German the surface of a sea, lake, or ocean is called Wasserspiegel... water mirror... love the notion

from afar

Picture book beautiful. Cathedral steeples piercing the sky. Lone man does his Tai Chi by the pond. Empty bottles float by, telling a story of last night's drunkenness. 

Sunday morning

(drawing: yesterday's art class)

Spending the day in quiet occupation. Going for a walk with a friend. Drawing. 

I want to try and make up a mindmap called "how to get through difficult times". Will publish it later if I amounts to anything.