Some days our lives are like ordered kaos -- especially if you are raising a family, running a business, taking care of; a home, parents, children or even grand children.. :) :) :)

This is one of my fun paintings of sailboats on a stormy, windy, and wild ride..

Some days are just like this
and we must focus and be present
and work through whatever
to weather the storm..

Painting Happy Thoughts

I have set up the easel and today we will dig out the canvas and paints. I have no idea what I am going to paint which makes it even more fun..sometimes its better if we just let these things come out.. But usually I start with some kind of concept, like a landscape, or the sea, or a vase of flowers-- and then it takes on a whole new meaning-- once I start to paint it. It is almost like something takes over and does the painting for me..wow I just typed that without looking. 

When I was in 8^th grade or maybe it was 7^th, I used to type and do 5 research reports a night with covers, pictures and everything, I was the extra credit queen ... I wanted to publish so badly.. and the tools were so pathetic compared to now. But I would go home and read things out of the encyclopedia and type 2-3 pages of information, transcribed from what I read, on a manual typewriter. Of course the nuns loved it --  the classmates not so much.. 

But I always liked to get information and present it. Seemed like a fun job and a natural thing for someone who loved writing and making pictures.. Today I am working on painting happy thoughts. Hopefully when you look at this picture, the bright colors make you smile..

Happy to be painting happy thoughts..

No Man is an Island

                                                   No Man is an Island

When I was a young girl in high school, we learned this song. Often when I am alone, I find myself singing or humming this tune. I never knew it was by Joan Baez. It is a beautiful song written for all of humanity.. and if we can believe these words and sing them when we feel alone, they will certainly help to soothe the feeling of being an island in a sea of confusion..



No man is an island,
No man stands alone,
Each man's joy is joy to me,
Each man's grief is my own.


We need one another,
So I will defend,
Each man as my brother,
Each man as my friend.


I saw the people gather,
I heard the music start,
The song that they were singing,
Is ringing in my heart.


No man is an island,
Way out in the blue,
We all look to the one above,
For our strength to renew.


When I help my brother,
Then I know that I,
Plant the seed of friendship,
That will never die. 
©

GIGO

We must learn to take care of our world and our bodies. In computer terms GIGO means GARBAGE IN GARBAGE OUT. This applies to many things in our world.. The ocean for one, the air we breathe and our human bodies. 

I have always heard "you are what you eat" and I don't mean your body/fat image. This means your body as a human machine and what you need to power it.. 

Water, air and primal foods that's it.. We need to get rid of all of the harmful foods on the shelves that are making us all sick. Read the article below from one of the best cancer fighting organizations on the planet.  

                                                               Eat well and Live healthy!!

http://www.naturalnews.com/036724_toxic_foods_additives_avoid.html

These flowers I painted for Lilli..who inspires me everyday to BE HAPPY and so GRATEFUL..

While travelling last February, I found this dish towel in St. Lucia which is an island in the Carribean. The words from Promise Yourself are so inspirational  coming from such a very poor place that I want to share them with everyone I know. 

St. Lucia

PROMISE YOURSELF

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. 

To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person you meet. 

To make all of your friends feel there is something in them. 

To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. 

To think only the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the best. 

To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. 

To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. 

To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. 

To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. 

To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. 

To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but in great deeds. 

To live in faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.

These are great words. Promise yourself to read them as often as you need them.. :)