November

It’s November 4. Election Day here in the US. Please, if you have not yet voted, get out there and vote. I’ve made no secret of my support of Senator Barak Obama. I’ve had his badge in my sidebar for a while now. And, while this is not a political blog, I do urge you [...]

How long has it been?

My goodness. I can’t remember the last time I posted. It’s been a while. Sorry for worrying some of you, but I’m doing OK. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and relax it’s time for a catch-up post.
Last week I had my treatment. It was a difficult one. I’m just starting to feel better, [...]

CreativeTherapy - Catalyst 29

This week’s CreativeTherapy catalyst is “Who is someone you admire or look up to. Here is my response to this catalyst:

The first person I thought of when I thought of inspirational people was Maya Angleou. I had the honor of hearing her speak when I was in college, but prior to that, her autobiographical book, [...]

Catalyst 28 - Negative Behavior/Habit I’ve overcome

Negative behavior/habit I’ve overcome:
I’ve always been a saver. Not just saving money and things, but saving people. To some extent, it’s been touted as a good attribute; however, it had become a negative in my life. Trying to rescue people - from themselves, from their circumstances, from their addictions, from others - is not a [...]

CreativeTherapy Catalyst 27

This week’s CreativeTherapy Catalyst #27 is up! Head over to CreativeTherapy to see what the rest of the design team created!
Here’s mine:
I think we all have a catalog of painful memories. They can either define us or we can define them. For me, they helped to create the person I am today, but I don’t [...]

CreativeTherapy Catalyst 26

This week’s CreativeTherapy catalyst is “What is one talent/ability you wish you had?” Though I believe that most talents/abilities can be gained through nurturing them and practicing them, there are some, like singing and dancing, that probably require some sort of real gift. So, here is my response to the catalyst:
If there was one talent [...]

CreativeTherapy - Catalyst 25

CreativeThreapy’s 25th Catalyst was published yesterday. It’s “What is something you fear?”
This one was fairly easy for me. It’s something I live with regularly. One of my greatest fears is that there will be a time when I don’t bounce back from an exacerbation of my chronic illness.
There was a time quite a few years [...]

CreativeTherapy - Catalyst 24

This week’s CreativeTherapy catalyst is “What inspires you?”
It was difficult to pick just one thing that inspires me. So many things inspire me - feeling healthy, the smile on my husband’s face, new art supplies, looking out my studio window… It’s a different thing each day. So I realized that the best way to say [...]

CreativeTherapy Catalyst 23

This week’s CreativeTherapy Catalyst has just been posted. Do be sure to visit and participate by sharing your response to this week’s catalyst, “What do you collect or hoard?”
Catalyst 23
Journaling:
For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by the history of things, especially vintage train cases and old photographs. I can’t resist [...]

CreativeTherapy Catalyst 22

Oh my goodness! All the excitement of Art Unraveled got me off schedule in publishing the CreativeTherapy catalyst for this week, so here it is: What is your greatest accomplishment?
Here is my response:
Biggest accomplishment? This was hard to choose. From a professional and educational standpoint, I have accomplished a lot in my 40 years. The [...]