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Category Archives: Creativity
The seeing place…
This month’s BeZine is all about Theater. Come on over and have a look! It’s dim, but not quite too dark to see where you’re going. Small bulbs cast just enough light to barely distinguish faces and furniture. The smells … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Arts and Humanities, Creativity, Education, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Life, The Arts, Theater, Uncategorized
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Piece By Painted Piece
This month’s theme at the BeZine is “The Healing Value of the Arts”. The Arts have an intrinsic value in and of themselves, of course, but most of the time when people read or hear the word “Art”, they don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Food For Thought, Inspiration, Uncategorized, Veterans, War
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What if?
“The imagination imitates. It is the critical spirit that creates.” ~ Oscar Wilde Imagination vs. Critical Spirit is the theme for July over at the BeZine. I’ve been pondering these words and what they mean. When I first read the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Inspiration, Philosophical Ponderings, Uncategorized, Writing
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~ The Zen of Writer’s Block ~
The white screen: blank, empty, pregnant with Nothingness, ready to be filled. The monkey-mind of racing thoughts, ideas, each quickly considered, and just as quickly discarded, in the search for “perfection”; The exact antithesis of the stillness, calm and peace, … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Frustration, Peace, Perfection, Philosophical Ponderings, Poetry, Uncategorized, Writer's Block, Writing, Zen
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Perfection and Creation
We have a saying in my family, “Nothing to it, but to do it.” It’s meant to be a motivator, a call to action, and can be applied in many different situations. When it comes to the craft of creating, … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Creativity, Family, Food For Thought, Frustration, Inspiration, Life, Perfection, Poetry, Prose, Uncategorized
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Pressed Flower Power and a Sunny Spinach Pie
It is SUCH a blessing to have a mother who is an artist! My mother recently hosted a workshop where we made flower presses and feasted on home-made goodies. I had never given much thought to the process of dried … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Cooking, Creativity, Flowers, Food, Friendship, Home-made Gifts, Nature, Uncategorized
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~ Planet MoM ~
M is for the multitudes She nurtures. O is for the only world we have. T is terrestrial preservation – Hers. H is for the home we have to save! E is ecosystems, all connected. R is for respect that … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Ecology, Environment, Family, Food For Thought, Future, Gratitude, Holidays, Inspiration, Life, Mother's Day, Nature, Poetry, Space
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April is National Poetry Month!
This post appears over at The Bardo Group, too, since we’re celebrating it there, as well. 🙂 If you feel so inclined, come on over and read some creative and interesting stuff with the rest of us! Since 1996 in … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Food For Thought, Friendship, Holidays, Inspiration, Literature, Poetry, Uncategorized
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