I Won!!!!!

i have not won much in my life.

but i won this from Kind Over Matter.

i don't even know much about the author, Jonathan Mead or this book, Reclaim Your Dreams.

i do know i love Amanda's site, the kindest one out there.

i am focussing on LIGHT & illumination this year thanks to One Little Word.

and receiving lots of affirmation that i am on the right path.

when i was a teenager i would enter the competitions in the teen mags.

in all my teenage years i only won once, an eyeshadow & lipstick!

And now this.

so fun.

i feel teenage again.

a little shot of excitement to an ordinary-mum-busy-work-routine kinda day.

i will share my insight with you as i discover the fruits of my prize.

i am always on my way to my BIG dreams everyday.

i live my little dreams each moment.

i am filled with gratitude.

i give thanks.

very sparkly & twirling, madly.

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and for the new year...

so much possibility and potential waiting on the other side of 12 o'clock.

what will 2011 hold instore for us all.

a clean slate.

infinite dreaming.

boundless love.

wonderous hope.

arms full of faith.

endless lessons.

gorgeous new depths within friendships.

continuous sparks of inspiration.

love,

always more love.

thank you 2010

for

all the joy,

triumphs,

lessons,

creation,

grief,

challenges

and

friends.

you were a good year.

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what is your word?

Philosophers come in all sizes....

i work in the kitchen at my kids school. i was having a grumbly kind of morning. walking through the school yard at recess i was asked by a group of grade 7 boys if they could ask me a question. feeling grouchy i was expecting them to be cheeky. but instead i got:

"do you think God is a man or a woman?"

i replied, "that is a very interesting question...."

they agreed, and as i turned to walk away i asked,"why does God have to have a gender?"

"yeah", i could hear them say.

then i heard the discussion continue with,"well first we have to determine that God exists..."

i walked away with a big smile, a grateful heart and confirmation that God does dwell in us all.

But gee-whizz, these kids are 11 maybe 12 and this is what they talk about at school?!

love that philosophical debate is happening mid week here with the tween set.

sparkle & twirl

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20 years...

CONGRATULATIONS, SARK.

I still have a tatty faded poster on my kitchen wall "how to be an artist" dated 1990.

i think it was found in sydney around 1992 or 3.

It has moved with me through my 20's and

as i turn 40 i have grown up inspired by your example.

i look forward to seeing how your message connects with new technology

and thousands of hungry arty hearts.

i BOOGIEd with you earlier this year.

i talk dreams with my husband & kids daily now.

micro-movements are in process here.

i have one very dear boogie buddy connection that has continued with a wonderful artist, who also lives in Aus.

i am making conscious that i am of and in my dreams.

scares me more than i'd like.

still listening to the wonderful inspiring downloads.

discovering Marney's work is a true gift.

thank you for all you give.

may you feel the blessings and gratitude being sent your way.

i hope your work is effortless, the lessons light and joy abundant.

may the struggles birth wonderous miracles.

i wish for you peace and the ability to be lost and then funny adventures to found again.

you don't know me but your work has been important in my life, encouraging and colourful. your books on my shelves call me from time to time and i venture back to my art with brave hope in my heart and brush in hand.

you light a path of possibility.....

living, not blogging...

i would like to be one of those bloggers who have a purpose, something to say and commitment to being regular with their posts. spring is here and it is crazy busy. plus my poor old computer is dying. maybe it just knows it is being upgraded to a lovely mac. (i think it can hear me and its feelings are hurt.)

so i'm following meandering paths that lead to unknown places. like Alice i am curious about so many things these days...

i am grateful for this laptop it has been a saving grace too many times. without it i could not have been so brave to say i am a budding artist. so i give thanks to this wonderful technology. my children will enjoy you for a long time to come (once you are fixed).

this week i am committing to painting and a bit of me time, while hubby is on holidays this week too.

see you soon with lots of juicy new stuff, maybe...

