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The rawness of poetry inspires ...

21/8/2013

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I am drawn to the rawness of Glen Colquhoun's poetry.
He addresses the every day grittiness of our lives ...
relationships with our whanau;
the breakdown of marriages;
finding and claiming our own unique identity.

Perhaps I spend time with his poetry because they speak of the issues I live with ...
depression,
divorce,
family.

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Art therapy changes lives ...

20/8/2013

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Art therapy, or pushing the boundaries, craft therapy,
is indeed healing.
The process of creating itself is healing ...
stroke by stroke,
stitch by stich,
breath by breath,
anxiety dissipates.
It creates a sacred moment ...
focus on the present moment, the present action.

On reflection of the finished product,
immediately or later,
insights into our inner self may be revealed.

Try it ...
without judgement or self-criticism.
Allow the process itself to soothe and heal.

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Day of hope ...

19/8/2013

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Many of us have lost a child ...
through miscarriage,
through still birth,
through sudden infant death syndrome,
through accident or disease.

Let us remember them.

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Shooting stars ...

18/8/2013

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Time lapse photography is something magical,
something that inspires awe,
something that invites us to pause and rest awhile.
It is a beckoning into an inner sanctum where the beauty of our world suffuses all.
It is revelation ...
and it fills me with gratitude.

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Memories inspire...

17/8/2013

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We all remember in different ways ...
photograph albums,
scrapbooks,
videos,
song,
poetry,
quilts,
dolls ...
the choices are limited only by our imagination and our giftedness.


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Benefit to others ...

16/8/2013

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Creating art and craft that benefits others is life-giving.
The artists at Moscow Clay Works http://www.moscowclayworks.com/ create pottery bowls and donate the proceeds to Haiti.
I have made dolls to increase awareness about Breast Cancer, and now Cancer Support.
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Mindfulness meditation ...

15/8/2013

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Mindfulness is a great source of inspiration for me.
A sacred pause where ideas can flow freely.
Attention to the present moment and all that is held within.
An honouring of the gifts of time and of possibility.

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Pieces ...

14/8/2013

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I read Sue Benders 'Everyday Sacred' several years ago. It was a transforming experience.

 Elif Ekin in http://mostlyhappyjourney.wordpress.com/tag/sue-bender/ wrote a review ...

March 11, 2011
The book is about one woman’s journey to take a step back and see the sacred and the wonder of everyday happenings. Sometimes when we are so caught up in ourselves and our problems, we forget to take a step back and look at the beauty, not the struggle of our lives. So many of her ideas really hit  home for me and resonated on a deeper level. While writing this journal, I feel as if I have kept saying that some circumstance has come “full circle” and not I can release and let go…

Wow! There are so many lessons in this book, but there is one portion of the book that gave me an idea about how to destroy and rebuild myself in an artistic way. The author meets a potter who makes cracked bowls. He creates the bowl, destroys the creation, and then pieces it back together into something even more beautiful. It is somewhat of a reference to the practice in many Asian cultures which revere cracking and chipping teacup by filling the cracks with silver, thereby celebrating the journey. Being cracked, chipped and pieced back together only enhances the beauty of the cup and ourselves. Where would we be if we were not cracked or chipped along the way? It is what we use as glue that sets us apart: Do we fill in the cracks with love and seamlessly piece ourselves back together? Do we haphazardly fill in the cracks with anger and frustration and create a seam that oozes out the sides, creating a lumpy, bumpy, uncomfortable union?

 "Pieces, Pieces Pieces…life is all about pieces, be they cracked or broken pieces or puzzle pieces. We build ourselves up one piece at a time." {page 194}
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How to be an artist ...

13/8/2013

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This poster has been on my wall for ages.
I am encouraged by its exhortation to ...
attentiveness
meditation
pause
child-likeness
courage and daring
play
openness
dream
feel
create.

I think it could be renamed " HOW TO BE FULLY HUMAN".
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The Selfish Giant

12/8/2013

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When we know we are loved,
we can do anything,
become who we are called to be,
become fully human.
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