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Category Archives: creating I imagine life as a journey through time, that each moment is a gift. People, places and circumstances change around us. We make choices that will help to create the life we experience. When I create my art, I try to make each stroke as close to my heart as possible. Every choice I make…  It is good for us to reflect on the simplicity and focus that Steve Jobs incorporated into his life. He never gave up, on his inner visions. As a result his actions have had a very obvious positive effect on our lives. He also kept encouraging us to do the same. “Your work is…  It is important to create with (or without) the crayons…I’ve been struggling with this very experience over the summer. Creativity seems to seep out of me when I am going through an ordinary day. Free roaming creativity can interfere with my painting and drawing. Wait just one minute…What is creativity, anyway? There are many definitions…… show 1 comment 
Creating my home wherever I AM; working with my clients, cooking by color- especially with dear Friends; interacting with children, writing my blog, solving my challenges…. I love your questions, thoughts and ART. Thank you, Dear Lady!  Thank you so much to the reader, Valerie, who wrote to ask me about the s cookies that my Grandma used to make! I remembered that I had mentioned those light and delicious cookies in my last post about observation and memory. My grandma Marianna used to make them with us , allowing us to… show 3 comments 
Jane,I love that you connect so to the creative throughout your life. I enjoyed the vivacious look of your blog and will keep up with it to see what new ways of creative living that you come up with., including recipes.! And Iust love Leo and Mary and the wonderful group of people at A-list Blogging! 
I too write about art, life and…cooking. All creative pursuits. I am definitely going to make these cookies. They look and sound delicious. Thanks
Smells and tastes wonderful just reading this. Thank you, Beth! Oh yes, it is true! Many of my best ideas have begun by making a mistake. If I am afraid of doing something incorrectly, I feel inhibited about making decisions that are unusual or different. When I prepare myself the best I can and then go forward with courage, I find I gain a new… |
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admin - Agreed, Joan! The funny thing about day to day living is that we often forget that we have no guarantee that we are going to awaken the next day. I know that I think my art is my greatest work, but it may be the time I shared my homemade bread with some fishermen working their second job on my shift at a fabric printing factory. And as you described, a person’s “great work” can continue to change…even on a daily basis.
Joan Henehan - The great work is different for each person and can change throughout one’s lifetime. In short, though, I would like to think that we can each put back a bit more than we take from the world, each according to their abilities.
Knowing that there are time constraints can certainly keep some momentum going!