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Learning more about creating this space called BLOG

Just added a few badges. Loving my flickr photos that change in that badge. what next? maybe my fave music.....mmmmm............stay tuned.
i will try to fit some painting in between rearranging rooms, furniture and my mind. with big open hearted gratitude for all that i am blessed to receive. i throw my arms out wide and embrace all that is given. i see the wonder around me and look forward to sharing the riches of what i experience here, with you.
sparkle & twirl
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feeling sparkly & doing some twirls.......

a small (not gr8 reproduction) of a bigger collage i started yesterday.

create. future. be gentle.

i feel happy lots going on (but there always is, right). bubbling new energy, shared wisdom, artistic encouragement abound. i am so blessed.

the opportunity to focus on my art and start thinking about my future and how it might look, is at times, daunting but exciting. by bravely putting my self, my art and my dreams out into the ether reflects my commitment, trust and delight in a possible creative, artistic future.

kelly rae recommends writing a letter to your future self. for the first time in ages i feel i can do this. i have for the last 7weeks immersed in SARK-inspirations which have been thought provoking and challenging, yet so revealing and rewarding.

some lovely encouragement and a new suggestion has me really thinking about being an artist in the world. i have lots to learn, and more to do to make this my future reality, but the alternative, a life without art and creative expression is too difficult and sad to even consider. i know if i stay clear that this is a way i want my life to go then with right intention, attention and self care i just might fill my heart up with all that i desire.

learning to fly a is tricky business, but what a view. off to play like a four year old. lots of tickles and squeezing........ bring on the sound of laughter......

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life is a walk in the park.....

who ever said it must have walked in parks a lot. it surely is a glorious thing to be able to do. autumn is my most favourite time of year. just lovely. today we spent lunch with my brother's family then went to the park. the kids rode their bikes, climbed trees, fed the ducks and played in the play ground. all of life is in the few kilometers walked. joys, tears, falls, tenacity, persistence, togetherness, personal achievement, trying new things, challenges, love, laughter and tiredness from the long walk home. Ahh, life really is a walk in the park. Can't wait to go again next weekend.

i am so grateful for the gifts of today and i receive them with a smile.

sparkle on kids

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i just haven't met you yet.....

i love this song and it seems quite true for my life

i have made some new friends through the SARK e-course i am doing. it seems so strange. can you really get to know anyone through the ether of the internet? i never thought so. what i have found that when you put people together with a common focus, a creative focus, almost anything is possible.

i have done workshops in the past and loved the energy that shared learning created. surprisingly i feel this way through this course. the open willingness and sharing, that strangers have decided to trust one another with their scary, fragile, vulnerable bits, is truly special. it is so wonderful to share learning. when i have done any learning alone it can be so hard for family & friends to understand what is going on for you. but connecting with other people and a real sense that you are not alone is really important. i have found a sprinkling of it. i am blessed.

so much is swirling and spiraling, in my head and life. i feel tired, that eyeballs hurt kind of tired by the end of the day, but my day is so very full of creative energy. i just feel so alive. YES

i have in the last few years felt the newness of family deplete me, in someways. but now i feel i will have more to give. i'm filling my cup, letting the overflow spill over my children, husband, family & friends. i am saying YES to my life. all of it, the mess and embracing the people & all the wonderfulness just for me. i can be selfish and take all the love thrown my way. i am learning to ask for what i need, and by doing this i'm not so grumpy. fancy that. i was grumpy all the time from my own inability to know what i needed and then when i did i had no voice. so i'm singing loud and proud.....

all you need is lurve, lurve, love love, love is all you need........

i love this one too

can't go past john, ever

twinkle little stars of my life, where ever you shine, my life is brighter for your illumination

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play the glad game......

really love the glad game. we watched Disney's Pollyanna 2day. it is soooo very good. this is my favourite scene. when you have 10mins to spare check it out. if you have 2hrs to spare get the movie.

also

i love this site and answered the questions on this blog. i love browsing my fave sites and discovering a question that may be posed to the world. and for my own contemplation i like to work out what i might answer, sometimes i even answer. like today..

So what do i trust, am grateful for and inspired by:

*trusting that God's plan means that life will unfold for my highest purpose and i will get it, eventually.
*grateful for my family who teach me about the best person i want to be
*inspired by the creative communities shining through my computerscreen on the blogs, websites, online stores i have discovered by serendipity, helping me to explore my world with an artists eye

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