For moments when you crave tranquility, turn to creativity… Download and print out a coloring sheet – my Steller’s Jay bird or my Hummingbirds (both from my paintings!) Develop greater mindfulness, relax into reflection, and cultivate calm! (Alternative idea: print image onto watercolor paper and take out some brushes!) Share your work with others and […]
Insights
The Value of Art
Every piece of art carries with it, the artist’s intention of emotion and overall feel they’ve wanted to portray in the piece throughout the creative process.
Trading Self-Criticism with Self-Awareness
After reading Robin Sharma’s The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, and all the other books in this series, such as Discover Your Destiny with The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, I’ve taken acute notice and inventory of my own personal evolution and the way I tend to show up in life. I seem to be fairly […]
Summertime – Room for Spontaneity
School is officially out for the summer! My kids aren’t the only ones who are excited! This is my family’s time for embracing spontaneity! We all know summer in Alberta is but a brief period of time, so I like to let some of our buttoned-up routines take a bit of a back seat to […]
A Personal Contemplation – Nature’s Metaphors
There’s a bounty of beauty that nature offers up this month, from the deep and lush greens of grass and hill tops, the growing crops of fields and gardens, and the vibrant scent of flowers, wild or cut. Nature is buzzing and flourishing! I always find myself contemplating on the similarities of nature’s seasons with the […]